Soaring Eagles Use 9-Goal Rally To Down Lakers

Elmira beat Oswego State 16-12 in women's lax action at Laker Field today. Laker sophomore Rachel Ventresca (pictured) found the back of the net for the game's first goal, her 43rd of the season, less than a minute into the game. Elmira answered with a 9-0 run over the next 19 minutes to take a 9-1 lead. The closest the Lakers would get from that point on was within two goals late in the second half as the Eagles held on for the win.

Ryan Maloney

Plattsburgh Advances To Easter Showdown With St. Norbert

Plattsburgh beat Elmira 6-3 tonight in Lake Placid to earn a spot in tomorrow's championship game against St. Norbert.

Dylan Clarke Gives Plattsburgh 3-2 Lead

Plattsburgh's Dylan Clarke just put home a rebound for his 10th power play goal of the season to put the Cards up 3-2 over Elmira in the second. Elmira had jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first, but the Cards evened it at 2-2 after a Bob Emery timeout.

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.

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.

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.

Lakers continue to fall in the polls

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team fell to bottom of the latest USCHO top 15 division III poll. The Lakers (5-3-2) went 1-0-1 over the weekend homestand against Buffalo State and Fredonia. They are now tied with New England College (4-0-1) for the #14 ranking. The Lakers will host the Pilgrims on Jan. 5 at the Campus Center.

Elmira tops this week's poll, rising from the #4 spot. The Soaring Eagles are 7-0-1, their only tie was at home against Oswego State on Oct. 27. They defeated #6 Manhatanville (7-2-1) 4-3 on the road Saturday. SUNYAC leader Plattsbugh (11-1-0) climbed two spots and is tied with the Eagles for #1. They're lone loss was at Elmira on Nov. 17. The Cardinals host Oswego State on Jan. 25. They defeated the Lakers 4-2 at the Campus Center on Nov. 2.

2007 Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic participant St. Norbert (7-1-1) rose two spots to #3. The Green Knights received two first-place votes. They will open the second annual tournament at the Campus Center against Curry Dec. 29. The Lakers will face Amherst in the nightcap. The winners of those games will square off Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.

Wisconsin-River Falls fell from #1 to #4 this week. The Falcons were shutout 5-0 at St. Thomas on Nov. 27 before winning a pair of home games over the weekend. River Falls is 1-1-2 this year when playing away from Hunt Arena. They still managed to hold onto a number one ranking in this week's poll. Hobart fell from #2 to #9 after losing two straight on the road. The Statesmen lost at #6 Manhatanville Friday before falling at Utica Saturday. Hobart defeated the Lakers 5-2 on Nov. 17.

Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	Elmira	( 9)	7-0-1	283	4
1	Plattsburgh	( 8)	11-1-0	283	3
3	St. Norbert	( 2)	7-1-1	245	5
4	Wis.-River Falls	( 1)	7-1-3	239	1
5	Wis.-Stout		10-1-1	195	8
6	Manhattanville		7-2-1	185	6
7	St. Thomas		6-1-1	173	10
8	Babson		6-0-1	171	9
9	Hobart		8-2-0	160	2
10	Southern Maine		5-0-1	109	14
11	Norwich		4-2-0	80	11
12	Bowdoin		4-1-0	73	14
13	Middlebury		3-2-1	59	7
14	New England College		4-0-1	41	NR
14	Oswego		5-3-2	41	12

Idle Lakers lose 4 votes, stay put

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team remained at #12 in Monday's USCHO.com national poll. The Lakers (4-3-1) managed to lose four poll points despite not having played since a Nov. 17 loss to Hobart (8-0-0). The Statesmen moved from #3 to #2 this week with three first-place votes, they have been idle since their win at Oswego State.

Wisconsin-River Falls (5-0-3) remained at #1 and gained three first-place votes after tying St. Mary's (1-4-2) on Nov. 20. Plattsburgh and Elmira came in at #3 and #4 respectively, with each earning four first-place votes. The Soaring Eagles beat the Cardinals in their head-to-head match-up 3-2 on Nov. 17. Elmira has not played since then, while Plattsburgh has scored wins over St. John's and #11 Norwich (2-2-0).

Oswego State has three losses and one tie on the season, all to the #2, #3 and #4 teams in the country.

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll

November 26, 2007

	Team	(First Place Votes)	Record	Points	Last Poll
1	Wis.-River Falls	( 9)	5-0-3	275	1
2	Hobart	( 3)	8-0-0	270	3
3	Plattsburgh	( 4)	9-1-0	260	7
4	Elmira	( 4)	5-0-1	246	4
5	St. Norbert		6-1-0	221	5
6	Manhattanville		6-1-1	194	6
7	Middlebury		2-1-1	166	2
8	Wis.-Stout		8-1-1	165	8
9	Babson		4-0-1	147	9
10	St. Thomas		5-1-1	117	10
11	Norwich		2-2-0	96	11
12	Oswego		4-3-1	61	12
13	Wis.-Superior		4-1-4	45	14
14	Bowdoin		2-1-0	41	15
14	Southern Maine		4-0-0	41	NR
Others Receiving Votes: Mass.-Dartmouth 20, New England College 10, Adrian 7, Wis.-Stevens Point 7, Bethel 4, Curry 4, Milw School of Eng 1, St. Olaf 1, Utica 1 2007-08 Laker opponents in italics

Ryan Maloney

USCHO Top 15 at a Glance

1. Oswego State - 0-1-1 after H&H w/ Elmira, will likely drop
2. St. Norbert - 1-0-0 after 5-0 win over Lawrence
   
3. Middlebury - Begin play Nov. 16
   
4. Manhatanville - 3-0-1 start; Beat Buff St, Brockport twice and tied Fredonia
   
5. Norwich - Begin play Nov. 16
   
6. Wis.-River Falls - 1-0-0 after 9-2 win over Northland
   
7. Neumann - 3-1-0; two wins vs. Geneseo; split with Adrian, should drop
   
8. Babson - Begin play Nov. 16
   
9. Wis.-Superior - Begin play Nov. 2
   
10. Mass.-Dartmouth - Bagin play Nov. 10
    
11. Bowdoin - Begin play Nov. 16
    
12. Wis.-Stout - 3-0-0 after 3 wins over MCHA schools
    
13. St. Thomas - Begin play Nov. 2
    
14. Plattsburgh - 3-0-0 after 2 wins vs. Morrisville; 11-1 win vs. Potsdam
    
15. Bethel - Begin play Nov. 2
    

15. (tie) New England College - Begin play Nov. 16

Oswego State's loss to Elmira is nothing compared to Neumann's loss to Adrian. The Bulldogs lost to SUNYAC doormat Potsdam on Oct. 20.

Elmira should move into the top 15, possibly top 10 after earning three points in a home and home with the defending national champs and top-ranked Lakers.

Late goal gives Oswego State tie at Elmira

Laker junior forward Matt Whitehead scored with 1:22 remaining in the third period to tie the game and the Oswego State men's ice hockey team tied Elmira 4-4 on Saturday night at the Murray Athletic Center in Elmira. Elmira scored the first goal of the game 4:35 into the first period, but the Lakers scored the next three goals to build a two-goal lead.

Brendan McLaughlin scored his first of the season on the power play, assisted by Ryan Ellis to tie the score. Laker sophomore Neil Musselwhite scored with one second remaining in the first period to give Oswego State a 2-1 lead after one period.

Francois Gagnon scored an unassisted goal for the Lakers seven minutes into the second period to give Oswego State a 3-1 lead, but the Soaring Eagles rallied. A power-play goal by Elmira's Rusty Masters reduced the lead to one goal and then Andrew Bedford scored the game-tying goal with 7:21 left in the second period.

Oswego State senior Joel Kitchen was whistled for a checking-from-behind major late in the second and the five-minute Elmira power play carried over into the third period. The Soaring Eagles capitalized 2:29 into the third period as Ryan Arnone scored.

Whitehead's late goal earned Oswego State the tie.

Laker goalie Ryan Scott made 22 saves and Elmira's Casey Tuttle had 17 saves.

The Lakers are now 0-1-1 on the season and Elmira is 1-0-1. Oswego State hosts arch-rival Plattsburgh on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Campus Center Ice Arena.

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One Game at a Time: Elmira

One Game at a Time previews every Laker men's hockey opponent

Part I: Elmira Soaring Eagles

Tonight, Oswego State officially kicks off the post-Ryan Woodward era against a revenge-minded Elmira club. The Soaring Eagles and Lakers engaged in 180 minutes of battle a season ago; Oswego State came away with three victories. Last year's home-and-home series served as a penalty clinic with a combined 45 infractions committed.

Both teams return their top five scorers and starting backstops from a year ago. Casey Tuttle took the full-time starter job from Raphael Cundari after a 2-6-1 start for the Soaring Eagles. Elmira won four of their next five after the switch. Tuttle's play in net helped his club to an DIII ECAC playoff birth.

The Eagles won their quarterfinal match-up with Hobart, but paid a steep price. Tuttle was injured in the second period and had to be replaced. The Eagles would win that game, but were no match for Manhattanville in the semifinals. Their season ended in much the same manor it had begun, Cundari in net and a loss. Tonight's game marks Tuttle's return to the ice.

Tonight also marks the collegiate debut of Rick Shrank. Coach Tim Ceglarski says Shrank could see time on the first line as early as tonight. That line also consists of Michael Richard, last year's team-leader in points (33) and assists (24). Joining him will be sophomore Rusty Masters. Masters was the Eagles' second-leading goal-scorer as a freshman with 12. Unlike Richard, Masters has never known the feeling of defeating Oswego State.


Ceglarski bolstered his defense by bringing in a pair of European blueliners. Karl Linden and Sebastian Gulden spent last season with the Bradford Rattlers of the GJMHL. Ceglarski says both are solid defenders, while Linden is also a threat at the other end of the ice.

Elmira is looking for their first victory over the green and gold since Oct. 28, 2005. That was a decisive 5-1 victory over the Lakers at the old Romney Field House. They're now 0-for-2 at the Campus Center, and have dropped the last four meetings. Oswego State goalie Ryan Scott is starting his senior season against the same team he started his Laker career. Scott held the Eagles to a pair of goals in a 2-2 tie on Oct. 30, 2004. He is 4-0-1 lifetime against Elmira.

Tune into 88.9 FM tonight beginning at 6:30 for all the live action. WTOP 10 will also broadcast the game on cable access channel 96 in Oswego County.

Ryan Maloney

Polls Are Out; Oswego is #1

Oswego State will go into a season as the top-ranked team in the nation. Last season, the Lakers earned a co-#1 ranking in the Jan. 2 USCHO poll. This is the first time in school history that the Lakers are in sole possession of the top spot.

Oswego State was a near-unanimous #1, receiving 18 of 19 votes. Middlebury, the school Oswego State defeated in the national title game, received the only other first-place vote and is ranked third.

St. Norbert, the team Oswego State beat in the national semifinals is #2. They could face the Lakers Dec. 30th in the second round of the 2nd Annual Pathfinder Bank Oswego Hockey Classic.

Plattsburgh also cracked the pre-season poll, they're ranked #14.

The Lakers' first opponent, Elmira, received 13 votes but didn't crack the top 15.

Check back for audio from Coach Gosek and the players.

Lakers Look for 1st W

Oswego State field hockey looks to avenge a 3-1 loss to Elmira a season ago. Game time is set for 4 p.m. at Laker Field. The Lakers are coming off of a disappointing appearance at the Stevens Tech tournament where they finished fourth.