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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Lakers’ Losing Streak Extends to Three Games
OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State Lakers’ men’s hockey team couldn’t snap its two-game losing skid, falling 4-1 to the Geneseo Knights. The Lakers had far more scoring chances, outshooting the Knights 30-to-24 and had four power plays. However, Oswego State couldn’t capitalize on those opportunities.
Senior forward Matt McQuade picked up the lone goal for the Lakers. Freshman goalie Michael Manzi recorded 20 saves (.870 save percentage) in the loss.
Oswego State came out slow in the first period, generating only one shot on goal within the first five minutes. Geneseo created numerous turnovers in their defensive zone while the Lakers struggled to get off accurate passes.
The Knights took advantage of Oswego State’s lack of offensive production with 6:19 left in the period. Sophomore defenseman Nick Kovacs blasted a slap shot past Manzi’s left leg pad, breaking the scoreless tie.
Kovacs’s goal was the only one of the frame. Geneseo entered the second period with a nine-to-five shots on goal advantage.
The Lakers turned things up a notch offensively to start the second period. Five minutes into the frame, they were outshooting the Knights five-to-two thanks to Oswego State having a five-on-three power play. However, they were unable to convert.
Although the Lakers’ chemistry improved as the frame went along, Geneseo extended its lead. With 9:50 left in the frame, junior forward Carter Diceman buried a wrap-around shot into the bottom right corner of the cage.
Oswego State continued to develop high-quality scoring opportunities. However, the team was unable to cut into the Knights’ lead by the end of the period. The Lakers outshot Geneseo 17-to-seven in the frame.
The third period gave some hope for Oswego State. While the Lakers were shorthanded with 16:11 left in the contest, McQuade buried the loose puck on a breakaway attempt to cut the lead to 2-1.
Although Oswego State continued to apply offensive pressure on the Knights for the rest of the way, junior goalie Jacob Torgner stood on his head. Torgner finished the night with 29 saves (.967 save percentage).
Whatever life was in Deborah F. Stanley Arena was gone after Geneseo responded to McQuade’s goal. Sophomore forward Ryan Forberg sniped the top right corner of the cage from the slot with 8:42 left in the game.
To ice the game, junior forward Luke Panchisin scored an empty netter with 2:21 left on the clock.
The Lakers fall to 14-5-2 this season and remain in second in the SUNYAC. As for the Knights, they improved to 14-6-1 and sit in second in the UCHC.
The Lakers will hit the road to take on Cortland next Friday. Oswego State blanked the Red Dragons 3-0 on Saturday, Jan. 10. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Men’s basketball falls short, takes first loss of year
OSWEGO N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s basketball team took on Nazareth at home Tuesday night. Playing in their final game before opening SUNYAC play, the team couldn’t complete the comeback, losing 67-65. The game started with Nazareth taking a 10-4 lead early on, but the Lakers would tie it up at ten soon after. The Golden Flyers then went on another scoring run, over the next seven minutes they jumped the score to 23-13. The teams would go back and forth the rest of the half, with the score being 41-33 at the break. Nazareth was very efficient from beyond the arc in the half shooting 8-14. Oswego was also very accurate, shooting 5-8 from three point land.
The game was back and forth for most of the second half, but the Golden Flyers grew the lead to thirteen just with just under six minutes to play. The Lakers started their comeback with a pair of jumpers and a three from freshman guard Julien Crittendon. Oswego then cut the lead to four with just under two to play, and a block from Brendon Mulson would lead to a three for junior guard Devin Green to make the score 66-65 with a minute and half to go. The Lakers couldn’t capitalize on the momentum though, missing two layups and a corner three for the win. The Lakers played tough basketball all game. The second half the defense stepping up, holding Nazareth to 1-5 from deep, and 27% from the field. Jeremiah Sparks led the team in scoring with seventeen points, with Julien Crittendon and Kaleb Cook having thirteen and ten respectively. Mulson cleaned the boards, leading the whole contest with twelve rebounds while also being a point shy a double-double with nine points.
Oswego’s next game is on Tuesday, November 30th vs the Cortland Red Dragons in the Max Ziel Gymnasium. Tip off is set for 7:30 PM.
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Oswego State men’s basketball finishes fall semester on 3-game win streak
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State men’s basketball team concluded the 2021 fall semester with a pair of SUNYAC wins, extending their win streak to three. The Lakers defeated Buffalo State 79-63 on Friday and SUNY Brockport 85-58 on Saturday.
Going into Friday’s matchup, the Lakers went in confident following their victory over SUNY Cortland a few days prior. That confidence showed early in the game as the Lakers raced out to a 9-0 lead to begin the first half. Oswego pushed their lead to 33-13 with just 3:16 remaining in the half. The Lakers went into halftime leading 41-25 with the Oswego bench outscoring Buffalo State’s bench 23-0. Oswego continued their dominance in the second half as the Bengals got no closer than 16 points. Four Lakers finished with double-digit points including Julian Crittendon (14), Ahkee Anderson (11), Jeremiah Sparks (11) and Brendan Mulson (10). Oswego out-rebounded Buffalo State 46-37, led by junior Devin Green who finished with a team-high seven rebounds.
Much like Friday’s matchup versus Buffalo State, the Lakers started off their game against SUNY Brockport leading 9-0. Though, the Golden Eagles stormed back with an 11-0 run of their own. Oswego was able to capitalize on several runs throughout the first half and went into halftime leading 51-26. The Lakers led by as much as 30 points in the contest and won by 27, their second largest margin of victory this season. Oswego was led by Devin Green who had a team-high 15 points on the night.
With these pair of victories, the Lakers improve to 6-1 on the season and move into 2nd place in the SUNYAC standings. After a short hiatus, Oswego will head to Fredonia to challenge the Blue Devils on Saturday, Dec. 11. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m.
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