OSWEGO, N.Y. – It was a great way for the lakers to get back on track this weekend as they added two big SUNYAC victories to their record. The Lakers first faced the Mustangs in Morrisville where it was almost all Lakers from start to finish. After a scoreless first period for the Lakers Ashlyn Mcgrath scored two minutes into the second period. The lakers kept heavy pressure throughout the second period outshooting the Mustings 25-13. Mia Conboy tacked on another Lakers goal in the second scoring her first of the season. Morrisville was able to score at the end of the second but it was too late as the lakers momentum was not going to be stopped. In the third period sophomore Ashlyn Mcgrath scored her fourth goal of the season and second of the contest for the Lakers. A late goal by Mack Hull sealed the 4-1 win for the Lakers. The Mustangs had a chance at redemption the following day.
The Lakers had a rematch against the mustangs this past Saturday this time in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. This was another fantastic performance from the Lakers as they skated to another 4-1 victory. Another scoreless first period made the Lakers hungry to get on the board in the second. After a missed power play opportunity shortly into the second Amanda Zenstein scored her first goal of the season and the first goal of the game for the Lakers. The Mustangs would answer right back scoring their only goal of the game in the second. After having an amazing performance the day before, Ashlyn Mcgrath added to her weekend resume with another goal to put the Lakers up by two. Taylor Hudon would then put another goal on on the board for the Lakers. As if three goals on the weekend wasn’t enough, Ashlyn Mcgrath would score her fourth goal of the weekend and second of the game for the Lakers. Mcgrath has been a tremendous asset to this Lakers team and continues to prove her importance. The Lakers gained some needed momentum this weekend and look to keep it rolling as they take on the the Cortland Red Dragons this Friday in the Deb. Catch it live on WTOP10!
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Oswego womens lacrosse wins big this weekend
It was a well earned win for the Lakers Saturday afternoon as they skated past the Potsdam Bears with a 19-10 victory. The Lakers had a comfortable lead the whole game as they were already up by four goals at the end of the first quarter. The Lakers kept their foot on the gas in the second with relentless offensive play. At the half the Lakers had a 10-2 lead and this game was pretty much sealed. Sophomore Isabella Lembo was on an absolute tear scoring a whopping eight goals in her incredible performance. She was on fire the whole contest and lead the charge. Sophomore Shae McConnell also had a great performance with five goals in this contest. Despite an attempted comeback from Potsdam in the fourth the game was already sealed. The Lakers are on the road Wednesday as the take on Brockport at 4 p.m.! -
SUNY Oswego suspends Athletic activities for remainder of Fall 2020 semester
OSWEGO, NY — On Sunday, September 13th, SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley released new guidelines and restrictions regarding on campus activity for the Fall 2020 semester. One of these restrictions regards Oswego State Athletics as the college announced in a campus wide email that all practices, meetings, workouts, and gatherings will be suspended for the remainder of the semester. Since August 31st, the fall sports of Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Field Hockey, and Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country teams have been conducting practices and team meetings. This past week, Men’s and Women’s Tennis started their “non-traditional” practice season. This coming week, Volleyball would have joined the spring sports teams of Softball, Baseball, and the Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse would have started their four-week practice period.
With this change in policy, winter sports teams will not be able to prepare for their season until January 1st, the date set by the SUNYAC conference back on July 20th. This developing situation will continued to be monitored by WTOP 10 as the 2020 calendar year wraps up.
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Men’s Hockey Preview versus SUNY Cortland
OSWEGO — The Men’s Hockey team will start their 2019-2020 regular season today against SUNYAC opponent Cortland. The Lakers are looking to continue their success last season versus the Red Dragons after sweeping their opponent both home and away. The most recent preseason poll has the Lakers slotted in the sixth position under Hobart (5) and Geneseo (3). After going 2-0 against Carleton Place and Nazareth in exhibition, the top story going into this season is who Ed Gosek will be starting between the pipes. Puck drop will be at 7 p.m. at the Marano Campus center. Of course WTOP10 has you covered with Hockey Night in Oswego starting at 6:30 p.m.
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