OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego Men’s Lacrosse team is set to play their final game of the 2021 season as they take on the Cortland Red Dragons on Friday, April 30th. This is the second matchup between the two teams this year, with the previous game ending in a 16-7 Cortland victory on April 9th. The 4 p.m. match up will take place in Cortland as the Red Dragons look to take the number one seed in the SUNYAC West.
Oswego is going into Friday’s contest on a 6-game losing streak including a 20-6 loss to the Geneseo Knights last week. In fact, the Lakers haven’t won a game since March 7th of 2020, their second-to-last game before the season was cancelled. The Red Dragons, however, have been dominant all season and are currently on a 5-game win streak. The Lakers need to generate enough offense to keep pace with Cortland’s explosive duo of Dante Yacavone and Zak Jones, who have 67 combined points this season. Oswego will be lead by junior attackman, Weston Gray, who leads the team in goals. The Lakers have also gotten solid production out of freshman midfielder, Lucas Cioch, who leads the team in assists and total points.
Unfortunately, history isn’t on the Lakers’ side in this matchup. The Oswego Men’s Lacrosse team is 0-37 versus Cortland all-time and will have to get their first ever win against the Red Dragons in order to avoid a winless season. Faceoff is set for 4:00 p.m. at Cortland.
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Lakers Fall to Knights but Stampede Potsdam Bears
OSWEGO, NY – The Lakers split their games this weekend as they lost to Geneseo but bounced back against the Potsdam Bears in dominating fashion.
In their first game on Wednesday they faced off against their SUNYAC rivals in the Geneseo Knights where they struggled and lost 13-8. The Lakers struggled out of the gate unable to stop Geneseo’s offense giving up three goals in the first quarter trailing 3-1. Emily Salanger would score two goals for the Knights in the quarter. With 3:15 left in the first quarter, Sela Wiley would get the Lakers within one. The Lakers started out the second quarter with Shae McConnell drawing the Lakers within one once again trailing 3-2 to the Knights. The Knights would then go on a 3-0 run to end the second quarter leading 6-2 at half. Megan Cook and Emily Salanger would both lead the Knights with two goals a piece in the first half.
The Knights began to runaway with the game in the second half. Emily Salanger scored goal number three of the game with 9:31 remaining in the third quarter to put the Knights up 7-2. Almost three minutes later Alaina Reina would put the Knights up 8-2 as Oswego couldn’t find a way to slow down the Knights offensive attack. Julia Quirk and Shae McConnell would both score goals for the Lakers but the Lakers trailed 10-2 at the end of quarter three. The fourth quarter saw the Knights continue to extend their huge lead on the Lakers. Sela Wiley and Julia Quirk would help the Lakers draw within five but the Knights stifled any remaining hope the Lakers had with Emily Salanger and Molly Brown sealing the Knights victory with a score of 13-8. Emily Salanger would score four goals for the Knights as she would lead the team in goals, her third four-game performance this season. This marks the sixth straight loss for the Lakers against the Knights.
The Lakers were able to turn it around in game two against the Potsdam Bears in a dominating fashion showcasing their explosive offensive attack once again. The Lakers took care of the Bears hibernating from their last game as the Bears had zero answers for the Lakers attack.
The Lakers got off to a good start in the game as just four minutes into the game Sela Wiley put one in for the Lakers to go up 1-0. The Lakers were just getting started after that first goal. The Lakers would rally off four more goals in the first quarter. Isabella Lembo would score two goals in the first quarter. Julia Quirk and Katie Fierro would score the two other goals for the Lakers in the quarter. The second quarter saw the Lakers score six more goals in the second quarter going into halftime. Isabella Lembo and Julia Quirk would both score two goals in the second quarter as Lembo would lead the Lakers with four goals in the first half. The Lakers would lead the Bears 17-1 at the half.
The Lakers would continue to dominate the Bears in the second half. Four minutes into the second half, Julia Quirk would add her third goal of the game to put the Lakers up 12-0. Shae McConnell would score her second goal of the game to put the Lakers up 13-0. The Bears would wake up from hibernation as Anita Reitano would score for the Bears with 3:42 remaining in the third but trailed 15-1. A minute later Lexi Levy would score her first goal as a Laker to put the Lakers up 16-1. The Lakers would close out of the third quarter with Noelle Smith and Sela Wiley scoring as Wiley is just two goals away from her 100th career goal in her career as a Laker. The Lakers would lead 17-1 at the end of quarter three. Ava Tulimiero scored her second goal of the game four minutes into the start of the fourth quarter as the Lakers led by a huge margin 18-1. Lexi Levy would add her second goal of the game to give the Lakers a 19-1 lead. AnnaBelle Mitchell would add the second goal of the game for the Bears but the game was out of reach for them. Freshman Sadie Zemanick would score her first collegiate goal as a Laker for the final goal of the game for the Lakers to put them up 21-2. The Bears would add a third goal in garbage time as the Lakers dominated the Bears 21-3. The Lakers outshot the Bears 40-15 as the Bears have now been outshot 154-254 on the season. Goalie Sarah Kamide had an exceptional game only allowing one goal through 40 minutes of play before backup goalie Freshman Nicole Aherne stepped into the game to replace her. The Lakers improve to 8-3 on the season with the win while the Bears drop to 2-8 on the season where their only wins have came against Suny Poly Wildcats and the Russell Sage Gators. Additionally the Bears lose their fifth game of the season. Potsdam will next face off against a struggling Oneonta Red Dragons squad hoping to get back on track and end their losing streak.
The Lakers face off against Brockport at home at Laker Turf Stadium on Wednesday, April 12th at 4:00. The Lakers have dropped five straight to the Golden Eagles since 2017 where their last win came back in 2016. Brockport is coming off a three-game winning streak beating Potsdam, Fredonia, and Plattsburgh. The Lakers will look to end that winning streak that the Golden Eagles have going for them currently.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY ERIN BLANK, WTOP10 PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
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Weekend Recap: Oswego Bucs Hockey
OSWEGO, NY — This past weekend, there were three hockey games completed in the Crisafulli Ice Rink located on the banks of Lake Ontario. Both the Oswego Boys Buccaneers team and the Oswego Girls Buccaneers team competed against Section III opponents with mixed results coming from the contests.
Friday afternoon, the Oswego Girls team faced off against the Skaneateles Lakers. The Lakers, a past Section III champion, showed up in full force in the contest as the group was able to take care of the Buccaneers. The Lakers would score two in the first period and add three more in the final stanza to secure their first win of the season. Oswego was unable to add to the score sheet as goaltender Isabelle Wells had a shutout and ten saves for Skaneateles. Oswego will take the week off from competition and start their second game of the 2021 season against Skaneateles on the road. Puck drop is set for 6:30 p.m. on March 1st.
That evening, the Oswego boys Buccaneers would take the ice once again for their second matchup at home. The Bucs would face the Cicero-North Syracuse Northstars for the first time this season. Oswego would open the scoring in the first period off a Marcus Baker tally. The Buccaneers would finish the second period up 6-2 after five goals were scored during the stanza. CNS would come back in the third period but would come up short thanks to a solid performance between the pipes for Brayden Demling. The netminder had 24 saves in the contest. Forward Collin Cianfarano would have a five-point night with three goals and two assists.
However, Oswego would not have the same result the following evening. The Christian Brothers Academy of Syracuse would travel to the Crisafulli Ice Rink and come away with a 6-2 victory. The team would extend it’s win streak after three goals in the third period. Connor Calabro would make an appearance in net after relieving a struggling Demling. Calabro would allow two goals and have eight saves in his 11 minutes played. Oswego will prepare for four games in four nights with Baldwinsville traveling north for a Monday night matchup. The teams will do battle at the fort at 7 p.m. as Oswego looks to start this new week on a high note. WTOP 10 will continue to deliver updates on social media along with recaps on the website.
