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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Oswego Volleyball: SUNYAC Preview
OSWEGO, N.Y — The Oswego State Lakers head into their third week of the season prepared for the start of conference play. The Lakers host SUNY Cortland in the Max Ziel Gymnasium Tuesday evening for the first time in 729 days. Oswego State kicked off the season with a 4-4 record which consisted of a successful season opener against the Keuka College Wolves. The 3-2 set win started Oswego on the right foot ahead of a weekend tournament in Morrisville. Seven contests later, Oswego will get set for a rematch against the Red Dragons after getting bounced from the post season in the opening round back in 2019.
The Red Dragons of Cortland head into the contest with an overall record of 5-2. SUNY Cortland swept the Cortland Red Dragon Classic back on Labor Day Weekend before heading on an away trip to New Jersey for a set of three games. The Red Dragons were ranked third overall in the 2021 SUNYAC Women’s Volleyball Preseason Poll back on August 25th. Oswego was ranked seventh by the head coaches in the conference.
The Lakers will look to get their first win against the Red Dragons since the 2018 season. Game one is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Max Ziel Gymnasium. Oswego State fans can check out all the action on WTOP 10 via the YouTube page.
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Oswego State Baseball Travels to Fredonia for SUNYAC Doubleheader
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Baseball returns after a brief COVID pause which resulted in the cancellation of the home doubleheader on Sunday, April 18th against Trinity College. Oswego returns Tuesday, April 20th for a 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. at Fredonia, for a SUNYAC West matchup. Oswego comes into Tuesday’s games with a 9-1 record (5-1 SUNYAC) and the Lakers are in second place out of the three SUNYAC West teams. The Lakers are also on an 8-game win streak heading into the conference doubleheader. Fredonia currently sits in last place in the SUNYAC West, with a record of 1-8 (0-8 SUNYAC).
The Lakers and the Blue Devils have met in two games this season, a doubleheader in Oswego on April 10th. Oswego dominated both of those games by scores of 17-3 and 15-6. Kyle Lauria was 5-7 that day, to go with 7 RBIs, a triple, home run, and 3 runs, which helped him win SUNYAC Baseball Athlete of the Week. Ryan Enos hit well against Fredonia as well, going 6-8 with 2 doubles, 7 RBIs, and 6 runs.
On the season, the Oswego offense has been nothing short of amazing as they are averaging 11.6 runs per game. Enos leads the Lakers in average and RBIs with a .500 average paired with 20 RBIs. Lauria is hitting .432 with 17 RBIs, a triple and a home run on the year. Oswego features two more hitters hitting .400 or above, in Paul Tammaro at .432 and Ryan Weiss who is hitting exactly .400. Look for the Laker bats to put up a lump sum of runs on Tuesday in both games.
Fredonia’s leading hitter is Ryan Hann who is leading the Blue Devils in batting average at .385, and RBIs with 8. Tyler Phillips was Fredonia’s best hitter against the Lakers back on April 10th, Phillips was 3-7 with 2 runs against the Lakers, as the Oswego pitching staff shut down the Fredonia bats in both games.
Oswego baseball takes the field Tuesday, April 20th at Fredonia, with games scheduled for 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. This is a key matchup as the Lakers chase Brockport in the SUNYAC West standings. WTOP 10 will continue to deliver content to Oswego baseball fans as the Lakers head into the second half of their 2021 season.
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Men’s basketball season comes to an end in wire to wire matchup
MARIETTA O.H. — A historic season by the Oswego State men’s basketball team came to end Friday night in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division 3 tournament. After winning the first two rounds in Swarthmore, the team was sent to Marietta, Ohio to take on the the Marietta College Pioneers, the hosts of the new pod. A matchup between two top 25 ranked teams, Marietta number two and Oswego number 17, was set to be a tough one for both sides.
The Lakers got on the board first from an Ahkee Anderson three. The Lakers were the ones hitting their shots early, and just five minutes in they held an 8-2 lead. It didn’t take Marietta long to find their stride and by the ten minute mark it was only a 16-15 lead for Oswego. The teams went back and forth draining baskets, and Marietta grabbed their first lead of the game, 22-21, just under the eight minute mark. The Pioneers would then went on a 14-6 run over the next five minutes to grab a nine point lead. The Lakers closed the lead to four with 36 second to go on a Jeremiah Sparks three, but Marietta’s Lukas Isaly hit a three with six second to go to give the Pioneers a seven point lead, 43-36, into the halftime break. Oswego came out of the locker rooms hot. A Devin Green three got the half started, and they grabbed a 47-46 lead with 15 minutes remaining. The Lakers kept pushing and just a minute and a half later they led 56-47, a 20-4 run coming out of the half. Marietta went on a run of their own, 11-2, to tie the game at 58, with eight minutes to play, and then grabbed a 64-61 lead on a Tim Kreeger layup and one with six minutes in the game. Devin Green hit a three with five to go to give Oswego their final lead of the game, 66-65. Marietta kept hitting their shots, and extended the lead to 10, 78-68, with a 1:48 to go. The Lakers got as close as five on three straight free throw makes from Green, 80-75, but the Pioneers weren’t letting the lead slip away and they moved on the Elite Eight 89-81. Devin Green was the Laker’s leader with 22 points tying his season high, he was 5-10 from three and 7-13 overall. Jeremiah Sparks added 19 points and Ahkee Anderson had 12 to go with six assists. Jamal Achille and Brendon Mulson had seven and six rebounds respectively to lead the team. Marietta’s Jason Ellis had had 28 points, with Lukas Isaly and Tim Kreeger both contributing 17. Marietta moves on to take on Christopher Newport University in the Elite Eight.
Oswego’s season comes to an end with a record of 27-3, a school record for wins in a season. They clinched their eighth SUNYAC Championship and fifth since the 2011-12 season. They claimed their sixth appearance in the NCAA tournament, and their third sweet sixteen appearance, the farthest the team has ever gotten (2016, 2019). Devin Green was the Lakers overall scoring leader at 12.2 points per game, with Jeremiah Sparks (11.8) and Julien Crittendon (10.5) the other to Lakers above 10 ppg. Green (5.7), Sparks (5.5), Brendon Mulson (5.5), and Christian Simmons (5.3) all averaged over five rebounds per games, with Jamal Achille averaging 4.4. Ahkee Anderson ran the point for Oswego most of the season and he led the team in assists per game at 3.0 as a freshman, also contributing 8.4 points. The Lakers are seeing seven seniors graduate, Forward Brendon Mulson, Forward Christian Simmons, Guard Eric Sanfilippo, Forward Jordan Brown, Forward Hunter Cole, Guard Julien Crittendon, and Center Louis Fedullo.
