DUNKIRK, N.Y. – With tons of momentum going into their forth game of the season, the Lakers were hungry to take down Ithaca. Unfortunately all good things most come to an end, including the Lakers undefeated record. The Bombers applied pressure early getting two shots on goal within the first five minutes of the game, ultimately setting the tone in the beginning of the contest. Shortly after the Bombers scored the first goal of the contest. The Lakers didn’t back down and twenty minutes left in the first Nicolette Joannou set up Maggie Riordan for her second goal of the season. The Bombers took the lead again early in the second quarter and were able to maintain the lead to close out the game. The Lakers put up six shots in the last fifteen minutes of the contest but just couldn’t put the ball in the net to tie the game. The Lakers look to get back in the win column as they stay in Fredonia for day two of their tournament to take on the Fredonia Pioneers. Game begins at 12:30 PM
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Women’s Lacrosse Hands Pioneers First Loss of the Season
UTICA, NY – The Lakers extended their win streak to two this afternoon after a tightly contested road matchup against the Pioneers. Isabella Lembo and Sela Wiley continued their scoring streaks from their previous matchup against SUNY Canton. Wiley now has seven goals in the last two games, with Lembo having six.
The offense showed up to play in the first quarter for both teams, with Lembo recording her first goal of the afternoon less than four minutes into play. The Pioneers quickly responded to the Lakers with a goal of their own less than a minute later, tying the game at one. Sela Wiley was able to give the Lakers the lead just minutes later, scoring her first goal of the afternoon. Utica simply refused to back down from the Lakers, tying the game yet again with another goal shortly after Wiley’s goal. Lembo would give the Lakers a one point lead going into the second quarter with a goal coming in with 5:58 remaining in the first. Scoring slowed down in the second quarter, with Oswego netting two more goals, while surrendering one goal to Utica. One goal came from Lembo, the other came from from Wiley, with just 20 seconds remaining in the half. The Lakers held a five to three lead going into the second half.
The Pioneers outscored the Lakers in the second half, but it wasn’t enough for them to come back and tie the game, despite the Lakers scoreless third quarter. Shae McConnell put the Pioneers on ice with the only goal scored by Oswego in the half, coming in with 13:18 remaining in the fourth. Oswego held off a fourth quarter rally by the Pioneers to take home the six to five victory over Utica. Defense was the story of the game, with the Laker defense forcing 25 turnovers by the Pioneers, while only allowing 16 shots off against goalkeeper Sarah Kamide. Kamide was a difference maker in the net, recording seven saves in the contest, and getting the win in goal.
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Oswego State Baseball Gets Set For Brockport
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Baseball looks to extend their ten game win streak in a home doubleheader Saturday, April 24th at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. against Brockport. Oswego is 11-1 (7-1) and their only loss comes to Brockport in a 14-2 loss in game two of a doubleheader at Brockport on April 3rd, the Lakers took game one 7-2. Brockport enters Saturday at 13-2 (7-1) and the Golden Eagles are tied with Oswego for first place in the SUNYAC West. The two teams look to be contenders heading into the SUNYAC Championship.
Ryan Enos led the Laker offense in the doubleheader against Brockport going 3-5 with two doubles, 2 RBIs, and a run, and Enos also leads the SUNYAC in RBIs with 20. Kyle Lauria is also towards the top of the RBI category in the conference, as the former SUNYAC Player of the Week ranks third in the conference with 17 RBIs to go along with his .364 average. Paul Tammaro leads Oswego and is second in the SUNYAC with a .467 batting average, and has 11 hits in his last 19 at bats. Kieran Finnegan picked up the win on the mound in game one against the Golden Eagles going four innings and allowing two hits and a run while striking out three. Finnegan’s 1.50 ERA is good for second best in the SUNYAC, and Finnegan also has ten strikeouts through twelve innings to his name.
Brockport comes in on a ten game winning streak of their own, with the game two win over Oswego being the first game of the win streak. Matt O’Dair leads the SUNYAC with a .548 batting average and has a hit in 13 of 14 games. O’Dair was 4-6 with a double, 4 RBIs, and a run in the doubleheader against Oswego, Daniel Delgazio was 5-8 against the Lakers with two doubles, and four runs. James Houlahan is another hitter to look out for on Brockport as he is hitting .444 with 12 RBIs and a home run, but Houlahan struggled against Oswego in his 1-8 day.
A win streak will be broken today as the Golden Eagles and the Lakers look to move head in the standings. Oswego State Baseball takes on Brockport at home on Saturday, April 24th at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. for a conference doubleheader. WTOP 10 will continue to provide Oswego State fans coverage of the baseball team for the remainder of the 2021 season.
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Oswego’s Men’s Lacrosse Team Set to Begin 2021 Season
OSWEGO, NY — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Team is set to take on SUNY Oneonta on Saturday, March 20th to kick off their 2021 season. This will be the Oswego Men’s Lacrosse team’s first action in over a year due to the pandemic. However, unlike prior seasons, conference play is set to begin earlier than ever before, starting March 26th versus Geneseo. Senior goaltender Kevin O’Donnell understands just how important these early games are to set the tone for the rest of the season.
“With SUNYACs coming up so soon and those being the most important games for our team, the level of expectancy exceeds any other season in my opinion,” O’Donnell said. “Especially with the teams were playing, Morrisville, Oneonta, and then the rest of the SUNY division, it’s important that were on our A-game.”
O’Donnell is now a team captain and is looking to surpass 400 career saves in the coming games.
Being that this is the Lakers first game since March of 2020, it’s important that they eliminate any mistakes or confusion they might have. Head Coach Drew Bezek, who is going into his 7th season on the coaching staff, believes his team needs to master their game plan early on in order to be successful.
“With early season games, it’s always about limiting mistakes and doing what we need to do. A lot of times with the beginning part of the season, you’re not so worried about your competition and what they run. It’s us being super-efficient and consistent at what we’re trying to do.”
Although many things are different this season for the players, coaches, and staff, film sessions and scouting remain an important aspect of Oswego’s success. However, since teams only played a few games in 2020, the Lakers will have to anticipate Oneonta’s game plan based off what they saw from early last year.
Coach Bezek said, “We’ll treat this year similar to the past where for the first game of the year, your kind of going off tendencies from the previous year. We’re not going to know some of their new players, but from the film, we could try to piece together how they run their system.”
The Lakers have won their last four games vs. Oneonta dating back to 2016 and look to extend their win streak to five on Saturday.
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