OSWEGO — Volleyball hosted non-conference opponent Wells College Wednesday night in a five-set loss after a comeback from the Wells Express. After the team took a 2-1 set led over the Express, the Lakers would drop the next two sets only by a margin of four points or less. Recent SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Week Shauna O’Flaherty once again led the Lakers with 15 kills and 4 blocks. Other notables included Melissa Lussier (14 kills and 11 digs) and Sarah Massie (12 kills) along with Emily Costa playing stellular defense with 24 digs. Oswego State looks to round out conference play this weekend as they play host to the Brockport Golden Eagles. The contest will be played at the Mark Ziel Gymnasium at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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Women’s Hockey Preview versus Plattsburgh
OSWEGO, NY — Women’s Hockey continues NEWHL game play Wednesday night as the Lakers welcome in the #1 Plattsburgh Cardinals. The Cardinals sit at 14-1 and are currently undefeated in conference play as the Lakers trail only 7 points back in second place. Plattsburgh is coming off two NEWHL wins at home after defeating Morrisville and Buffalo State by pretty hefty margins. The goalie tandem of Chloe Beaubien and Ashley Davis only allowed one goal that weekend as Davis posted a shutout against Buffalo State.
Oswego recently had their own NEWHL success after posting a victory in their first conference game in over a month. A 4-3 win in Morrisville allowed Oswego to enlarge their gaps between Cortland and the Mustangs to secure their position in second. Senior Eryn Stewart came up big for Oswego, as she contributed with a goal and an assist in the contest. The forward currently sits with 5 goals and 12 assists good for 17 points through 13 games played.
Last time these teams battled was back towards the start of the season as Oswego traveled to the Cardinals for a Friday and Saturday match up. The Lakers would fall 1-7 and 0-3 that weekend with the lone Oswego goal coming from Avery Webster to spoil the shutout. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. from the Marano Campus Center.
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Oswego Men’s Lacrosse falls to SUNY Brockport 12-5
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse team was defeated by SUNY Brockport on Friday, losing their season opener 12-5. It was not the outcome the Lakers were looking for, especially after they had to wait longer than any other team in the West Division to start their 2021 season.
Brockport set the tone early in the first quarter, scoring 3 goals in the first four minutes of regulation. The Golden Eagles’ ferocious defensive effort made it hard for the Lakers to run their offense early on, as they only allowed 1 goal in the 1st quarter and held Oswego scoreless in the 2nd. The Lakers faced a 6-point deficit going into halftime and unfortunately, it was too big for them to overcome. Although Oswego was more efficient in the second half, they were unable to stop Brockport’s high powered offense lead by Jack Peterson and Rocco Santillo, who each had 3 goals respectively.
The difference-maker in this game was turnovers, as Oswego had nearly double the number of turnovers that Brockport had (21 to 11). Five Lakers scored in this matchup, including Weston Gray, Liam Dollard, Lucas Cioch, Dan Doolan, and Ryan Dumont. Freshman midfielder, Shane Ladd, went 10-20 on faceoffs in his collegiate debut. Senior goalkeeper, Kevin O’Donnell, had 11 saves, bringing his collegiate all-time to 409 in the saves category. Oswego has an opportunity to win their first game of the season on April 9th vs Cortland. The game will be held at Laker Turf Stadium with a 7 p.m. faceoff and WTOP 10 will have all the action.
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Oswego State Baseball prepares for New Paltz
Oswego State baseball takes the road Tuesday, April 6th for a 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. doubleheader at New Paltz. The Lakers come in at 1-1 after splitting a doubleheader Saturday, April 3rd at Brockport, winning 7-2, and then losing 14-2.
Ryan Enos and Myles Felton look to pick up where they left off for the Lakers, as they each had two doubles to go along with two RBIs last Saturday. Anthony Van Fossen and Kieran Finnegan also looked sharp on the mound in the season opener, as Van Fossen allowed one run and three hits over the course of his five innings, and Finnegan surrendered one run on one less hit than his counterpart over four innings. Tuesday’s doubleheader is the first two games of a six game in six day span, and it will be interesting to see how head coach Scott Landers handles his pitching staff Tuesday.
The New Paltz Hawks are 2-0, they come in without playing in a live game in over two weeks, as they swept Skidmore in a doubleheader Sunday, March 21st 7-1 and 6-1. The Hawks offense showed some signs of promise in those two games, Justin Harvey was 4-8 with a home run and 4 RBIs, and Ryan Geraghty was 4-7 with a double and an RBI. New Paltz also features SUNYAC Week One Pitcher of the Week in Anthony Amoroso, who threw six shutout innings while surrendering two hits.
Oswego has the advantage in seeing live game action recently, but New Paltz has had this day circled for over two weeks now and both teams are ready to go. Oswego baseball takes on the New Paltz Hawks Tuesday April 6th in a 1:00 and 3:00 doubleheader in New Paltz.
