Men's Hoops Wins RIT Brodie Tourney

The Oswego State men's basketball team pulled away in the second half and defeated the host Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers 81-68 on Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the Harold J. Brodie Tournament at Clark Gym in Rochester.

Four of Oswego State's starters scored in double figures and the Lakers forced 20 RIT turnovers in the win, holding RIT 13 points below its season scoring average.

The game was tied 38-38 at halftime but Oswego State's defense came to the fore in the second half. The Lakers held the Tigers to 11-for-26 shooting from the field including 0-for-5 from behind the 3-point line, forced 11 turnovers, and held a 21-15 rebounding advantage over the last 20 minutes.

Tommy Downing led the Lakers with 21 points on the afternoon and was named as the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Nick Perioli and Mahamoud Jabbi were also named to the all-tournament team.

Joining Downing in double-digit scoring for the Lakers were Jabbi (14), Reuter (12), and Dom White (10). Perioli had seven points and 10 assists in the game and Kendrick Pollard (9 points) and Marshall Jones (8 points) provided scoring contributions off the bench.

RIT was led by Mark Carson with 23 points and 14 rebounds.

The Lakers head into a break in the schedule with a 6-2 overall record through their first eight games. RIT fell to 5-5 overall. Oswego State's next game is Jan. 8 at St. Lawrence. The Lakers will then return to SUNYAC action with games against New Paltz and Oneonta Jan. 11-12 at Max Ziel Gymnasium.

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#6 RIT Blank Laker Women

The RIT women’s hockey team made it two in a row with a 7-0 win over SUNY Oswego on Sunday afternoon. Freshman forward Sarah Dagg led the sixth ranked Tigers with a two goals and an assist. Sandra Grant stopped all 17 shots she face for her first shut out as a Tiger.

Melissa Hall gave RIT a 1-0 lead at 6:21 of the first on assists from Amanda Klassen and Dayna Birch. Klassen fed Hall who wristed a shot past Erin Robson for her first goal of the season.

Dagg scored the first of her two goals at 15:53 of the first on an assist from Maegen Geypens. Geypens threw the puck in front and Dagg poked it home for her first collegiate goal.

Dagg tallied her second goal of the afternoon just 55 seconds into the second period on assists from Isabelle Richard and Geypens.

Keltie Jones scored her first goal as a Tiger at 13:02 of the second on assists from Shireen Irani and Kelley Prom, giving RIT a 4-0 lead.

Jerica Young, Isabelle Richard and Traci Galbraith each scored goals in the third period to help the Tigers pull away.

RIT held the advantage in shots, 36-17. The Tigers went 4-for-6 with the man advantage, while Oswego went 0-for-9.

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The Oswego State women's ice hockey team lost 7-0 to sixth-ranked RIT on Sunday afternoon at Ritter Memorial Arena in Rochester.The Tigers scored twice in the first period and twice in the second period, with three of the four goals coming on the power play.

Gillian Toneguzzo and Jessica Lister led Oswego State in shots on goal, as each forced three saves from RIT's Sandra Grant, who earned the shutout with 16 saves.

Oswego State goalie Erin Robson made 29 saves, and the Lakers were 0-for-9 on the power play, while RIT converted four of seven power-play opportunities.

The Lakers are now 2-2-0 on the year and 0-2-0 in ECAC Women's West play. Oswego State hosts defending national-champions Plattsburgh on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Campus Center Ice Arena.

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Lakers lose ECAC Women's West opener at RIT

The Oswego State women's ice hockey team lost 4-1 at nationally-ranked RIT on Saturday night.The Tigers, ranked sixth in the preseason USCHO.com Division III Poll, jumped out to a 4-0 lead with two goals in the first period and two more in the second period.

Oswego State's goal came on the power play with 3:25 remaining in the game. Stephanie Esposito scored, on an assist from Jessica Lister.

The Lakers were called for 12 minor penalties in the game and RIT was 2-for-10 on the power play. Oswego State was 1-for-6 on the power play.

Sophomore goalie Hilary Hitchman made 33 saves for Oswego State and RIT's Sara Grant had 17 saves.

Oswego State is now 2-1-0 on the season and 0-1-0 in ECAC Women's West play. The Tigers are 1-0-0 on the season. The same teams meet again tomorrow at Ritter Arena at 2 p.m.

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