In their first ever game as a member of the NEWHL, the Oswego State women’s ice hockey team defeated Buffalo State 3-0 on Saturday. With the victory, the Lakers move to 2-1 overall with a 1-0 conference record while the Bengals drop to 1-4 on the season and 1-2 in the conference.

Although Oswego State was outshot in the contest, the Lakers remained in control mainly because of the amount of faceoffs won and their timely goals. In the first period, Oswego State’s Eryn Stewart opened the scoring with her second goal of the season on an assist from senior Olivia Ellis. After a Victoria Rankin goal in the second and an injury to Buffalo State’s starting goalie Justine Silva, Ellis capped off the Lakers’ scoring to seal the game.

Before exiting the game, Justine Silva made 20 saves for the Bengals while also allowing two goals. Mariah Madrigal played all 60 minutes of the game in goal for the Lakers and tied her season-high with 33 saves. The shutout marks her second clean sheet of the season.

Oswego will look to sweep the weekend series against Buffalo State at home on Sunday at 3:00 pm.

By Jake Vanderbroek

The Oswego State baseball team defeated number 15 Southern Maine in a slugfest by a score of 15-14 on Saturday. Brandon Nicholson led the Lakers with four hits including a double in the fifth that plated two. Mike Delicarri, John Barnes and Robert Donnelly each finished with three hits apiece. Matt Bowman pitched the ninth inning to pick up his second win of the season. Oswego will travel to Ithaca tomorrow to take on the Bombers. First pitch is scheduled for 3 pm.

This past weekend, the women’s hockey team hosted Canton for a two-game series.

On Friday night, the Lakers defeated the Kangaroos, 10-1. Olivia Ellis lead the charge for the Lakers, having three of the ten Laker goals. Alexa Aramburu also lead the Lakers with two goals and three assists. The Lakers would shine on the powerplay, converting a goal on four out of five powerplay chances. Mariah Madrigal would get her third shutout of the season.

On Saturday, the Lakers beat Canton, 6-1. For the second-consecutive day, the Lakers were paced by Alexa Aramburu and Olivia Ellis. The pair had identical outings, each recording a goal and two assists for three points.Freshman goalie Amber Samonek would be in net for the Lakers and remains perfect on the year. She improves to 3-0-0 with 11 saves against Canton.

With the two wins against Canton, the Lakers move to 11-1 overall and 5-1 in conference. On Friday, the Lakers will take on Hamilton at home.