Oswego Women’s Basketball

Oswego State women’s basketball falls short in SUNYAC matchup

OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s basketball team hosted SUNY Cortland in a hard fought SUNYAC opener last night. The 3-3-1 Lakers looked to pick up momentum after a dominant win Sunday night. Despite a valiant effort, the Lakers came up short. With a final score of 67-53 the Lakers continued to fight until the final buzzer. Cortland had a twelve point lead at the end of the first quarter that unfortunately set the tone for the rest of the game. The Lakers put up a fight and kept the game close. Senior Danielle Caivana was on fire scoring a whopping twenty-three points this game. Despite Caivana’s outstanding performance, Cortland refused to let up and fought their way to victory. Sophomores Chastin Giles and Caitie Lilly were the other key contributors for the Lakers. While this loss must have stung for the Lakers, they turn their attention towards another SUNYAC matchup against the Buffalo State Bengals December 3rd in the Max Zeil Gymnasium.  Tip-Off is at 5:30 p.m. on WTOP 10! 

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Oswego State women’s basketball dominates Wells Express in fifty point victory

OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s basketball team was on a tear on Sunday when they went on the road to take on the 0-3 Wells Express. A dominant victory gave the Lakers their third win, as they now sit at 3-3. At no point was this game close as the Lakers sailed past the Express in a 73-23 victory. They outscored the Express in all four quarters, holding them to just three points in the first. From there the Lakers poured it on, scoring twenty-six in the second, eighteen in the third, and fourteen in the fourth. This high scoring offense combined with lockdown defense made it a very long day for Express. This Lakers team is very impressive and continues to showcase their skill with these performances. senior Danielle Caivana was electric in today’s game, dropping fourteen points and four steals. Logan Castiglione, Laila Elor, and Chastin Giles all had impressive performances with eight points each. The Lakers can’t celebrate for too long as they shift their attention towards SUNY Cortland this Tuesday at the Max Ziel Gymnasium. This SUNYAC conference matchup is one you won’t want to miss as these three win teams battle it out. Tip-Off is at 5:30 p.m. on WTOP 10! 

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Oswego State women’s basketball picks up dominant non-conference win

OSWEGO N.Y. — Domination, decimation, good ole fashioned whoopin.  Just a few words to describe the Oswego State women’s basketball team and their incredible 75-39 victory over the SUNY Delhi Broncos. The Lakers are a very dangerous team and continued to prove this with their impressive performance Tuesday night, as they advanced to 2-1 on the season. Now on a two game winning streak, the Lakers are laser focused as they have an immense amount of potential this year. The freshman in particular balled out this game. For the second week in a row freshman Diamond Pickett led the Lakers in scoring with thirteen points, as well as an astonishing 16 rebounds. Pickett played well on both sides of the ball. Freshman Elania Johnson was right behind in scoring with twelve points. Two young ladies with extremely bright futures here in Oswego. Chastin Giles and Danielle Caivana also had impressive performances in this game. The Lakers were off to a lightning fast start, scoring twenty-five points in the first quarter compared to the Broncos ten. From there the defense went off holding the Broncos to just fourteen points in the second and third quarter. Outscoring the Broncos in all four quarters, this game was never close. Now it’s back to the office as the Lakers get ready for their next game. Oswego State looks to keep this win streak alive when they go on the road to face SUNY Poly at 5:00 p.m. in the SUNY Morrisville tournament this Friday. 

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Oswego State women’s basketball soar past Hawks in non-conference play

OSWEGO N.Y. — It was another day at the office for the Oswego State women’s basketball team. Last night, the Lakers hosted the Hilbert College Hawks in a non conference matchup. This game took place in the Max Ziel Gymnasium and it did not disappoint. The Lakers came out and handled business, winning with a final score of 72-58 as the team improves to 1-1 this season. The leading scorers for Oswego were freshman Diamond Pickett with fourteen, senior Danielle Caivana with fourteen, and sophomore Chastin Giles with eleven. The contest was close at the half with the Lakers leading only by four. The third quarter is where things took a turn for Hilbert as they only managed to drop five points, leading to the Lakers impressive victory. With this win the Lakers pick up momentum heading into their next matchup as they take on the SUNY-Delhi Broncos this Tuesday at the Max Ziel Gymnasium. Tip-Off is at 5:30 p.m. on WTOP 10!

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SUNYAC cancels winter season for 2020-21, NEWHL follows suit

OSWEGO, NY — On Monday, October 19th, the State University of New York Athletic Conference released a statement in regards to the cancelation of the winter sports season. This announcement comes after the SUNYAC Presidents discussed the topic during a meeting. Two week prior, on October 6th, the athletic directors approved schedules for the sports of men’s ice hockey, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball. These schedules were released to the member schools and public before being retracted the following week. All winter championships have been canceled which included the sports of men’s and women’s swimming & diving and men’s and women’s indoor track & field. The release finished with the acknowledgement that the conference will continue planning for the possibly of spring sports. This will be announced at a future date.

On Friday, October 23rd, the Northeast Women’s Hockey League released a statement stating that the winter season will be canceled. The NEWHL that includes the Oswego State Lakers has the same commissioner as the SUNYAC, Tom DiCamillo, which means the league usually follows SUNYAC decisions. The ECWC has not made a decision on if the 2020-21 season will be held, which features the Oswego State wrestling team.

SUNYAC Press Release Link: https://www.sunyacsports.com/general/2020-21/releases/20201019lptsbh

NEWHL Press Release Link: https://northeastwomenshockeyleague.com/sports/wice/2020-21/releases/20201023fua5u4

Breakdown: The Return of Oswego State Winter Sports

Oswego State fans have something to cheer about come February as the State University of New York Athletic Conference has announced the schedules for men’s ice hockey, along with men’s and women’s basketball. The decision was announced on Tuesday, October 6th, after the SUNYAC athletic directors approved the schedules during the conference meeting on October 5th. The conference has split the three sports into two divisions based on geographic location across the state of New York. This divisional alignment is to protect the health and safety of student athletes, and allows for the decrease of travel costs. Also, student-athletes would keep NCAA eligibility by playing less than fifty percent of the allowable contests during a season. The top two teams in each division will be rewarded a berth to the SUNYAC playoffs, locations for these tournaments have not been released. Non-conference contests would be played prior to February, which will be determined at a later time.

Men’s Ice Hockey

Oswego State Hockey fans will see the return of the Lakers on February 5th in the Marano Campus Center. The Western Division will consist of Brockport, Buffalo State, Cortland, Fredonia, and Geneseo. That division will play eight games based off a double round-robin schedule. Contests will be scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays as of right now. Due to the conference only having nine members, the Eastern division will play a triple round-robin schedule. Since there is a one game difference between divisions, the Eastern Division will drop one game to balance the conference. Oswego will face off against Morrisville, Plattsburgh, and Potsdam in the Eastern Division. Two teams in each division will be rewarded a berth to the SUNYAC semifinals which will be played on Thursday, March 4th. The conference championship will be scheduled for Sunday, March 7th. The Lakers will host Morrisville State and Potsdam twice over the course of the month in the wheelhouse, while Plattsburgh and Oswego will only see each other twice in the regular season. Oswego State will only have three away games in conference play, each of these being against different divisional opponents.

Men’s Ice Hockey SUNYAC Schedule

Men’s and Women’s Basketball

Both Oswego State basketball teams will play conference games based off the division format. Men’s and women’s basketball will play regular-season doubleheaders starting on Monday, February 1st. These games will consist on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays over the course of the month. Oswego will be competing in the Western Division against Brockport, Buffalo State, Fredonia, and Geneseo. The Eastern Division will consist of Cortland, New Paltz, Oneonta, Plattsburgh, and Potsdam. The conference semifinals are slated for Thursday, February 25th, and the championship taking place on Sunday, February 28th. To open up conference play, both teams will head on the road to SUNY Brockport to play the Golden Eagles. The Lakers will host the Fredonia Blue Devils on February 6th in the Max Ziel Gymnasium.

Men’s and Women’s Basketball SUNYAC Schedule

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Women’s Basketball Season comes to an end against Brockport

OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball played their final game of the season this past Saturday as the Lakers faced off against Brockport. The SUNYAC match up featured the Golden Eagles taking the victory 81-73. The two teams would only be separated by three points heading into the second quarter, but Brockport would start to pull away as the second half approached. Quincey Zimmerman was one of four Lakers to put up double digits in the points column as she led the team with 21 points scored. This loss puts the Lakers at 6-18 and only 2-16 in conference play. The team failed to make the SUNYAC playoffs as the group finished on a 14 game losing streak.

Women’s Basketball falls to Geneseo in SUNYAC match up

OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball played another conference opponent Friday afternoon as Geneseo traveled into the Max Ziel Gymnasium. The 68-37 loss extends the Lakers losing streak to 13 games. The two teams were neck and neck coming out of the 1st quarter as Geneseo was up 13-12. However, the Knights would net 22 points the next quarter compared to Oswego’s ten as Geneseo took a commanding lead. Graduate student Erin Gantley lead the Lakers with 18 points for a career collegiate high. Oswego wouldn’t be able to bounce back as the Lakers only tallied a total of 15 points between the final two quarters compared to 33 from Geneseo. The Lakers round out the season today with a game against Brockport. The 2 p.m. tip off is set to be a good one as the Lakers beat Brockport back on December 6th, 69-62.

Women’s Basketball Weekend Recap

OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball had two home games this weekend, both against SUNYAC opponents. Friday night featured a Senior Day game against Plattsburgh in which the Lakers honored five seniors but fell short by one point to the Cardinals. The 56-55 lose featured Syndi Eure netting 20 points in her 37 minutes played. The senior would also have another huge performance the following day against Potsdam as she would secure 30 points in the Laker lose. The 87-75 lose was Oswego’s 15th of the season as the team is still last in the SUNYAC standings. The team will head to Oneonta on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. tip off.

Oswego Women’s Basketball falls to New Paltz Hawks

OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball falls into an eight game losing streak after dropping a SUNYAC match up against New Paltz 68-42. The Lakers fell behind early in the first quarter before the team outscored the Hawks in the second quarter 11 to 10. This would not be enough though as the Lakers would get outscored 42 to 24 in the second half to receive their tenth conference loss of the season. Junior Raiven Encarnacion led the Lakers with 13 points as she netted four field goals and four free throws. Oswego now sits in last place in the SUNYAC standings with only a .167 win percentage as the team still has six more conference games remaining. The Lakers will travel to Cortland on Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip off before traveling back home for a game against Plattsburgh the following weekend.

Women’s Basketball falls to Oneonta Red Dragons

OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball faced the Oneonta Red Dragons Tuesday evening that ended with the Lakers falling 50-35 to the Red Dragons. Oneonta would take the lead right off the bat as the Red Dragons opened up the scoring in the first quarter as they led 14 to 6. Junior Raiven Encarnacion would tally 13 points as she netted two 3-pointers in her 38 minutes played. Senior Syndi Eure would also net 13 points in the lost. The Lakers fall to 6-7 on the season and 2-5 in conference play as the team heads to Potsdam to battle the Bears Friday evening. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m.

Lakers fall to Cortland Red Dragons in SUNYAC play

OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball dropped a SUNYAC match up 52-40 to Cortland Saturday afternoon. The game featured Sydni Eure earning a double double with 15 points and 17 rebounds in the Laker lost. Raiven Encarnacion would also net 13 points in the back and forth contest. The Red Dragons stayed undefeated in conference play as the Lakers sit in 5th place with a 2-4 record. Oswego is back in action Tuesday evening in the Max Ziel Gym for another SUNYAC match up first Oneonta. Tip off is at 5:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball Bounces Back to Defeat Buffalo State

OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball played their second SUNYAC match up of the weekend against the Buffalo State Bengals Saturday afternoon. Oswego would come away with the victory 79-67 as the Lakers would secure their second conference win of the season. Oswego’s offense was led by senior Quincey Zimmerman who scored a career-high 24 points. Senior Sydni Eure also added 18 points for Oswego along with Raiven Encarnacion securing three 3-pointers to keep the Lakers in control throughout the game. The team is set for another SUNYAC match up on Tuesday as they travel to New Paltz for a 5:30 tip off.

Women’s Basketball drops match to Fredonia

OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Basketball started off the double header in the Max Ziel Gymnasium this afternoon with a SUNYAC match up against Fredonia. The Blue Devils would come away with the victory for their first conference win of the season. The Lakers lost 52-71 even though senior Sydni Eure led the team with 5 field goals on 13 opportunities. Senior Quincey Zimmerman finished with 10 rebounds and 2 three pointers on six tries. The Lakers get back on the court tomorrow at 2 p.m. for another SUNYAC match up against Buffalo State. The Bengals just dropped their conference game against Cortland 71-84.

Oswego rolls past SUNY Canton to continue winning success

OSWEGO — Women’s Basketball gets there second straight win Wednesday night against Canton in a 64-25 final. The victory featured a full Oswego effort as the team outscored the Roos 39-6 at halftime which was a result of some stellular defense as multiple Lakers posted more than four defensive rebounds. Taylor Torchia posted 3-6 for three pointers and finished with 13 points on the game and sophomore Ramatoulaye Sy tallied 16 points as she went 7-15 for field goals. Oswego plans to keep their winning success at home versus Alfred State this Saturday at the Max Ziel Gymnasium. Tip off will be at 3 p.m.

Women’s Basketball beats Morrisville in Max Ziel Tournament

OSWEGO — Women’s Basketball beats the Morrisville Mustangs in the consolation game of the Max Ziel Women’s Basketball Tournament with a final score of 77-62. Senior Sydni Eure who tallied 27 points en route to the win. Ramatoulaye Sy would also net 27 points and tally 2 blocks. Oswego would secure the lead in the second quarter as they outscored the Mustangs 16-7. The Lakers move forward with an overall record of 1-2 and welcome SUNY Canton into the Max Ziel Gymnasium on Wednesday. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. and can be found right here on WTOP 10.

Women’s Basketball begins 2019-2020 season with loss against UW Superior

OSWEGO — Women’s Basketball drops their first home game of the season to UW Superior Friday night. The 49-77 final featured the Yellowjackets scoring 48 points by halftime compared to the 15 by Oswego. The Laker offense would come alive in the third quarter as transfer Sydni Eure would score 10 points out of her game total 15 to bring some life back into the Lakers. The team would outscore the Yellowjackets in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough. Oswego moves forward into the Max Ziel Tournament tomorrow afternoon to play Morrisville in the consolation game. Tip off will be at 1 p.m. at Max Ziel. WTOP 10 has you covered with coverage of all the action.

Lakers’ drop Title game in Max Zeil Tournament

The Oswego State women’s basketball team fell to Elmira College in the championship game of the Max Ziel Tournament on Saturday by a final score of 53-40. Oswego drops to 1-2 on the season while Elmira remains undefeated with a 3-0 record.

Oswego center Rachel Windhausen led all Lakers in scoring with nine points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field. She snagged 11 rebounds and was one point shy of a double double. Senior Zana Dillard led Oswego in the rebounds category with 13.

Windhausen was named tothe All-Tournament Team directly after the contest.

Up next for the Lakers is a four-game road trip that starts in Rochester, N.Y. at 5 p.m. on Tuesday against Nazareth College.

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