CORTLAND, NY- The Lakers season ended Wednesday as they fell to the #1 seeded Cortland Red Dragons 2-0 in double overtime.
The first half of the game was mostly a defensive battle as both teams were pretty even. Oswego’s defense kept Cortland’s high-scoring offense in check throughout the whole entire first half. The Lakers were able to get seven shots during the first half while the Red Dragons had six. Lexie Thompson, Graisa Madden, and Lugina Serrao led the Lakers with four shots on the day. Perri Anderson would record two saves in the first half.
Oswego would record eight more shots in the second half of play compared to Cortland’s nine. The Red Dragons came into this game only allowing about eight shots per game but in Wednesday’s game Oswego got the best of them recording 17 shots. Anderson would only face one shot in the second half where she recorded her third save of the day. The Lakers recorded four shots on goal during the first half but they were unable to capitalize off them and score. Oswego all game long posed a challenge to Cortland as Cortland failed to score in both the first and second half. The Red Dragons had an uncharacteritstic 24 fouls on the day compared to Oswego’s ten fouls.
The first overtime period was all Cortland as they recorded two shots while the Lakers didn’t record any shots. Anderson would record her fourth save of the day in the first overtime period. Cortland was able to pull away in the second overtime period as they were able to control the Lakers offensive attack. The Lakers got their first chance to score in the second overtime period but a shot by Katie DelGrosso hit the crossbar. The Red Dragons finally broke the scoring drought as Simone Neivel scored at the 5:40 mark of the second overtime period. Oswego was unable to tie the game after Cortland scored the first goal of the game. The Red Dragons would deliver the final blow to the Lakers as Liz Allen would score the second and final goal of the game with six seconds remaining in the game.
The Lakers finish the 2022 season at 9-6-4 which is their best record since the 2013 season where they went 10-7. The Red Dragons will move on to the SUNYAC Championships where they will face the Geneseo Golden Knights who are coming off a 3-2 win against New Paltz.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHELLE QUIACHON, WTOP PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
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