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.
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A Look Ahead: Oswego State women’s hockey prepares for non-conference contest against Utica College
OSWEGO, N.Y. — On Sunday, the Oswego State women’s hockey team will return home to host non-conference opponent Utica College. The Pioneers will travel west down Interstate-90 to take on the Lakers in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The 3:00 p.m. puck drop will feature the Utica College team that currently holds an overall record of 9-2. The team currently is second in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference with an 8-0-0 conference record. On the other side, the Lakers are 6-2-1 heading into the matchup after having four contests cancelled this week due to COVID-19 concerns. Oswego State is also third in the NEWHL conference and has a conference record of 3-2-1.
The Pioneers were supposed to take on number one team in the nation Middlebury College prior to their matchup with Oswego State but the game was postponed most likely due to COVID-19. In terms of the matchup history, the Lakers are 9-15-2 against the Pioneers but Oswego State is currently on a two-game win streak against the non-conference opponent. Their last game was February 8th, 2020 in which the Lakers won 2-1 on the road. While in the national spotlight, the Oswego State Lakers are ranked sixteenth in the pairwise ranking while the Utica College Pioneers are two spots behind them in eighteenth. Faceoffs will be a big part of the contest as both teams head into the contest with a percentage higher than .580. Oswego State forwards Morgan Shines and Rachel Corbett will be essential in the faceoff circles on Sunday. The Lakers offense, led by Ariella Haas and Megan Teachout will need to continue their dominance Sunday afternoon after scoring an average of 3.1 goals a game in the first half of the season.
WTOP 10 will be live on twitch.tv/wtop10tv at 2:45 p.m. prior to puck drop in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. The student run television station will continue to provide coverage for the Oswego State women’s hockey team as the group continues their 2021-22 season.
Image Provided By Diana Vitale, WTOP 10 Photography Department
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Men’s Hockey Trends Down in Recent USCHO Poll
OSWEGO, NY — On Monday, January 6th, United States College Hockey Online released the first national rankings of the new year for Men’s Hockey Division III. Oswego State continues to move down the list as the Lakers sit ranked 15th receiving 35 points after slotting in 10th previously. The 7-5-0 team is currently on a two game losing streak after dropping games to Saint Mary’s and #9 University of New England. The Saint Mary’s University Cardinals received votes for the first time this season after upsetting both Oswego State and Williams College, who moved up one spot to #13 this poll.
Upcoming opponent Utica College moved inside the top 10 as they are currently ranked 7th with an overall record of 9-2-2. The Pioneers travel into Oswego this Friday after recently traveling to Michigan to play #12 Adrian College. Utica came away with two overtime wins that weekend and a bump in the rankings.
Elmira College and SUNY Canton both receive votes once again as both teams travel into Oswego in the month of January. The 7-3-1 Elmira Soaring Eagles (6) recently came off a win against familiar opponent Plattsburgh 4-1. The Canton Roos (16) are 6-3-1 and also defeated the Cardinals 4-3 earlier in the season. Elmira faces off with Oswego this Saturday while Canton won’t play the Lakers till later in the month.
Geneseo moves up one ranking into the second spot after securing two wins this past weekend. The Knights also find themselves in second in the SUNYAC standings right behind the Lakers with a 5-1-1 conference record. The two teams meet up again on February 7th in the Marano Campus Center for a rematch as Geneseo took the first meeting 9-1 back in November.
The Lakers still have 13 regular season games left before the start of the SUNYACs. This second half of the season features multiple nationally ranked opponents along with multiple conference match ups that are important for Oswego to stay in first in the SUNYAC standings.
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Lakers Hockey defeat Potsdam to stay undefeated
OSWEGO — Men’s Hockey stays perfect so far this season with a commanding 8-1 win over SUNY Potsdam Saturday night. Carson Vance and Colton Fletcher started the scoring for the Lakers in the first period. The Bears would get on the scoreboard late in the second period on a powerplay rebound tally. Oswego would answer right off the faceoff at the start of the third period from a Jeff Solow shot. That would be the first of five unanswered goals to come in the rest of the period before the end of regulation. Cedric Hansen would earn the win with 20 saves in the contest. Travis Broughman would be the most notable Laker tonight with two goals and two assists. Moving forward, the Lakers host Brockport this coming Friday at the Marano Campus Center. Puck drop will be at 7 p.m.
