OSWEGO — The Lakers took the nationally ranked Oneonta to double OT when Witman Hernandez, leading scorer in SUNYAC, put the Red Dragons on top. In the 2-1 loss, Laker Jack Van Pelt got the lone goal off a free kick from sophomore Caleb Munski. Throughout play, Oswego defense blocked multiple Oneonta shots along with goalie Brian Terra’s five saves. The Lakers look to split the weekend with a game against New Paltz today. The team will honor their graduating class as this will be the regular season game at Laker Stadium.
-
Oswego’s Men’s Lacrosse Team Set to Begin 2021 Season
OSWEGO, NY — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Team is set to take on SUNY Oneonta on Saturday, March 20th to kick off their 2021 season. This will be the Oswego Men’s Lacrosse team’s first action in over a year due to the pandemic. However, unlike prior seasons, conference play is set to begin earlier than ever before, starting March 26th versus Geneseo. Senior goaltender Kevin O’Donnell understands just how important these early games are to set the tone for the rest of the season.
“With SUNYACs coming up so soon and those being the most important games for our team, the level of expectancy exceeds any other season in my opinion,” O’Donnell said. “Especially with the teams were playing, Morrisville, Oneonta, and then the rest of the SUNY division, it’s important that were on our A-game.”
O’Donnell is now a team captain and is looking to surpass 400 career saves in the coming games.
Being that this is the Lakers first game since March of 2020, it’s important that they eliminate any mistakes or confusion they might have. Head Coach Drew Bezek, who is going into his 7th season on the coaching staff, believes his team needs to master their game plan early on in order to be successful.
“With early season games, it’s always about limiting mistakes and doing what we need to do. A lot of times with the beginning part of the season, you’re not so worried about your competition and what they run. It’s us being super-efficient and consistent at what we’re trying to do.”
Although many things are different this season for the players, coaches, and staff, film sessions and scouting remain an important aspect of Oswego’s success. However, since teams only played a few games in 2020, the Lakers will have to anticipate Oneonta’s game plan based off what they saw from early last year.
Coach Bezek said, “We’ll treat this year similar to the past where for the first game of the year, your kind of going off tendencies from the previous year. We’re not going to know some of their new players, but from the film, we could try to piece together how they run their system.”
The Lakers have won their last four games vs. Oneonta dating back to 2016 and look to extend their win streak to five on Saturday.
Package Aired Thursday 3/18/21 on Nightly News
-
Oswego State Softball Takes On Fredonia
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Softball hosts Fredonia for a SUNYAC West doubleheader on Sunday, April 18th at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at Laker Softball Field. The Lakers have the longest current active win streak in SUNYAC softball, at three straight wins, Oswego looks to extend their win streak against the Blue Devils in this critical matchup.
The Lakers offense put up 17 runs in the doubleheader at Buffalo State this past Wednesday, the most runs they have tallied in a doubleheader so far this season. Oswego hit five home runs Wednesday, after hitting none in the first six games of the season, two apiece from Zoe Mennig and Samantha Morgan, and one off the bat of Fiona Higgins. Mennig leads the team with a .577 batting average, along with a team high 10 RBIs, and the only triple the Lakers have on the season. Madelana Wrubel is second on the team in batting average with a .400, as well as a team high four doubles. Oswego has thrown just three pitchers over the first eight games, all are sophomores, and Madison Hoeflich is emerging as the ace of the trio with a 2.43 ERA over 23 innings, and two complete games.
Fredonia comes in tied with Oswego for second place in the SUNYAC at 3-3, but the Blue Devils have a 3-7 overall record compared to Oswego’s 4-4 overall record. Nicole Kumro leads Fredonia with 5 RBIs, Katie Yudin leads with a .478 batting average, and both girls have the only Fredonia home runs of the season. All four Fredonia pitchers who have thrown more than two innings have an ERA over four, as opposing teams average 9.6 runs per game against SUNY Fredonia.
Oswego softball takes the field Sunday, April 18th at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. against Fredonia, as the Laker bats will look to stay hot against the struggling Fredonia pitching. WTOP 10 will be at the field for all the action for Oswego State fans.
-
Lakers Advance to Second Round of SUNYAC Tournament
OSWEGO, NY – The Women’s Soccer team put on an impressive performance against the Plattsburgh Cardinals on Saturday in an upset win 1-0 in overtime to advance to the second round of the SUNYAC Tournament.
The first half of the game was a defensive battle between both teams. Oswego was only able to get one shot which came from Brianna Winkler. Plattsburgh managed to get five shots off during the first half with Perri Anderson recording one save. Plattsburgh had recorded five shots during the first half with two coming from both Nicole Kingsley and Kirsten Villemaire. Villemaire would finish the day with a game-leading five shots for the Cardinals.
In the second half, the Cardinals had 14 shots and Oswego would record eight. Lugina Serrao would lead the Lakers on the day with three shots. The Lakers would finish with ten shots with six being shots on goal while Plattsburgh had ten shots with five being shots on goal. Anderson in the second half would record three more saves as she finished the day with four saves. The game would go into overtime at 0-0 where in the early stages of overtime no one could score. Plattsburgh missed a chance to end the game on a 1:1 opportunity as Anderson made an incredible save to prevent a Cardinals win. The Lakers were able to capitalize off a corner kick that Graisa Madden was able to get into the net as Amber McDermott made a huge assist for the Lakers to secure a 1-0 overtime win against the Cardinals.
The Lakers will travel to Cortland on Wednesday, November 2 at Fred T. Holloway Field at 1 PM to face off against the Red Dragons in the second round of the SUNYAC tournament. The Lakers will be looking to make up for their loss against Cortland earlier this season. They will be looking for their first win against Cortland since the 2018 season. This marks the second time in seven years that the Lakers have made it to the second round of the SUNYAC Tournament dating back to 2015 when they lost to Oneonta 2-1.
IMAGE PROVIDED BY OSWEGO ATHLETICS
