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.!
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Men’s Soccer Preview of Match up against Ranked Cortland
OSWEGO — This coming Saturday, Men’s Soccer continues their strong SUNYAC schedule by hosting nationally ranked Cortland at Laker Stadium. The SUNY rivalry between the Lakers and Red Dragons continue with both teams starting off conference play undefeated. Both schools started their SUNYAC campaign playing Brockport and Geneseo, but the Lakers look to have the upper hand due to the two shutouts that were results of stellular goalkeeper work from Brian Terra. Terra recently won his third straight SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Week with his performance this past weekend. Even though the Lakers haven’t beaten the Red Dragons since 2006, they will look towards their defensive play to continue their successful start of conference play. Oswego fans can catch the Men’s Soccer game vs. SUNY Cortland at Laker Stadium along with online, right here at WTOP10.com. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.
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Sullivan and Lakers take care of business against No. 5 Hobart
OSWEGO — The No. 6 Oswego State men’s ice hockey team defeated No. 5 Hobart by a score of 4-2. Jody Sullivan started the scoring as he crept in past the blue line and punished a wrister past the Statesmen goalie’s right shoulder. Aaron Huffnagle, Anthony Pasero, and Mitch Emerson also tallied a goal apiece in the match. David Richer was strong in the net recording twelve saves while allowing two in the net. The Lakers will travel to Fredonia on Friday for a meeting with the Blue Devils. Puck drops at 7 p.m.
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Oswego State men’s hockey splits weekend in Buffalo
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team went on the road this past weekend to finish the regular season. The Lakers finish the 2021-22 season with an overall record of 17-6-1 and a conference record of 12-3-1. Oswego State fell to SUNY Fredonia Friday night with a final score of 4-5 but bounced back on Saturday with a shutout victory against Buffalo State. The 3-0 win secured second place in the SUNYAC standings and gives the group a home playoff game in the semifinals round.
On Friday, Oswego State traveled past Buffalo down Interstate 90 to faceoff against the Blue Devils of SUNY Fredonia. The Fredonia squad was red hot coming into the matchup after beating the number one team in the conference, SUNY Geneseo, in a middle of the week contest. The Blue Devils would get the first two before forward Tommy Cahill got the first Oswego State goal on the powerplay in the second period. He would have another in the final stanza of the game to continue his points streak. Jackson Arcan would snag an even strength goal in the beginning of the third period to get the Lakers closer to the Blue Devils. Oswego State would score two in the final three minutes but were unable to find the tying goal before time expired. Steven Kozikowski would get pulled and Eric Green would finish the game between the pipes for the Lakers.
The following evening, Green would get the start in net for Oswego State. The team would shutout the Bengals on their alumni night. The 3-0 victory would feature goals from forwards Travis Broughman, Alex DiCarlo, and Rocco Andreacchi. The Lakerds scored two powerplay goals in the final minute to put the game away. The Bengals were able to keep the game at 1-0 for most of the contest thanks to netminding and solid defense.
Oswego State men’s hockey will take a week off prior to their Wednesday night contest against the highest remaining seed after the quarter-finals. The Lakers will host a semifinal game on Wednesday, March 2nd on home ice in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The quarterfinal round of the SUNYAC playoffs will be played this Saturday. WTOP 10 will have coverage thirty minutes prior to puck drop next Wednesday as the Lakers chase another conference championship. The student run television station will continue to provide coverage of the team as the group heads into the post season. Follow WTOP 10 Sports on twitter @WTOP10Sports!
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