OSWEGO — Oswego Women’s Soccer took a tough loss to SUNY Plattsburgh Saturday afternoon in a 1-0 score line. Plattsburgh scored within the first ten minutes of the game. Towards the end of the first half, goalkeeper Emma Allen got caught up in a collision and was relieved by Sophia Portalatin, the back up for the Lakers. The defense would aid Portalatin in keeping the Cardinals scoreless in the remainder of the match up. Oswego would tally six shot attempts overall, all coming in the second stanza. The team will host SUNY Fredonia next Friday night to start off the final weekend of the regular season. Kick off will be at 3 p.m. at Laker Stadium.
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NYSPHSAA Releases Guidelines for Upcoming Season
OSWEGO, NY — On July 16th, The New York State Public High School Athletic Association announced changes to how high school athletics will work in the 2020-21 season. This statement comes as schools across New York State prepare for public schooling to reopen for the new school year. After the cancellation of the Spring 2020 season last year, there has been many questions revolving around high school athletics heading into this coming season.
The decision made by the Officers of the NYSPHSAA included a few changes along with guidelines on how schools/teams should prepare moving forward. The first being the start of the Fall sports season being moved to September 21st, which was supposed to begin on August 24th. The NYSPHSAA President, Paul Harrica, stated that this date would be unrealistic due to the current threats of COVID-19. Another major change is the cancellation of all Fall Regional and State Championship events. This is change was obviously made to decrease traveling between sports teams as teams from different sections around the state would travel to one central location to play the final games of the season. Minor adjustments and recommendations were also stated. For instance, the group has waived the seven-day practice rule, encouraged geographic scheduling for games, and schools have the option to offer off-season conditioning workouts.
These changes of course affect the Oswego Buccaneers teams, as many student-athletes were looking forward to the season beginning in the month of August. WTOP 10 will continue to bring coverage on this matter, as students will hopefully be returning to school by the beginning of September.
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Men’s soccer wins big over Potsdam
POTSDAM, N.Y. – The Oswego State Men’s soccer team took a trip north to take on SUNYAC foe, the Potsdam Bears. The team was looking to build off the non-conference win over Utica earlier in the week. The Lakers found momentum earlier, getting off four shots on goal in the first ten minutes, the last one finding the back of the net. Nikola Kovacevic put it past the goalie assisted by Caleb Munski. The offense slowed down the rest of the half, though they did get another three shots on goal throughout the remaining 35 minutes, nine shots in total in the half. Potsdam only had three shots in the half, one of them being on target.
The second half was where the Lakers took charge and never looked back. Kieran Gilroy scored not even a minute into the second frame, assisted by Ryan Contreras. The Bears were then given a red card thirty seconds later to bring them down to ten men. The second goal of the half would come not even a minute after the red card, Liam Rothar beating the goalie, assisted by Brendan Murphy. Kyle Gehrich gave the Lakers their fourth goal, just five minutes after the third, this one assisted by Jason Wuytack. Just over a minute later Kilroy Gilroy scored his second of the game, this time assisted by Anastasios Diacovasilas. The Lakers goal onslaught took a twenty minute break, until David Cadet scored the sixth and final goal of the game, assisted by Jean Pierre Moquizilla. Oswego won 6-0 and kept their first shutout of the season, freshman Andre Bourjolly played most of the game in net, with Finnian Costello playing the final 13 minutes.
The Lakers now have a record of 4-5-1 (1-2-1 SUNYAC). Their next matchup is a Wednesday night matchup at home with SUNY Geneseo on October 5.
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#25 Oswego State men’s basketball team extends win streak to 11
OSWEGO, N.Y. — On Tuesday, the #25 Oswego State men’s basketball team defeated SUNY Geneseo 88-63, extending their win streak to 11. This victory not only marked the Lakers’ fifth win of the new year, but also the first Geneseo SUNYAC loss.
Through the first four minutes of play, both teams came out firing, with the Knights leading 7-6. Shortly after, Oswego found themselves on a 9-0 run lead by junior Jamal Achille who scored six points. After the Knights went on a scoring run of their own, Oswego was able to capitalize on a 13-4 run which put the Lakers up 38-22 at the half. The Lakers were able to hold the Knights to 25% from the field in the first half, their lowest shooting percentage in any half this season.
Both teams came into the second half scorching hot. In the first 10 minutes, Geneseo were perfect beyond the arch as they went 5-for-5 from three. However, the Lakers were able to keep pace with Geneseo’s scoring onslaught, answering every three with one of their own, going 7-for-9 from deep. Geneseo brought the deficit to eight, but Brendan Mulson hit a three to put the Lakers up by double-digits once again. Over the final six minutes of regulation, the Lakers continued their great shooting performance, hitting four more shots from deep as their lead grew to over twenty.
Oswego finished the night with 13 three-pointers while shooting a whopping 51.6% from the field. Senior Julien Crittendon lead the Lakers in scoring with 18 points while Devin Green totaled 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Brendan Mulson (11) and Ahkee Anderson (10) also scored double-digit points in the contest.
With this win, the Lakers are now in sole possession of the top seed in the SUNYAC conference. Oswego is also the #25 ranked team in the nation and with a win on Saturday against SUNY Cortland, they will almost certainly rise in the standings. Tip off is set for 4:00 p.m. at Cortland. WTOP 10 will continue to provide coverage of the Oswego State men’s basketball team as the group continues their 2021-22 season.
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