OSWEGO — Laker Swim and Dive teams faced off against the RIT Tigers in a meet Wednesday night. The match up, at Laker Pool, saw both Men’s and Women’s dropping their first meet of the 2019-2020 season. Senior Walker Snowden would be a standout for Oswego State with three victories over the span of the night. With two individual event wins going into the 200-yard free relay, Snowden would get his third win alongside Laker teammates as they would finish a second before the Tigers. The teams look to rebound with another home meet this Saturday against SUNY Oneonta at 1 p.m.
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Oswego State women’s hockey falls in non-conference rematch
GENEVA, N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s hockey team fell to William Smith College 2-1 on Tuesday, bringing their record to 8-7-1. This marks the Lakers third consecutive loss and first loss against the Herons this season, after previously defeating them in a 1-0 contest last November.
Both teams attacked the net early in the game, exchanging shot after shot. However, it wasn’t until 9:44 in the first period where senior Chyne Kennedy put the Lakers up 1-0 on a shot assisted by Ashlyn McGrath. The Lakers outshot the Herons 19-9 in the first stanza, with nine of those shots being saved by Erin Murray. Nearly 14 minutes intro the second period, an Oswego interference penalty gave William Smith a 5-on-4 advantage. The Herons were able to capitalize on the powerplay opportunity and score with 6:23 left in the period. Neither team was able to score in the remaining six minutes despite both squads having power-play chances. Heading into the third period, it didn’t take long for the Herons to break the tie as they scored just two minutes in, taking a 2-1 lead. Throughout the remaining 18 minutes of regulation, both teams had were provided with power-play opportunities but weren’t able to cash-in. The Lakers had many great looks and took an abundance of shots, but weren’t able to find the back of the net. With 1:32 left in the game, Oswego pulled goalie Bryn White in order to take a few last-minute shots. They were able to rattle off six shots, but came up just short at the final buzzer.
Oswego dominated in many areas of the game including total shots, shots-on-goal and faceoffs, but weren’t able to capitalize on their power-play opportunities. Although the Lakers dropped their final non-conference game of the 2021-22 season, they still remain fourth place in the NEWHL standings. They’ll have the opportunity to rebound from this loss against Morrisville State College on Friday, Jan. 28, before a three-game series versus SUNY Canton the following week. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Deborah F. Stanley Arena.
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Women’s Basketball falls to Oneonta Red Dragons
OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball faced the Oneonta Red Dragons Tuesday evening that ended with the Lakers falling 50-35 to the Red Dragons. Oneonta would take the lead right off the bat as the Red Dragons opened up the scoring in the first quarter as they led 14 to 6. Junior Raiven Encarnacion would tally 13 points as she netted two 3-pointers in her 38 minutes played. Senior Syndi Eure would also net 13 points in the lost. The Lakers fall to 6-7 on the season and 2-5 in conference play as the team heads to Potsdam to battle the Bears Friday evening. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m.
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Men’s Soccer Held Scoreless; Hamilton Nets 4
OSWEGO, NY – The Hamilton Continentals came into town to take on the Oswego State Lakers, looking to avenge a 3-2 home loss from early last season. They wasted no time getting started, with Brady Hyland netting the opening goal just 10 minutes into the first half, and giving Hamilton an early 1-0 lead.
Hamilton continued with a physical, no-nonsense style of play, as Aedan Burke picked up an early yellow card in the 24th minute, at which point they had already recorded 6 team fouls.
The Lakers eventually found their footing and applied some pressure, but Hamilton’s back line held strong, as the Continentals held the Lakers shotless through the first 45, and went into the halftime break ahead 1-0.
In the second half, The Lakers’ defense collapsed early, as the Continentals struck three times in the first 20 minutes, with Griffin Weidner ,Troy Miller, and Sean Curran all adding their names to the score sheet, extending Hamilton’s lead to 4-0.
For the Lakers, sophomore goaltender Kyle Rose put on a clinic, recording 11 saves, but it simply wasn’t enough to counter the 15 shots on target that he faced from Hamilton. With a 4-0 loss vs Hamilton, the Lakers move to 0-1-1 on the season, and will head to Elmira this Saturday, still in search of their first goal of the season.
Written by: Mike Neckers
