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.
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Oswego men’s hockey advances to SUNYAC final
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s hockey team took a mid-week semi-final head on. After finishing the regular season second in the SUNYAC standings, they got the advantage of a first round bye and got to host a semi-final game. After the first round of matchups was completed the Cortland Red Dragons were set to come to Oswego Wednesday night to take on the Lakers. The Lakers knew exactly what to do to move on, and just 23 seconds into the game Alex DiCarlo fired a shot over the left shoulder of SUNYAC Goaltender of the Year and Co-Player of the Year Luca Durante to give the Lakers the early lead. Just nine minutes later Ryan Dickinson grabbed the puck in the neutral zone passed it up to Shane Bull. He cut hard to the center of the ice and fired a wrist shot over the stick side to give the Lakers a 2-0 lead just 10 minutes into the game, Dickinson picked up his second assist of the night too. Oswego led 15-11 in shots after the first period. The second period started with the Laker’s killing off a penalty that was left over from the first stanza. Both squads played good defense throughout the middle period and no goals were scored. The best play of the frame came from Oswego captain Travis Broughman had a diving poke check to tip the puck away from a Cortland player who was one-on-one with the goalie. Oswego led in shots in the second period 16-7. The third period started with the Lakers third goal, Tommy Cahill took a pass in the slot and fired it through a screen just two minutes in. Durante had a few good saves throughout the final frame including a tough save on a wide open shot from Alex DiCarlo on a drop pass from Broughman. Cortland would pull Durante with four to play to try and fight back. With two left in the game, Cahill caused a turnover and passed it into the neutral zone for Shane Bull. Bull swung it up to Tyler Flack who buried it into the empty net and officially close the game for the Lakers. Connor Sleeth led the Lakers in shots on goal with eight. Cahill, Bull, and Dickinson all had two points in the game.
Oswego now heads West to Geneseo for a Saturday night championship matchup with the Knights. The two sides have met twice this season, with Geneseo coming out on top in both games, 6-1 in Oswego then 4-2 in Geneseo. The Knights are led by SUNYAC Rookie of the Year, and forty point scorer Peter Morgan. Morgan had three points in the first meeting and one in the second. The Knights beat Brockport Wednesday 3-1, led by Dan Bosio‘s two power play goals, one coming with an empty net, and Morgan‘s two assists. WTOP10 will be live tweeting from the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena in Geneseo during the game with updates. WYNO will be broadcasting the game on the radio and wnyo889.org
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Men’s basketball finishes semester on high, beats Fredonia
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s basketball team travelled to Fredonia to take on the Blue Devils Saturday afternoon. Their final game of the semester before an eighteen day break was a successful one with a dominant 63-48 victory. This was a game of scoring runs, with the Lakers starting the game with a 17-0 run over the first six minutes. Six different Lakers found the bottom of the net during that run, with Jeremiah Sparks leading the way with six of the seventeen. Fredonia would pull back some with an 11-4 run over the following six minutes and get the score to 21-11. The remainder of the half would be back and forth, and going into the locker rooms the score was 36-25 Lakers. Both teams were efficient from the free throw line in the half, Oswego shooting 8-11 and Fredonia 10-11.
The second half started with the Lakers pushing their lead to sixteen after five minutes, including an Oswego 6-2 run. Following a Jamal Achille dunk at the thirteen minute mark neither team would score for three straight minutes, with the scoreless run being broken by Laker Devin Green, who got the lead to seventeen again, the score being 51-34. The final ten minutes was back and forth, Oswego responding to every score by Fredonia. Sparks would finish the game for the Lakers at the free throw line, hitting both, and getting the final score to 63-48. The Lakers never faltered from their lead they grabbed in the beginning, the Blue Devils never even tying the score throughout the game. Four Lakers would score ten in the game, with Jeremiah Sparks leading the way with sixteen while adding five rebounds. Ahkee Anderson led Oswego from the free throw line going 6-6, he would have eight points on the night, while also leading the team with four steals. The three point line was not the Lakers friend in this game, Oswego going an ice cold 2-22, both made threes coming in the first half. The defense was big for Oswego in the game, 22 of their 63 points coming off Fredonia turnovers.
Oswego now sit at 7-1 this season while also being 4-0 in the SUNYAC. They sit second in the conference. Their next game is on December 29 versus Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the St. John Fisher tournament. Tip off is set for 7:00 P.M. at the Manning & Napier Varsity Gym in Pittsford, N.Y. The final of that tournament comes the following day. WTOP 10 will have continuing coverage of home games throughout the season.
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Women’s basketball loses tough SUNYAC matchup
OSWEGO N.Y. — The women’s basketball team took their fourth straight loss Saturday afternoon. The Lakers kept it close but ultimately lost 55-49 to the Cortland Red Dragons. The Lakers Danielle Caivana opened the scoring in the game with a three. Cortland wouldn’t let the Lakers capitalize on potential early momentum and went on a 17-2 scoring run. Shania Iglesias hit a buzzer beating three at the end of the first quarter to make the score 17-8. The teams traded baskets to start the second quarter. The Red Dragons extended the lead to 34-18 before the Lakers would go on an 8-0 run and close the gap to end the half. The Lakers shot 10-31 (32%) from the field in the first half, and 6-17 (35%) from deep. Cortland shot 14-38 (37%) from the field, and 2-10 from three.
The third quarter started strong for the Lakers, a small 5-0 run in the first two minutes saw them close the gap to 31-34, before Cortland would score their first basket. A two and a half minute scoreless run to the six minute mark was followed by a 9-2 Cortland run to extend their lead back to twelve, and end the frame. Oswego started the fourth like they started the third, this time four quick points out the gate to cut the Cortland lead to six. Cortland would answer with a three and get the lead back to 48-39. The teams would go back and forth for the remainder of the game and get to the final score of 55-49. Shania Iglesias had a team high fourteen points. Danielle Caivana was the only other on the team over double digits with twelve. Diamond Pickett had ten rebounds to go with six points. The team finished the game 19-66 (29%) shooting, and 8-31 (26%) from three.
The women’s basketball team currently sit at 3-11 (0-8 SUNYAC). Their next game is in Geneseo against the Knights as the look for their first in conference win. Tip off is set for 5:30 on p.m. Tuesday, January 25. WTOP 10 will continue to provide coverage of the Oswego State women’s basketball team as the group continues their 2021-22 season.
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