OSWEGO — Friday night at the Marano Campus Center will feature the beginning of Men’s Hockey annual Whiteout Weekend as they host rivals SUNY Plattsburgh. The Lakers look to continue their Whiteout success after shutting out the Cardinals last year. Plattsburgh comes into the match up after dropping their first two games against SUNYAC opponents Brockport and Geneseo (3). The Lakers however gained their first conference win against Cortland in their home opener this past Friday. Max Novick and Mitch Emerson were huge producers for Oswego, both putting up three points. Laker fans can get tickets at the SUNY Oswego box office or watch live at WTOP 10 starting at 6 p.m. for the pregame show. Puck drop will at 7 p.m. in front of an expected sellout crowd.
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Oswego State men’s soccer sneaks into SUNYAC playoffs
OSWEGO, N.Y. — It was a wild weekend for Division III Soccer. This past Friday the 12-3-0 New Paltz Hawks went on the road to battle it out with the 5-5-4 Oswego State Lakers at Laker Turf Field. New Paltz came out victorious after a goal in the 88th minute to secure this 2-1 win. New Paltz had just suffered a loss to Buffalo State on the 16th that was still fresh on their mind. The Lakers started off strong with Sophomore Kieran Gilroy scoring a goal in the 11th minute thanks to an assist by Junior Ryan Young. The Lakers were able to prevent New Paltz from scoring in the first half. The game heated up in the second half with two huge goals from New Paltz to seal this 2-1 victory. New Paltz Freshman Gino Mazzella tied it up in the 49th minute with a shot into the left corner. With both teams hungry for a victory, it was a defensive battle until the final minutes. In the 88th minute New Paltz Sophomore Tim Kane put this game away after a free kick by Joseph DiPreta resulted in a header goal. The Lakers would go on to face Oneonta the next day.
The Lakers hosted the 10-3-3 Oneonta Red Dragons Saturday at 1 p.m. The Lakers were hungry but would fall short after a hard fought game. Oneonta’s strong performance resulted in a 2-0 victory. They came out guns blazing and scored both of their goals in the first 30 minutes. Freshman Francesco Posillico would score the first goal of his college career in the 15th minute. This was followed up just 15 minutes later with a goal by Senior Matt Howe after an assist from Junior Lucas Fecci. Oswego was unable to bounce back after these 2 early goals, but put up a great fight. The Lakers secured a 6th seed spot in the SUNYAC Championship where they will go head to head with Oneonta on the road in a must see rematch October 30th.
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Oswego State Baseball Team Prepares for Final Regular Season Doubleheader
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The #22 ranked Oswego State Baseball team (19-3) is set to take on the Plattsburgh State Cardinals (6-12) on Sunday, May 9th to conclude the 2021 regular season. This is the first doubleheader between the Lakers and Cardinals in over two years, with their last matchups resulting back-to-back Laker victories. Both teams will look to finish their seasons off strong as the SUNYAC tournament starts next week.
The Lakers are have been having an outstanding 2021 season thus far. Prior to their loss to Clarkson University on Tuesday, Oswego went on a 16-game winning streak. The Lakers now come in to Sunday’s contest on a single-game losing streak following their 5-2 loss to SUNY Oneonta on May 6th. Though, the Lakers would win the first game of the doubleheader 19-5. Plattsburgh hasn’t endured the same success this season. While they are coming off a victorious two-game sweep against the New Paltz Hawks, the Cardinals went 2-6 in their previous eight games. Oswego will be lead by senior infielder, Kyle Lauria, who leads the team in home runs (3) and RBIs (36). Junior infielder, Paul Tammaro, will also look to cap off his stellar season as he leads the team in hits with 35 and has a .422 batting average. Senior pitcher, Ronald Loomis, could pitch his final regular season game for Oswego and look to surpass 50 career strikeouts.
With the Lakers already locking up the #1 seed in the SUNYAC West division last week, they will aim to finish their dominant 2021 regular season with two more victories. Game 1 is set for 1:00 p.m. while game 2 will begin at 4:00 p.m. at Laker Baseball Field.
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Women’s Hockey stays undefeated at home with win over Canton
OSWEGO — Women’s Hockey defended the Wheelhaus once again Friday as the group defeated Canton 2-1. This conference match up featured a scoreless first period that continued into the second stanza until freshman Morgan Shines buried a rebound from Kyleigh Grugin. Freshman Maura McKeown would get credited with the second assist for her first point as a Laker. Grugin would get back on the score sheet as the freshman tallied her first career goal on the powerplay. The Canton Roos would however cut the deficit in half as the Roos scored on a five-on-three advantage six minutes into the third. Tia Trovato would finish strong in her first collegiate start as she posted a .933 save percentage to go on and get her first victory. The win keeps the Lakers at fifth in the NEWHL standings as they continue conference play tonight on the road in Potsdam to face the 3-3 Bears. Puck drop is at 3 p.m. at the Maxcy Ice Arena.
