Women's Soccer Wins Third Straight

Freshman Alyssa Dean came off the bench to score three goals as Oswego State crushed Cobleskill (4-3) 9-1 on a rain-soaked Laker Field this afternoon.  The Lakers (5-3) have now won three straight games by a combined score of 21-2.  They will look to move up the SUNYAC standings Friday when they visit Potsdam (7-2-1, 0-2).  WNYO will be on the air at 5 p.m. that afternoon with Greene's Game Night at 5 p.m. and will provide score updates.

Women's Soccer Stops Skid At Three

The Oswego State women's soccer team beat SUNYIT 6-1 today at Laker Field.  Sophomore goalkeeper Toby Klein had a shutout for 89:59 before allowing a goal to SUNYIT's Jane Burroughs with one second remaining.

Lakers Junior Tricia Sullivan scored three consecutive goals in the first half and, with the game easily in hand, did not play in the second.  Her first goal turned out to be the game winner.

The Lakers return to conference play Wednesday when they host Morrisville at 4 p.m.

Women's Soccer: Laker comeback Bid Falls Short

The Oswego State Lakers fell just short of their bid to upset SUNYAC powerhouse Oneonta, losing 4-2 today at Laker Field.

The Red Dragons scored the first three goals of the game and led 3-0 with less than 20 minutes to play in the second half. Laker junior Tricia Sullivan found the back of the net in the 74th minute to cut the Red Dragon lead to 3-1. Sophomore Kelly Morritt then slashed the lead to one with her first collegiate goal at the 79 minute mark on a direct kick.

But that was as close as the Lakers would get as Oneonta's Brittney Reilly (pictured) scored with less than five minutes remaining to account for the final score. Oneonta improves to 4-2 (1-0) with the win while the Lakers have now lost three straight and sit at 2-3 (0-1).

Ryan Maloney

Fall Sports Updates

We've fallen behind on our updates as classes have begun and our workload has increased. Let's look in on our fall teams to see how they're doing:

FIELD HOCKEY (1-5, 1-0)

The girls dropped three straight games after winning their conference opener on Sept. 6. However, all three losses were out of conference and the Lakers still sit atop of the SUNYAC. They'll resume conference play tomorrow when they visit Morrisville (0-5). The annual battle for the dragon sword against Cortland (3-1) takes place Wednesday at Laker Field. Oswego State has already equaled their conference victory total from the past three seasons combined.

VOLLEYBALL (5-9)
The Lakers are looking to avoid consecutive losing seasons, but are off to a rough start. After dropping three of four at the season-opening Red Dragon Invitational in Oneonta (four of four according to the official site of the event, but Oswego.edu/athletics reported 1-3, we'll take the W), Oswego State split their next eight matches before dropping two straight. Tonight, the Lakers host SUNYAC West pool play and are currently playing Morrisville (4-7).

WOMEN'S TENNIS (1-3)
The team has struggled, but junior Tiarra Garrow is unbeaten in singles action (4-0). Her inspirational story will appear in tomorrow's Oswegonian. The Lakers are 0-2 in SUNYAC play and will look to avoid losing consecutive events tomorrow when they visit Fredonia (2-5).





WOMEN'S SOCCER (2-2)
After winning their season opener for the first time since 2005, the Lakers beat Alvernia to leave the Cortland Invitational with a perfect 2-0 start to the season. Oswego State will open conference play tomorrow at 1 p.m. when they face Oneonta.





MEN'S SOCCER (2-3)
Oswego State came out of the season opening Flower City Invitational with an 0-2 record. However, they rebounded with shutout victories over Nazareth and Alfred before falling to unbeaten Hamilton (4-0.) The Lakers open conference play tomorrow when they visit Oneonta at 1 p.m.




Ryan Maloney

Jock Journal: Women's Soccer Entry No. 2

The Oswego State women's soccer team lost the home opener yesterday against Saint Lawrence, 1-0. We played a good game though, that's for sure. We played tough and worked hard to hold off their strong offense, but we just weren't able to retaliate and put a goal of our own into the back of the net.

Practice had been going well throughout the week and we really focused on corner kicks, seeing as in two of their games, they scored four goals off of corners. We wanted to make sure they didn't score that way. They didn't. Our connecting passes were getting even better and our fitness levels were increasing...

Except mine.

On Tuesday, two days before the big game, we were doing fitness at the end of practice-sprinting x number of yards down and back- when I planted my left foot wrong. I went down pretty quick and pretty hard-my body went one way and my knee stayed put. Trainer thinks I tore my acl and there's possibly some mcl and miniscus damage as well. I have some doc appts coming up, so I'll keep you posted on that. For now, I'm on the sidelines...Boo.

Anyway, back to the game. Our heads were in it and everyone was excited to play the first home game. Amazing warm up tracks were kickin in the locker room and presents were given throughout the team from secret "locker buddies." Set to go, we got serious and headed out to the field to warm up and show off our A-game.

The game was in a dead-lock for the entire first half. 50-50 balls went back and forth throughout the game and both teams shared possession for the most part. We ended the half at 0-0 and overall, we were happy with the way we played. But we were hungry for a goal.

Apparently, Saint Lawrence was craving that goal just a little bit more.

Rookie Kristina Peso outran two of our defenders and was able to slip a shot past Toby 65:23 into the game. There's much to say to our defense though, because the Saints had 14 shots on us while we had a measly two, and only one of their shots went in.

We had a few scoring opportunites at the end of the game and to be frank, we were robbed of a penalty kick in the last ten minutes of the game. One of the Saints defenders slapped a ball back down on the bounce with her forearm right in front of the ref. The foul went uncalled, which would have given us a penalty shot because the defender committed the foul in the box. The ref even admitted that she made the foul, but for some reason it didn't qualify as a handball. I still can't fathom the concept, so I won't bother trying to make you understand it.

Regardless of all that, we had two or three more scoring opportunities in the remaining minutes. Unfortunately, we weren't able to capitalize on them. The clock ran out and we came out with a loss. It was a tough blow to take, but I'm confident that we'll bounce back.

Next up: Away game at Hamilton on Saturday at 3 p.m. Hopefully we get some travelers to come watch.

Samantha Shelton, #00
Goalkeeper
Women's Soccer

Introducing "Jock Journal": Samantha Shelton

Jock Journal is a fist-hand account from an Oswego State student-athlete. First up, Samantha Shelton from the undefeated women's soccer team. Shelton is a first-year goalkeeper and the junior sports editor for The Oswegonian student newspaper. She is number double zero in your program. Her words below:

So we had our first two games this weekend at the Cortland Classic and we came out on top for both of them...Just from that, I'd sum it up to a pretty amazing weekend.

The bus ride on the way up was really relaxing. It's only an hour and a half ride, so we shared some laughs at the movie Knocked Up and then listened to some tunes to get pumped up. We all basically kept to ourselves on the ride up and mentally prepared for the game.

Then it was game time. Music was played in the locker room the whole time and various girls busted out some dance moves. Nothing like some hip hop and rap to get you going for a game.

The game went really well and we did a great job of showing people what our team is all about this year. No more losing records for us! We played a defensive game for the first 10 minutes so we could get rid of those opening-game jitters and settle into our pace and strategy. After that, we maintained control. Possession was the name of our game and our connecting passes were on the entire time. Rutgers-Camden was the first to find the back of the net though. It was a shmuck goal, one made off a slight error that can only be described as unlucky for us. Toby, our starting goalkeeper, made a great diving save, but due to the wet grass, wasn't able to hang onto it after the rebound off her body. Kate Campbell was there for the opposing team and knocked it in off the rebound.

We were able to tie it up four minutes later though, so no worries there. Brooke Sherman flighted a ball into the eighteen and Rachel Maul headed it toward the goal. Their goalkeeper made the save but fell backward into the goal, clearing the goal line. Testament to the strength of Rachel's head, I guess.

We basically shoved the ball down their throats in the second half. We had complete control of the game and the pace at which we played it. Tricia Sullivan scored the game-winning goal, with a beautiful ball from Alyssa Dean. Alyssa was up against two defenders, picked up her head and made a light pass to Tricia a few yards away on the wing. Tricia drilled it to the far post, hit the post and watched the ball skim across the goal, right behind the line. Some call it luck, I would just say skill.

Cortland was great and allowed us to stay on campus for a few hours and take over their gazebo for a cook out with family and friends who came to watch the game. Shout out to a few of the guys on the lacrosse team who came to support us! They got some good food out of it. Then it was time to head back to the hotel, where we all just vegged out, played games, acted goofy in the pool and most of all, slept. We all found out where our comfort zones lie too with two to a bed, four to a room. Some people really like cuddling, is all I'll say. =)


Sunday was a little nerve-wracking because we played horribly the first half against Alvernia. Connecting passes were not being made and we were moving at a slow pace. A testament to us should be made though, because although we weren't playing at our best level, we were still running the game. We made plenty of shots on goal, we just weren't finishing them. We were too spaced out and not playing a smart game, yet it was still clear that we were the better team.

The first half ended with Alvernia leading, 1-0. They had scored off of a corner kick that Kelly Reilly was able to knock in at the far post. We came out in the second half with a vengeance, playing much better ball and driving to the net more. Shots kept being made, but goals weren't being converted though. Finally, in the last 20 minutes, insurance came. Kheetah "Cheetah" Koutouan tied the game with a lofting shot over the goalkeeper's head. Three more goals came in quick succession later, from Leah Paige, Alyssa Dean and Ana Jurcack. It was safe to say that we had secured the game after that.

Overall, it was a great opening weekend. We played hard, showed our stuff and won both games. And as coach said, nobody got into trouble off the field...which is always a good sign.

Next up, first home game on Thursday against Saint Lawrence at 4 p.m. Come watch!

Samantha Shelton, #00
Goalkeeper
Women's Soccer

Women's Soccer Wins Opener For First Time Since '05

WNYOsports.com correspondent and women's soccer player Sam Shelton has just called in from Cortland to confirm that the Lakers have won their season opener. The Lakers defeated Rutgers-Camden in the first game of the Cortland Red Dragon classic 2-1. More to come...

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

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.

Women's Soccer Back to Winning Ways

Oswego State women's soccer snapped their three-game winless streak today. The Lakers shutout Cazenovia 2-0 at Laker Field. Tricia Sullivan notched her team-leading seventh goal of the season. Laker goalkeeper Toby Klein saw no shots from the opposition as Oswego State out-shot the Wildcats 30-0.

Oswego State Roundup

*** SCOREBOARD ***

Men's Soccer: Oswego State 5, SUNYIT 0

Women's Soccer: Oswego State 2, SUNYIT 1 (2OT)

Field Hockey: Oneonta 6, Oswego State 2

Cross Country: Men finish third, women finish sixth at Highlander Invitational

*** MEN'S SOCCER

Oswego State caps solid weekend with 5-0 win over SUNYIT

GRAND RAPIDS OSWEGO - The Oswego State men's soccer team earned its second straight shutout victory, 5-0, over SUNYIT on Saturday to cap off the program's alumni weekend. The Lakers were led by a four-point effort from freshman midfielder Dean Gaetano.

Junior midfielder Mike Roorda broke a scoreless tie with his first goal of the season in the 33rd minute off an assist from Gaetano. Chris Carra started a second-half Laker surge in the 46th minute with his first goal of the season for a 2-0 lead. Felipe Cavalcanti pushed the lead to 3-0 in the 59th minute when he found the net for the second time this season.

Gaetano then added to his tally with another assist, this time to Michael Kincaid for his second goal of the season in the 70th minute. Just over a minute later they reversed roles when Kincaid assisted on Gaetano's first goal of the season.

The win improved Oswego State's record to 3-4-1 on the year, and 2-1-0 in SUNYAC play. The Wildcats fell to 3-4-0 on the year and 0-3-0 in the SUNYAC.

At halftime, the Lakers recognized the program's first championship team as members from the 1966 SUNYAC-title team were honored.

BOX SCORE

http://www.oswego.edu/athletics/teams/mens_soccer/statistics/07statistics/0922snit.htm

*** WOMEN'S SOCCER

Second straight win for Laker women's soccer team

The Oswego State women's soccer team won its second straight game by defeating SUNYIT 2-1 in double overtime in Utica on Saturday afternoon.

The Lakers came back late in the contest to earn the victory. Julie McCloskey scored for Oswego State with just 4:57 left to play in the second half to tie the score 1-1, and forward Mariana Bartonicek scored the game-winning goal 1:19 into the second overtime period to give the Lakers the victory.

SUNYIT took the lead early in the second half on an unassisted goal by Jane Burroughs that beat Oswego State goalkeeper Toby Klein, who finished the game with one save.

McCloskey's goal was assited by Tricia Sullivan, and McCloskey patiently waited on goalkeeper Laurel Hosmer to commit before shooting past her into the net. Bartonicek's game-winner was a shot from the left side that beat Hosmer into the top of the net.

The Lakers are now 2-1-0 in SUNYAC play and 2-4-0 overall. The Lakers will host Potsdam on Friday at 4 p.m. and Plattsburgh on Saturday at 1 p.m.

BOX SCORE

http://www.oswego.edu/athletics/teams/womens_soccer/statistics/07statistics/0922snit.htm

*** FIELD HOCKEY

Field hockey loses at Oneonta

The Oswego State field hockey team lost 6-2 on Saturday at Oneonta. The Lakers are now 1-7 on the season and 1-2 in SUNYAC play. Oneonta improved to 4-4 overall and 2-1 in the conference.

The host Red Dragons scored four goals in the first half, as Kathryn Kubaryk and Somer Shuffield each had a goal and an assist in the opening 35 minutes.

Oneonta extended the lead to 5-0 on a goal by Ainsley Stoll before Brittany Roetzer scored for Oswego State in the 58th minute on an assist from Lauren Mastriano. Kubaryk added her second goal of the game in the second half, and Oswego State's Lori Teaney scored off a rebound with 4:02 left in the match.

Laker goalie Jamie Scharfe made six saves in the game. Oneonta starting goalkeeper Erika Dombkowski played 49:27 and didn't allow a goal. Leslie Dauphinais played the last 20-plus minutes and allowed both Oswego State goals.

Oneonta held a 15-5 shots advantage and a 5-1 edge in penalty corners.

Oswego State plays at Utica on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

BOX SCORE

http://www.oswego.edu/athletics/teams/field_hockey/statistics/07statistics/0922oneo.htm

*** CROSS COUNTRY

Oswego State men's team third; women's team sixth at Highlander Invitational

The Oswego State cross country programs produced solid outings in the Highlander Invitational Saturday at Houghton College. The Laker men's team placed third in an 11-team field as RIT took the victory. The women's field also featured 11 schools with Ithaca College claiming the top spot.

The Lakers finished sixth.

Chris Reich led the Laker men with a personal-best time of 26:49, finishing in fifth place overall. Matt Densmore also made the top 20 with a time of 27:43. Other scorers for Oswego State were Mike Anderson, 21st overall with a time of 27:48; Derek Dunning, 24th in 27:55; and Nate Hart, 43rd in 28:58.

Brittany Streeter paced the Laker women, finishing in 16th place with a time of 20:02. Also scoring for Oswego State were Renee Coe, 28th overall with a time of 20:52; Kelly Murray, 30th in 20:59; Rose Foran, 43rd in 21:36; and Chantal Munger, 44th in 21:38.

Oswego State will participate in the Hamilton College Invitational Oct. 6.

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).

Hot Off the Press: SUNYAC Pre-Season Soccer

Men's SUNYAC Pre-Season Poll

1. Plattsburgh (3)
2. Fredonia (3)
3. Geneseo (3)
4. Oneonta*(1)
5. Cortland (1)
6. Brockport
7. Oswego
8. New Paltz
9. Buffalo State
10. Potsdam
11. SUNYIT
12. Morrisville*

* - Not eligible for post-season play

Women's Pre-Season Poll

1. Oneonta (7)
2. Brockport (2)
3. Cortland (1)
4. Geneseo (2)
5. Plattsburgh
6. Fredonia
7. Buffalo State
8. New Paltz
9. Oswego
10. Potsdam
11. SUNYIT
12. Morrisville*

* - Not eligible for post-season play
(Onenota due their recent transition from D1 to D3, Morrisville due to their recent transition from NJCAA to NCAA)