OSWEGO N.Y. — The Lakers were able to escape with the win yesterday when they took on SUNY New Paltz. This game was close until the very end as both teams were hungry for a victory. at the half the lakers were up by only one goal as New Paltz had an impressive second quarter. One of the main staples of the team Shae McConnell had three goals on the afternoon. Junior Madison Davis also had three goals in a great individual performance. McConnell and Davis have proved time and time again how much of an integral part of this team they are. The third quarter was slow paced as one goal was scored for each team. The contest came down to the final quarter where the Lakers were able to inch out a one point victory. The Lakers look to keep the momentum going as they take on Buffalo State at 4:00 p.m. this Wednesday in Buffalo.
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Women’s Hockey holds off Cortland to tie
OSWEGO — The Women’s Hockey team recorded a 3-3 tie against the Cortland Red Dragons this past Saturday. The Lakers striked first six minutes into the first period as Amber Thomas buried one past the Cortland goalie. She would also tally an assist later in the game. Captain Kate Randazzo would score on the powerplay in the second stanza to increase the Lakers lead. The third period would feature a scoring spree as Emily Gustafson got on the board with her first of the season. Three goals came from Cortland in the final eight minutes to force overtime which ended with the tie. This tie moves Oswego into fifth in the conference heading into another NEWHL match up against the Canton ‘Roos. Puck drop will be at 7 p.m. this Friday in the Marano Campus Center. Coverage will begin at 6:30 p.m. on WTOP 10.
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Preview of this weekends Volleyball Tournament
OSWEGO — This weekend, the Oswego State Volleyball team will participate in the Oswego State Quad as they take on St. John Fisher on Friday as well as Union and Oneonta on Saturday. The Lakers are (13-8) this season but just (2-4) in conference play putting them 5th in the SUNYAC. If they want to make the SUNYAC tournament, they will have to win these next few games.
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Lakers field hockey suffer first loss on the road
CANTON, N.Y. – The Lakers end their undefeated start with a 1-0 loss to the St. Lawrence Saints on Saturday afternoon. Both teams had great defensive starts with no team budging in the first 20 minutes. After a quiet first quarter St. Lawrence finally had a breakthrough 23:07 in the second when forward Anna Coyne weaved her way through the lakers defense to give the Saints a 1-0 lead. Oswego tried to fight back in the third quarter behind a 5-1 edge in shots, but St. Lawrence played great defense and dominated possesion in the 4th and the lakers could not break through. St. Lawrence dominated possession for most of the game with 19 shots on goal compared to the Lakers’ nine and dominated on penalty corners 14-2. Lakers goalie Erica Scheblein ended with a game leading 15 saves on the day.The Lakers are now 5-1 and will next host the University of Rochester on the Laker Turf Field Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the program’s annual Teal Game.
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