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Game Recap: Skaneateles defeats Girls Buccaneers Hockey
OSWEGO, NY — The Oswego Girls Buccaneers Hockey team skated against the Skaneateles Lakers Wednesday evening. The Buccaneers would fall to the Lakers in overtime by a score of 5-4. Oswego was able to head into the second period trailing Skaneateles 2-1 after Aliana Diblasi tallied her second goal of the season the powerplay. Skaneateles would add two more in the second stanza but Oswego forward Mia Fierro would score her third on the year to put the Lakers within two heading into the final period. On Senior Night, captain Amelia Rastley would rip a shot past the Skaneateles goaltender to score her first goal of the season. Oswego would tie the game with under five minutes to go as freshman forward Lily Hunter scored her first varsity goal on the rush. The shot would push the teams into overtime before a redirected shot would get past Nyah Dawson who had a steady game in between the pipes for the Buccaneers.
Oswego will finish off their season on home ice as the Clinton Warriors travel into the Crisafulli Ice Rink Saturday morning. Clinton is currently undefeated heading into the contest and defeated the Oswego group 4-2 just over a week ago. Puck drop is set for 10:30 a.m. and WNYO will be broadcasting the game on 88.9 FM. WTOP 10 will continue to deliver content on the Oswego Girls Buccaneers Hockey team until the season concludes in the coming days.
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Women’s Soccer dominant in 1-0 win
HOUGHTON, N.Y. — The Oswego State Women’s soccer team took to the road on Tuesday for a non-conference matchup with the Houghton University Highlanders. The Lakers completely dominated the first half of the game. They got their first shot of the half at the just after the ninth minute of the first half and didn’t let up from there. They fired off five more shots before the thirtieth minute, three of them requiring saves from the Houghton keeper. The fifth of those shots found the back of the net. A cross off the foot of Amber McDermott found the head of Maggie Riordan for the only goal of the game, Riordan’s first of the season. McDermott became the eight different Oswego player to record an assist in only three games for the team. In total the Lakers ended up getting 10 shots off in the first half to Houghton’s one. They also had six corner kicks too Houghton’s none. The Highlander’s had a few chances early in the second half, including one in the 66th minute that required the only save of the day by Oswego goalie Perri Anderson. Both teams fought hard for a goal in the second half but the defenses prevailed for a scoreless second half. Maggie Riordan led the team in shots and shots on goal, five and four respectively. Sophomore Perri Anderson started in goal for the third time this season, this time playing the entire ninety minutes, after only playing one half of each of the previous two games.
The Lakers are now 3-0. They are yet to allow a goal this season. This is the first time since 2013 they have won three straight shutout games. The Lakers will head to Dunkirk, N.Y. on Friday to start the Fredonia tournament. They will take on the Ithica Bombers at 1:00 P.M.
IMAGE COURTESY OF OSWEGO ATHLETICS
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Oswego Women’s Hockey announces 2020-21 Captains
OSWEGO, NY — On Sunday, April 26th, the Oswego State Women’s Hockey team announced their 2020-21 captains. Philomena Teggart and Aislinn McAleer will be the captains of the Lakers next season. Both players will be seniors next season and will be playing in their 4th season with the program. Philomena Teggart, the 5’ 7” defenseman from Pickering, Ontario, Canada, has 37 career points (12 goals & 25 assists) in 78 career games played over the past three seasons. This past year, Teggart finished third on the team in points and led defenseman with 21 points (9 goals & 12 assists). Aislinn McAleer, the 5’ 4” forward from Manasquan, New Jersey, has played in 60 career games and has recorded 6 points (2 goals & 4 assists) in the past three seasons. The forward recorded a goal and one assist last season, the goal coming against SUNY Cortland in a 3-2 win. These two players look to lead the Lakers in another successful season as the group were runner-up in the NEWHL conference this past season. WTOP 10 will continue coverage on Oswego State Athletics into the summer as the start of the fall sports season looms overhead.
Picture from Oswego Women’s Hockey Twitter Page
