Last weekend proved to be a tough test for the men’s basketball team during a hard fought battle in Cortland. The Red Dragons outlasted the Lakers shooting 57% from the field and outscored them down the stretch in the second half. Oswego is still one win away from clinching a playoff berth going into this weekend.
The Lakers set up shop in Max Ziel Gymnasium this Friday night at 7:30 pm against Plattsburgh–a sub .500 team–and had no difficulty taming the bird up in the north country last month. Oswego came away with a 19 point victory despite a rather lousy five for 30 shooting performance from behind the arc.
The Cardinals were without two of their on-court regulars in the first meeting and will look to get them on the floor for the second. Nick DeAngelis (12.7 PPG) and Adam Jaquish (88.5% FT) are two pivotal guys in their lineup that, when healthy, can be the best one-two punch in the SUNYAC. Oswego State coach Jason Leone hopes to keep them shut down if they see the floor on Friday night.
As for Potsdam, they come to town on Saturday at 4:00 pm after playing Cortland the night before. The Bears swam through Oswego’s defense in the second half of their matchup in late-January, taking home a ten point victory.
Potsdam controlled the tempo outscoring the lakers in the paint 32-20 and 12-2 on the fastbreak. Coach Leone was displeased with their offensive performance that night, watching his team turn the ball over 15 times–which they have done five times this season.
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