ONEONTA, N.Y. — It was a hard fought battle between the Lakers and Oneonta that ultimately resulted in a loss for the Lakers. This SUNYAC matchup featured two teams who were very hungry to get a victory, Oneonta had a significantly better start early on as they went up 5-2 in the first quarter. The Lakers were not out of it this early as they managed to stay in it for the entirety of the contest. The second half was more of the same as Oneonta outscored the Lakers 5-3 to go up by five points. The third quarter is when the tide started change and the Lakers began to make a comeback. The lead scorers for the Lakers were sophomore Sela Wiley with an incredible seven goals and and sophomore Shae McConnell with five. Both of these women have been on an absolute tear this season and have been the lead scorers in almost every game. It was crunch time in the fourth as the lakers were still down by two points. Despite a great effort the Lakers would ultimately lose by four goals as Oneonta sealed the victory. The Lakers look to get back on track as they take on the Geneseo Knights April 6th at Laker Turf Stadium. Game Starts at 4:00pm on WTOP10!
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Oswego Victorious in Season Opener
OSWEGO NY – Oswego welcomed Wilkes University out of Pennsylvania to kick off the 2025 season. After a physical and hard-fought game by both sides, Courtney Key would help Oswego pick up the first win of the 2025 campaign.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams were eager to get this first game going and that was evident as both teams shot out of a cannon to start the game. Nothing came easy in the early going as every ball was fought for and it was extremely physical.Oswego was the first one to strike as they found the back of the net in the first 10 minutes of play. Off a corner kick was the veteran, Courtney Key, to find the back of the net at 9:34. The header would sneak over the stretched hand of the Wilkes goaltender, Ava Long. The corner was sent in by Amber McDermott. The Senior-to-Senior connection got the Lakers up 1-0 to kick off the 2025 season.
Just a few minutes later Oswego extended the lead. Key would again capitalize on a Laker corner. Key would slide across the box with an extremely athletic play to put Oswego up by 2. The assist would go to Kyla Sustad, the first of many for the junior.
It took a while for the Colonels to get back in this one. In the 33rd minute, Wilkes would finally get their foot in the door. Jess Shea found nylon off a corner kick from the Sophomore, Elena Krajain. It was 2-1 going into half in the season opener for the Lakers.
The first half energy seemed to dwindle during the break. The second half started out much slower. Both teams had opportunities, but each team had a scorching hot defense that wouldn’t let up.Things shifted in the 33rd minute of the second period. A pass came from Kayla Baca and Schmitt did the rest. Schmitt would right foot it, and after a tip off the hand of Long, Schmitt found her first goal of the season. The lead was now 3-1 with the Lakers in complete control.
The Lakers would prevail after astounding success on the defensive side of the ball. Oswego wouldn’t pick up a save in this time period as the Colonels wouldn’t be able to get anything on goal. With a balanced attack through and through, the Lakers won the contest, 3-1.
WHAT’S NEXT
Oswego takes on the Knights of Geneseo on Tuesday. Oswego faces a challenge as the Knights had an impressive season in 2024 finishing 13-5-3. Kickoff will be at 4:00pm at Geneseo College Stadium.Luke Belanger’s POTG – Courtney Key (2 goals on 4 shots)
Written by: Luke Belanger
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Oswego State Baseball Moves on to SUNYAC Championship Finals
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Baseball took on Oneonta in the first round of SUNYAC Baseball Playoffs on Saturday, May 15th and the Lakers swept the two-of-three series by scores of 8-2 and 11-4. With the wins, Oswego punched their ticket to meet the Cortland Red Dragons in the SUNYAC Finals on Friday, May 21st.
It was uncharacteristic of the Lakers to be down 2-0 after six innings in game one, but the Lakers showed they have the grit for a late game comeback after a regular season that was mostly dominant wins. Kieran Finnegan had a tough first inning allowing two runs on four hits, but bounced back in tremendous fashion as his final line read 8 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs and 7 strikeouts. Oswego put up back to back four run frames in the seventh and eighth innings to secure a comeback 8-2 win in game one. Hunter Holliday had the first two RBIs for the Lakers in both innings with a 2 RBI double in the 7th and a 2 RBI single in the 8th in his 4-4 game one. With a 7-2 lead in the 8th, Myles Felton hit a solo home run to cap off the 8-2 victory as the Lakers took game one.
Oswego struck first in game two courtesy of a Brendon Frank home run in the 4th inning but Oneonta answered back with two runs in the top of the 5th to take a 2-1 lead. Oswego had their biggest inning of the day in the form of a six run bottom of the 5th that was highlighted by a Kyle Lauria 3 RBI triple as the Lakers led 7-2 after five innings and would not surrender the lead. Jake Terrill was solid on the mound all day for the Lakers going 5 innings and allowing 5 hits and 2 runs (1 earned).
The two SUNYAC Baseball powerhouses have not played each other this season due to the division format in the conference. Oswego goes on the road to Cortland on Friday, May 21st for a 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. matchup in the SUNYAC Baseball Championship Series as the Lakers look for their fourth consecutive title. If necessary, game three will be played on Sunday, May 22nd at noon.
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Men’s basketball gets non-conference win on the road
POTSDAM, NY. – The Oswego state men’s basketball team travelled west to take on the Clarkson Golden Knights on Tuesday evening.The Lakers got off to a very fast start taking a 14-2 lead with the help from senior Devin Green who started off hot going 4 for 4 on 3pt attempts. Clarkson found themselves in offensive trouble early turning the ball over 3 times in the first 3 minutes of play trying to figure out the Oswego defense. But the Lakers cooled off a little at the end of the first half and Clarkson took advantage cutting their deficit to just 5 points going into halftime. Altogether in the first half, Oswego shot over 52% from the field and were on fire from beyond the arc converting on 70% of their 3pt attempts.
Oswego got their groove back to start the second half converting on almost 54% of their field goal attempts and getting a dominating 94-69 win on the road. Altogether the Lakers shot over 53% on the night while also shooting 50% on their 3pt attempts. Leading the way for the Lakers was Devin Green who finished with 23 points along with 6 assists on the night. The Lakers dominated the paint throughout the game , earning 58 of their 94 points in the paint. Newcomer Cartier Bowman led the Lakers on the glass, securing 11 rebounds for Oswego.
Oswego now moves to (3-0, 0-0 SUNYAC) while remaining at number 5 in the d3 rankings. The Men will head to Rochester on Tuesday, November 22nd to take on Nazareth College at 7pm in a revenge game for the Lakers who lost to the Golden Flyers last 67-65 at home last year.
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