#5 Roch Routs Women's Hoops by 33

The Oswego State women’s basketball team was held to 29.3 percent shooting from the floor, while the University of Rochester had three players in double-digits and shot 52.5 percent from the floor en route to a 77-44 win over the Lakers in a non-conference matchup on Sunday, November 30 at Max Ziel Gymnasium.

The Yellowjackets an NCAA Division III “Sweet 16” participant last year, are ranked fifth in the latest Women’s Collegiate Basketball Association (WBCA)/USA Today NCAA Division III national poll and improve to 4-0, while the Lakers (2-2) dropped their second straight game.

Oswego’s only lead came in the game’s opening minutes, when sophomore Traci Bacon (Massena) hit the front end of a two-shot free throws before the Rochester answered with a 23-4 run to take a commandnig 23-5 lead with 9:29 remaining in the half. The Yellowjackets would finished the half with a 44-15 lead, shooting 53.1 percent (17-for-32) from the floor with five 3-pointers, while the Lakers were held to 21.7 percent shooting from the floor (5-for-23).

No player scored in double digits for Oswego, who were led by senior co-captain Heather Merino (Queensbury/Lake George) with nine points. Sophomore Erin Ostrander (Angelica/Genesee Valley) and senior Shelly Washington (Buffalo/Seneca) each tallied seven points, with Washington pulling down seven rebounds.

Melissa Alwardt and Julie Marriott were the top scorers for Rochester with 11 points each, with Alwardt dishing out a game-high, eight assists, while Alex Porter turned in the “double-double” with 10 points and 10 rebounds and registered four steals.

The Lakers open SUNYAC play on the road on Tuesday, December 2 with a 6 p.m. contest at SUNY Geneseo, followed by a home conference matchup with Morrisville State four days later (Dec. 6) at 6 p.m.

SUNY Oswego Sports Info

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Live Blogging the Lakers

The Oswego State Lakers are moments away from their match-up in Wisconsin with St. Scholastica. Like any good blogger, I'm following the action from my parents basement. The WNYO studio was on lockdown over Thanksdiving break preventing us from broadcasting the games. Today's game is being broadcast on 560 The FAN Duluth/Superior.

1ST PERIOD

*Chris Hyk is starting in net again.

*The Lakers have had a few good possessions as the Saints were forced to stay on the ice for a couple of long shifts.

*The FAN 560 takes commercial breaks during the period, but I don't think the officials stop the game for them. I hear last night's OT winner for the Saints happened while the station was in a break...doh!

*Less than six minutes to play and still no score. No penalties either, this is a very quick period.

*Chamberlain, Whitehead and McLaughlin are together on a line for the second straight night.

*St. Scholastica just hit the post on a great scoring chance as we near intermission.

*That'll do it for the first twenty minutes, no score from the Cornerstone Community Center. Lakers outshoot the Saints 6-5 and neither team commits a penalty.

2ND PERIOD

*Reisweber takes a loose puck on the right side of the neutral zone, brings it in on the wing, angles out in front of the net and scores. He seems to have a knack for doing that in Wisconsin. 1-0 Lakers 4:15 into the period.

*Jeff Gagnon quickly tied it at 1-1 with a PPG for the Saints.

*Joe Hall rips one past Steve Bounds...2-1 Lakers and that's three goals in as many minutes.

*Make it four markers in five minutes as Trevor Geiger beats Hyk, 2-2.

*Rich Zalewski takes the ice for the Lakers and Trevor Geiger immediately scores again. Coincidence? 3-2 Saints. (Note: The announcer said Zalewski was on the ice, but the box score doesn't show his name)

*Hank Van Boxmeer rips one past Bounds for a PPG, 3-3 with 7:02 left in the middle. Six goals have been scored in 8:43! Correction: Joe Hall is credited with a redirect goal, his second marker of the afternoon.

*SCOOOORE! Tyler Lyon with a blue line blast giving the Lakers a 4-3 lead with less than four minutes remaining in the second. Correction: Matt Whitehead is credited with a redirected goal.

*This is getting to be ridiculous. St. Scholastica ties it as the puck is dragged in by an Oswego defender. 4-4.

*Saints going on a PP as Van Boxmeer is whistled for holding with just over a minute left.

*PPG for the Saints. Nine goals this period. 5-4 St. Scholastica.

*That's all for the second. Nine goals in the final 14 minutes. I feel for the radio producer, "Captain." He was unable to get the goals edited in time for the intermission recap.

3RD PERIOD

*Lakers have out-shot the Saints 17-15. Five goals on only 15 shots for St. Scholastica!

*Oswego goes on the power play early in the third. Van Boxmeer is denied twice by Bounds. Lyon put a backhanded shot just high as the Lakers continue to apply the pressure on the PP.

*You have to wonder whether or not Paul Beckwith is in uniform tonight. Last night's box score showed Tyler Laws as the backup goalie for Oswego.

*Neither team able to capitalize on a PP chance this period. We're midway through the third, still 5-4 Saints.

*Lakers going on the PP as Whitehead is able to draw a hook on one of the Saints. Less than five minutes remaining.

*Saints kill Oswego's PP, even strength hockey with less than three minutes to play.

*Less than two minutes remain and the Lakers need a goal to force OT.

*Under a minute to go and Hyk has made two big saves as the Lakers cannot clear the puck.

*Oswego never gets the puck out of their own end in the final minute and lose 5-4.

Ryan Maloney

Listen to The Lakers This Afternoon

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Lakers Hold Off Green Knights: Magagna Gets 100th Career Point

In the inaugural St. Norbert Thanksgiving Holdiday Tournament, the sixth ranked Lakers defeated the third ranked St. Norbert Green Knights 4-3. The Lakers came into the Green Knights home arena (the Cornerstone Community Center) off a Jekyll and Hyde performance last weekend. But, the Lakers shook off the rust from the Geneseo game and got right down to business.

Derrell Levy slipped the puck past St. Norbert's Blake Bashor for the first goal of the game at 10:09 into the first (assist to Garren Reisweber). The Lakers quickly gave the Green Knights a shot to tie the game up in the middle of the period committing two penalties. But, the penalty kill unit and goaltender Chris Hyk held out long enough to get back to full strength. The first ended with a series of penalties for both teams, but ended with the Lakers clinging to a slim margin.

The Green Knights started off the second period on the powerplay after a Ryan Ellis penalty late in the first. The penalty carried over, but things got worse for the Lakers as six men ended up on the ice costing them yet another skater. Green Knight Nick Tabisz took advantage of the situation on the 5 on 3 and fired a shot past Hyk from the top of the left circle at 1:08. The Green Knights and the crowd at the Cornerstone got a quick boost of confidence off the stick of Tabisz. But, exactly a minute later Brad Dormiedy carried the puck into the offensive zone somehow eluding a defender and found Neil Musselwhite for a breakaway shorthanded goal. This goal would prove to be the game changer for the Lakers as Musselwhite's goal propelled a solid offensive outburst in the second. Senior forward Mark Lozzi scored at 14:56 and senior captain Peter Magagna scored the eventual game winner at 18:52. The goal for Magagna gave him his 100th career point as a Laker.

The Green Knights, however, didn't go down without a fight. A.J. Gale put the Green Knights on his back scoring two goals late in the third period cutting the Laker lead to one. The Lakers were clearly back on their heals with five minutes left in the game, but they stood up to the onslaught. Chris Hyk and the Laker defense stepped up in a big way and closed the door on the Green Knights ending their bid at a wild comeback.

The Lakers (7-2-1) will play St. Scholastica tomorrow at 4:30. After tomorrow nights game the Lakers will make the trek up north to face Plattsburgh (#1) and Potsdam.

Jared Crast

Plattsburgh, Norwich Skate to Tie; Cadets Advance in Shootout

The Primelink Shootout lived up to its title in the tournament's opening game. Plattsburgh scored two goals in the latter half of the third to force overtime with Norwich in Middlebury, Vt. After five scoreless sudden-death minutes, the match-up was settled in a shootout. The Cadets put a pair of pucks past Bryan Hince to advance to tomorrow's Primelink Shootout final.

Watch Oswego State v. St. Norbert Tonight

WNYO is not in Wisconsin with the Lakers this weekend, but you can watch the game courtesy of St, Norbert Athletics. Click here for the game, coverage starts at 6:45 with The Tim Coghlin Show.

If you can't wait until tonight for your hockey fix, click here for a video webcast of the Primelink Tournament opening game between Plattsburgh and Norwich. The Cadets lead 1-0 after one. Cards goalie Bryan Hince stopped a Norwich breakaway at the buzzer.

Three Laker Athletes Earn Conference Honors

Sophomore Nicole Dean of the women’s swimming and diving team, senior Kyle Reuter of the men’s basketball team, and freshman Eric Selleck of the men’s ice hockey team were named SUNYAC Athletes of the Week for their respective sports as announced by the conference office on Monday, November 24.

Dean (Lansing) won two events, establishing a new pool and school record in one, as the Lakers remained undefeated (6-0) in dual competition with a 163-117 win at The College at Brockport on December 21. Dean captured the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:56.92, beating the old school record of 1:57.33, and was also victorious in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:17.37. She swam exhibition in the 200-yard individual medley, but posted the fastest time of all competitors for the event in 2:18.65.

Reuter (Mexico) reached the 1,000-career point mark and garnered tournament Most Valuable Player honors in leading Oswego (4-0), to a 3-0 week. He scored a game-high tying 22 points in a 104-67 mid-week win over Cazenovia College, becoming the 13th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. At the SUNY Old Westbury Panther Classic, Reuter averaged 22 points in two games, shooting 50-percent (14-for-28) from the field, and 53.3 percent (8-for-15) from the three-point line in helping Oswego to the team championship, scoring a game-high 30 points in a xx-xx win over Brooklyn College in the title game to garner MVP accolades.

Selleck (Shanley, ONT), scored four goals and added an assist in a pair of weekend conference contests in being named the SUNYAC Ice Hockey Rookie of the Week. He tallied his first collegiate hat trick and posted the assist in a 11-3 win over The College at Brockport, and scored a goal in a 4-2 loss to SUNY Geneseo. Through eight games, Selleck is currently tied for the team lead in goals (eight) and is third in scoring with 14 points. In conference play, he is the current leader in goals scored (seven) and is third in points (7 goals, 5 assists, 12 points).

SUNY Oswego Sports Info

Men's Hockey Takes Tumble in Poll; Plattsburgh is #1

A potention #1 vs. #2 match-up will instead be a #3 taking on a #6. USCHO.com ranked the Oswego State men's ice hockey team sixth in their latest national poll released Monday afternoon.

The shake-up in the rankings can be attributed to some surprising results on Saturday night. Then-#3 Oswego lost a 4-2 battle with SUNYAC foe Geneseo while #2 Plattsburgh skated to a 4-4 tie in Potsdam. Top-ranked St. Norbert suffered a 4-3 loss at Wisc.-Superior later that same night, snapping the Green Knights' 37-game unbeaten streak and 16-game winning streak.

As a result, Plattsburgh is the new #1, Wisc.-Superior leaps from fifth to second, St. Norbert falls from first to third and the Lakers drop to sixth. St. Norbert will host Oswego on Friday as part of their tournament. The puck will drop at 7 p.m. ET and can be watched online at St. Norbert College's athletics web site.

November 24, 2008

	Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	Plattsburgh	(10)	6-0-1	286	2
2	Wis.-Superior	( 7)	9-1-0	277	5
3	St. Norbert	( 3)	8-1-0	274	1
4	Elmira		6-2-0	224	4
5	Norwich		2-0-0	208	6
6	Oswego		6-2-1	181	3
7	Middlebury		2-0-0	174	8
8	Adrian		8-1-1	133	10
9	Wis.-Stevens Point		7-2-0	121	7
10	Wis.-Eau Claire		7-2-0	110	9
11	Hobart		7-3-0	103	11
12	Wis.-Stout		7-4-0	88	NR
13	Hamline		6-2-0	71	14
14	Colby		2-0-0	42	NR
15	Bowdoin		1-0-1	37	15
Others Receiving Votes: New England College 18, St. Thomas 13, Wis.-River Falls 9, Curry 8, Neumann 5, Gustavus Adolphus 3, St. Scholastica 3, Bethel 2, Manhattanville 2, Mass.-Dartmouth 2, Utica 2, Williams 2, Geneseo 1, St. Olaf 1

Reutuer Drops 30; Men's Hoops Capture Old Westbury Title

Senior co-captain Kyle Reuter (Mexico) scored a game-high 30 points on 10-for-18 shooting from the field, including six of nine from three-point range and, and hitting all four free-throw attempts en route to Most Valuable Player accolades in leading the Oswego State men’s basketball to its fourth straight win, defeating Brooklyn College in the championship game of the Old Westbury Panther Classic, 89-62.

Reuter was one of ten players to score points for the Lakers (4-0), who led 39-24 at the half before outscoring Brooklyn in the second half, 50-38. Oswego shot 49.2 percent (31-for-63) from the field, 51.9 percent from beyond the arc (14 of 27), and 76.5 percent (13-for-17) from the free-throw line, hitting nine of 10 shots in the second half.

Junior forward Stanley Francois (Valley Cottage) scored eight points and pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds (nine offensive) to join Reuter on the five-player all-tournament team. Freshman Chad Burridge (Hannibal) compiled 12 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.

Freshman Connor Monaghan (Brooklyn) followed with nine points, while freshman Ryan Sheridan (Blauvelt) and sophomore Jose Uribe (Far Rockaway) chipped in eight points each, both connecting on a pair of three-pointers.

The Lakers are idle until Tuesday, December 2, when they open their SUNYAC schedule on the road for an 8 p.m. contest with Geneseo, followed by their conference home opener four days later versus Morrisville State at Max Ziel Gymnasium at 8 p.m.

SUNY Oswego Sports Info

Hannon's OT Marker Snaps Four Game Winless Streak

Sophomore Sarah Hannon (Lackawanna, NY/Niagara Falls Rapids) scored the game’s only goal, her first of the season off of assists from senior Stephanie Esposito (Parish, NY/Camillus Cougars) and junior co-captain Angie Friesen (Chilliwack, BC/Pacific Steelers) 2:42 into overtime as the Oswego State women’s hockey team played its second straight overtime contest with host Buffalo State College, this time coming away with the 1-0 triumph to improve to 4-3-1 on the season, and 2-3-1 in ECAC Women’s West play.

Hannon garnered first star of the game accolades, while Erin Robson earned her first shutout of the season and third of her career with 26 saves to earn second-star of the game honors.

The Lakers will be idle until the weekend of December 5-6, when they close out the fall semester with a two-game series with Rochester Institute of Technology at the Campus Center Ice Arena. Both games are 7 p.m. starts.

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Asleep at the Helm: Lakers Lose to Geneseo 4-2

The Ice Knights came into the Campus Center Ice Arena Saturday night after being dealt a tie to Cortland State. On the other hand the Lakers routed Brockport 11-3. Perhaps the offense used up all of its firepower, because it was not seen again tonight. The Ice Knights played a suffocating defense smothering the Lakers offensive attack. In net for the Lakers was senior Chris Hyk, and things couldn't have got off to a rockier start. Dan Brown scored on a wrap around just 22 seconds into the contest giving the Ice Knights the quick 1-0 lead. The Ice Knights were swarming to the puck the entire night, and were clearly knocking the Lakers out of their game.

Laker Eric Selleck scored his 8th goal of the season to knot it up at 6:37 in the first. The Lakers would then surrender another goal at 13:39 by Michael Forgione who beat Hyk who tried to make a sprawling save. It was clear that the Lakers came out flat in the first, and the Laker defense was asleep allowing the Ice Knights to gain the advantage.

At the start of the second period coach Ed Gosek made the switch in net going to the freshman Paul Beckwith. The freshman came into the game riding a four game winning streak. But, the switch may have come to late. The Ice Knights for a majority of the second period dumped the puck into their offensive zone and chased it down. This effectively throw the Lakers out of the game, and helped kill the clock.

In the third period Laker defenseman Rich Zalewksi was hit with a interference penalty at 3:38. Ice Knight Clint Olson would capitalize on this advantage at 5:44 netting a powerplay goal pushing Geneseo out to a 3-1 lead. The Lakers offense was completely thrown off by the Ice Knights defense and didn't allow many pucks to get past them and on net. But, there was a ray of hope at 16:49 when Tyler Lyon rocketed a blue line shot past Geneseo's Cory Gershon to make it 3-2. The Lakers looked to feed of the energy of the arena after the goal, and they did. Brendan McLaughlin had the best opportunity at 19:24 when he was left all alone in the farside circle, but missed on a open point blank shot. The Lakers made a mad dash to the finish, and showed a lot of heart in the last 2 minutes. But, it came a little too late as the Ice Knights put in an empty netter with 2 seconds left to end the game.

Jared Crast

Women's Hoops Drops Tip-Off Title To Ithaca

Ithaca College junior guard Katherine Bixby (registered a team-leading 22 points, shooting 50 percent (8-for-16) from the floor, hitting a pair of three-pointers, going 4-for-5 from the free-throw line, and handing out a game-high eight assists in 40 minutes played to earn most valuable player honors in helping the Bombers (2-2) to a 76-69 win over host Oswego State in the championship game of the 2008 Oswego State Women’s Basketball Tip-Off Tournament.

In the third-place consolation game, Bridgewater State College (1-1) defeated SUNY Cobleskill, 67-60, as sophomore guard Corey Cuddihy scored a tournament-high 32 points to pace the Bears, making 13 of 33 shots from the floor, including 5-for-6 from three-point range, to go with four rebounds and four steals.

Bixby and Cuddihy were named to the the all-tournament team along with junior guard Lindsay Brown of Ithaca, and the Oswego State duo of freshman Kayla Ryan (Schaghticoke, NY/Hoosick Valley) and senior co-captain Heather Merino (Queensbury, NY/Lake George).

Merino and Ryan averaged 16.5 and 15.5 points, respectively, for the two-day tournament. Ryan registered the “double-double” in the championship game with 30 points and 11 rebounds (seven offensive) in 32 minutes of action, hitting 13 of 18 field goals with one 3-pointer to go along with four assists and three steals. Merino connected on five of nine shots from the floor (including a three-pointer) to finish with 14 points in the title game, 12 coming in the second half, while sophomore Traci Bacon (Massena), despite being in foul trouble for most of the game in being limited to two points, grabbed eight rebounds and a compiled a game-high eight steals.

Ithaca, who trailed only once throughout the entire game (6-5 in the opening 3:03), shot 54.7 percent from the floor (29-for-53) and 62.5 percent from behind the arc (5-for-8). The Bombers connected on 16 of 29 shots from the field (55.2 percent) in taking a 41-27 lead at halftime.

Ithaca held the double-digit advantage for most of the second half, leading by as many as 19 points on two occasions, before the Lakers started chipping away at the lead, closing the margin to five points (74-69) with 1:09 remaining on a three-pointer by Ryan. The Bombers iced the win on a pair of free throws with less than 40 seconds to play.

The Lakers will return to the court on Sunday, Nov. 30 for a 4 p.m. contest with the University of Rochester in Max Ziel Gymnasium. The Yellowjackets are ranked fifth in the D3hoops.com preseason poll.

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Men's Hoops Tops Husson 84-75

OLD WESTBURY, NY-The SUNY College at Old Westbury men’s basketball fell to Brooklyn College (2-0) in the opening round of the Old Westbury Panther Classic, 74-69 on Friday evening at the Clark Athletic Center. Oswego State (3-0) topped Husson University 84-75 (0-1) in the opening game to move on to the championship game.

Oswego State, which led 47-31 at half-time, was paced by four Lakers in double-figures. Tommy Downing poured in a game-high 20 points while Stanley Francois (pictured, 19 points, 14 rebounds) and Chad Burridge (8 points, 16 rebounds) added a dominant showing to lead Oswego State to victory. Kyle Reuter scored 14 points and Jamal Lightbourne had 12 points on 10-12 shooting from the charity stripe to round out the scoring for the Lakers.

Scott Kissenger led Husson University with 17 points, Blaine Meehan scored 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting in the second-half, Matt MacKenzie had 13 points and Brock Bradford added 10.

In the opening game, Old Westbury trailed most of the first half, and Richard Jean-Baptiste (14 points, 12 rebounds) and Darnell Cudjoe (8 points, 5 rebounds) led the Bridges to a 39-32 halftime lead over the Panthers. Old Westbury used a 20-5 run midway through the second half to take a 52-47 lead with 13:54 remaining. Sophomore Lester Prosper (Bellmore, N.Y.) dropped-in two of his 14 points on an assist by senior Garthlette James (White Plains, N.Y.) to give Old Westbury a 69-67 advantage with 1:10 remaining. Brooklyn clamped down on Old Westbury over the final 1:10, forcing the Panthers into shooting 0-4 from the field. Richard Jean-Baptiste scored three of his team’s final seven points to go onto a 74-67 victory, advancing to the Championship game.

Junior Hakiem George (New York, N.Y.) scored a team-high 22 points 8-12 shooting from the floor including 5-of-8 from beyond the arc to lead the Panthers. George added eight rebounds, four steals and four assists while Lester Prosper finished with 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting to go along with seven rebounds, six blocks and two steals. Junior Dwayne Messam (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 12 points with four triples at the same time as Garthlette James had 11 points and two steals. Junior Shane DeNully (Bronx, N.Y.) handed out a game-high seven assists to go with five points, four rebounds and two steals.

Richard Jean-Baptiste posted a double-double, combining 27 points (game-high) and 15 rebounds (game-high) to guide the Bridges past Old Westbury. Daniell Nisbett followed with 17 points and four steals while Darnell Cudjoe registered 15 points and 11 rebounds. Ahmad Hemingway chipped in with 11 points and eight rebounds.

Old Westbury was edged in the rebound department, 46-35 and was held to 5-8 from the line while Brooklyn connected on 14-of-19 attempts. Old Westbury shot 27-of-71 (38%) from the floor as Brooklyn hit 27-of-66 (40.9%). The Old Westbury defensive attack forced 28 Brooklyn turnovers into 11 steals.

The Green and Ivory will pick up their dribble next on Saturday, November 22nd for the consolation game of the Old Westbury Panther Classic against Husson University. Tip-off is slated for 3:00 p.m. followed by Oswego State and Brooklyn College in the championship game at 5:00 p.m.

(Release courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information)

Lakers, Bombers Battle For Title Today on WNYO

Ithaca College and host Oswego State both won their opening round games on Friday, November 21 during the first day the 2008 Oswego State Women’s Basketball Tip-Off Tournament at Max Ziel Gymnasium, setting up a Saturday afternoon showdown at 4:00 p.m. for the championship.

The Lakers (2-0) needed to hold off a late rally from SUNY Cobleskill to come away with a 61-56 victory. Senior co-captain Heather Merino (Queensbury, NY/Lake George) scored a team-high 19 points on five of 13 field-goal shooting and 9-for-10 shooting from the free-throw line. Sophomore Traci Bacon (Massena, NY/Massena) followed with 17 points, connecting on five of eight field goals, including 3-for-5 beyond the arc.

Oswego led 29-16 at halftime, but the Fighting Tigers (0-2) opened the second half with a 19-5 run in the opening 8:08 of the period, taking a 35-34 lead on a jumper from freshman Heidi Anderson (Canojarharie, NY/Canojarharie). There were five lead changes and five ties over the next 8:20 before Oswego took the lead for good on a three-point play from sophomore forward Colleen McCready (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Mendon) with 4:33 remaining, starting a game-closing 12-4 stretch run for the Lakers.

Sophomore Sharee Daniels (Poughkeepsie, NY/F.D. Roosevelt) led all scorers with 20 points, hitting nine of 20 from the floor, while
Anderson followed with 10 points, making a pair of three-pointers) to pace Cobleskill, who will meet Bridgewater State in the 12:00 p.m.
third-place contest.

In the early evening contest, Ithaca (1-2) won their first game of the season with a 59-44 triumph over 2007-08 NCAA Division III Championship qualifier
Bridgewater State College, getting a game-high 15 points from junior guard Katherine Bixby (Philadelphia, PA/Germantown Friends), and 13 points from classmate Lindsay Brown (Danbury, CT/Immaculate). The Bombers, who never trailed throughout the game, jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the opening 5:05 of the game on five points from Bixby and seven from Brown. Bixby finished with 10 first-half points, while Brown tallied nine points as the Bombers took a 30-14 halftime lead.

Sophomore Corey Cuddihy was the lone player in double figures for the Bears (0-1) with 10 points. Brittany Chappron (Braintree, MA/Braintree) followed with nine points to go with five rebounds, a block, and two steals, while freshman Stephanie Houtman (New Bedford, MA) tallied eight points and six rebounds. Senior Ashley Coucci (Dartmouth, MA) pulled down a game-high eight rebounds and had two steals.

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ITHACA-BRIDGEWATER STATE BOX
OSWEGO-COBLESKILL BOX

Grippin's Late Goal Earns Point For Women's Hockey

BUFFALO, NY — Oswego sophomore Emily Grippin (Ithaca, NY/Syracuse Stars) scored the game-tying goal with less than three minutes left in the game to send it to overtime as the Lakers (3-3-1; 1-3-1 ECAC West) rallied to tie Buffalo State (0-5-3; 0-2-3), 2-2, in an ECAC Women’s West game tonight at the Ice Arena, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Marissa McMullan (Haileybury, ON/Chingausousy) and Andrea Brunetta (Sault St. Marie, ON/St. Mary’s) each had a goal and an assist for the Bengals. Gillian Toneguzzo (Caledonia, ON/McKinnon Park) chipped in two assists.

The Bengals opened the scoring at the 15:29 mark of the first period to a take a 1-0 advantage into the first intermission. The teams traded goals in the second, with Oswego getting a goal from freshman defender Kathryn Sbrocchi (Mississauga, ONT/Mississauga Chiefs Int A) at 2:15, and Buffalo State responding with a power-play marker to regain the lead. The Lakers killed three straight penalties to start the third and tied things at 2-2, but couldn’t find the back the net despite a skater advantage for the final 36 seconds of the overtime period.

Both teams had 26 shots on goal. Buffalo State’s Alyssa Koniar (New Berlin, WI/Univ. School of Milwaukee) and Oswego’s Erin Robson (Orillia, ONT/Coldwater Wildcats) each had 24 saves.

Buffalo State and Oswego will face off again at the Ice Arena tomorrow at 4 p.m.

(Release courtesy of Buffalo State Sports Information)

BOXSCORE

Lakers Score Early, Often in 11-3 Route

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team lit the lamp six times in the first period en route to an 11-3 blowout (pictured) victory over Brockport (3-3-1) Friday night at the Campus Center in Oswego. Freshman Eric Selleck recorded his first collegiate hat trick and senior Mark Lozzi tallied two shorthanded goals to lead the way for the Lakers (6-1-1).

The "PBR" line of Peter Magagna, Brendan McLaughlin and Ryan Ellis was teamed together for the first time this season. Magagna and Ellis (twice) both found the back of the net while McLaughlin was credited with two assists on the night.

Freshman Paul Beckwith earned his fourth straight win in net for Oswego State. The former Pembroke Lumber King was provided an 8-0 lead by his teammates before allowing his first goal midway through the second period.

Ryan Maloney

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Reuter Scores 1,000th Point, Men's Hoops Wins

Oswego State men’s basketball senior co-captains Tommy Downing (Staten Island/Curtis) and Kyle Reuter (Hannibal) each registered game-highs of 22 points, with Reuter surpassing the 1,000-career point mark, in leading the Lakers to their second victory scoring 100 points or more in a 104--79 triumph over Cazenovia College in non-league action on Wednesday, November 19 at Max Ziel Gymnasium.

Both Downing and Reuter came into the 2008-09 season with opportunities to reach the milestone marker. Reuter, who connected on nine of 17 shots from the field, including three of six 3-pointers, in 31 minutes of action, becomes the 13th player in school history to join the 1,000-point club, reaching the mark with a layup 7:33 into the second half to give the Lakers a 68-53 lead. Reuter now has 1,004 points in 89 games played.

Downing, who is next on the list to join the 1,000-point club (he currently has 896 points), shot eight of 14 from the floor and made all six free-throw attempts (all in the second half) in 25 minutes played. He also tallied game highs for assists (nine) and blocked shots (three).

Downing and Reuter were four of five starters to score in double digits for Oswego. Freshman Chad Burridge (Hannibal), who was named Oswego State Athlete of the Week for his game-high performance in his collegiate debut last week, posted his first “double-double” with 18 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 7-for-12 from the field. Junior Stanley Francois (Valley Cottage) added 16 points, hitting six of seven free throws, to go with four rebounds and a pair of blocks.

Cazenovia ,who held the lead on four occasions in the opening half, the last being a 39-37 advantage with 4:03 remaining before the Lakers went on a 9-2 run to close out the period, also had four players in double digits. Senior Eric Sauer led the Wildcats (0-2) with 20 points, hitting 10 of 17 from the floor.

Oswego travels downstate to play in its first tournament of the season at the Old Westbury Panther Classic, taking on Husson University in the opening round on Friday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. The third-place and championship games are scheduled for 2 and 4 p.m., respectively.

SUNY Oswego Sports Info
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Men's Hockey Stays Put in New USCHO Poll

USCHO.com released their weekly division III men's hockey poll today with Oswego State remaining the third-ranked team in the nation. The Lakers (5-1-1) lost 28 voter points from a week ago after a 5-5 tie with winless Morrisville (0-7-1) on Friday, but that wasn't enough to drop them in the poll.

Neither St. Norbert nor Plattsburgh saw any change in their number of first place votes, voter points, or rankings. The defending national champion Green Knights (7-0-0) remain at the top spot after a pair of NCHA victories over #6 Stevens Point (6-1-0), now ranked seventh, and #12 Eau Claire (6-1-0), now ranked ninth. Defending SUNYAC champion Plattsburgh (6-0-0) is still the bride's maid after a pair of conference road wins in Brockport (3-2-1) and Geneseo (6-3-0).

Ryan Maloney

November 17, 2008

	Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	St. Norbert	(15)	7-0-0	295	1
2	Plattsburgh	( 5)	6-0-0	285	2
3	Oswego		5-1-1	225	3
4	Elmira		5-2-0	219	5
5	Wis.-Superior		7-1-0	215	8
6	Norwich		0-0-0	198	4
7	Wis.-Stevens Point		6-1-0	192	6
8	Middlebury		0-0-0	153	7
9	Wis.-Eau Claire		6-1-0	133	12
10	Adrian		6-1-1	112	9
11	Hobart		6-2-0	103	11
12	Gustavus Adolphus		5-1-0	70	14
13	Babson		0-0-0	38	NR
14	Hamline		4-2-0	30	NR
15	Bowdoin		0-0-0	27	NR
Others Receiving Votes: Wis.-Stout 24, Utica 22, St. Scholastica 17, St. Thomas 13, Curry 12, Colby 4, New England College 4, Bethel 3, Neumann 3, Manhattanville 2, Amherst 1

Women's Hockey Lets Lead Slip in Loss

The Oswego State women’s hockey team went into the third period with a one-goal advantage, but could not hold on to the lead as Neumann College scored three goals in a seven-minute span en-route to a 4-3 win over the Lakers in game two of an ECAC Women’s West weekend series at the Campus Center Ice Arena.

Oswego (3-3-0, 1-3-0 ECAC West) scored the game’s first goal as freshman forward Jillian Bergeron (Brockville, ONT) took set-up passes from junior Jenna Kirkwood (Chilliwack, BC) and sophomore Krista Pattemore (Athens, ONT) after the Knights won the faceoff, putting a shot past goalkeeper Mel Brunet 1:08 into the contest.

Neumann (2-2-0, 2-2-0 ECAC West) tied the contest on the power play at 10:56 with a goal from sophomore Carly Bondra. The Lakers retook the lead 40 seconds into the second period as junior Tiarra Garrow (Morrisonville) scored on assists from sophomores Erica Shapey (Plainview) and Sarah Hannon (Lackawanna).

The lead would hold until the 4:43 mark of the third period, when Neuman would score three times in a seven-minute span. Freshman Khristine Acosta would tie the game with assists coming from seniors Tabatha Shurry and Carly Fitzsimmons. Schury would follow with the go-ahead goal at 7:39, followed by a power-play score at 11:35 from junior Holly Williams.

The Lakers cut the lead to a goal when junior Angie Friesen (Chilliwack, BC) scored on assists from freshman Kelly Collins (Fairport) and sophomore Emily Grippin (Ithaca) with 1:33 remaining in the period, three seconds after Oswego head coach Diane Dillon called a timeout. The Lakers tried to pull the goaltender for the extra attacker, but Neumann kept the puck in the zone for the final minute of play.

Neuman goalie Mel Brunet made 27 saves to earn the win, while Oswego sophomore Emi Williams (Anchorage, AK) stopped 29 shots on net.

Oswego takes to the road for a weekend series at Buffalo State College on Friday-Saturday, Nov. 21-22, before returning to the Campus Center Ice Arena for games against nationally-ranked Rochester Institute of Technology the following weekend (Dec. 5-6) to close out the semester.

SUNY Oswego Sports Info

Photo by Bobby Qin

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Men's Hoops Dominates in Season Opening Win

Freshman forward Chad Burridge (Hannibal) was one of five players in double figures for the Oswego State men’s basketball team, scoring a game-high 24 points in leading the Lakers to a convincing 116-68 victory over NAIA SUNY Canton in its 2008-09 season opener at Max Ziel Gymnasium.

The Lakers (1-0), who never trailed throughout the game, jumped out to a 59-31 halftime lead, with Burridge scoring 18 of his points in the half. Junior forward Stanley Francois (Valley Cottage) scored 19 points, followed by seniors Kyle Reuter (Mexico), Tommy Downing (Staten Island), and freshman Conor Monaghan (Brooklyn) with 14 points each. All 12 players on the Oswego roster scored points in the game.

Junior forward Silvon John (Bronx) was the top scorer for the Kangaroos (0-2) with 17 points, hitting seven of 10 shots from the free-throw line (5-for-8 in the second half). Classmate guard Antonio Valentin (Watertown) followed with 14 points, while freshman Lowell Stevens added 11 points.

The Lakers will host Cazenovia College in a non-league contest on Wednesday Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. While the standard admission charge ($4 for adults, $3 faculty/staff, $1 students) will be waived for this contest, spectators are asked to make a donation instead on behalf of 19-year-old SUNY Oswego student Angel Moreno, who was viciously attacked nearly a week ago in downtown Oswego. Moreno was scheduled to be a student manager this season on the Laker men’s basketball team.

SUNY Oswego Sports Info

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Women's Hoops Opens Season With 81-49 Victory Over Cazenovia

Senior co-captain Heather Merino (Queensbury) registered a game-high tying 22 points, with 16 of them coming in the opening half, as the Oswego State women’s basketball team kicked off the 2008-09 season with an 81-49 triumph over Cazenovia College at Max Ziel Gymnasium on Saturday, November 15.

Merino was one of three players to score in double digits for the Lakers, who had 11 of 12 players in uniform score points. Freshman Kayla Ryan (Schaghticoke) tallied 13 points, hitting seven of 11 shots from the free-throw line, and junior co-captain Rachel Kohrs (New Lebanon) added 12 points as Oswego never trailed throughout, jumping out to a 41-25 halftime advantage.

Junior guard Coleen Clarke (Johnson City) led the Wildcats with 22 points, 12 coming in the opening half, followed by freshman Larika Smith (Syracuse) with 11 points.

Oswego will play host to Bridgewater State College (MA), Ithaca College, and SUNY Cobleskill in its annual Tip-Off Tournament on Friday and Saturday, November 21-22. Bridgewater State and Cobleskill play in the opening game at 6 p.m., while The Lakers take on Ithaca in their opening-round matchup at 8 p.m. The third-place and championship games will take place the following day at 2 and 4 p.m., respectively.

SUNY Oswego Sports Info

Stunned: Lakers Skate to 5-5 Tie With Winless Mo-ville

The Morrisville Mustangs came into Friday nights game as the last place team in the SUNYAC standings. But, they mustered up enough firepower and some great goaltending from Caylin Relkoff skate toe to toe with the 3rd ranked Lakers. The Laker defense for most of the game was disappointing to say the least, and allowed too many open shots on net. In addition the penalty kill team gave up two goals to the Mustangs.

At 19:59.8 in the third period, Ron Sgarbossa knotted the game up with a buzzer beating deflection from Evan Kernohan. The shot somehow found its way by a logjam in front of Laker goaltender Chris Hyk, and sneaked by him with .2 seconds left on the clock. This was a deflating blow for the Lakers as they clawed their way back to a late third period lead behind a Brendan McLaughlin powerplay goal. Everyone in attendance as well as the Laker players were stunned beyond disbelief at what unfolded.

Captain Peter Magagna and coach Ed Gosek had a few minutes to rally the "troops" before the sudden death overtime. The Lakers didn't have much time to recuperate, but they came out strong in the extra session. They dominated the Mustangs for a majority of the overtime keeping the puck in their zone. But, they failed to make anything happen.

In the closing minute of the overtime frame, Chris Hyk made an amazing glove save to keep the Mustangs from escaping with a win. The shot looked like it was destined to hit the back of the net, but Hyk saved the Lakers from an devestating overtime loss. The Lakers had numerous opportunities in the last 50 seconds of the game in their offensive zone, but failed to push it past Relkoff. When the buzzer sounded to the tune of a 5-5 tie, you could feel the Campus Center Ice Arena deflate.

After an impressive Western New York road swing last weekend, the Lakers failed to take care of business on their home ice. This loss can solely be attributed to a lackadaisical defense, which created too many openings for the Mustangs. In addition passing was an issue early ending any chance at leveling a steady offensive attack against Caylin Relkoff. The powerplay unit again failed to capitalize on their man advantages as well going 1-7 on the night.

The Lakers have a huge homestand coming up next weekend against Brockport and Geneseo. It is quite possible that the thought of those games loomed in the back of the Lakers minds. It is difficult to get up for games like these, and it became more apparent as the night went on that the Lakers had to pick up the pace to stay with Morrisville. After a undiscplined and sloppy second period of play the Lakers kicked it into another gear in the third period. The Lakers should look at the silver lining after this game, and that is they again showed a lot of heart down the stretch.

Jared Crast
Photo by Annie Faure

Oswego goalie Beckwith named SUNYAC Rookie of the Week

Oswego State freshman goalkeeper Paul Beckwith has been named SUNYAC Rookie of the week for the week ending November 9, as announced by the conference office on Monday night.

Beckwith registered his third victory in as many starts this season in a 3-2 overtime triumph over Buffalo State College in conference action on Saturday, November. 8. Making his debut in a SUNYAC contest, Beckwith posted a 1.94 goals against average and a .900 save percentage, stopping 18 shots in 62:26 of action in the nets, including a pair of saves in the extra session. Through three games, he has a 2.65 goals against average and a .875 save percentage.

SUNY Oswego Sports Info

Mayne Street Premiere

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Lakers Ranked 3rd In New Poll

The USCHO.com Division III national poll came out with it's second edition of the new season today, placing the Oswego State Lakers 3rd in the country. The Lakers are trailing conference rival Plattsburgh (#2) and reigning national champion St. Norbert in the new poll. This jump from their previous ranking (#6) can be attributed to their victory over Elmira and their ability to go undefeated on a tough Western New York road trip. The Lakers, 5-1-0, will look to keep the winning streak alive this Friday when they take on Morrisville at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Ice Arena.

November 10, 2008

	Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	St. Norbert	(15)	5-0-0	295	1
2	Plattsburgh	( 5)	4-0-0	285	2
3	Oswego		5-1-0	253	6
4	Norwich		0-0-0	210	4
5	Elmira		3-2-0	173	3
6	Wis.-Stevens Point		5-0-0	159	NR
7	Middlebury		0-0-0	157	7
8	Wis.-Superior		5-1-0	141	13
9	Adrian		4-1-1	109	10
10	Wis.-Stout		5-2-0	103	11
11	Hobart		4-2-0	97	8
12	Wis.-Eau Claire		5-0-0	89	NR
13	Neumann		4-2-0	54	NR
14	Gustavus Adolphus		3-1-0	47	NR
15	St. Scholastica		3-1-1	39	NR
Others Receiving Votes: Babson 37, Bethel 36, Bowdoin 35, St. Thomas 32, Utica 13, Hamline 12, Manhattanville 8, Colby 4, New England College 4, Amherst 3, Curry 2, Mass.-Dartmouth 2, Castleton 1

Jared Crast

Women's Hockey Win Streak Stopped At Three

Despite holding a 35-30 shots advantage for the game, the Oswego State women’s hockey team saw its three-game season-opening win streak come to an end with a 3-1 loss to SUNY Potsdam in an ECAC West women’s hockey contest at the Campus Center Ice Arena on Saturday, Nov. 8.

The Lakers (3-1-0, 1-1-0 ECAC West), who were looking to add on to their best start in its three-year varsity history, were outshot by the host Bears (2-3-0, 1-2-0 ECAC West), who are in their first season of varsity competition, in the opening two periods (13-11 and 12-6) before holding a 18-5 shots advantage in the third period, where they scored their lone goal of the contest on an unassisted goal from freshman defender Kathryn Sbrocchi at 11:31 of the period [sic].

Potsdam scored twice in the opening five minutes of the second period and added a third goal at the 3:17 mark in the third period. Freshman defender Breanna Roy had a hand on all three goals, assisting on the opening goal 1:45 into the second period, and scoring the next two goals (5:11 of the second period, 3:17 into the third period). The Bears were 2-for-6 on the power play, while killing off six Laker power-play opportunities.

Potsdam junior goalie Hillary Hitchman, who played for the Lakers in their first two seasons of varsity play, made 34 saves in earning the win for the Bears. Oswego junior goalie Erin Robson registered 27 saves in picking up the loss.

The Lakers return to the Campus Center Ice Arena on Saturday (7:00 p.m.) and Sunday (2:00 p.m.), Nov. 15-16, for a two-game conference series with Neumann College.

SUNY Oswego Sports Info

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Lakers Tame Bengals

The Lakers, for the first 58:30 of Saturday night's game, were frustrated by the Buffalo State penalty kill and defense. The Bengals got goals from Cory Park and Joe Curry to give them a two-goal lead going into the third. Laker goaltender Paul Beckwith played a great game in net only allowing two goals, and held out long enough for the Lakers to comeback. The Lakers came storming back late in the third after being shutout by Bengal goaltender Zach Grasley. Tyler Lyon ripped a slap shot top shelf past Grasley to cut the lead in half for the Lakers. The Lakers then got a timely power play goal from Ryan Ellis on a 6-on-4 advantage off a one-timer to knot the game up at 2-2 and force overtime.

The Bengals received a five minute major penalty giving the Lakers a man advantage with three minutes left in the overtime. At 1:30, Chris Laganiere tipped in a centering pass from Matt Whitehead for the game winning goal. The Lakers capped off the wild comeback in convincing fashion vaulting them to a 5-1-0 record.

Jared Crast

Men's Hockey @ Buffalo State, 6:30 P.M.

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Women's Hockey Improves to 3-0-0

Senior defense Ashley Meyers scored her first goal of the season, the game’s only goal at 17:29 of the first period to lead Oswego State (3-0-0 overall, 1-0-0 ECAC West) to its third straight victory with a 1-0 triumph over SUNY Potsdam (1-3-1, 0-2-0 ECAC West) in an ECAC Women’s West game at the Campus Center Ice Arena.

Meyers, the game’s first star, scored on the power play after the Lakers won the ensuing faceoff on their end of the ice. Junior Jenna Kirkwood and senior Jennifer Esposito assisted on the goal.

Oswego held a 48-28 shots on goal advantage and killed off all five power-play opportunities by the Bears, who are in their first varsity season as an ECAC West member after a 24-year hiatus.

Oswego sophomore goalie Emi Williams earned the second star of the game, posting her second win of the season and her first career shutout with 28 saves, stopping two of Potsdam’s final four shots in the final minute of the game on a Potsdam power play, after the Bears pulled their goaltender for the extra attacker.

Potsdam goalie Hillary Hitchman who was a former player for the Lakers, made 47 saves in earning the third star of the game. Both teams meet again Saturday in the second game of a two-game series at the Oswego Campus Center Ice Arena at 7:00 p.m.

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Mags-Less Lakers Win 4th Straight

Senior forward Brendan McLaughlin tallied a pair of goals and an assist, scoring the winning goal with 4:27 remaining in the third period, to lead Oswego State (4-1-0 overall, 2-0-0 SUNYAC) to its fourth straight win with a 5-4 triumph over SUNY Fredonia in a SUNYAC men’s hockey contest at Fredonia. The victory gave head coach Ed Gosek his 100th career coaching win.

McLaughlin’s game winner came after the host Blue Devils (2-4-1, 0-3-0 SUNYAC) scored twice in a 2:55 minute span in the third period to tie the game at 4-4 with 7:15 remaining in the period. Freshman defender Hank Van Boxmeer and senior Ryan Ellis assisted on the winning goal.

Ellis, the game’s third star, finished with a goal and two assists, while junior Brad Dormiedy and sophomore Joe Hall each tallied a goal and an assists. Freshman Eric Selleck registered a pair of assists.

After a scoreless opening period, the Lakers jumped out to a 3-0 lead on goals from Ellis (5:52), McLaughlin (17:57), and Hall (18:08) before Fredonia got on the board with :46 remaining in the period on a power play goal from junior forward James Muscatello. Muscatello opened the third period with his second goal 1:57 into the third period to pull the Blue Devils to within a goal before Oswego regained its two-goal lead on a goal from Dormiedy at 7:51.

Fredonia tied the game up with goals from senior forward Richard Boyce (9:50) and junior forward Andrew Dissanayake (12:45) before McLaughlin tallied the game winner.

Laker senior goalie Chris Hyk stopped 33 of 37 shots to improve to 2-1-0 on the season, while Fredonia junior Pat Street made 40 saves on 45 Oswego shots in picking up the loss.

Oswego continues its Western New York road swing on Saturday for a 7:00 p.m. contest at Buffalo State College.

Photo by Jared Crast

Not again....

Great Victory for Our Country and Democracy

Barack Obama was just announced a little over a half an hour ago to be the next President of the United States. President elect Obama will become the 44th President of the United States and the first African-American to hold the office. Obama currently holds a 349 to 173 lead in the Electoral College vote with a handful of states still left undecided. The state North Carolina is still left on the board. Senator John McCain delievered his concession speech in Phoenix, AZ just after 11:10. History has officially been made.

Jared Crast

Men's Soccer Season Ends

The Oswego State men’s soccer team played even with host College at Brockport for 90 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute overtime sessions in the opening round of the SUNYAC playoffs, but the Golden Eagles won in penalty kicks, 3-1, to end the Lakers season and hopes of advancing to this weekend’s semifinals.

The game goes on record officially as a 1-1 tie through two overtimes, with the penalty kicks used to advance a team in the six-team playoff format.

Oswego (8-9-1) was held to 10 total shots, with seven coming on goal, while Brockport (10-5-1) took 21 shots, with 13 of them on goal.

The Lakers scored the game’s opening goal 17:58 into the first half when sophomore forward Felipe Cavalcanti (Valatie/Ichabod Crane) tallied his team leading eighth goal of the season on a pass from junior midfielder Dave Baldanza (Herkimer) into the penalty box from off post, but Brockport evened the score with 3:13 remaining in the half as Jeff Palumbo scored from 30 yards out on a pass from Jeremy Hinckley.

Both teams failed to score in the second half, despite Brockport holding a 10-3 advantage in shots with seven corner kick oppportunities. Laker sophomore goalie Matt Wopperer (Manlius/Fayettevile Manlius) made six saves in 110 minutes of play, stopping six shots in the opening period and six in the second half and overtime).

In the penalty kick shootout, the Golden Eagles scored on their first three chances, while the Lakers converted only one of their first three shots as the Brockport goalkeeper registered saves the first two kicks before Chris Carra (Endwell/Maine-Endwell) scored in the third round. Brockport missed on its fourth chance as Wopperer made a diving save to his right, but Oswego, needing to score on its final two chances to keep the shootout going, missed on its fourth attempt to end the game.

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Women's Hockey Wins Castleton State Tournament

RUTLAND, VT - The Oswego State women’s hockey team defeated fellow ECAC West division opponent SUNY Potsdam, 2-1, to win the inaugural Rutland Herald Women’s Ice Hockey Tournament hosted by Castleton State College at the Rutland Regional Fieldhouse. It was the first ever tournament triumph for the Lakers in the three-year varsity history of the program, all under current head coach Diane Dillon.

Both teams battled through a scoreless first period before Oswego (2-0-0) was able to break through for a pair of second period goals. Freshman Jillian Bergeron (Brockville, ONT/Nepean Wildcats) broke through for the first Laker goal off a Krista Pattemore (Athens, ONT/St. George’s Prep) assist one minute into the second period. Junior forward Tiarra Garrow (Morrisonville, NY/National Sports Academy) scored the game winner 11 minutes later unassisted, corralling a loose puck to the right side of the goal and scored from a seemingly impossible angle nearly behind the net.

Potsdam (1-2-0) cut the lead in half in the third period, and had two very good opportunities to tie the score but Oswego sophomore goalie Emi Williams (Anchorage, AK/Anchorage Northstars) turned both away to preserve the win. Danielle Compagni scored the lone Bears goal from off assists from Courtney Laughlin and Brandi Atwell.

Williams stopped 21 shots in the win, while Potsdam goalie Hilary Hitchman made 25 saves in the loss. Bergeron and junior defense and co-captain Angie Friesen (Chilliwack, BC/Pacific Steelers) were Laker selections to the All-Tournament team.

Oswego and Potsdam will meet at this weekend at the Campus Center Ice Arena for a two-game series in the ECAC West opener for both teams. Both games, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. starts.

(Story courtesy of Castleton State College Sports Information)

Women's Hockey Romps St. Michael's in Season Opener

RUTLAND, VT - Oswego State raced out to a 2-0 lead through the first two periods and skated to a 4-1 win over Saint Michael’s College in the opening round of the Rutland Herald Invitational at the Rutland Regional Fieldhouse.

The Lakers received single goals from four different players including 2007-08 leading scorer, Jessica Lister (Aurora, ONT) who also added a pair of assists, in earning the win and improving to 1-0-0 on the season. Captain Jenna Kirkwood (Chilliwack, BC) opened the scoring for Oswego notching her first goal of the season on the power-play 2:54 into the first period. Kirkwood scored from just outside the crease off a Angie Friesen (Chilliwack, BC) assist. Oswego made it 2-0 12:29 into the second period on a goal from Stephanie Esposito (Parish, NY), her first of the season, assisted by Lister and Erica Shapey (Plainview, NY).

Saint Michael’s cut the lead in half 5:24 into the third period as Desiree Biron scored on assists from Molly DiMasi and Kaleigh Ferrari. Biron beat a defender and stuffed the puck into the upper right corner of the net for her first of the season.

Oswego tacked on a pair of insurance goals to put the game out of reach as Lister and Krista Pattemore (Athens, ONT) each tallied after the 10-minute mark.

Melanie Cullen took the loss for Saint Michael’s in goal, stopping 36 shots. Erin Robson (Orillia, ONT) earned the win with 28 saves for Oswego, who will battle first-year program SUNY Potsdam for the inaugural title at 3:00 pm in a match-up of ECAC West opponents.

(Story courtesy of Castleton State College Sports Information)

Redemption!

The Lakers pulled off their biggest win of the season by defeating the Elmira College Soaring Eagles, 6-4. There were six goals scored in the third period by both teams making for high octane entertainment for the fans in attendance.

The third and fourth lines for the Lakers stepped up in a big way picking up the dominant line of Ellis-McLaughlin-Whitehead, which put up seven points in the last two games. Senior forward Derrell Levy had one goal and an assist while linemate Mark Lozzi (pictured) netted two crucial goals and an assist in the dying minutes of the game. Lozzi's breakaway goal at 13:14 was the game winning goal for the Lakers. His shorthanded goal off a rebound at 15:34 was the capper on the evening putting the game out of reach. The Soaring Eagles didn't quit as Brendan Sanders scored at 16:41 bringning the game to it's final score of 6-4. But, the hole for the Soaring Eagles was to deep to dig out of as the Lakers prevailed.

The Lakers will look to continue their success next weekend when SUNYAC play returns. They will face the Fredonia State Blue Devils and a suprising Buffalo State Bengals team.

Note: Coach Ed Gosek picked up his 99th career victory tonight as well.

Jared Crast

Men's Hockey v. Elmira: Players To Watch

For anybody coming to tonight's game here's some hints on players to watch for each team:

Oswego

#20 Erek Selleck: Selleck has been a force for the Lakers in their first 4 games this season as a freshman. Erek is a big power forward that can lay a hit and also put the puck in the net. He'll find himself in the right place at the right time a lot and will get a lot of chances in front of the night with the Magagna/Chamberlain line.


#13 Jared Anderson: Possibly the most underrated recruit in this year's Oswego recruiting class. Anderson has been rock solid on the back line for the Lakers. While he doesnt have the over-powering prescence of Van Boxmeer, the kid is an all-around solid defensive defensemen. Rarely will he get beat by a forward and almost everytime he'll force his man outside and tie him up around the net so he can't get a clear shot off.


#21 Brendan McLaughlin: Proud owner of the McSlapper, McLaughlin has been getting things going after a slow start in the USA game and the first Elmira game. McLaughlin, possessing some of the best hands and on the team will frustrate Elmira all day long from the point on the powerplay. McLaughlin can be lethal when he gets time and a clear shot from the top of the circle.


#11 Neil Musselwhite: Musselwhite will be the fastest skater on the ice bar none tonight. Neil had some chances against Elmira in their first meeting but got stoned on a breakaway by Casey Tuttle in the first period. Neil's line tallied their first points of the season last night and they are going to be integral to the Laker's success this season if they're going to be successful. I'd like to see Reisweber on his line tonight. Neil is also part of the Oswego PK who will have to step up big tonight after getting embarrased for 3 goals two weeks ago.

Elmira

#10 Darcy Vaillancourt: This kid can flat out play. He doesnt have overwhelming size, but he can skate like the wind as well as have tremendous hands and ice vision. Vaillancourt is quickly making in-roads in the EC line-up as he runs the point on the top EC PP unit. He's already scored two powerplay goals this season on absolute laser blasts from the top of the circle. Oswego needs to focus on him and make sure he's neutralized. Best way to do that, STAY OUT OF THE BOX!

#9 Dave McKenna: McKenna gets his chance to get back into the line-up and hopefully he makes up for lost time. McKenna needs to be the energy man on the Schrank/Masters line. He's got a great mix of speed, playmaking ability, and scoring touch. The Schrank/Masters pairing was completely ineffective against Plattsburgh so hopefully they'll come out fired up to prove they can be just as good as they were last year leading the team to the Frozen Four.

#25 Kyle Branson: The Senior captain is the leader of a relatively young defensive unit. Branson isnt going to light up the score board on any night, but he is going to be key in shutting down Oswego's top two lines as he's played against them all four years of his career. He also needs to be a mentor to his freshman defensive pair, Brock Sawyer who one day will probably be taking over Branson's role as a defensemen leader. Sawyer's talent is raw and needs some developing. Hopefully, the last week in practice they've made some improvements.

#13 Albert Mitchell: Mitchell is the catalyst of the Soaring Eagles. While Oswego fans might laugh at his size, Mitchell will qucikly turn your head with his ability to outmaneuver guys that are nearly twice his size (exageration, but you know what i mean) and get shots off as well as set up plays for his linemates. Mitchell was one of the few bright spots for Elmira against Plattsburgh and usually always seems to play well against Oswego drawing penalties and frustrating the Laker defenders.

Derek Dunning