OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse team was defeated by SUNY Brockport on Friday, losing their season opener 12-5. It was not the outcome the Lakers were looking for, especially after they had to wait longer than any other team in the West Division to start their 2021 season.
Brockport set the tone early in the first quarter, scoring 3 goals in the first four minutes of regulation. The Golden Eagles’ ferocious defensive effort made it hard for the Lakers to run their offense early on, as they only allowed 1 goal in the 1st quarter and held Oswego scoreless in the 2nd. The Lakers faced a 6-point deficit going into halftime and unfortunately, it was too big for them to overcome. Although Oswego was more efficient in the second half, they were unable to stop Brockport’s high powered offense lead by Jack Peterson and Rocco Santillo, who each had 3 goals respectively.
The difference-maker in this game was turnovers, as Oswego had nearly double the number of turnovers that Brockport had (21 to 11). Five Lakers scored in this matchup, including Weston Gray, Liam Dollard, Lucas Cioch, Dan Doolan, and Ryan Dumont. Freshman midfielder, Shane Ladd, went 10-20 on faceoffs in his collegiate debut. Senior goalkeeper, Kevin O’Donnell, had 11 saves, bringing his collegiate all-time to 409 in the saves category. Oswego has an opportunity to win their first game of the season on April 9th vs Cortland. The game will be held at Laker Turf Stadium with a 7 p.m. faceoff and WTOP 10 will have all the action.
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Mens basketball stays hot with twelfth straight win
CORTLAND, N.Y. — The Oswego State Men’s Basketball team took to the road Saturday afternoon to take on the Cortland Red Dragons. They continued their hot streak with a 72-64 win. The game started well for the Lakers, building a double digit lead early in the first half. Devin Green had eight points and Brendon Mulson had seven on the way to 21-11 lead with nine to go in the first. The Red Dragons weren’t letting the Lakers get away, a 10-2 run brought them right back into the game. The Lakers would hold the lead at the half 34-29. The Lakers shot 35% from the field and a cool 5-19 from deep. Cortland shot 32% from the field and 4-15 from three.
The Red Dragons came out of the locker rooms hot, a 15-8 run helped them take a 44-42 lead with fifteen to play. Ahkee Anderson scored seven points, and a Mulson layup, would get lead lead back to five at 51-46. The teams would trade baskets the rest of the game, and two made free throws from Green saw the Lakers close the game out, 72-64. Brendon Mulson was Lakers leading scorer with fourteen while adding six rebounds. Jeremiah Sparks had thirteen points to go with eight rebounds. Christian Simmons had a double double, eleven points and eleven rebounds. Devin Green added twelve and Ahkee Anderson had eleven, both with seven boards.
The Lakers travel to the Geneseo for their next game on Tuesday, January 25. Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m. in Geneseo. Oswego currently sits at 15-1 (9-0 SUNYAC) and are ranked #25 in the country.
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Oswego State men’s hockey heads west to Rochester
OSWEGO, N.Y. — This Saturday, the Oswego State men’s hockey team will travel west down Route 104 to Rochester to take on the Nazareth College Golden Flyers. 7-3-1 Lakers take on a familiar nonconference opponent after stringing together a four game win streak which features Oswego State outscoring nineteen to four. This is due to the offense coming into form especially the powerplay unit which now ranks second in the SUNYAC with a power play efficiency of 33.3 percent. The Lakers have five powerplay goals over the course of the four game win streak heading into this weekend’s contest. Senior captain Travis Broughman leads the team in points with eleven. The Laker has three goals and eight assists through eleven games played and is currently the only Oswego State player that averages a point per game. Alex DiCarlo leads the team in goals with six total. The forward also has three assists for a total of nine points.
On the defensive side of the puck, the goaltender tandem of Steven Kozikoski and Eric Green have improved since the start of the season. Over the course of the past four games, Kozikoski has seen action in three of the contests and improved his season statistics to a 1.51 goals against average and a .944 save percentage. Green was able to get his first win as an Oswego State Laker this past weekend against SUNY Canton and posts a 2.91 goals against average and a .840 save percentage. The defensive core has allowed opponents to only score 2.1 goals per game over the course of the season.
On the other side of the ice sheet, the Nazareth Golden Flyers enter the contest with an overall record of 3-6-1 and find themselves sixth in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Golden Flyers are looking for their first nonconference win over the season and are currently on a one game win streak after defeating King’s College 5-2 at home. Ryan Turse leads the Golden Flyers in points with two goals and six assists for eight total points. Forward Nick Charron is tied for the lead in goals with a total of three on the year. Starting netminder Matt Sayles posts a 3.01 goals against average with a .894 save percentage heading into the contest and will most likely start this Saturday.
Looking at the match up history, the Oswego State Lakers have only lost two games against the Golden Flyers since the teams first meet back in the 2012-13 season. Oswego has nine wins against the program and is currently on a four game win streak against Nazareth College. At Bill Grays Regional Iceplex, the Lakers are 3-1 and their only lose came during the 2015-16 season. Both teams are currently receiving votes towards the USCHO poll as Oswego State received thirteen this past week, and increase from the previous poll. In terms of Nazareth, the Golden Flyers received three votes this past week, the first time the program has been in the votes section this season. Both teams are looking to crack the top fifteen heading into the second half of the season.
WNYO will be live from Bill Grays Regional Iceplex this Saturday, December 11th, to bring listeners all of the action. Countdown to Faceoff begins at 6:00 p.m. and puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. between the two teams. Oswego State fans can listen locally on 88.9 F.M. or online at wnyo889.org. WTOP 10 will continue to provide coverage of the Oswego State men’s hockey team as the group continues their 2021-22 season.
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Oswego Baseball: SUNYAC playoff review and national tournament preview
OSWEGO N.Y. — The SUNYAC playoffs have come and gone. A disappointing weekend for the Lakers saw them knocked out before the championship game. The tournament started Thursday with a game against Plattsburgh, followed by two games Friday for the Lakers against Cortland followed by Brockport.
Thursdays game against the Cardinals was always going to be the easiest for Oswego. Plattsburgh found the scoreboard first, a bases loaded sac fly scored Alex Kornbla from third. The Lakers quickly answered. The Lakers loaded the bases with none out. A Kyle Lauria single scored Paul Tammaro to tie the game. Ryan Weiss hit a sac fly in the ensuing at bat scoring Ryan Enos for the Lakers second run. Oswego struck again in the bottom of the third, scoring five runs and extending the lead to 7-1. Plattsburgh had one runner cross the plate in the bottom of the fifth for their final run of the game. Oswego scored five more runs in the sixth inning to get the lead to ten runs. Two more runners scored in the seventh, and got their 15th and final runner to cross in the eighth inning for a 15-2 win. Paul Tammaro and Kyle Lauria combined for the lead in hits for Oswego, each having three. Ryan Weiss drove in four runners, the most on the team. Thomas Pecchia got the start for Oswego. He pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on eight hits, walking one and striking out two.
The second game of the tournament was a rematch with the Cortland Red Dragons. The Lakers took two of three games in the series with them only a few weeks prior, and the Red Dragons wanted revenge. Oswego crossed the plate first, a solo home run in the bottom of the second off the bat of Ryan Weiss gave the Lakers the early lead. Cortland answered in the top of the fourth. They would load the bases with none out. A double play would take out two runners, but one scored tying the game. A double scored one more to give Cortland the lead. Oswego wouldn’t let hold the lead long, another Ryan Weiss homer, this one a two run shot, gave the Lakers the lead back in the bottom of the fourth. Cortland took the lead straight back though, scoring four in the top of the fifth for a 6-3 advantage. In the bottom of the fifth, Ryan Weiss drove in his fourth run on a sac fly to cut down the lead. Cortland extended their lead with two more runs in the sixth. Oswego wasn’t letting the Red Dragons get any further away in the bottom of the sixth. They loaded the bases without an out, but Cortland buckled down to get two outs. Lukas Olsson stepped into the batter box and sent the ball out of the park to tie the game at eight. Cortland took the lead back in the top of the eighth, scoring three times to get a 11-8 lead. A ninth inning single by Julian Drew brought home one for the Lakers, but they took their first loss of the double elimination tournament. Julian Drew led the team with three hits. Lukas Olsson and Ryan Weiss combined to drive in eight of the Lakers nine runs. Kieran Finnegan got the start for Oswego. he pitched four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits, six runs, only two earned, walking two and striking out two.
With the loss to Cortland, the Lakers played another game on Friday, this one against the Brockport Golden Eagles. Oswego struck first, Ryan Weiss and Julian Drew each driving in a run on singles for an early 2-0 lead. Brockport tied the game in the third inning, a two run single off the bat of Tom Kretzler. Frank Levanti scored on a balk in the bottom of third to take the lead back for the Lakers, but Brockport tied it with a double in the top of the fifth. In the top of the seventh, back to back solo home runs gave the Golden Eagles the lead, and a one run single later in the inning extended the lead to 6-3. Ryan Weiss drove in one in the bottom of the seventh for the Lakers final run of the game. Brockport had four runners cross the plate in the top of the eighth and two more in the top of the ninth for the 12-4 win, and knocked Oswego out of the tournament. Ryan Enos’ three hits led the Lakers. Ryan Weiss had a team leading two RBIs. Anthony Van Fossen got the start for Oswego. He pitched six and two thirds innings, allowing five runs on ten hits, not walking any and striking out two. Cortland would beat Brockport in the Championship game.
After Monday’s selection show, the Lakers will head down to Glenside, Pennsylvania, just north of Philadelphia. They will take on Elizabethtown College from Elizabethtown, PA. The Elizabethtown Blue Jays won the Landmark Conference Championship after finishing the regular season in third with a 22-20 (11-7 Landmark) record. The Blue Jays are led by third basemen Robbie Bertucio. He had 59 hits in 42 games played this season, a .376 batting average with eight doubles and three home runs, driving in 32. Their second best hitter was outfielder Andrew Fisher. He hit .329 with six doubles. They also have pitcher/outfielder Ben Watson. At the plat hit hit .408 with eight doubles and eight home runs and two triples, he hit three home runs in one game. On the mound he pitched 18 innings, allowing 16 runs, walking 16, and striking out 14. On the mound they are led by Eric Sipling. In 47 innings, he had a 2.09 ERA, in 18 appearances, only one start, he struck out 46. Starter Tyler Dunbar pitched 75.2 innings, had a 4.64 ERA in 12 starts, he struck out 63. On the other side of the regional bracket is Arcadia University, the hosts of the regional, taking on Husson University.
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