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

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

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

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

Ryan Maloney

Upset! Women's Hoops Downs Brockport

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


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

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

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

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

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

The Lakers are back in action Friday night at Morrisville.

Men's & Women's Hoops Beat Utica

The Oswego State men's basketball team earned a tough 66-60 win over visiting Utica College on Tuesday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego. The Lakers picked up their 10th victory of the season and are now 10-4 heading into the final 10 games of the season, all against SUNY Athletic Conference competition.

Tommy Downing scored a team-high 19 points, including 13 in the second half when he made three big 3-point shots for the Lakers. Nick Perioli (pictured) and Kendrick Pollard each scored 12 for Oswego State. Perioli had seven assists to go along with his points, and Mahamoud Jabbi blocked four shots, scored eight points and had four rebounds. Dom White led all Oswego State rebounders with seven. Oswego State benefitted from 21 Utica turnovers in the game.

Utica was led by James McClendon, who had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the game. Doug Herring added 15 for the Pioneers, who are now 8-7 on the season.

The Lakers continue their homestand on Friday at 8 p.m. against Buffalo State.

The Oswego State women's basketball team got 20-point performances from seniors Jessica Collins and Sam Driscoll in a 70-60 win over visiting Utica College in a non-league game at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego on Tuesday night.

The Lakers trailed for most of the first half, but a late surge sent them to the locker room with a 34-29 halftime lead. The Lakers never trailed in the second half, stretching the lead to as many as 11 points and seeing the Pioneers cut the margin to just two on a pair of occasions, but Oswego State answered each time.

The Lakers finished the game 23-of-33 from the free-throw line and made 16 of their first 17 free-throw attempts in the game.

Collins and Driscoll led the way with 20 points each, and Heather Merino added 13 for Oswego State. Jenny Brewer (pictured) made a pair of 3-pointers and had eight points in the contest. Collins also had 13 rebounds and Alaina Hannahs had nine rebounds and five assists.

Utica was paced by Mallory Davis, who scored 17 points. Devon Croll had 15 and Jessica Berry scored 12. Dana Danzinger had six assists in the game.

The Lakers are now 6-8 on the season, while Utica fell to 8-7 overall.

Oswego State continues its homestand on Friday at 6 p.m. against Buffalo State.

Women's hoops wins second straight

The Oswego State women's basketball team defeated Plattsburgh 71-63 on Friday night at Plattsburgh. The Lakers are now 5-2 on the season.

Sarah Lombard led Oswego State with 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field as the Lakers built an eight-point halftime lead and made it stand up for the victory. Two other Lakers scored in double-figures as Jessica Collins scored 13 points and Jenny Brewer added 12. Collins also had 13 rebounds, while Lombard pulled down nine boards.

Plattsburgh's leading scorer was Katie Simpson, with 19 points.

The Lakers don't play again until the Amerisport Tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Dec. 28 and 30. Oswego State will play Wis.-Stout in the first game and Simpson College in the second game.

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Lakers win big; capture Skidmore Invitational title

The Oswego State women's basketball team defeated the host Skidmore Thoroughbreds 63-42 on Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the Skidmore Invitational at Saratoga Springs. Laker senior Sam Driscoll was the tournament's Most Valuable Player and fellow senior Jessica Collins was on the all-tournament team.

Sarah Lombard had 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the field. Collins scored 12 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Alaina Hannahs also had nine rebounds, and added four assists. Driscoll made a pair of 3-pointers in the game and finished with 11 points.

Oswego State is now 2-0 on the season and plays its first home game of the year on Tuesday at 7 p.m. when they welcome Rensselaer to Max Ziel Gymnasium.