Oswego Women Have Tough Weekend Against Potsdam

Oswego struggled a little out of the box this season and this past weekend was a tough go of it against the Potsdam Bears. Saturday afternoon was a rough game for Oswego. Alexandra Holowka got Potsdam on the board first at the 10:41 mark. The Lakers respond quickly at the 14:24 mark thanks to Megan Howe's first of the year. Then three minutes later Jocelyn St. Clair hit the back of the net with her first of the season to give the Lakers a 2-1 lead at the end of the first. Oswego stretched the lead to 4-1 by the end of the second thanks tho Kelly Collins 3rd of the year and the first of the year for Emma Smetaniuk who also scored against her former club, as she played for the Bears last season. Moving into the 3rd period Caitlin Manahan would cut the lead to 4-2. The lead was cut to 4-3 on a goal from Izzy Fayerman. Oswego would regain a lead of 5-4 thanks to captain Kathryn Sbrocchi, but the lead would not hold. Izzy Fayerman and Jessica Silveira would score for the Bears to tie the game at 5. Overtime went without a goal and the game ended in a 5-5 tie for the 2nd tie of the year for Oswego.

Moving on to the Sunday afternoon contest, Breanna Roy got the Bears on the board first at the 5:27 mark. But the lead would last a total of nine seconds as Carly Marchment connected for her first career goal. However this tie would not last long as Potsdam would tack on two goals before the end of the period as Brittany Lucky and Jessica Silveira would connect on the powerplay both times to give the Bears a 3-1 lead at the end of one. There was no scoring in the 2nd period and Kathryn Sbrocchi got Oswego close early in the 3rd with her 2nd of the year but it wasn't enough as Potsdam held on for a 3-2 victory. Not only was this weekend a tough one for the Lakers on the scoreboard but it may have come at a price as it has been reported that forward Mady Paul came away from the weekend with an injured shoulder. Now no details have been given at this time as to the extent of Paul's injury. Here's to hoping she can come back to the lineup quickly and better than ever.

It's been a month into the season Oswego sits with a 2-4-2 record, which is close to the same record at this time last season. Melissa Seamont leads the team in scoring with 2 goals and 3 assists for a total of 5 points. Kelly Collins leads the team in goals with 3. Freshman Bridget Smith has played in 3 games and has a 1-1-1 record with .885 save % and a 2.93 GAA while Cathrine Cote has played in 7 games with a 1-3-1 record with a 2.77 GAA and a .892 Save %