Lakers Pull Role Reversal on Brockport

After leading Brockport by 9 at the half, the Oswego State Men's Basketball team endured a couple of runs by the Golden Eagles before finally pulling away for a 15-point, 87-72 win. The Lakers had fallen to the Golden Eagles twice previously in the regular season by an average of 15 points, so the role reversal was sweet revenge.

The Lakers will face the winner of the Plattsburgh/Geneseo game in the SUNYAC Championship game tomorrow at 4 pm here on 88.9 FM WNYO. Ryan and Joe will once again have the call from Plattsburgh's Memorial Hall.

Ben Amey

Men's Hoops on WNYO Today

WNYO will be in Plattsburgh, N.Y. for the men's basketball and ice hockey tournament games. Listen to the Lakers take on Brockport today, coverage starts at 5:50 p.m., tip-off is slated for 6 p.m.

Men's Hoops Puts 5 in Double-Figures, Advances

The Oswego State men's basketball team beat Potsdam 71-56 in a SUNY Athletic Conference quarterfinal game at the Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego Tuesday night. Junior Tommy Downing led all scorers with 22 points, including four three-pointers to go along with four steals at the defensive end.

The third-seed Lakers were able to jump out to a 36-26 halftime lead as they held six-seed Potsdam to 8-for-26 shooting in the first 20 minutes. The Bears were especially dismal from long-range, connecting on just one-of-eight from behind the arc.

Senior point guard Nick Perioli, playing with a heavily-bandaged thumb on his shooting hand, had a well-balanced game with twelve points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Sophomore Mahamoud Jabbi recorded his seventh double-double of the season with twelve points and 12 rebounds. The Lakers are 7-0 this season when Jabbi records pours in at least ten points while grabbing at least ten rebounds. The Lakers put all of their starters in double-figures as Dom White and Kyle Reuter each chipped in ten points.

Oswego State now advances to the conference semi-finals for the fourth consecutive season. They await the results of the other quarterfinal games to find out their opponent. The semi-final games and SUNYAC Championship will be hosted by top-seed Plattsburgh who beat Fredonia Tuesday night.

Ryan Maloney

Women's Hoops Bounced From SUNYACs

Oswego State women's hoops fell 72-56 at Cortland in the SUNYAC quarterfinal round Tuesday night. More to come...

Men's Hockey Cracks Top 5

Oswego State is ranked #5 in the latest USCHO.com national poll released just moments ago. The Lakers were ranked #9 before this weekend's 4-1 win over Fredonia in the SUNYAC semifinals. The Lakers SUNYAC title-game opponent, Plattsburgh, bumped up a spot to #2. St. Norbert retained the top spot in the poll, earning 19 of a possible 20 first-place votes.

Women's Hockey Closes Season With 250+ Minute Scoreless Streak

Oswego State women's ice hockey lost 5-0 at Elmira Sunday. The Lakers finished the season with a record of 8-16-1 and an ECAC West mark of 3-13-0. They were shut out in each their last four games. Here is Sunday's game recap.

Plattsburgh Tix On Sale Now

Oswego State has received an allocation of 100 tickets for Saturday's SUNYAC Championship in Plattsburgh. Tickets are on sale now, you can call the box office at (315) 312-2056 to reserve your seats. Read more.

Men's Hoops Blocks Bengal Playoff Path

Oswego State men's hoops beat Buffalo State 92-67 Saturday night. The loss means the Bengals will miss the SUNYAC playoffs. Meanwhile, the third-seed Lakers will host #6 Potsdam at 7 p.m. Tuesday night in the conference quarterfinals.

Women's Hoops Win 4th Straight

Oswego State women's hoops closed out the regular season with their fourth straight victory, 56-46 at Buffalo State Saturday night. Read the game recap here. The seventh-seeded Lakers will travel to second-seed Cortland for the SUNYAc quarterfinals Tuesday night at 6 p.m.

Women's Hockey Scoreless Streak Reaches 190 Minutes

Oswego State women's hockey lost 4-0 at Elmira Saturday. The Lakers have been shut out in three consecutive games. Here is the game recap.

OSWEGO-PLATTSBURGH XCIII

The Oswego State Lakers defeated Fredonia 4-1 and Plattsburgh downed Potsdam 6-0 to set up a Laker-Cardinal SUNYAC final. More to come throughout the week.

2-0 Lakers After 2

Peter Magagna and Brendan McLaughlin scored late in the first period to give Oswego State the 2-0 edge over Fredonia. Each player extended their career-high scoring streaks. Magagna has a point in each of his last 14 games, McLaughlin in each of the last 15.

SUNYAC SEMIS COMING UP!

Keep it tuned to 88.9 FM WNYO for tonight's SUNYAC semifinal game between the Oswego State Lakers and Fredonia Blue Devils. Faceoff is set for 7 p.m., pre game starts at 6:50 p.m. Fredonia is starting Kevin Amborski in net tonight, the same man who stunned the Lakers with a 42-save effort in last year's semifinal. Lakers coach Ed Gosek has tinkered with the lines tonight, tune in to find out what changes were made.

Ryan Maloney

Men's Hoops Beats SUNYIT

Oswego State men's basketball raced out to a 13-point halftime lead and held on for an 81-65 win over SUNYIT at the Campus Center in Utica, N.Y. Wednesday night. Sophomore Mahamoud Jabbi led all scorers with a career-high 26 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Jabbi connected on 11 of his 17 shot attempts.

Guards Kyle Reuter and Nick Perioli provided a balanced back-court scoring attack. Reuter poured in 15 points and collected three steals at the defensive end. Perioli dished out three assists to go along with his 16 points and five rebounds. Senior Dom White was a solid presence in the paint with three blocks and 11 rebounds.

The Lakers have won 9 of 10 and to improve their overall mark to 17-5. They currently sit second in the SUNYAC West with a record of 11-3. The Lakers will finish their regular season on the road this weekend at Fredonia and Buffalo State. Oswego State is in line to host a conference quarterfinal game Feb 26.

Ryan Maloney

Driscoll Nets 1,000 Points; Women's Hoops Wins 3rd Straight

Oswego State women's basketball overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to beat SUNYIT 82-72 in overtime at the Campus Center in Utica, N.Y. Wednesday night. Senior Sam Driscoll (pictured) knocked down seven three-pointers, one short of her single-game school record, and led all scorers with a career-high 27 points. She became the eighth Laker in program history to surpass the 1,000 point milestone.

Senior Sarah Lombard, who became the program's seventh 1,000-point scorer on Feb. 8, led the front court effort with 20 points and three steals. Center Jessica Collins fell just short of a double-double with eight points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Freshman Traci Bacon chipped in with 16 points and five assists.

The Lakers have now won three-straight games and improved their overall record to 12-10. They are 7-7 in SUNYAC play and remain in third place of the conference's West division. The Lakers have already clinched a spot in the SUNYAC post-season tournament and will play on the road in the quarterfinals Feb 26. Oswego State will finish out regular season at Freonia and Buffalo State this weekend.

Ryan Maloney

M-V-P! Ryan Ellis Takes SUNYAC's Top Accolade

The SUNY Athletic Conference named Oswego State junior Ryan Ellis the Most Valuable Player for the 2007-08 season. Ellis led the conference in scoring with 25 points in league play and tied for the lead in goals with 11. The Georgetown, Ont. native has earned first team all-conference honors in each of his three seasons at Oswego State. He was also named SUNYAC Rookie of the Year after the 2005-2006 season.

Laker goaltender Ryan Scott was named to the SUNYAC first team for the second time in his career. He earned that honor as a freshman in the 2004-2005 season when he was also named SUNYAC Rookie of the Year. He was named to the second team last season.

Peter Maganga, Francois Gagnon, and Rich Zalewski made honorable mention.

Ryan Maloney

First Team
Mathieu Cyr Geneseo F Sr.
Ryan Ellis Oswego F Jr.
Riley Hill Plattsburgh F Jr.
Gerard Heinz Cortland D So.
Nick Rolls Plattsburgh D Jr.
Ryan Scott Oswego G Sr.

Second Team
Dylan Clarke Plattsburgh F Fr.
Chris Koras Brockport F Sr.
Neal Sheehan Fredonia F Sr.
Steve Albert Fredonia D Sr.
Ward Smith Plattsburgh D So.
Bryan Hince Plattsburgh G Fr.

Honorable Mention
Peter Magagna Oswego F Jr.
Eric Satim Plattsburgh F Fr.
Connor Treacy Potsdam F So.
Francois Gagnon Oswego D Jr.
Rich Zalewski Oswego D Jr.
Pat Street Fredonia G So.

2007-08 Player of the Year: Ryan Ellis, Oswego
2007-08 Rookie of the Year: Nick Petriello, Buffalo State
2007-08 Coach of the Year: Aaron Saul, Potsdam

Men's Hockey Returns To Top 10

Oswego State moved up three spots to the number nine ranking in the latest national men's hockey poll released Monday. The Lakers received 127 points in the USCHO poll after their 3-0 victory Saturday at Cortland. This is Oswego State's highest ranking since the Nov. 5, 2007 poll where they were also voted ninth.

The top three spots of the poll remained unchanged as St. Nortbert retained the top spot, followed by Elmira and Plattsburgh.

MAD MAGS: Lakers Win; Tempers Flare

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team escaped Cortland with a 3-0 win Saturday night. Freshman forward Joe Hall's second-period marker stood up as the game-winner. Senior goaltender Ryan Scott stopped all 37 shots he faced for his ninth career shutout.

The SUNYAC regular-season finale saw its fair share of dramatic moments. In the first period, Oswego State's Peter Magagna and Cortland's Frank Rizzo had a brief shoving match prior to a face-off in the neutral zone.

Midway through the second, Magagna cracked Rizzo on the leg with his stick during a stoppage in play. Rizzo fell to the ice clutching his shin as Magagna was sent off with a two-minute minor for slashing. Rizzo stayed on the ice for his shift. Magagna would score his 11th goal of the season with less than two minutes remaining in the period to double Oswego State's lead to 2-0. Magagna also extended his career-best scoring streak to 13 games. Linemates Ryan Ellis and Brendan McLaughlin assisted on the goal. McLaughlin extended his point streak to a career-high 14 games.

Tempers would flare again in the third with the Lakers still holding the 2-0 lead. At the 16:41 mark, Cortland's Brent Fallon was given a game misconduct for roughing, and teammate Mike Maier was whistled for two minors, a cross check and a blow to the head. He was given a 10-minute misconduct. Magagna also received a 10-minute misconduct after another slashing minor. With just 3:19 left to play, Magagna and Maier were sent to the showers.

Unlike Oswego State's Campus Center Ice Arena, Cortland's Alumni Hall requires players from both teams to exit and enter the ice via the same tunnel between the benches. As Magagna made his way towards the locker room, Rizzo threw an object at him from the Cortland bench. Maier made his way to the tunnel soon after Magagna. As Maier escaped from view of the press box, a swarm of personnel from both the arena and the clubs were seen rushing towards the locker rooms. Fans seated on the bench-side bleachers rushed to the rails to see what was transpiring. The excitement would soon die down as order was restored and the action on the ice resumed.

As the dust settled, the Lakers found themselves with a 5-on-3 advantage. Senior co-captain Tony DiNunzio put Oswego State up 3-0 as he lit the lamp 30-seconds into the power play for his seventh goal of the season. All of DiNunzio's goals have come in the team's final ten regular-season games; he has 13 points during that stretch.

Cortland's loss solidified them as the fifth-seed in the SUNYAC tournament. They entered the weekend looking like a solid bet to finish fourth and get home-ice advantage in Tuesday's playoff game. But that was before then-sixth-place Potsdam upset first-place Plattsburgh 4-2 on Friday, putting the Bears a point ahead of the Red Dragons for fourth. Cortland will now travel to Potsdam for Tuesday night's preliminary round playoff game. Hear the game here.

Sixth-seed Buffalo State will pay a visit to third-seed Fredonia for the second straight game. Hear the game here. The Blue Devils scored a 2-1 overtime win over the Bengals Friday night. Oswego State will host the highest-remaining seed at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Campus Centre. Ticket information is available here.

Ryan Maloney

Women's Hockey Drops 4th Straight

The Oswego State women's ice hockey team lost 1-0 to Buffalo State for the second consecutive day, as the visiting Bengals scored the game's only goal early in the third period at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego.

Marissa McMullan banged in a rebound at the edge of the crease off a point shot from Mariah Fairgrieve at 1:52 of the third period. The lead held up over the game's last 18 minutes, with Oswego State's best chances coming in the final minute of the contest after goalie Hilary Hitchman was pulled for an extra attacker.

The Lakers also hit the crossbar with a shot early in the first period, but couldn't get any shots past Bengal goalkeeper Shannon Anesetti, who made 28 saves in picking up her second consecutive shutout. Hitchman made 34 saves for the Lakers.

Oswego State fell to 8-14-1 on the season and is now 3-11-0 in the ECAC Women's West. Buffalo State concluded its regular season with a 7-11-3 overall mark and a 5-9-2 league record. The Bengals are currently sixth in the ECAC Women's West and hold the final playoff spot in the league standings.

The Lakers will play two games at Elmira next weekend.

Downing Leads Men's Hoops to Victory

Junior Tommy Downing (Staten Island, NY) tallied 26 points, 14 in the second half, to lead the visiting Oswego State men’s basketball team to an 81-72 win over Morrisville State College Friday night in Morrisville.

Four additional Lakers tallied double figures on the night, including Mahamoud Jabbi (Bronx, NY) with 17 off the bench. Nick Perioli (Liverpool, NY) added 14 as teammates Dom White (San Francisco, CA) and Kyle Reuter (Mexico, NY) each contributed ten. Perioli added six assists and White led the Lakers with nine rebounds.

Morrisville State led 40-39 at the half before Oswego rallied for an early 11-0 run in the second half.

Women's Hoops Beats Morrisville

Oswego State women’s basketball used their 11-point halftime lead to top host Morrisville 75-63 Friday night in Morrisville, picking up the SUNYAC win.

Five Lakers tallied double figures on the night, as senior Sam Driscoll (Lisle, NY) led the way with 16 points. Jessica Collins (Pittsford, NY) added 14 and Heather Merino (Queensbury, NY) and Sarah Lombard (Saratoga Springs, NY) netted 12 each. Alaina Hannahs (Johnstown, NY) chipped in 11 points while dishing out 10 assists for the double-double.

Playoff Hopes Dim For Women's Hockey

The Buffalo State Bengals scored the only goal of the game in the late stages of the third period in a 1-0 win over the Oswego State Lakers on Friday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego.

The victory extended Buffalo State's lead over the Lakers in the ECAC Women's West standings to four points as the Bengals are now 4-9-2 in the league and 6-11-3 overall, while Oswego State fell to 3-10-0 in the league and 8-13-1 overall.

The only goal of the contest came with 4:37 left to play in the third period as Marissa McMullan scored on a wrister from the lower part of the left-wing circle, beating the Laker goalie on the near post. It was an unassisted goal and held up as the game-winner.

Scoring chances were hard to come by throughout the contest with the Lakers seeing two excellent opportunities turned aside by Bengal goalie Shannon Anesetti, who made 20 saves in the game. Laker freshman Erica Shapey had one shot ring off the post in the second period and was stopped by Anesetti on a clear breakaway early in the third.

Many of Buffalo State's best opportunities were off of deflections from point shots, but Laker goalie Hilary Hitchman and the defense did a nice job in front, with Hitchman finishing the contest with 23 saves.

Oswego State was 0-for-4 on the power play and Buffalo State was scoreless in three power-play opportunities.

The same two teams meet again on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Campus Center Ice Arena.

NOW ON AIR: Women's Hockey v. Buffalo State

Benjamin Amey and Cathleen Richards are live at the Campus Centre Ice Arena for tonight's women's hockey game. Tune in!

The Lake Show With Ryan Maloney Live @ 5!

WNYO will be on the air live from Greene's Ale House with The Lake Show at 5 PM. It is a one-hour sports talk show completely devoted to Oswego State Laker Athletics (mostly hockey ). Unfortunately, we'll be broadcasting on a 30-second delay so we can't really take calls from listeners (b/c the calls still go to the studio and won't be delayed).

BUT..you can go to WNYOsports.com during the show and send us an instant message using the AIM widget (right side of the page) with any questions/topics you would like to hear addressed on the program.

Today's Guests:
Oswego SID Joe Gladziszewski
WTOP Hockey Announcers Chris Hill & Andy Rohlin
AND hopefully a certain vertically-challenged member of the men's hockey team

Tune in!

Lakers Move Up a Spot; Scott & Whitehead Earn Honors

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team won a pair of road games over the weekend, and clinched second place in the SUNY Athletic Conference, earning a home ice semifinal playoff game on Feb. 23. Those victories were also recognized by the national pollsters and the conference office, as the Lakers moved up to 12th in the latest USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll, while Matt Whitehead (pictured right) was named SUNYAC Ice Hockey Player of the Week and Ryan Scott (pictured left) earned Goaltender of the Week recognition.

Whitehead scored two goals and added an assist in Friday night's 5-2 win over Buffalo State. His first came on the power play in the second period and proved to be the game-winner. On Saturday, Whitehead finished off a rush with a goal against Fredonia to give the Lakers a 2-1 lead. That also held up as the game-winner. For the season, Whitehead has 10 goals and 10 assists and ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 20 points. Those are career highs in each category, for the junior from Newmarket, Ontario.

Laker goalie Ryan Scott, a native of Western New York (Williamsville), was very solid on the weekend and stopped 54 of the 57 shots he faced, for a save percentage of .947 and goals-against average of 1.50 for the week.

Oswego State is now 16-5-2 on the season and moved up one spot to 12th in the national rankings. Four Oswego State opponents are also ranked as Plattsburgh, Elmira, Hobart, and New England College are among the top 15 teams as voted on by coaches and media members.

The Lakers close their regular season on Saturday at Cortland at 7 p.m.

Men's Hockey Clinches SUNYAC Bye, Home Ice in Semis

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team scored two goals in a span of 24 seconds in the middle period to break a tie and went on to a 4-1 win at Fredonia on Saturday. With the victory, Oswego State clinched second place in the SUNY Athletic Conference and a first-round bye in the conference playoffs in two weeks.

The game was tied 1-1 in the first period as James Muscatello scored for Fredonia and Oswego State answered with a power-play goal by Peter Magagna.

In the second period, Matt Whitehead converted a pass from Garren Reisweber just after the Lakers killed a two-man short-handed situation. Brad Dormiedy fired in his third of the season just 24 seconds later to give Oswego State a 3-1 lead.

Brendan McLaughlin added a goal in the third period for the Lakers. Ryan Scott made 31 saves for Oswego State.

Oswego State is now 16-5-2 overall and Fredonia fell to 13-8-3.

Women's Hockey hangs Tough With #10 Utica

The Oswego State women's ice hockey team lost 3-1 to Utica on Saturday afternoon at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego in an ECAC Women's West contest.

The Pioneers, currently ranked 10th nationally in the USCHO.com Division III Women's Poll, scored the game-winning goal with 4:21 left in the game on a power play, and added an empty-netter to account for the two-goal margin.

After a scoreless first period, Utica opened the scoring with 6:53 left in the second period on an unassisted goal by Tiffany Bichrest. The Lakers tied the game halfway through the third period on an unassisted goal by Angie Friesen.

Samantha Rowan scored the game-winner, her 10th of the season, assisted by Jessica Leclerc late in the third and Samantha Glockling added the empty-netter with three seconds left.

Utica outshot Oswego State 46-10 in the game, and Hilary Hitchman made 43 saves for Oswego State. Kelley Peers made nine saves for the Pioneers.

Oswego State is now 8-12-1 overall and 3-9-0 in the ECAC Women's West. Utica is 14-8-0 and 10-4-0 in the league.

Men's Hoops Has 7-Game Win Streak Snapped

The Oswego State men's basketball team lost 74-58 to visiting Brockport on Saturday afternoon at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego.

Brockport improved to 16-6 overall with the victory and 12-1 in the SUNY Athletic Conference. Oswego State fell to 15-5 overall and 9-3 in the conference. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak by the Lakers.

The Golden Eagles got off to a great start, scoring the first nine points of the game and building a 44-31 halftime advantage on 64.5 percent shooting over the first 20 minutes.

Oswego State was led by 16 points from Nick Perioli and 15 from Mahamoud Jabbi. Tommy Downing scored 10. Brandon Williams had 23 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Eagles. Jermaine Johnson added 14 and Sherod Harris had 10 points.

Prior to the start of the game, the Oswego State program honored its seven seniors playing in their final regular-season home game: Kase Kinney, Marshall Jones, Dave Gardner, Dom White, Nick Perioli, Chris Jenkins, and Ryan Schupp.

The Lakers are back in action on Friday at Morrisville at 8 p.m.

Upset! Women's Hoops Downs Brockport

The Oswego State women's basketball team got its biggest victory of the season, defeating visiting Brockport 74-58 on Saturday afternoon at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego.


The Lakers are now 10-10 overall and 5-7 in the SUNY Athletic Conference. Brockport lost for just the fourth time all season, falling to 18-4 overall and 11-2 in the conference.

Oswego State was led by 16 points each from seniors Sarah Lombard and Sam Driscoll, who were honored before the game with classmates Alaina Hannahs and Jess Collins. The quartet was playing its final regular-season home game and each contributed greatly to the victory.

Collins had 12 points and six rebounds and Hannahs had four points and eight rebounds.

Brockport was led by Courtney Hines, Ashley Broadhurst, and Christine Princehorn as each scored 12 points in the game.

Oswego State held Brockport to just 29 percent shooting in the game, and forced 14 turnovers. Traci Bacon acored 13 points for the Lakers.

The Lakers are back in action Friday night at Morrisville.

Turns Out The Refs Are Pretty Tough Too

WNYO Programming

Listen to WNYO right now to hear Oswego State women's basketball. The men will follow at 4 p.m. Both teams are hosting Brockport on their senior night at the Max Ziel Gymnasium. Tonight, men's ice hockey is on the road in Fredonia at 7 p.m. It's a triple feature today on 88.9 FM WNYO, your voice for live Laker athletics.

Men's Hockey Wins 8th of 9

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team won 5-2 at Buffalo State on Friday night.

The Lakers scored three goals in the middle period, as Tony DiNunzio, Matt Whitehead (pictured), and Ryan Ellis scored to give Oswego State a 4-1 lead. Buffalo State pulled to within two with a goal early in the third period, but Whitehead's second of the night sealed the victory with 4:07 left to play.

Rich Zalewski scored in the first period for the Lakers, but Nick Petriello answered for the Bengals in the final minute of the period to tie the score.

Laker goalie Ryan Scott made 23 saves in the game and Kyle Gunn-Taylor stopped 28 shots for Buffalo State

Oswego State is now 15-5-2 overall and 11-2-1 in the SUNYAC. Buffalo State fell to 10-10-3 overall and 5-6-3 in the conference. The Lakers play at Fredonia on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Men's Hoops Wins 7th Straight

Tommy Downing scored a game-high 22 points, and Nick Perioli added 19 for the Lakers, as the Oswego State men's basketball team defeated visiting Geneseo 81-70 on Friday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego in a SUNY Athletic Conference game.

The Lakers built a 20-point lead in the first 10 minutes of the game, and held a 42-28 advantage at halftime.

Geneseo came out of the locker room and scored the first eight points of the second half to narrow the deficit to six, but that was as close as the Blue Knights would get, as Oswego State answered with a 14-3 run and never looked back.

Downing made five 3-pointers in the game, and now has 17 treys in his last three games. Perioli added six assists to his 19-point effort. The Lakers carry a seven-game winning streak into Saturday afternoon's matchup against Brockport, which currently leads the SUNYAC West Division.

Mahamoud Jabbi added 12 points for the Lakers and Dom White had eight points, eight rebounds, and four blocked shots for Oswego State.

Geneseo was led by 16 points off the bench by Ryun Hasenauer. Jeff Howe scored 14 and Joe Kling added 11. The Blue Knights' leading scorer, Scott Morton, was held to 1-for-8 from the field and scored just seven points, well below his average of 17.8 points per game.

Oswego State is now 15-4 overall and 9-2 in the SUNYAC, while Geneseo fell to 14-7 overall and 7-5 in the conference. The Lakers host Brockport at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Women's Hockey Falls in OT

The Oswego State women's ice hockey team lost 2-1 in overtime to Utica College on Friday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego.

Utica's Andrea Maxon scored the game-winner at 2:09 of the overtime period to give the Pioneers the victory.

The Lakers opened the scoring in the first period on Jenna Kirkwood's sixth goal of the year, assisted by Sarah Hannon and Emily Grippin. The lead lasted until the late stages of the second period, when Utica tied the score with 4:48 left in the second on a goal by Lynny Gonzales, assisted by Kelly Bills and Amanda McDonnell.

Utica outshot the Lakers 43-22 in the game, and Oswego State goalie Hilary Hitchman made 41 saves. Utica's Jill Doherty stopped 21 shots.

With the win, Utica improved to 13-8-0 overall and 9-4-0 in the ECAC Women's West. The Lakers fell to 8-11-1 overall and 3-8-0 in the league. The same two teams will meet Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. in Oswego.

Women's Hoops Falls to Geneseo

The Oswego State women's basketball team lost 54-53 to Geneseo on Friday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego.

Sarah Lombard scored 14 points to lead the Lakers, and became the seventh player in the Oswego State women's basketball program's history to reach the 1,000-point milestone. Lombard's basket that helped her reach the milestone also tied the score at 47-47 with 1:33 remaining.

Geneseo got a fast-break layup from Annie Verdino after beating Oswego State full-court pressure to regain the lead, and made five of six free-throw attempts in the final minute to seal the victory.

Traci Bacon scored 11 points for Oswego State and Lombard added nine rebounds in the contest. Geneseo was paced by Khadija Campbell and Annie Verdino, as each scored 14 points in the contest. Amanda Haney added 12.

Oswego State fell to 9-10 overall and 4-8 in the SUNY Athletic Conference. Geneseo is now 10-11 overall and 8-4 in the conference.

The Lakers host Brockport Saturday at 2 p.m.

Men's Hockey Rises; Lakers Earn Conference Accolades

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team has moved from 14th to 13th in the latest USCHO national poll. St. Norbert overtook Elmira for the nation's top spot. Poll here

Laker winger Ryan Ellis (pictured) has been named the SUNYAC player of the week. Ellis had an eight-point weekend against Geneseo and Brockport, with a hat trick against the latter. He leads the conference in scoring.

The ECAC West has named Lakers forward Jessica Lister player of the week and Erica Shapey rookie of the week. Lister had two goals and two assists in two games against Cortland. Shapey had three assists in each of those contests.

Sophomore goaltender Hilary Hitchman earned conference honor roll mention. She stopped 40 of the 42 shots she faced from the Red Dragons over the weekend and earned her second shutout of the season.

Carl Says it Best

What Happened to Me Before My SB XLII Pick

I'm the catcher there, and apparently all of America (besides the sizable number of people who picked the Giants) are the catcher as well. Congrats New York Giants fans. There are no wins any better than that outside of you actually being a member of a winning team. I must say I am one jealous New York Jets fan this morning.

Pat Morgan

Women's Hockey Wins 3rd Straight

The Oswego State women's ice hockey team won 5-2 at Cortland on Sunday afternoon, completing an ECAC Women's West weekend sweep of the Red Dragons.

Gillian Toneguzzo scored two goals in the game and added an assist for the Lakers, who are now 8-10-1 on the season and have won five of their last six games. Oswego State is 3-7-0 in ECAC Women's West play. Toneguzzo opened the scoring in the first period and Jessica Lister (pictured) scored three minutes later to give the Lakers a 2-0 lead.Cortland scored in the second period, but the Lakers answered with goals from Toneguzzo and Tiffany Duquette to build a three-goal lead.

Sarah Hannon scored in the third period for Oswego State on assists from Emily Grippin and Angie Friesen. Erica Shapey had three assists for the second consecutive game, and Hilary Hitchman made 25 saves. The Lakers return home to the Campus Center Ice Arena for a pair of ECAC Women's West contests against Utica on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m.

Seniors Say Goodbye (For Now) With Blowout Win

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team scored five goals in the third period en route to a 9-2 win over Brockport at the Campus Center Ice Arena on Saturday night.

Ryan Ellis had a hat trick for the Lakers and also added a pair of assists, factoring on five of the nine Laker goals. Linemates Brendan McLaughlin (four assists) and Peter Magagna (two goals and an assist) were also part of the big night for the Lakers. Oswego State improved to 14-5-2 overall and 10-2-1 in the SUNYAC, while Brockport is now 6-13-3 and 3-8-2 in the conference.

The Lakers actually trailed the game 2-1 late in the first period as Lucas Schott and Steve Seedhouse scored goals for the Golden Eagles to answer an opening tally by Ellis on the power play. Two Laker goals in the last five minutes of the first, scored by Matt Whitehead and Tony DiNunzio, gave the Lakers a 3-2 lead at the first intermission and they never looked back.

The lead was extended to 4-2 with 4:25 left in the second period on a stellar individual effort by Peter Magagna who broke through two Brockport defenders and deked goalie Todd Sheridan.Oswego State scored five times in the third. Magagna added his second of the game, Ryan Ellis scored twice, and Tyler Lyon scored an extra-attacker tally. C.J. Thompson capped the scoring with 8:31 left in the third.

Laker starting goalie Ryan Scott made 17 saves, and fellow senior Matt Wolf played the final 5:08 and didn't face a shot. It was the final Laker home contest for seniors Tony DiNunzio, C.J. Thompson, Ryan Scott and Matt Wolf.

Jabbi's Three Nets Sixth Straight W For Men's Hoops

The Oswego State men's basketball team won 77-74 at Cortland on Saturday night in a matchup of two of the top teams in the SUNY Athletic Conference. Mahamoud Jabbi hit a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds remaining for the Lakers, and it proved to be the game-winning shot as a half-court attempt at the buzzer by the host Red Dragons to tie the score was off the mark.

Oswego State ran its winning streak to six and is now 14-4 on the season. Cortland is 15-4 overall, and both teams are 8-2 in the SUNYAC. Tommy Downing led the Lakers with 27 points and made six 3-pointers for the second consecutive game. Jabbi added 23 points and 11 rebounds, and hit the game-winning shot at the end of the contest. Kyle Reuter scored 12 and Nick Perioli had 11 points for Oswego State.

The Lakers return home to Max Ziel Gymnasium next weekend, hosting Geneseo on Friday at 8 p.m. and Brockport on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Women's Hoops Falls to #22 Cortland

The Oswego State women's basketball team lost 60-46 at nationally-ranked Cortland on Saturday night in a SUNY Athletic Conference game.

Cortland improved to 15-2 and 9-1 in the SUNYAC, and the Red Dragons are currently ranked 22nd nationally by d3hoops.com. Oswego State is 9-9 overall and 4-6 in the conference.

The Lakers managed just 24.6 percent shooting from the field, and Heather Merino was Oswego State's leading scorer with 14 points. Rachel Kohrs added eight points, and Sarah Lombard had 10 rebounds. Cortland was paced by Jessica Laing with 24 points. Sara Cavanaugh scored 13 and Kristin Ciccone scored 11.

The Lakers will host Geneseo on Friday at 6 p.m. and Brockport on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Hitchman Shuts Down Dragons in 5-0 Win

The Oswego State women's ice hockey team broke open a close game with three goals in the second period and went on to a 5-0 win over Cortland at Alumni Arena in Cortland on Saturday afternoon.

Five different players recorded goals, Erica Shapey had three assists, and Hilary Hitchman earned the shutout with 15 saves for the Lakers. Oswego State is now 7-10-1 overall and 2-7-0 in ECAC Women's West play. They moved ahead of the Red Dragons in the standings, as Cortland now stands at 3-12-3 overall and 1-7-1 in the league.Gillian Toneguzzo scored the only goal of the first period on assists from Shapey and Jessica Lister.

The Lakers scored three goals in the second period. Angie Friesen tallied on the power play assisted by Jenna Kirkwood and Krista Pattemore, and Kirkwood added an unassisted goal. Sarah Hannon scored late in the period on assists from Shapey and Toneguzzo, and it was Hannon's first collegiate goal.

The only goal in the third came late in the period as Lister scored her team-leading seventh of the season by deflecting a point shot by Brenna Weber. Shapey drew the secondary assist.The same two teams meet again Sunday at 2 p.m. at Cortland's Alumni Arena. An online broadcast of the game will be available.

Zalewski Tallies Four Points as Lakers Survive Knights

As smooth as the sailing was for the Oswego State men's ice hockey team through the first 40 minutes of play Friday night, it was an equally rough final 20. The Lakers nearly blew a 4-0 lead as they narrowly avoided an upset with a 5-4 win over Geneseo at the Campus Center Ice Arena.

The Lakers earned their 4-0 lead off of goals by Matt Whitehead and Brendan McLaughlin, sandwiched between a pair of markers from junior defenseman Rich Zalewski (pictured). The goal by McLaughlin was the 50th of his collegiate career. Senior goalie Ryan Scott shut the Knights out through the first two periods to bring his scoreless streak to 100 consecutive minutes. It was a familiar scene for the Knights who were blanked 5-0 by the Lakers at the Wilson Ice Arena nearly three months prior.

But Geneseo looked like an entirely different team coming out of the second intermission. Dave Schroeder scored his first goal of the season just over two minutes into the period. Geneseo then capitalized on an interference penalty to Whitehead and netted a power-play goal from Brendon French to cut the lead to 4-2. Midway through the period, Daniel Sullivan chased a puck down in the right wing corner and banked a shot in off of Scott to make it 4-3.

Oswego State was able to come up with a back-breaking answer with 6:17 to play as Tyler Lyon hustled to the edge of the Geneseo crease on a 2-on-2 and finished a feed from Ryan Ellis. The goal brought the Campus Center crowd to their feet and looked to be a demoralizing blow to Geneseo's comeback effort. But the Knights refused to roll over.

Trent Cassan lit the lamp on a Geneseo power play to cut the lead back down to one with 3:02 left to play. Ryan Scott had allowed the Knights to stay within reach despite his team's better than two-to-one advantage in shots on goal. Moments later, Geneseo's leading goal scorer Mathieu Cyr got a chance to tie the game on a partial breakaway. Scott made the save this time to preserve the 5-4 lead. He'd continue to deny the Knights as they brought on an extra attacker in the final seconds and the Lakers held on for two points in the SUNYAC standings.

The loss dropped Geneseo from the sixth and final playoff spot. Cortland moved ahead of the Knights and into a three-way tuie for fourth place with 11 points. Those two clubs square off Saturday night in Cortland. Meanwhile, the Lakers will try to defeat Brockport for the 10th straight time. Face-off is set for 7 p.m. with pre-game starting at 6 on 88.9 FM WNYO.

Ryan Maloney

Ice Knights Come In Clinging To Last SUNYAC Playoff Spot

The Geneseo Ice Knights (6-13-0, 5-6-0) come to the Campus Centre Ice Arena trying to avoid a regular season sweep at the hands of Oswego State. Geneseo currently holds the sixth and final playoff spot in the SUNYAC. That's a far cry from where second-year coach Chrus Schultz had his club just a season ago. The Knights finished second in the conference standings in 2006-2007 with a 10-4-0 SUNYAC record.

Prior to that, Geneseo won the SUNYAC post-season tournament in 2005 and 2006. High-scoring forwards Mitch Stephens and Mike MacDonald were big contributors to those teams, but were lost to graduation after last season. The team has yet to fill their void as only one player, senior Matthew Cyr, is averaging a point per game this season.

Meanwhile, #14 Oswego State (12-5-2, 8-2-1) remains one of the premiere programs in the SUNYAC. They earned some breathing room in second place after their shutout win Saturday in Potsdam. The Lakers bolstered their point total to 17 in the conference standings while third-place Fredonia was unable to keep pace, losing 4-3 to Geneseo to remain at 14 points.

The Lakers can clinch a spot in the SUNYAC tournament with a win tonight and a Cortland loss in Brockport. Also, two Lakers can reach another milestone as junior line-mates Ryan Ellis and Brendan McLaughlin need one goal each to reach 50 for their careers. Face-off is set for 7 p.m. on 88.9 FM WNYO.

Ryan Maloney