Oswego Men's Lacrosse: Season Debut Delayed

OSWEGO, NY — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Team hasn’t played a game since March 10th of last year. Unfortunately, the Lakers will have to wait a bit longer to play their first game of the 2021 season. Oswego was originally scheduled to begin their season at home vs. SUNY Morrisville on March 17th, but due to a positive coronavirus case on the opposing team, the game was cancelled. Oswego was then scheduled to play SUNY Oneonta on March 20th, however the game was postponed earlier on Friday due to a positive case on the Lakers team.

This is now the second time in one week the Lakers will have their game either postponed or cancelled. The next scheduled game for Oswego is March 26th vs Geneseo. This was unfortunate for the Lakers as the game vs. Geneseo is the first of six scheduled SUNYAC games, meaning Oswego will have played zero games before conference play begins. If this happens, Oswego will be the only team in their division to not play a game before conference play starts. The Oswego Men’s Lacrosse Team last played Geneseo on April 20th, 2019, in a 13-14 home loss.

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A Look Ahead: Oswego State women’s hockey prepares for non-conference contest against Utica College

By Zac Case — 4 years ago

OSWEGO, N.Y. — On Sunday, the Oswego State women’s hockey team will return home to host non-conference opponent Utica College. The Pioneers will travel west down Interstate-90 to take on the Lakers in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The 3:00 p.m. puck drop will feature the Utica College team that currently holds an overall record of 9-2. The team currently is second in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference with an 8-0-0 conference record. On the other side, the Lakers are 6-2-1 heading into the matchup after having four contests cancelled this week due to COVID-19 concerns. Oswego State is also third in the NEWHL conference and has a conference record of 3-2-1.

The Pioneers were supposed to take on number one team in the nation Middlebury College prior to their matchup with Oswego State but the game was postponed most likely due to COVID-19. In terms of the matchup history, the Lakers are 9-15-2 against the Pioneers but Oswego State is currently on a two-game win streak against the non-conference opponent. Their last game was February 8th, 2020 in which the Lakers won 2-1 on the road. While in the national spotlight, the Oswego State Lakers are ranked sixteenth in the pairwise ranking while the Utica College Pioneers are two spots behind them in eighteenth. Faceoffs will be a big part of the contest as both teams head into the contest with a percentage higher than .580. Oswego State forwards Morgan Shines and Rachel Corbett will be essential in the faceoff circles on Sunday. The Lakers offense, led by Ariella Haas and Megan Teachout will need to continue their dominance Sunday afternoon after scoring an average of 3.1 goals a game in the first half of the season.

WTOP 10 will be live on twitch.tv/wtop10tv at 2:45 p.m. prior to puck drop in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The student run television station will continue to provide coverage for the Oswego State women’s hockey team as the group continues their 2021-22 season.

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Oswego State men’s lacrosse falls to Brockport in heart-breaking season finale

By Luke Rosenthal — 4 years ago

OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team dropped their last game of the regular season on Friday, falling to the Brockport Golden Eagles 13-12. In the Friday night contest which saw the Oswego faithful pack the bleachers of Laker Turf Stadium, Brockport would go on to defeat the home team in heartbreaking fashion — scoring the game-winning goal with 34 seconds remaining in regulation.

Oswego was in a “win-and-you’re-in” scenario in regards to making the SUNYAC playoffs. Knowing this, the Lakers opened up the scoring early with Weston Gray getting his first goal of the game. Though, from there, Brockport went on to score five consecutive goals to make it a 5-1 ballgame at the end of the first quarter. To begin the second quarter, Ryan Eccles set up Gray with a nice feed which allowed him to get his second goal of the evening. Shortly after, Eccles got a goal for himself to cut the Golden Eagles lead to two. Then in a man-up opportunity, Brockport shot one past Aiden Kenyon to stretch their lead back to three goals. This is when the momentum started to shift in the Lakers favor. Spanning from 1:37 in the second quarter to 9:37 in the third, Oswego scored five unanswered goals to take a 8-6 lead. Included in these goals were Gavin Elston from Eccles, Ryan Dumont from Gray, Corey O’Connor from Elston, Max Broadman from Eccles, and Elston from Eccles.

From there, Brockport went on to score the next three goals of the game, capitalizing on several Laker turnovers and a man-up opportunity. Right before the third quarter came to a close, Owen Spearing got loose and shot a zinger past the Brockport goalie for his first goal of the year. This goal made the large Oswego crowd erupt with energy, which carried on throughout the fourth quarter. Both teams went back-and-forth throughout the final fifteen minutes of play. Elston scored once more for his 29th goal of the season, but this was followed up with a Brockport goal just 30 seconds later. At the 8:58 mark, Elston was left wide open and hit paydirt again, making it a 11-10 game in favor of the Lakers. A minute later, Cameron Tallman put another one in for Oswego to give them a two-point lead. The Golden Eagles weren’t going to go away that easy, though. Brockport capitalized on a late defensive rotation and shot one past Kenyon, bringing the deficit to one. Then at the 3:15 mark, Brockport forced a Laker turnover and found the back of the net to tie the game. Over the final three minutes of play, both teams played with a major sense of urgency and it looked like neither team would budge. However, after a Brockport timeout with 42 seconds left, Rocco Santillo beat his man with a quick face dodge and scored the Golden Eagles’ 13th goal of the night. Though, the drama and anticipation wouldn’t end there. After Oswego won the ensuing faceoff, Brockport was called for a cross check which gave the Lakers a much needed man-up opportunity. With 24 seconds left on the clock, Coach Eccles called a timeout and drew up his best play. Coming out of the timeout, Oswego wasn’t able to find a clean look, but somehow found a man right in front of the crease. However, the shot attempt was stuffed at the goal line and as the balled rolled towards the sideline, the clock ran out along with Oswego’s dwindling playoff hopes. Brockport wins 13-12.

On the night in which Oswego celebrated two seniors – Weston Gray and Tyler Scordo – the Lakers were unable to come away with a victory despite having less turnovers (21-25). With this loss, Oswego dropped to 8-6 (3-4 in conference) on the season and will just miss out on the SUNYAC playoffs as they were jumped by SUNY Oneonta. Although Oswego has a better overall record than the Red Dragons, they both finished with the same conference record, with Oneonta holding the head-to-head tie-breaker over the Lakers. As it stands, the #4 seed Oneonta Red Dragons will travel to take on the #1 seed Cortland Red Dragons on May 4. The first round will also see the #3 seed Brockport Golden Eagles face the #2 seed Geneseo Knights.

Despite the abrupt end to the 2022 season, Oswego was much improved this year, finishing with their best record since 2019 and their highest goal output in program history. As the spring season comes to a close, Oswego fans can rest assured knowing the men’s lacrosse program has a bright future ahead.

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Women’s Lacrosse: Playoff Preview

By Brian Burrows — 4 years ago

OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego women’s lacrosse finished their season and finished in the fifth seed in the SUNYAC. The team finished the season with a 6-10 record going 5-4 in the conference. The Lakers started their season on a four game losing streak and only won two of their first ten games, but quickly turned it around. They won four of their last six games in a playoff push.

Oswego is led by a super six: Sela Wiley, Shea McConnell, Julia Quirk, Isabella Lembo, Madison Davis, and Logan Castiglione. Sela Wiley is the teams leader on offense, she had a team leading 37 goals and 15 assists. Shea McConnell was the teams other 30 goal scorer, having 32 on the season, also contributing four assists. Julia Quirk had 27 goals and 3 assists. Isabella Lembo had 28 goals and three assists, and led the team in shot percentage at .528%. Madison Davis had 24 goals and 23 assists, finishing with the second highest points (goals + assists) on the team. Logan Castiglione had 12 goals on the season, and a team leading 32 assists, finishing second in the conference. Freshman Sarah Kamide started all sixteen games in goal for the Lakers, having the third highest save total in the SUNYAC with 142, and had a save percentage of 43%, the seventh highest in the conference.

Oswego is set to play the #4 Oneonta Red Dragons on Tuesday May, 3 at 4:00 P.M. in Oneonta for the first round of the SUNYAC playoffs. The two teams last matched up on April, 2 and the Red Dragons came out on top 18-14. Sela Wiley had seven goals in the contest and Shea McConnell had five of her own. The Red Dragon’s Megan Foiles had six goals in the games, with three other players having four each. The winner Tuesday’s game will play the #1 seed Cortland Red Dragons.

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