OSWEGO, N.Y. – It was another day at the office for the Lakers as they tool it to the Potsdam Bears from start to finish. The Lakers came out swinging early and did not take their foot off the gas the whole game. Freshman Briana Winkler put the Lakers on the board early as she has made a huge impact on the team in her first year as a Laker. From there it was a bit of a back and forth battle until the end of the half. The second half is where things picked up for the Lakers as Katie Delgrosso put the Lakers up 2-0. With five goals on the season already, Delgrosso has been on an absolute tear. Potsdam just couldn’t do anything to halt the Lakers momentum as Lexi Thompson scored the third and final goal of the game for the Lakers, putting the contest away. The Lakers outshot the Bears 17-6 putting on an offensive clinic. The Lakers look to keep the hot streak rolling as they travel to Geneseo to take on the nights in a SUNYAC matchup this Wednesday. Game starts at 4pm.
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Oswego State Baseball Sweeps Brockport to Take First Place
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Baseball had a pivotal doubleheader on Saturday, April 24th at Laker Baseball Field. Oswego and Brockport came into the day at 7-1 and tied for first place in the SUNYAC West standings, each squad was also carrying a ten game win streak. Oswego took care of business as the Lakers swept the doubleheader by scores of 14-13 and 7-2, taking sole possession of first place in the SUNYAC West.
Game one had a plethora of runs, hits and errors, as the Brockport line read 13 runs on 17 hits and six errors, and Oswego’s line score read 14 runs on 11 hits and four errors, as the Lakers would take game one. Game one was a back and forth marathon that would go three hours and 45 minutes. Oswego led 7-2 heading into the fifth of nine innings, but Brockport hit two separate three run home runs to take the lead 8-7 in the fifth, and another two run homer coming in the sixth to make it 10-7. Oswego showed heart and fought back in the bottom of the sixth and seventh which featured a two RBI double from Ryan Weiss to make the game 10-9, and Weiss would score on an error to make it 10-10 in the sixth. Ryan Enos scored in the seventh to take the lead on a wild pitch, and Weiss as well as Kyle Lauria scored on an error to make it 13-10. Brockport tied it up at 13 in the top of the eighth, but Lauria hit a sacrifice fly that scored Paul Tammaro in the bottom of the eighth that would be the game winning run. Brockport had a runner on third with one out in the top of the ninth, looking to tie the game but a Tammaro to Enos to Weiss double play secured the 14-13 victory for the Lakers.
Game two would be nothing like the high scoring affair of game one, as it was a pitchers duel between Kieran Finnegan for the Lakers and Tommy Kretzler for Brockport in a seven inning contest. The game was one to one heading into the sixth, Brockport’s run coming on a first inning solo home run by Kretzler who was the designated hitter as well as pitcher, and a Myles Felton sacrifice fly in the second was the lone run for Oswego. Oswego opened the floodgates in the bottom of the sixth, scoring six runs on six hits in the frame. Brendon Frank doubled and Enos walked as the first two batters of the inning, and Lauria would bring both teammates in on a two RBI triple to swing the momentum to the Lakers. Weiss hit a sac fly that scored Lauria, and Felton hit a single that would mark the end of Kretzler’s day. Felton stole a couple bases allowing Frank Levanti to bunt Felton in from third, and Hunter Holliday tripled in Jonathan Luppens to make it 6-1. The final run of the inning came courtesy of a Tammaro single to make it 7-1 heading into the final frame. Brockport would score a run to make it 7-2, but Finnegan’s final line read 6 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs and 5 strikeouts for the junior who is emerging as the ace of this Lakers team.
Oswego improves to 13-1 overall and 9-1 conference and takes sole possession of first place in the SUNYAC West with the doubleheader sweep. Brockport falls to 7-3 in the conference and now holds second place in the division over Fredonia. Oswego returns to action Tuesday, April 27th for a 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. doubleheader against non conference opponent University of Rochester.
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Coach Kane earns 100th win as Oswego Men’s soccer gets back on track
OSWEGO, NY- The Oswego State Men’s Soccer team got back in the win column as they defeated the Utica Pioneers 2-1.
The game started with the Lakers and Pioneers getting into each other’s offensive zones, but were both unable to score as Oswego and Utica totaled eight shots during that time. The Pioneers got on the board first as they scored at the 29:20 mark of the first half. Cody Baker-Green scored the only goal for the Pioneers, which was his seventh of the season. The Lakers at the half were outshot by Utica 11-4.
Oswego pulled themselves together in the second half. Their first point of the game came off their first possession of the second half as Kyle Geinrich scored the Lakers opening goal of the game. Oswego put the pressure on Utica’s defense after their first goal of the game as they had five scoring chances but were unable to capitalize off them due to the Pioneers’ stout defense.
Freshman Jason Wuytack came up clutch for the Lakers as he scored the go-ahead game-winning goal for the Lakers at 85:56. Goalie Andre Bourjolly had a strong game as he finished the game with six saves. The Lakers were able to take advantage of the opportunities given to them as they only had three shots on goal for the whole entire game. Oswego led in most categories during the game including corner kicks with 13 compared to the Pioneers 3. This was head coach Dan Kane’s 100th career win as the Lakers Men’s Soccer Coach.
Oswego will travel all the way north as they take on the Potsdam Bears for a conference matchup on Saturday, October 1st at 1:00 PM at Macy Turf Field.
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Oswego Women’s Hockey splits in weekend homestand
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s hockey team split in back-to-back home games this weekend, falling to Plattsburgh State 5-2 on Friday before avenging their loss with a victory over SUNY Cortland 2-1 the following night.
It’s been an interesting start to the new year for the women’s hockey team. After their first two games of 2022 were cancelled, the Lakers dropped their first game of the year last week against Utica College. Looking to get one in the win column, the Lakers went into their game against Plattsburgh hungry for a victory. The Cardinal started the game off hot, scoring the first two goals of the contest opening period. Going into the second period, it took just 54 for sophomore forward Morgan Shines to get the Lakers on the board. Plattsburgh lead 2-1 heading into the third period. With 15:23 remaining in the game, Amanda Zenstein took a shot on net during a Lakers power play. Sophomore Kyleigh Grugin was able to rebound and snuck the puck into the goal, tying the game a 2 apiece. Though, following this momentum shift, Plattsburgh would go on to score three unanswered goals to end the period. This was the Lakers second loss to the #2 ranked Cardinal this season as they fell to them in a 5-0 contest on Nov. 13.
Heading into Saturday’s game versus SUNY Cortland, the Lakers were in need of a win to keep pace in the competitive NEWHL. Despite the first period be scoreless, the Lakers had a dominant 11-3 edge in shots-on-goal. Just 4:47 into the second period, Cortland stuck first with a goal, taking a 1-0 lead. A few minutes later, the Lakers took advantage of a three-on-one fast break and scored off a Morgan Shines tip-in goal. Throughout the rest of the second period, the Lakers found themselves in penalty trouble. Twice they were two-women down, but were able to kill the penalty efficiently. The game remained knotted up until senior captain Philomena Teggart scored the go-ahead goal with 2:30 left on the clock. This was Teggart’s first goal of the season and she couldn’t have picked a more opportune time to score it. Joanna Hiebert finished the game with 19 saves while Kyleigh Grugin and Ariella Haas each totaled an assist.
The Oswego State women’s hockey team now sits at 7-4-1 on the season and 4-3-1 in NEWHL play. Following this win, the Lakers will look to carry their momentum into Tuesday’s contest against Morrisville State College. Puck drop is set for 2:00 p.m. at Morrisville.
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