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.
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Simzer shines as Lakers take down Keystone
LA PLUME, P.A. — The Lakers stay undefeated as they routed Keystone College 5-1. 13 seconds into the contest Senior Kacie Simzer scored the first goal of the game for the Lakers with Kaitlyn Ahle assisting. The Lakers were tested early as they faced a situation that they have not been in all year which was a team scoring a goal, effectively ending their four game streak of not allowing a single goal. It took the Lakers only one minute and 11 seconds to score another goal as Simzer scored her second of the game. The rest of the second quarter was a defensive battle where both Oswego and Keystone combined for three penalty corner kicks and four goals. Goalie Erica Scheblein was given her first test of the year and she was ready for the challenge. After giving up a goal early in the game, Scheblein had blocked five shots from the 36:08 to the 43:21 mark. She finished the game with nine total saves, which is almost half of her season’s total. Oswego adjusted in every quarter of the game as within one minute and 20 seconds of the second half beginning Kailtyn Mastracco scored for the Lakers off of a penalty shot.
After Keystone changed goalies during the fourth quarter, Simzer tested if their new goalie was up to the task. Simzer tied the all-time record for goals in a game for the Lakers as she finished the day with four goals. Oswego finished the day with 21 shots on goal. Throughout the game, the Lakers took advantage of Keystone penalties as they had ten penalty corner kicks.
This marks the first time the Lakers have started 5-0 since the 2016-2017 season. The Lakers travel north to take on the St. Lawrence Saints on Saturday, September 17th at 1:00 PM at North Country Field.
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Womens hockey gets first win this weekend
OSWEGO, N.Y. – It was an entertaining weekend for women’s hockey as the Lakers were able to pick up a win this weekend despite suffering a loss the night prior. The Lakers headed to Potsdam this past Friday to take on the Bears in what was a big matchup for them. Despite a close game the Lakers just weren’t able to get the job done in a 2-1 loss. It was a stalemate in the first period as both teams remained scoreless at the buzzer. The second period is where things got out of hands for the Lakers as Potsdam was able to put two goals on the board and the Lakers just did not have an answer. Looking to rally in the third sophomore Ashlyn McGrath scored a goal capitalizing on an early third period power-play. The Lakers could not crawl out of the Bears trap they set up in the second as they left Potsdam with a one goal loss. Despite this loss the Lakers bounced back the following day.Saturdays contest ended with a much better result for the Lakers as they took home a big SUNYAC win and their first win of the season against Canton on the road. This game was a great way for the Lakers to get back on track heading into some big upcoming games. They took the lead late in the first thanks to a goal by Myah Booth in the first period. The Lakers traded goals with Canton in the second Avery Webster responded back to a Canton goal off the assists from Rheya Zemlak and Ashlyn McGrath. The Lakers would just pour it on in the third when McGrath tallied another goal on the weekend. McGrath had a phenomenal two games for the Lakers. In the Last two minutes of the third period Kyleigh Grugin put the Nail in the coffin scoring the fourth and final goal for Oswego. The Lakers look to keep this momentum rolling as they take on Morrisville College this Friday, November 11th at 4:00 PM on the road!
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Progress Report: Oswego State men’s basketball
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s basketball has had a hot start to the season. They boast a 7-1 record and are undefeated in SUNYAC play over four games. The Lakers started their season on a three game win streak. They hosted the Max Ziel Tournament, beating Elmira and Hobart handily to win the whole thing. They followed the tournament with a non-conference win over Clarkson. They finished their early slate of non-conference games with their lone loss against the Nazareth Golden Flyers on November 23 in a nail bitter, they lost by two points. They opened SUNYAC play on November 30, and have won all four games thus far, beating Cortland, Buffalo State, Brockport, and Fredonia.
The team is led by Senior guard Julien Crittendon who has 12.1 points per game, while getting 2.4 rebounds per game and is second on the team is steals per game at 1.6. The team’s leader in steals per game is Freshman Guard Ahkee Anderson at 2.1 per game. Anderson also leads the team in assists at 3.9 while also contributing 8.0 points and 2.6 rebounds. Junior Guard Devin Green is the teams sharpshooter. He is hitting threes at .457% clip, which leads the team. He contributes 8.5 points per game and collects 4.5 rebounds per game. Oswego’s glass cleaner is Sophomore guard Jeremiah Sparks with 7.0 rebounds per game, while also being second on the team in scoring at 11.9. Grad Transfer Brendon Mulson has also made his impact. He averages 9.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while being a very efficient .448% from the field shooting.
As a team, the defense is what makes them stand out. They lead the SUNYAC in points against per game at 55.8, a whole 10 points lower than second best Brockport. Against conference foes its an even better 53.3 against per game. The offense is middle of the pack so far. They average 74.0 points per game, which sits them seventh.
Currently, the team sits second in the SUNYAC, behind Geneseo who are 4-3, 3-0 in conference. They have seventeen games remaining in the season. They come out of their eighteen day break in the St. John Fisher Tournament against Rensaeller Polytechnic Institute on December 29. The winner will face the winner of St. John Fisher and Medaille on December 30. RPI currently sits 21 in the most recent men’s basketball rankings, while Oswego received 10 votes. No other SUNYAC team received votes or are ranked. The team has three non-conference games remaining, including the tournament, followed by fourteen games of conference play to finish the season. WTOP 10 will have continuing coverage of all home men’s basketball games throughout the season as the Lakers look to continue their early success.
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