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 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.
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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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Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse Loses Sixth Straight Game
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State Men’s Lacrosse game lost their sixth game of the season, falling to the Geneseo Knights 20-4 on Saturday. This is the Lakers second consecutive loss to the Knights as they were previously defeated 19-8 on April 22nd. Oswego now drops to 0-6 in 2021 with only one game remaining in their schedule.
Geneseo was dominant early on, scoring the first 5 goals of the game and holding Oswego scoreless in the first quarter. Junior attackman, Weston Gray, scored the Lakers first goal early in the second quarter, but Oswego was unable to keep pace with Geneseo’s high-powered offense. The Knights went on a 4-1 scoring run to end the first half and outscored the Lakers 11-2 the rest of the game. Geneseo was shooting the ball at a fast and substantial rate throughout the game. The Knights totaled 72 shots and held the Lakers to only 26, including 9 in the first half. Dan Doolan, Ryan Eccles, and Garrett Petrelli all had goals in Saturday’s matchup. Geneseo junior attackman, Kevin Cook, was once again a huge problem for Oswego’s defense. He totaled 5 goals and 1 assist in their previous game and he followed it up with another 5-goal performance.
Oswego was eliminated from postseason play earlier this week while Geneseo will be looking ahead to their upcoming playoff game in the SUNYAC Championship. The Lakers haven’t won a game this season but will have the opportunity to improve to 1-6 on April 30th vs the Cortland Red Dragons. Oswego is 0-37 versus Cortland all-time and will need to capture their first victory to avoid a winless season. Faceoff is set for 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 30th at Cortland.
