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Laker Field Hockey drops game to defending SUNYAC Champions New Paltz
OSWEGO — Field Hockey hosted the defending SUNYAC Champions, New Paltz, this past Saturday. The Lakers hold the Hawks to a 2-1 score up till halftime. Once the 3rd period begins, New Paltz began to turn on the heat and netted four more goals by the end of the tilt. The lone Oswego goal, scored by Alyssa DeMichael, was a deflection from a shot sent in by Abby Testo. The ladies look to bounce back as they travel to Oneonta on Saturday Oct. 5th for another SUNYAC battle.
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Lakers Fight Tough Against Geneseo
OSWEGO, NY – Oswego Men’s Soccer fought tough against their SUNYAC opponent Geneseo in a 2-2 tie. The Lakers started out the first half strong as they had four shots within the first ten minutes of the game. The Lakers took the lead early in the game with Kieran Gilroy scoring a goal at the 35:57 mark of the first half. Geneseo would finish off the second half strong as they had six shots within the final 20 minutes of the first half. Oswego had an impressive first half as they had nine total shots.The Knights would control the tempo of the second half. Geneseo would tie the game as they scored their first goal of the game. The Lakers would answer three minutes later as HaJoon Lee scored for the Lakers to give the Lakers a 2-1 lead. The Knights weren’t finished yet though as within about six minutes of the Lakers scoring the Knights scored again tying the game at two a piece. Geneseo outshot Oswego 23-10 during the game. Freshman Goalie Andre Bourjolly had a strong game as he had six saves all coming in the first half. This marks the first time that the Lakers have tied with the Geneseo Knights since the 2018-2019 soccer season.
Oswego State faces off against another SUNYAC opponent the Plattsburgh Cardinals on Saturday, October 8th at 1 PM at the Laker Turf Stadium.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY MICHELLE QUIACHON, WTOP PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
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Coach Kane earns 100th win as Oswego Men’s soccer gets back on track
OSWEGO, NY- The Oswego State Men’s Soccer team got back in the win column as they defeated the Utica Pioneers 2-1.
The game started with the Lakers and Pioneers getting into each other’s offensive zones, but were both unable to score as Oswego and Utica totaled eight shots during that time. The Pioneers got on the board first as they scored at the 29:20 mark of the first half. Cody Baker-Green scored the only goal for the Pioneers, which was his seventh of the season. The Lakers at the half were outshot by Utica 11-4.
Oswego pulled themselves together in the second half. Their first point of the game came off their first possession of the second half as Kyle Geinrich scored the Lakers opening goal of the game. Oswego put the pressure on Utica’s defense after their first goal of the game as they had five scoring chances but were unable to capitalize off them due to the Pioneers’ stout defense.
Freshman Jason Wuytack came up clutch for the Lakers as he scored the go-ahead game-winning goal for the Lakers at 85:56. Goalie Andre Bourjolly had a strong game as he finished the game with six saves. The Lakers were able to take advantage of the opportunities given to them as they only had three shots on goal for the whole entire game. Oswego led in most categories during the game including corner kicks with 13 compared to the Pioneers 3. This was head coach Dan Kane’s 100th career win as the Lakers Men’s Soccer Coach.
Oswego will travel all the way north as they take on the Potsdam Bears for a conference matchup on Saturday, October 1st at 1:00 PM at Macy Turf Field.
IMAGE PROVIDED BY OSWEGO ATHLETICS.
