Playing Catch Up (Again)

Let's see what we missed in Laker Land this week:

VOLLEYBALL: Oswego State (8-12) earned in three-game sweep of Utica Wednesday night at The Z. Frosh Jesi Isgro served up four aces in the victory. The Lakers return to action Wednesday, Oct. 1 when they visit Keuka.

FIELD HOCKEY: Nationally ranked Cortland won the Battle for the Dragon Sword (pictured) for the ninth consecutive season, shutting out the Lakers 6-0. Next up for Oswego State (1-7) is a home game against Oneonta (game in progress).

SOCCER: Both the men and women evened their SUNYAC record at 1-1 with a win over Morrisville. Felipe Cavalcanti led the men (3-4 overall) with two goals in their 3-1 victory on the road while the women (4-3 overall) outshot the Mustangs 56-0 in a 6-0 home win.

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.

Volleyball Wins, Leads Conference

Laker volleyball got back in the win column with a straight-sets victory over Morrisville (4-8) Thursday night. Oswego State (6-9) is hosting SUNYAC West pool play this weekend to begin the 2008 conference schedule. They'll face Brockport (5-10) and Buffalo State (4-10) today at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Women's Volleyball Drops Home Opener

The Oswego State Volleyball team suffered a loss against Roberts Wesleyan last night. The game was suppost to be played at Laker Hall but was moved to Lee Hall due to floor refinishing at Max Ziel Gymnasium.

The Lakers were outmatched and outplayed in a 25-16, 25-17, 25-16 loss. The freshman trio of Jessica Isgro (Brockport), Margaret Thorpe (Fulton/G. Ray Bodley), and Katie VanKessel (Millbrook) each tallied four kills to lead the Oswego offense. VanKessel, also dished out 14 assists. Senior co-captains Amanda Cipriano (Solvay) and Beth Widzinski (Amherst/Willliamsville North) tallied 15 and 17 digs, respectively.

The Lakers will have only two days to regroup before taking part in their third straight weekend tournament, traveling to Schenectady to play in the Union College Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13. Their next home match, on a newly refurbished floor at Laker Hall, will come on Tuesday, Sept. 16 when they face St. John Fisher College at 7:00 p.m.

Steven Petty

Volleyball Manages Split at Potsdam

The Oswego State volleyball team came away from this weekend's Victory Promotions Tournament in Potsdam, N.Y. with a 2-2 record. The Lakers (2-6) began play Friday with a straight-sets loss to eventual tourney champ Clarkson (6-2). Oswego State then evened their record on the day when they easily defeated Regis College 25-13, 25-16, 25-13.

St. Lawrence (7-1) began Saturday's action by earning their second straight-set win over Oswego State in as many weekends. The Lakers finished out their schedule with a 3-1 victory over Buffalo State (2-6). Amanda Cipriano (pictured) was the only Laker picked for the All-Tournament team.

Volleyball Drops Two More?

The Oswego State volleyball team dropped two more matches in straight sets Saturday to finish the Oneonta Red Dragon Invitational with an 0-4 record. Potsdam (2-2) and Utica (1-3) each made quick work of the Lakers, who are just 1-7 in their last two appearances at the Red Dragon Invitational.

Standings
St. Lawrence 4-0, Union 3-1, Scranton 3-1, Potsdam 2-2, Oneonta 2-2, Clarkson 2-2, Hartwick 1-3, Utica 1-3, Oswego 0-4

UPDATE: There are conflicting reports over the final results of the weekend. Oswego State's athletic site lists the Lakers as having defeated Utica. St. Lawrence's athletics site has then listed as losing to Union today and finishing the invitational in second place. SUNY Oneonta's site lists St. Lawrence as winners in all four of their weekend matches and the Lakers as losers in all four of their weeekend matches. More to come...

Laker Volleyball Loses Six of First Seven Sets

The Oswego State volleyball team kicked off the Oneonta Red Dragon Invitational and the 2008 season with a three sets to one loss to the host team (1-1) Friday. The Lakers (0-2) followed that defeat with a straight-sets loss to St. Lawrence (2-0). Oswego looked to rebound Saturday with a game against Potsdam at 10 a.m. followed by a 12:30 p.m. match with Utica. Results from those matches have yet to be released.

This Week in Laker Athletics...

Today

Volleyball at Cortland 7:00 pm

Tomorrow Women's Soccer at Clarkson 3:30 pm Friday Men's Ice Hockey vs. Elmira 7:00 pm

Saturday Men's Soccer vs. Union 1:00 pm

Field Hockey at Rensselaer 1:00 pm

Women's Soccer vs. Scranton 3:00 pm Men's Ice Hockey @ Elmira 7:00 pm

New Site for OSAAW

Oswego State volleyball player Amanda Cipriano has been named the Oswego State Student-Athlete of the week. Additionally, Oswego State's athletic website has
created a page to archive the weekly awards.

Cipriano broke her own school record for digs in a match with 38 against Utica College on Saturday. She set the record earlier this year with 34 against St. John Fisher. The junior also surpassed 1,000 digs for her career and broke the 13-year-old record for career digs for the Laker volleyball team. That record was previously held by Jackie Houghton, who played for the Lakers from 1991-94.

How much longer til hockey season?

Oswego State fall sports are struggling this season. Neither the soccer nor field hockey programs have made a dent in the win column. Yesterday saw the entire fall sports program get swept.

Women's soccer lost 3-1 to Hamilton, they are now 0-2. Men's soccer lost 2-0 at Nazareth, they are now 0-3-1. Field hockey got blanked again, 6-0 this time at the hands of William Smith College. They are now 0-4.

Volleyball refused to promote victory at the Victory Promotions Invitational in Potsdam, losing both of their matches to fall to 3-6. Women's tennis lost 7-2 to Oneonta as the men lost 9-0.

Men's and women's cross country had the best showing, finishing fourth and fifth respectively in the Oswego State Inviational. The men's field had 13 teams while them women's had 12.

Several Fall Programs Still Winless

Oswego State men's and women's soccer, field hockey and golf are still 0-for-autumn. Thankfully, volleyball and women's tennis are picking up some of the slack.

The tennis squad downed Wells College 8-1 in their season opener, while volleyball (2-3) beat for their second straight victory. The Lakers lost two of the first three sets, but won the final two sets by scores of 30-26 and 15-13 for the comeback victory. Heidi Armstrong led Oswego State with 20 kills and 19 digs. Amanda McManus recorded 33 assists.

Women's soccer suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of St. John Fisher Saturday. The Lakers led for 55 minutes of the double-overtime contest. Tricia Sullivan put the Lakers on the board in the 26th minute on a rebound after Ashley Pople's direct kick struck the crossbar. Oswego State missed several opportunities to expand their lead in the second half before Fisher's Mary Dougherty lofted a shot over the head of Laker goalkeeper Toby Klein from 30 yards out.

Fisher then took the win in the 101st minute on a Kelly Zeppetella goal.

Women's Soccer Hoping to Salvage Weekend for Oswego State Athletics

The Oswego State women's soccer team is set to take on St. John Fisher in less than an hour at Laker Field. This will mark the debut of new Laker coach Brian McGrane.

The girls are coming off of a horrid 1-15 season under Liz McGrail. They will look to score just the second victory of the fall season for Oswego State athletics (volleyball took one of four at their season-opening tourney in Oneonta).