Oswego keeps on rolling with a 7-4 win over Fredonia

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The Oswego State lakers walked away from their western New York Road trip with a 2-0 record after completing the sweep with a 7-4 victory over fredonia. Oswego jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Justin Fox and Chris Laganier. Then Fredonia responds right back with 2 goals before the end of the period both by Alex Morton so the first period ended tied at 2. 2nd period went south for the lakers as Nick Stimson scored the lone goal for the Blue Devils 4 minutes in to give Fredonia a 3-2 lead which they would hold through the intermission. 8 minutes into the 3rd period Chris Laganier scored again to tie the game up but a little over 4 minutes later Fredonia takes the lead again on the Power Play with a goal by James Muscatello. Thats when the Lakers woke up and broke the door open. Tyler Lyon the team captain tied the game up in a 4 on 4 situtation at 14:25. Then 20 seconds later Kevin Huinink scored on that same 4 on 4. Neil Musselwhite extended the lead to 6-4 at 18:26 and to top it off Eric Selleck added an empty netter at 19:02 to seal the 7-4 victory. Oswego outshot Fredonia 51-27. Paul Beckwith made 23 saves. Big offensive nights for the lakers including Eric Selleck (1 goal 4 assists), Chris Laganier (2 goals 3 assists), Justin Fox (2 assists), and Captain Tyler Lyon (1 goal 1 assist). An all around solid effort put out by the Lakers. Next weekend will be a solid test for this young Oswego club as they have to travel to Potsdam and Plattsburgh. We WILL have full coverage of the games next weekend here on WNYO

Oswego Rolls in a 4-1 Win over Buffalo State

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Oswego came into Buffalo State tonight in front of a crowd of 730 people the Oswego State Lakers dominated the Buffalo State Bengals for most of the game. Oswego jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the 15 minute mark on a goal by Eric Selleck his 2nd of the season. Then less than 3 minutes later Stephen Mallaro got in on the act with his first goal of the year. 2nd period starts and 3:30 in the lakers increase their lead to 3-0 on Luke Moodie's first of the season. The lead gets streached to 4-0 2 minutes later on Michael Gilchrists 1st college goal. The shutout bid was lost at 16:07 when Nick Petrello beat Paul Beckwith to bust the shutout bid and make the score 4-1 which is the way the game would end. Beckwith faced 25 shots and allowed only 1 goal while his counterpart Alan Fritch allowed 4 goals on 34 starts. Jared Anderson missed another game tonight due to a shoulder injury and now it appears that Kevin Huinink may miss tomorrows game too. Huinink was given a 5 minute boarding major and a game misconduct in the 3rd period for a hit along the boards late in the game. Whether Huinink plays tomorrow is still in question but the ruling will come down by game time tomorrow night in Fredonia. Coverage of tomorrows game against the Blue Devils will get started at 6:30 and go right up till puck drop at 7 from Steele hall where we will have all the action for you right here on 88.9FM WNYO

2 Game Road Trip Starts Tonight at BUffalo State

First game of a weekend road trip begins tonight at 7 as the Lakers travel to Buffalo State to take on the Bengals. Last season when these two teams met, both games went to Oswego. The first meeting of the year went to overtime with Oswego getting the 3-2 victory at Buffalo State. The Bengals had a 2-0 lead at the end of 2 periods on goals by Cory Park and Joe Curry. The lakers got the game tied with under 5 minutes remaining in the 3rd on goals by Tyler Lyon and Ryan Ellis. Then in overtime Chris Laganier got the winner 3:30 minutes into ot. Then the next meeting was at the Campus Center Ice Arena on January 31st. The goals for the lakers that night came from Brad Dormiedy, Eric Selleck who got 2 goals and Matt Whitehead.

A lot has changed for both teams again from last season to this year with players leaving and then new guys coming to pick up the slack. Coverage will begin here on WNYO at 6:30 with countdown to faceoff then puck drops at 7.

Oswego Drops a Heartbreaker 2-1 in Elmira in 2nd game of Back-to-Back

For the S 2nd Straight year the Murray Athletic Complex has not been kind to the Oswego State Lakers. Last year was a 3-2 regulation loss. Last Night was a 2-1 regulation loss. The first period of play was very sloppy with neither team getting any quality scoring chances on goal. The Lakers out shot the Soaring Eagles 19-8 in the first but no goals produced. The second period was a different story. Elmira dominated the period out shooting the Lakers 21-7. Elmira took the early 1-0 lead on a goal by Rusty Masters at 10:53. The Soaring Eagles controlled play untill the Lakers caught a break. Luke Moodie and John Whitelaw had a beautiful rush going up the ice which lead to a quick goal by Paul Rodrigues at 18:08 to tie the game up. Rodrigues took a quick pass from John Whitelaw and sent a snapper of a wrist shot top shelf glove side on Casey Tuttle to tie the game at one. Then less than a minute later Elmira took the lead on a Darcy Vaillancourt goal at 18:26 after burying a lose puck on a wild scramble in front of Paul Bexkwith. Third period came and went with Elmira out shooting the Lakers 14-12. Both goaltenders played well last night. Tuttle show good resilance being able to bounce back after getting shelled the night before. Beckwith was solid again between the pipes stopping 39 of 41 shots faced. The next matchups for the Soaring Eagles are both against the Morrisville Mustangs. The first is Friday October 30th at home and the second is saturday October 31 in Morrisville. As for the Lakers they have to travle both days. Friday the 30th the team will be at the Buffalo State Sports Arena to take on the Buffalo State Bengals. Then on Halloween the next night the team travels to the Steele Hall in Fredonia NY to take on the Fredonia Blue Devils. Both Oswego State games will take place at 7pm with your coverage getting underway at 6:30 right here on 88.9FM WNYO

Laker domination in the 3rd leads to a 7-2 Victory

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The Laker offense once again decided to wait until the 3rd period but exploded for a 5 goal output en route to a 7-2 victory at the Campus Center Ice Arena of the Elmira Soaring Eagles. Elmira actually had a lead in the game as they scored first 7:50 into the game on a goal by Larry Willard. Oswego's offense came back not even 2 minutes later when Sophomore forward Eric Selleck scored his first of the season on the powerplay after a nice setup by Justin Fox and John Whitelaw. The Lakers took the lead :29 into the 2nd period on a Justin Fox goal with Selleck and Chris Laganiere getting the helpers. The lead grew to 3-1 after a Tyler Limebrock goal at the 4:22 mark of the 3rd period. Chris Laganiere woke up in the 3rd with 2 goals in a span of a minute and a half. His first came at the 14:13 mark and his second came at the 15:34 mark on the powerplay. Rusty Masters would score for Elmira to cut the lead to 5-2. Then :32 seconds later Brad Dormiedy gets his first of the season to make it 6-2. The icing on the cake came off the stick of Freshman forward Paul Rodrigues (Pictured) who netted his first goal in college at the 17:11 mark to put the game away. Casey Tuttle who was in Net for Elmira had a rough night allowing 7 goals on 27 shots. Paul Beckwith had a solid game in net for the Lakers allowing only 2 goals on 23 shots. During the second period the Lakers outshot Elmira 11-1. Elmira went 0-6 on the powerplay while Oswego went 2-5. The big point producers for the Lakers tonight where Neil Musselwhite (2 Assists), John Whtelaw (2 Assists) Tyler Limebrock (1 goal 1 assist), Eric Selleck (goal 2 assists), Chris Laganiere (2 goals 1 assist) and the biggest point producer of them all Justin Fox (1 goal 3 assists). All of this was done before a loud crowd of 2,564 at the Campus Center Ice Arena.

This was just game one of the weekend. Game two will take place at the Murray Athletic Complex in Elmira NY Saturday night as the Lakers and Soaring Eagles square off again. WNYO will have wall-to-wall coverage starting at 6:35 with countdown to faceoff. Then puck dorp at 7 right here on the voice of oswego 88.9FM WNYO!

Laker Regular Season Opens at Home TONIGHT against Elmira

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The first official game of the regular season is tonight as the Lakers get set to host the Elmira Soaring Eagles. These two teams met twice last year in very entertaning games. The first one took place at the Murray Athletic Center in Elmira on October 18th with the Soaring Eagles walking away with the 3-2 victory. The only Laker goals in that contest were scored by Eric Selleck and Ryan Ellis. The turning point in that contest was when Laker Defenseman Francois Gagnon was called for a five minute fighting major and a game disqualification.

The next meeting between the two teams was November 1st, at the Campus Center Ice Arena. This time it would be a different story as the Lakers took the game by a final of 6-4. The game was highlighted for the Lakers by 2 shorthanded goals. One from Darrell Levy in the First and then another one by Mark Lozzi in the 3rd. Lozzi's shorty was his second of the game. Also scoring for Oswego was Chamberlain, Lyon, and Musselwhite.

This year is a little bit different for both clubs. Both teams reloaded from last season and are ready to roll. The Soaring Eagles havent played a game yet and the Lakers are coming of a 7-3 victory last week over Royal Military College. Tonights meeting is the first of two between the two teams. Their next meeting will be tomorrow night in Elmira at 7pm. Both games will be broadcast here on WNYO and countdown to faceoff for both games will begin around 6:20.

Lakers open the Season with a Dominating 7-3 victory

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The Lakers started the 2009-2010 off with a very big bang after a huge 7-3 victory over Royal Military College of Canada. First period started off as sort of a feeling out period with both teams trying to set the tone for the game. Paul Beckwith started the game between the pipes and had a near period making 7 saves on 8 shots. The only shot to beat him was a Robert Graydon at the 17:15 mark. The scoring however was started by the Lakers when Brad Dormidy finished off a beautiful passing play with the set up coming from Neil Musselwhite and Tyler Limebrock. The lead was increased to 2-0 with Chris Ayotte netting his first college goal. Then RMC made it 2-1 on the Graydon goal.

We move to the second period where Beckwith was replaced by Kyle Gunn-Taylor. Taylor came in faced 5 shots and let up one goal. That one goal tied the game at 2. Then with 6 minutes to go in the period Matt Singleton scored his first goal in Laker green and gold. Captain Tyler Lyon Set him up. We move to the 3rd period and Freshman Dan Jones got his first taste of college hockey in net and had a good period allowing one goal on 5 shots. The Lakers explode in the 3rd with 4 goals in the period. The goal scorers were Luke Moodie (Pictured above), Jon Whitelaw, Chris Laganier, and Tyler Limebrock. 5 of the goals came from freshman to the team. Jon Whitelaw had a 3 point night with a goal and 2 assists, Dormiedy had 1 helper and Musselwhite had 2 assists.  The Lakers start their conferance schedule on Friday October 23rd at home against the Elmira Soaring Eagles and then travel to Elmira the following night. From the first game the Lakers look like they are ready to make a run at the national championship chase and this was a statement game.

First Oswego State game of the season TONIGHT

Ladies and Gentlemen the night most of us have been waiting for has finally arrived. Tonight is the first game of the 2009-2010 hockey season for your Oswego State Lakers as they prepare to take on Royal Military College. A lot of changes have been made over the offseason for the lakers, including the loss of 13 players to graduation the largest graduating class in a very long time. The biggest return for the Lakers offensivly is Eric Selleck, the defending SUNYAC rookie of the year. Last year Selleck had 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points in 26 games. Also returning is Junior Chris Laganiere who had 20 points last season in 22 games. The blue line for this season is stable with most of the core of D coming back from last year including Hank Van Boxmeer, Jared Anderson, Stephen Mallaro, and this years Captain Tyler Lyon. Lyon isnt the only one wearing a letter this year as the 2 Alternate captains are Senior fowards Brad Dormidey and Neil Musselwhite. The 3 captains on this years squad are the last three players left from the Nation Championship team from 2007.

This group of players is being joined by 12 incoming freshman and 2 transfer students. The one incoming freshman who packs the biggest punch on offense is Luke Moodie who last year in juniors had 41 goals and 54 assists for 94 points in just 49 games. He is being jouined up front by Chris Brown who had 81 points in 52 games in juniors.

Tonight they will be playing Royal Military C ollege of Canada who coming into tonight has a 1-6 record in there first 7 games. Their last game was against Ottawa in which Royal Military walked away with the 4-1 victory. Tonight's contest should be a good test for the Lakers to see how well the new players fit into the system. Will this new group of guys help the Lakers get back to the promise land? We will find out starting tonight. Live coverage here on WNYO will get underway at 6:15 with a special 45 minute long Countdown to Faceoff and then we will go live at 7 for puck drop from the Campus Center Ice Arena.  BE sure to tune in tonight at 6:15 right here on the voice of Oswego 88.9FM WNYO!

SUNY Oswego Week in Review

Oswego Stat athletics has had a busy week over the past week. Women's Soccer has had a very successful weekend that started off with a 1-0 win over Plattsburgh State yesterday. Michelle Bateman got the lone goal of the game on a nice feed from Tricia Sullivan at the 20:04 mark of the first half. The momentum kept rolling today with a 3-0 win over SUNY Potsdam. Oswego got 2 goals from Rachel Allen and the 3rd from Tricia Sullivan. Sullivan also had an assist on the second goal from Allen. Sullivan had a huge weekend individually with 2 goals and 1 assist in 2 games. Christina Fergosi got the shutout in todays win by the Lakers. Oswego Soccer now stands at a record of 6-5-0, while going 2-1-0 in SUNYAC.

Moving on with the review, Men's Soccer had a tough weekend having to travel to both Plattsburgh and Potsdam. With playing Plattsburgh friday afternoon, the Lakers came out with a hard fought victory 2-1 in double overtime. Felipe Cavalcanti gave the lakers a 1-0 at the 12:36 mark of the first half with a assist going to German Collazo. Plattsburgh came back to tie the game up at 1 on a goal by Matt Hamilton with the assist going to Greg Wiley. The cards goal came at 69 minute mark. The game moved on to the 107 minute mark into a second overtime period before Felipe Cavalcanti won it for the lakers with his second goal of the afternoon. Oswego soccer kept its busy weekend going on saturday against Potsdam.

This time the Lakers had to go to overtime again but the win was of the come from behind variety. Potsdam took the lead at the 59 minute mark but the lakers came back and tied the game at the 89 minute mark with a goal by Jim Mertz. Mertz got in on the winner as well when he set up Felipe Cavalcanti who kocked the ball in for the victory at the 96 minute mark.

Laker athletics has a busy week ahead of it. Women's tennis starts the week off in Elmira on tuesday. Then on friday Men's and Women's soccer play Buffalo State on friday. Both games are at 4PM with the men playing at Buff. State and the women playing at home. The soccer teams are in action again on saturday against Ferdonia with the men going to Ferdonia and the women playing here. Both games are at 1pm. THe last game of note is Women's field hockey playing saturday october 10th at 1pm at Morrisville State against the Mustangs. Keep it here for all live updates on Oswego athletics