Women's Tennis Loses Again But Garrow Still Perfect

Fredonia topped Oswego State 5-4 in SUNYAC action today.  The host Blue Devils were all square with the Lakers after the first eight matches of the day.  That meant the decision of the match-up was riding squarely on the shoulders of Fredonia sophomore Calee Prindle and Oswego State junior Christine Burkhardt.

Burkhardt took the first set in a tie-breaker to give the Lakers the early advantage.  However, Prindle won the second set in convincing fashion, 6-2.  The third and deciding set proved to be much closer, but Prindle outlasted Burkhardt for the 7-5 victory, handing the Lakers their second-straight one-match loss.

Laker junior Tiarra Garrow (pictured) remained unbeaten (5-0) in No. 1 singles with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Anne Norris.  Oswego State senior Sarahjeane Marhone remained unbeaten (5-0) in No. 5 singles with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 win over Megan Zarzycki.

Garrow is in search of her second SUNYAC singles title this season.  She won the conference championship as a freshman No. 3 single and was a semi-finalist as a sophomore No. 1 single.  Both feats were accomplished while Garrow was attending SUNY Plattsburgh, this is her first year as a Laker.  Her inspiring story can be found on the back page of this week's Oswegonian.

Ryan Maloney

Laker Volleyball Drops Pair

The Oswego State volleyball team dropped a pair of matches at today's SUNYAC West pool play at The Z.  Fredonia (pictured), who finished the weekend with a 5-0 record and never dropped a game, made quick work of the Lakers in the first game.  Geneseo then earned their second victory of the day with a four-game win over Oswego State.

Overall, the Lakers dropped three of five on the weekend and are in fourth place in the SUNYAC West standings.  They won't have a chance to advance their place in the division until Oct. 16 when pool play resumes at Buffalo State.  Oswego State returns to action Wednesday night when they host Utica at 7 p.m.

Laker Baseball Postponed Today; Lax to Play On

Today's scheduled baseball doubleheader between Oswego State and Fredonia has been postponed due to weather. It is now scheduled to be played Monday at noon. The men's lacrosse team will play today's scheduled home opener against Utica. The Lakers will be looking to snap a three-game skid. The Pioneers are in search of their third victory in four games after starting the season 0-5. Face-off is set for 1 p.m.

Laker Baseball To Rely On Young Arms In '08

Coach Frank Paino's Lakers are 1-1 this season after falling 4-2 at Juniata College in Pennsylvania Monday. Eagles hurler Jay Enoch struck out 14 batters and improved to 3-0 on the year. Junior Chris Schiro took the loss for Oswego after allowing two unearned runs in the eighth. Schiro threw five innings in relief of Rob Johnson, allowing no earned runs. However, he struggled with his control as he walked five batters and hit another.

Oswego State kicked off the 2008 campaign with an 8-7 win at Voorhees College of the NAIA in South Carolina Friday. No box score has been published. Today's scheduled game at Pitt-Bradford has been cancelled. The Lakers open up SUNYAC play in their home opener with Fredonia Saturday. The doubleheader is set to start at noon. The weather forecast predicts a high temperature of 32 degrees Saturday with a 20 percent chance of snow. Plenty of good seats still available.

2008 Record: 1-1 (0-0 in SUNYAC)
2007 Record: 15-14 (7-7 in SUNYAC)

KEY LOSSES
Nick Perioli OF: Led team in batting (.404), hits (36), slugging (.461), and stolen bases (6)
Nick Marzullo DH: Led team in runs (19) & RBI (19), hit .302 with 38 total bases
Tom Farrell 1B: Led team in doubles (10) & total bases (43), .988 fielding percentage
Nate DeSantis SP: Led starters in ERA (1.97), shutouts (2), opp. batting avg (.235), wins (4)
Justin Horbal SP: Led team in complete games (3), 2-3 record with 4.08 ERA in 6 starts
Adam Herendza RP: Led team in appearances (13) & strikeouts (50), 3-2 record, 3.40 ERA
Justin White SP: 4-3 record with 4.27 ERA in 7 starts

KEY RETURNERS
Mike Levy SS: Led team in walks (17) and errors (10), .292 batting average with 11 RBI
Brett Shaffer 2B: 2007 Regional Gold Glove (.986 fielding percentage), hit .287 with 14 RBI

NEW FACES
Mark VanDreasen IF (Utica-Proctor), Matt Miller C (Sodus), P.J. Cowie P (Spencerport), Mike Redmond IF (Lansing), Pat O'Keefe IF (Lehman), Marc Peterson P (Geneseo), Brandon Wroblewski P/OF (Greece Athena), Dustin Lefave P (Moravia), Jim Rinella P (C-NS), Andy Salvatore P (Arlington), Tom Benedetto OF (Wantagh), Evan Shaffer OF/P (Caledonia-Mumford), Alex Jarvela P (Batavia)

Most Recent SUNYAC Title: 1996
Most Recent NCAA Tournament: 1996
Coach: Frank Paino (22nd season 405-294-1)

Ryan Maloney

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 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.

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 Hoops Beats Blue Devils

The Oswego State men's basketball team found its offensive touch in the second half and defeated Fredonia 72-57 on Saturday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego.

The Lakers have now won four straight games and have a 12-4 overall record and 6-2 mark in the SUNY Athletic Conference. Fredonia fell to 6-10 overall and 3-5 in the conference.

Both teams struggled from the floor in the first half, as Oswego State made just seven field goals and Fredonia scored eight baskets, with the Lakers holding a 28-26 advantage at halftime.

Oswego State heated up in the second half, starting the half with a 24-6 run to build a 20-point lead. The Lakers shot 54 percent over the final 20 minutes.

Kyle Reuter led Oswego State with 21 points and Tommy Downing scored 15. Nick Perioli and Mahamoud Jabbi each finished the game with 13 points. The Lakers made 24-of-30 free-throw attempts in the contest.

James Kane led Fredonia with 17 points, and Kyle Gordon had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Blue Devils.

Oswego State hosts Morrisville on Tuesday at 8 p.m. to wrap up a four-game homestand.

Women's Hoops Wins 3rd Straight

The Oswego State women's basketball team won its third straight game, defeating visiting Fredonia 64-55 on Saturday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego.

Sam Driscoll scored 22 points for Oswego State and Traci Bacon added 13. Bacon scored 11 of her 13 points in the second half, and made three 3-pointers in the second half as Oswego State increased its lead.

The teams exchanged the lead through the first six minutes of the second half before Oswego State went on a 10-0 run, highlighted by baskets from Alaina Hannahs and Sarah Lombard, and took a 46-37 lead.

The Lakers evened their overall record at 8-8 with the victory and improved to 3-5 in the SUNYAC. Fredonia fell to 6-10 overall and 1-7 in the conference.

Oswego State hosts Morrisville on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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

Scott Pulled Early; Lakers-Devils Skate to 3-3 Tie

OSWEGO, N.Y. -- The Oswego State men's ice hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie Saturday night with Fredonia. The Blue Devils lit the lamp twice early in the first period. That prompted Laker coach Ed Gosek to hand the netminding duties of senior All-American Ryan Scott to junior Chris Hyk.

Hyk kept Fredonia off the board for the remainider of the first, allowing the Lakers to even the score. Co-captain C.J. Thompson found the twine to start the Lakers' scoring in the 10th minute.

Minutes later, the Blue Devils were called for a delay of game resulting in a penalty shot for Oswego State. Gosek tabbed Ryan Ellis to take the shot. He backhanded the puck past sophomore backstop Kevin Amborski to tie the game at 2-2. The goal was Ellis' 100th point as a Laker, he's the 46th player to achieve that milestone at Oswego State.

The second period saw no scoring, but Junior All-American Brendan McLaughlin was hit with a 10-minute misconduct penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. The penalty was a result of a post-whistle altercation with Devil blue-liner Andrew Babiarz in the period's fourth minute.

Fredonia took the lead again with 8:34 left to play in the third period. Junior pivot Richard Boyce came barreling into the net for a rebound shot, putting the puck across the goal line just ahead of him.

The Devils remained in the lead until Francois Gagnon found the net for the second time in as many nights. The French-Canadian defenseman had made a key glove stop to keep the puck in the attack just seconds before putting it between the pipes. Gagnon had also tied up the previous meeting between the two teams late in their SUNYAC tournament game last season.

The overtime saw only two shots on net, both from the Lakers as each side came away with a point in the conference standings. Conference leader Plattsburgh distanced their lead over the Lakers with a 5-4 come-from-behind overtime victory over Geneseo.

Peter Magagna did not dress for the Lakers tonight. Listen to the post-game audio with Coach Gosek in the video box to find out why.

Ryan Maloney

Women's Soccer Drops SUNYAC Finale

From Oswego State Athletics website:

Jennifer Anselmi scored in the second half for New Paltz and it was the only goal of the game as the Hawks defeated the Oswego State women's soccer team 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Laker Field in Oswego.

Oswego State finished SUNYAC play with a 4-6-1 conference record and is
5-10-1 overall. New Paltz clinched a SUNYAC playoff spot with the win and Fredonia's 1-0 loss to Brockport. The Hawks are 5-3-3 in the conference and 7-6-4 overall.

Anselmi's goal came on an excellent individual effort as she dribbled on the right wing, past an Oswego State defender and poked a low shot past the Laker goalkeeper.

Scoring chances were minimal on a windy day in Oswego, but Oswego State goalkeeper Toby Klein made 11 saves in the contest. New Paltz goalkeeper Sarah Boccard had two saves in the game. Each team had five corner kicks.

The Lakers will play non-conference games this week at Clarkson on Wednesday and at home against Scranton on Saturday.