OSWEGO, N.Y. – It was a tough loss for the Lakers Men’s soccer team last night as they fell to the 9-2-2 Oneonta Red Dragons in a close battle. The Lakers have been struggling to gain traction this season despite the array of talent the team possesses. This tightly contested battle was scoreless at the end of the first half with both teams hungry to get on the board. At the 47 minute mark Oneonta would get on the board thanks to a shot by Ethan Brunell. Just over a minute later Kieran Gilroy who leads the Lakers in scoring, added another goal to his resume capitalizing on a corner kick to even the score. Oneonta would bounce right back scoring the game winning goal 60 minutes into the contest. The Lakers put up a valiant effort to bounce back but could not get back on the board. The Lakers look to bounce back as they are in action against New Paltz home at Laker Turf Stadium on October 22nd. The game will honor the Lakers seniors. Catch it Live on WTOP10!
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Oswego State Baseball Bounces Back in Doubleheader
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Baseball team split with the Clarkson Golden Knights on Tuesday afternoon at Laker Baseball Field. This was Oswego’s first loss since April 3rd which was against the Brockport Golden Eagles. Clarkson was able to take game one 12-9 after scoring eight runs in the top of the sixth inning. The Lakers bounced back in game two to get the doubleheader split. Oswego won 11-8 to secure their seventeenth win of the 2021 season. However, the Lakers win streak was snapped and ended after sixteen consecutive victories coming against SUNYAC and non-conference opponents.
The first contest featured Oswego getting out to an 8-0 lead through the first two innings. This due to Paul Tammaro, Brendon Frank, Kyle Lauria, and Myles Felton all had RBI hits to start the game off strong. Jake Terrill represented the Lakers on the mound for a majority of the game, pitching for over five innings which featured five strikeouts. Jonathan Luppens and Thomas Pecchia would also see time on the mound during game one. Clarkson shot back in the top of the fifth inning with two runs to get on the board. The Golden Knights would add to their total in the sixth inning with eight runs to take over the lead from the Lakers. Oswego was unable to get any more after the bottom of the sixth and Clarkson would snag two more insurance runs before the completion of the game.
Game two had a similar storyline with a different result as the Oswego State Lakers were able to maintain the lead over the course of the contest after a strong start in the first two innings. The Lakers got the game started with Lauria hitting a 3-run homerun and Felton adding his own in the second inning. Clarkson once again were alive innings later as the Golden Knights tallied seven runs over the course of the fourth and fifth inning. Oswego would remain with the lead and add to their totals with two insurance runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to finish the contest.
The Lakers now look ahead to Oneonta this afternoon with a cross-over doubleheader in Oneonta. This will consist of the 64th and 65th meetings between the two teams and Oswego having the lead record with 38-25 versus Oneonta. The last time these two teams met was in the SUNYAC semi final two years ago in May of 2019 where the Lakers would edge the Red Dragons 5-2.
These games have large implications for the Red Dragons as they currently are in second place in the East division with two games in hand on the New Paltz Hawks who are currently at 5-9. As for Oswego, they currently sit at the top of the West division at 11-1 and 6 points ahead of the 8-4 Brockport Golden Eagles. As for the Red Dragons, their most recent matchup they were swept by the New Paltz Hawks on this past Saturday by scores of 1-0 and 6-3 as they look to get punch their ticket to the SUNYAC playoff.
Oswego will look towards their veteran leadership with players such as Ryan Weiss who had 3 runs and two hits in his last matchup as well as junior Paul Tammaro who had 3 runs and 4 hits in his last two games. For Oneonta they are looking towards their younger studs such as sophomore Jake Barrett who leads the team in hits and is tied for first in runs as well as fellow sophomore Sean Liquori who is also tied for first in runs with 14 and is tied for second in hits with 16. First pitch for the first game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Oneonta with the second game expected to start around 4:00 p.m.
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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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Field Hockey battles in defensive matchup on the road
PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The Lakers took a trip east to take on SUNYAC competitor St. John Fisher cardinals on Tuesday night in a tough 2-1 loss. The Cardinals started the night pushing a fast tempo against the Lakers, but Oswego played very sound defense in the first quarter not letting up any goals. Senior Goalkeeper Erica Scheblein shined while saving 4 shots on goal in the first quarter. In the start of the second quarter the Lakers finally got something going. About four minutes into the second quarter Kacie Simzer would score the only goal of the night for the Lakers at the 19:02 mark assisted by Nancy Pagliaroli. Oswego would control the the rest of the second quarter, testing the defense of St. John Fisher and they would go into halftime with a 1-0 lead.
But Fisher didn’t take too much time to answer back. Just over two minutes in the 3rd Audrey Grieb would get the cardinals on the board with an unassisted goal. Not too long after that Cardinals received a penalty corner in the 35th minute that resulted in the go-ahead and eventually game-winning goal from Sam Choate. Oswego had plenty of chances with penalty corners, however, the Lakers were unable to take advantage the Lakers would need to make something happen offensively in the 4th quarter to get back into the game. St John Fisher then took command of possession in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals landed six shots in the final quarter, with the Lakers only landing one shot in the final two minutes of regulation. Scheblein would finish with ten saves on the night and Simzer would score her team leading 12th goal on the season.
Oswego will now travel to Cortland on Saturday, October 8th for a SUNYAC matchup against the Red Dragons. Oswego will be looking to get their first SUNYAC win of the season, while the Dragons will be looking to remain undefeated at home.
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