OSWEGO — The volleyball team played host to the defending SUNYAC champion New Paltz last night. The Lakers came right out of the gate, winning the opening set 25-16. They would drop the following three in a 3-1 loss to the visiting Hawks. Melissa Lussier, Junior, led the team with 14 kills along with 2 aces through the contest. The group looks to bounce back today versus Oneonta at 1 p.m. in the Max Ziel Gymnasium.
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Women’s soccer goes third straight game without win
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Women’s soccer team travelled to Clinton, N.Y. to take on Hamilton college on Tuesday. Even though the Lakers took the first shot the Continentals held most of the possession. As the clock ticked into the thirteenth minute, the Continentals scored the first goal of the game. Hamilton only kept going from there, having 15 straight shots to finish out the half, but non found the back of the net.
Just six minutes into the half, Hamilton struck again, doubling their lead. In the 60th minute, Oswego started pressuring Hamilton. Chances in the 61st and 63rd minute wouldn’t find home. Unfortunately for the Lakers, the Continentals struck twice in succession, in the 68th and 71st minutes. The Lakers would pull one back late in the contest, Briana Winkler scored in the 81st minute, assisted by Gabriella Martinez. The game ended with a score 4-1. Hamilton completely outshot Oswego 37-8, also winning shots on goal 14-8. Oswego Goalkeeper Perri Anderson had 10 saves in the game.
The Lakers fall to 3-2-1 on the season, after starting 3-0-0. Their next game is on Saturday September, 17 against Clarkson University at the Laker Turf Stadium.
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Golden Eagles Hand Lakers First Loss of the Season
OSWEGO, NY- The Lakers played a tough-fought game against the Brockport Golden Eagles but unfortunately fell short 75-60. The first quarter was a defensive battle where the Lakers were able to force missed shots from the Golden Eagles. The Lakers also missed plenty of layups and shots during the first quarter as well. Karleigh Leo would lead the Lakers in points after one quarter with five points. The score was tied at 12 at the end of the first quarter.The Lakers finally were able to get into a rhythm in the second quarter. Karleigh Leo and Logan Castiglione both hit three-pointers to give the Lakers an 18-17 lead with almost halfway through the second quarter. The Lakers defense played stout in the second quarter as they forced the Golden Eagles to miss five consecutive three-point attempts in the quarter. Brockport was able to gain some momentum late in the quarter when they were able to hit a three-pointer and a couple of free-throws to give them a 32-27 lead over the Lakers at the half. Leo would lead the Lakers with eight points at the half followed by Shania Iglesias with seven.
Brockport would continue to put pressure on the Lakers in the third quarter. The Golden Eagles would go on a 12-point run before Oswego was able to cut the lead to four 43-39. The Golden Eagles would then go on a seven-point run to take a 50-39 lead with 2:08 remaining in the third. Oswego struggled from the field as they went 23.33% from the field but shot perfect from the free-throw line.
Heading into the fourth quarter, the Lakers trailed 50-43 but were unable to cut into the Golden Eagles lead. The Lakers would allow Stephanie Jean-Baptiste to hit three straight three-pointers to extend the Golden Eagles lead to 64-27 with 4:27. The Lakers managed to cut the Eagles lead to ten but gave up five points as they fell to the Golden Eagles 75-60. Karleigh Leo would lead the Lakers with 19 points on the night, hitting three three-pointers with Logan Castiglione scoring 17 points on the night.
The Lakers will travel to Buffalo State to take on the Bengals at 2 PM at The Sports Arena. Buffalo State is coming off a 61-46 loss to Geneseo where they currently sit a 1-5 on the season and 0-2 in the SUNYAC. The Lakers haven’t won against Buffalo State since the 2019-20 season.
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Oswego State men’s hockey splits weekend
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team split this past weekend in SUNYAC conference play after competing against SUNY Brockport and SUNY Geneseo. The Lakers were able to get the job done on Friday with a win on home ice against the Brockport Golden Eagles. On Saturday, Oswego State traveled to Geneseo and fell after trying to complete the comeback in the third period.
Friday evening, Oswego State welcomed the Golden Eagles of SUNY Brockport into the Marano Campus Center for Senior Night and Pride Night. The Lakers would get the job done against Brockport posting a victory by a score of 7-3 in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. Oswego State got out to an early lead in the first period with a quick goal from forward Alex DiCarlo. The Golden Eagles would respond with their own two goals to take the lead. Tyler Flack would answer for the Lakers and tie the game with an assist going to sophomore Shane Bull. Goals from Mac Lewis and Tommy Cahill finished the scoring for the Lakers in the first period. The Golden Eagles would net one more before heading into the locker room to round out the first stanza.
Over the course of the next forty minutes, the Golden Eagles would not be able to find the back of the net after a solid performance from the Oswego State defense. Cahill and Flack found the back of the net one more time prior to the end of the contest and defenseman Troy Robillard also found the twine before the completion of the game. In between the pipes for Oswego State, netminder Steven Kozikoski received the win after making a total of 24 saves and only allowing three goals against.
On Saturday, Oswego State loaded up the bus and headed down Interstate 90 to SUNY Geneseo’s campus to play against the number two team in the nation per the USCHO poll. The Lakers would fall in the contest by a score of 4-2 but played a better game against the Ice Knights compared to the contest against Geneseo back in November. Geneseo would score four unanswered goals in the first and second periods to take a commanding lead on home ice. Rocco Andreacchi found the back of the net first for Oswego State and Cahill had another goal on the weekend in the third period. Kozikoski made a total of 34 saves in the lost.
Although the Lakers split the weekend against the Rochester teams, Oswego State moved up in this week’s USCHO poll. In terms of the Pairwise rankings, the Lakers are in tenth and have a good shot at an at-large bid if necessary. In the conference standings, the Lakers are tied with Geneseo for the top spot but Geneseo has a game at hand. Oswego State has three more games left in the regular season before the SUNYAC Championship starts. This Wednesday, Oswego State will travel to Morrisville State to take on the Mustangs for a weekday SUNYAC matchup. Morrisville is currently last in the conference with a total of six points. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. on Morrisville’s campus. WTOP 10 will continue to provide coverage of the Oswego State men’s hockey team prior to the conclusion of their 2021-22 season.
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