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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Oswego Women’s Lacrosse Defeats Morrisville to Kickoff 2021 Season
MORRISVILLE, NY — The Oswego State Women’s Lacrosse Team won their first game of the 2021 season, defeating SUNY Morrisville 20-14. This was the first game for the Lakers in over a year due to the pandemic and they started their season off strong with a hard fought road victory. Sophomore midfielder Sela Wiley set the tone early, scoring Oswego’s first goal less than three minutes into the game. After going down 6-3 midway through the 1st period, junior attack Logan Castiglione scored back-to-back goals to cut the deficit to one. Following a quick Mustang goal, the Lakers would score six consecutive points heading into the second period, before going on multiple scoring runs to put the game out of reach.
Sela Wiley lead the Lakers in points, scoring 7 goals on 10 shots, while Logan Castiglione scored 5 goals on 8 shots. Midfielders Shae McConnell (4), Isabella Lembo (3), and attack Kamryn Sherman (1) each added goals of their own. Junior Goalkeeper Delaney Kendrick also had two saves in the win. Following today’s victory, the Oswego Women’s Lacrosse Team remains undefeated versus Morrisville, bringing their all time record to 11-0. The Lakers are now 1-0 on the season as they turn their attention to their first game in conference play on March 27th at SUNY Brockport.
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Women’s Hockey falls to Hamilton
OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Hockey lost to the Hamilton Continentals Tuesday night after giving up the game winning goal within the last ten minutes of the third period. The Lakers got on the score board on a power play opportunity after senior Eryn Stewart tipped in a Megan Teachout shot in the first period. Hamilton would get back on the board in the second and then the third. The 2-1 final was the first loss in three games for Oswego as they head back to NEWHL play this Friday. The team is looking for their tenth win of the season, which would tie last year’s total with still eight games remaining. Morrisville will travel into the Marano Campus Center for a 7 p.m. puck drop.
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Women’s Hockey Sweeps season series with William Smith
GENEVA, N.Y. – The Oswego State Women’s Hockey team took a trip to Geneva to finish the season series with the William Smith College Herons. The Lakers had beat them on home ice during the Thanksgiving break 5-1. The Herons looked to get their revenge, getting on the board just a minute into the game. The Lakers didn’t let the lead last for too long. Sophia Kyrkostas scored an unassisted goal about half way through the period. William Smith wouldn’t let the tie stand though. With less than three minutes until the break, the Heron’s struck, taking a 2-1 lead into the break. Lexi Levy had two saves for Oswego, while Annie Houser had 13 for William Smith.
In the second period, the Lakers took advantage of a power play opportunity. A hooking penalty against the Herons allowed Simone Bednarik to capitalize in her first game back in action after representing Slovakia in the World University games. Assists came from Amanda Zenstein and Avery Webster. Bednarik scored again just 30 seconds until the end of the period, this time unassisted. The second period ended with Oswego up 3-2. Levy stopped another 6 shots while Hauser 14 of her own.
The Lakers controlled the third period as well. Their first goal of the period for the Lakers was another power play goal. Mack Hull buried one for the Lakers fourth of the game. Ashlynn McGrath and Amanda Zenstein both grabbing assisted. The final goal of the game came off the stick Mia Conboy with assists by Sophia Kyrkostas and Rylee Preston. The final score ended up as 5-2. Ashlynn McGrath had a team high with six shots to go with her one assist. Levy had 22 saves in the game, Houser ended with 39. The Lakers were 2-8 on the powerplay in the game.
Oswego has four games left in their season. They have two this coming weekend against SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam, both on the road. They now have a record of 12-8-1 (9-4-1 NEWHL). They sit third in the NEWHL with 19 points.
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