Brohm Hits Century Mark

Oswego State senior Mike Brohm became the 19th member of the Oswego State men's lacrosse 100-point club just moments ago in a 20-5 Laker victory over Morrisville. Brohm reached the milestone with a goal late in the fourth quarter. Oswego is now 3-11 on the year and will close out their fifth-consecutive double-digit loss season tomorrow when they host Keuka at 1 p.m. The Mustangs fell to 0-11 with the loss.

UPDATE: I am retarded. Mike Strohm reached the century mark on Saturday. No word on what Mike Brohm did that day.

Downing Leads Men's Hoops to Victory

Junior Tommy Downing (Staten Island, NY) tallied 26 points, 14 in the second half, to lead the visiting Oswego State men’s basketball team to an 81-72 win over Morrisville State College Friday night in Morrisville.

Four additional Lakers tallied double figures on the night, including Mahamoud Jabbi (Bronx, NY) with 17 off the bench. Nick Perioli (Liverpool, NY) added 14 as teammates Dom White (San Francisco, CA) and Kyle Reuter (Mexico, NY) each contributed ten. Perioli added six assists and White led the Lakers with nine rebounds.

Morrisville State led 40-39 at the half before Oswego rallied for an early 11-0 run in the second half.

Women's Hoops Beats Morrisville

Oswego State women’s basketball used their 11-point halftime lead to top host Morrisville 75-63 Friday night in Morrisville, picking up the SUNYAC win.

Five Lakers tallied double figures on the night, as senior Sam Driscoll (Lisle, NY) led the way with 16 points. Jessica Collins (Pittsford, NY) added 14 and Heather Merino (Queensbury, NY) and Sarah Lombard (Saratoga Springs, NY) netted 12 each. Alaina Hannahs (Johnstown, NY) chipped in 11 points while dishing out 10 assists for the double-double.

Hoops Programs Extend Winning Streaks

The Oswego State women's basketball team defeated Morrisville 49-40 on Tuesday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego. Oswego State's four-game winning streak has them back over .500 at 9-8 overall this season, and 4-5 in the SUNY Athletic Conference. Morrisville remained winless at 0-13 overall and 0-9 in the SUNYAC.

In a sloppy first half, Oswego State built a nine-point halftime lead at 27-18. That nine-point margin held up in the second half, as Driscoll scored eight of her 18 points after the break. Sarah Lombard added nine points for the Lakers and seven rebounds. Traci Bacon also had seven rebounds in the game. The Lakers will play on the road this weekend, at SUNYIT on Friday and at Cortland on Saturday. Both games begin at 6 p.m.

The men's basketball team turned a one-point halftime deficit into a big lead in the second half, and held on for an 83-78 win over Morrisville in a SUNY Athletic Conference game on Tuesday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego. The Lakers had four players score in double figures, led by Tommy Downing with 24 points including six 3-pointers. Mahamoud Jabbi added 18, Nick Perioli scored 14, and Kyle Reuter finished the game with 13 for Oswego State.

After trailing 38-37 at halftime, the Lakers outscored Morrisville 35-15 to start the second half and held a 19-point lead with six and a half minutes remaining. Morrisville started to get baskets off of penetration and forced some Oswego State turnovers to get back into the contest, eventually cutting the lead to just three points in the final minute, but a pair of free throws by Downing sealed the victory.

Oswego State improved to 13-4 overall and 7-2 in the SUNYAC with their fifth straight win, while Morrisville is 4-11 and 1-8 in the conference. The Lakers return to action on Friday at SUNYIT and Saturday at Cortland. Both games begin at 8 p.m.

Lakers Still Nationally Ranked

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team is ranked tied for 14th in the latest USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll, released Monday afternoon.

The Lakers went 2-1-0 in three games last week, defeating Morrisville at home 9-1 and Potsdam on the road Saturday by a 6-0 score. Friday, Oswego State fell to No. 3 Plattsburgh 3-2 in overtime.

Oswego State returns home this weekend for its final two regular-season home games of the season. The Lakers host Geneseo on Friday and Brockport on Saturday. Both games start at 7 p.m.

Spread Scoring Attack Stifles 'Stangs

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team had nine different players score as they beat Morrisville 9-1 in non-conference action Tuesday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena in Oswego.

The Lakers wide-spread scoring attack was led by three-point efforts from Matt Whitehead and Joe Hall. Hall scored the game-winner, his fifth goal of the year at the 13:14 mark of the first period to put the Lakers up 2-0.

Ryan Ellis scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season just 16 seconds later to push the lead to 3-0. The goal extended Ellis' point streak to seven consecutive games. Linemate Brendan McLaughlin equaled that streak with a goal in the second period. Ellis assisted on the marker.

Oswego State's senior co-captains continued their respective streaks as well. Tony DiNunzio scored a goal for the third straight game at the 1:01 mark of the third period. He has four goals during a three-game goal streak. C.J. Thompson played in his 100th career game for the Lakers. He has dressed in every game of his Oswego State career, and scored his seventh goal of the season in the third period.

Oswego State starting goalie Ryan Scott made 14 saves and earned the victory. Matt Wolf (pictured) replaced Scott for the final 4:02 and made four saves, including three during a Morrisville 5-on-3 power play late in the game.

Morrisville's only goal was a third-period power-play goal by Matt Domskov, assisted by Evan Kernohan and Joseph Herman. Mustangs goalie Brett Freese made 41 saves in the loss.

The Lakers, currently ranked 15th in the latest national poll, are now 11-4-2 on the season. Morrisville ended its season at 5-20-0.

Oswego State returns to SUNYAC action Friday night when they visit conference-leading and No. 3 nationally-ranked Plattsburgh. The Lakers will finish the road trip Saturday night in Potsdam before returning home Feb. 1 to host Geneseo.

Men's Hockey Moves Up

The Oswego State men's ice hockey team moved up to the No. 14 ranking in the latest USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll, which was released on Monday afternoon and freshman Joe Hall was named as the SUNYAC Ice Hockey Rookie of the Week for the week ending Dec. 9. The Lakers moved from 15th to 14th in the national poll, and are ranked for the 83rd consecutive publishing of the USCHO.com poll, dating back to January 2003. Last week, Oswego State defeated new SUNYAC foe Morrisville 7-1 at the Campus Center Ice Arena and 6-5 at Morrisville's IcePlex.

In those two games, freshman left wing Joe Hall (pictured) scored a goal and an assist in each contest, recording four points in the weekend after tallying just one through his first nine games. He was named SUNYAC Ice Hockey Rookie of the Week. Hall, a native of Schaumberg, Ill., played for the Wellington Dukes before attending Oswego State.

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Field Hockey Loses 6th Straight

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The Oswego State Lakers field hockey squad dropped their sixth game in a row today. The New Paltz Hawks took the 3-1 decision at Laker Field in front of 74 fans. New Paltz's Lauren Nicomini tallied her first two goals of the season and an assist in the effort.

Oswego State's Lauren Mastriano recorded her third goal on the season in the 67th minute to break up the shutout. Brittany Roetzer recorded an assist on the play. The Lakers are now 1-11 this season, 1-5 in the SUNYAC. They sit sixth in the conference standings, ahead of winless Morrisville.

At halftime the Lakers held a hula-hoop contest. Oswego State wrestler Jake Taylor came in fifth place. There were five participants.

Ryan Maloney

-or if Jake Taylor reads this...

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Field Hockey on the Board!

Oswego State field hockey scored their first win of the 2007 season 2-0 over Morrisville Saturday at Laker Field. The Lakers and Mustangs battled to a scoreless tie through one half of play before freshmen Brittany Roetzer found the back of the net for her first collegiate goal in the 39th minute. Sophomore Lauren Mastriano (Liverpool) recorded her second goal of the season in the 46th minute to help seal the victory for Oswego State.

Freshman Jamie Scharfe got her first start in goal and stopped six shots while recording a shutout for the Lakers. Oswego State improves to 1-5 on the year, 1-0 in SUNYAC conference play. Morrisville falls to 0-4, 0-1 in the SUNYAC. The Lakers return to action Wednesday when they travel to Cortland to take on the nationally-ranked Red Dragons.