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 %
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Oswego Men Sweep Western NY Road Trip
OVer the weekend the Oswego State Men's Hockey Team took their show on the road again, this time to Western New York as they took on Buffalo State and Fredonia. The trip kicked off with a 4-1 win over the Blue Devils of Fredonia on Friday night. Andrew Mather got Oswego on the board at the 7:24 mark of the first with a powerplay goal. Then about three minutes later Luke Moodie potted his 5th of the season to put the Lakers up 2. Chris Muise added to the lead with his 2nd of the season late in the 2nd period to give Oswego the 3-0 lead. Oswego upped the lead to 4-0 early in the 3rd thanks to Ian Boots 4th of the year. The shutout was broken up mid 3rd thanks to a Mike Muhs powerplay goal but it wasn't enough as Oswego held on for a 4-1 victory. Andrew Hare got the win making 16 saves for the Lakers while Oswego blasted 41 shots on both Mark Friesen and Jeff Holloway in the win. Here are the video highlights:
So after knocking off Fredonia it was on to Buffalo State on Saturday night. Buffalo State jumped on the Lakers and threw them off their game. Oswego got on the board first 4 minutes in thanks to Paul Rodrigues's 4th of the year. Buffalo Stat tied the game up midway through the period on the first goal of the year from Nick Melligan. It seemed as if the period started off in favor of Oswego but shifted to Buffalo State. Osdwego connected on the man advantage late in the 2nd thanks to Chris Brown's 3rd of the year. The Bengals responded three minutes later thanks to Justin Knee's 3rd of the year to tie the game at two. Moving into the 3rd Justin Knee gave Buff State the lead 1:34 into the final frame. But Oswego would wake up scoring three times in the 3rd on goals from Paul Rodrigues (2nd of the game), Tim Carr and Kyle Badham. Oswego would walk away with the 5-3 win but it was a battle they didn't expect to really be in. It sounded a bit sloppy through most of the first two periods. Here are the highlights:
So after about a month of hockey, Oswego stands at 7-1-1 and is that is good enough for #2 in the USCHO National Coaches Poll behing national champion St. Norbert. Jon Whitelaw and Paul Rodrigues are leading the offensive charge with 14 points each, Rodrigues has 4 goals and 10 assists and Whitelaw comes in with 5 goals 9 assists. Rodrigues leads the team in assists and Whitelaw is tied with Luke Moodie for the team lead in goals. The boys have off for the thanksgiving break here in the states but when they do return to action next it will be in North Country in New York as they take the trip to Plattsburgh on Friday December 2nd and Potsdam Saturday December 3rd.
(Highlight Videos Provided by Michael Keeley)
So after knocking off Fredonia it was on to Buffalo State on Saturday night. Buffalo State jumped on the Lakers and threw them off their game. Oswego got on the board first 4 minutes in thanks to Paul Rodrigues's 4th of the year. Buffalo Stat tied the game up midway through the period on the first goal of the year from Nick Melligan. It seemed as if the period started off in favor of Oswego but shifted to Buffalo State. Osdwego connected on the man advantage late in the 2nd thanks to Chris Brown's 3rd of the year. The Bengals responded three minutes later thanks to Justin Knee's 3rd of the year to tie the game at two. Moving into the 3rd Justin Knee gave Buff State the lead 1:34 into the final frame. But Oswego would wake up scoring three times in the 3rd on goals from Paul Rodrigues (2nd of the game), Tim Carr and Kyle Badham. Oswego would walk away with the 5-3 win but it was a battle they didn't expect to really be in. It sounded a bit sloppy through most of the first two periods. Here are the highlights:
So after about a month of hockey, Oswego stands at 7-1-1 and is that is good enough for #2 in the USCHO National Coaches Poll behing national champion St. Norbert. Jon Whitelaw and Paul Rodrigues are leading the offensive charge with 14 points each, Rodrigues has 4 goals and 10 assists and Whitelaw comes in with 5 goals 9 assists. Rodrigues leads the team in assists and Whitelaw is tied with Luke Moodie for the team lead in goals. The boys have off for the thanksgiving break here in the states but when they do return to action next it will be in North Country in New York as they take the trip to Plattsburgh on Friday December 2nd and Potsdam Saturday December 3rd.
(Highlight Videos Provided by Michael Keeley)
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Oswego State Men Roll Past Brockport and Geneseo
This past weekend the Oswego State Men's Hockey team may have found their game again with a pair of wins over Geneseo and Brockport, both home victories. The Lakers got it started Friday night with a 4-2 win over Geneseo. Jon Whitelaw got the scoring going for Oswego at the 12:20 mark of the 1st period. For Whitelaw it was his 2nd on this young season. Geneseo responded at the 13:34 of the period thanks to Zachary Vit's 3rd of the season. The Lakers ended the period with a 2-1 lead thanks to Captain Andrew Mather's 1st of the year at the 16:13 mark. Bobby Gertsakis got his first ever point in college, getting an assist on the Mather goal.
Moving to the middle frame, it took only 1:01 for Andrew Mather to score again, his 2nd of the night, to stretch the Lakers lead to 3-1. Zachary Vit would score his 2nd of the game and 4th of the season at the 6:14 mark. Oswego woul;d put the icing on the cake when Matt Singleton scored his first of the year at the 12:41 mark of the 3rd period to seal the 4-2 victory for Oswego. Adrian Rubeniukn stopped 46 of 50 Oswego shots, while his counterpart Andrew Hare stopped 20 of 22 Geneseo Shots. Andrew Mather and Jon Whitelaw each ahd 2 point nights with Mather scoring 2 goals and Whitelaw adding a goal and an assist. Here are the highlights from the tilt:
Then Saturday Oswego played host to Brockport, and this one was a bit more lopsided as the Lakers rolled to a 7-1 victory. Jon Whitelaw kept up his red hot play scoring his 3rd of the season just 40 seconds into the contest. Then at the 1:34 mark Matt Singleton scored his 2nd in as many nights to give Oswego a 2-0 lead. Moving on to the 2nd period Oswego would up the lead to 3-0 thanks to Chris Ayotte's 2nd of the year at the 5:31 mark. The offense would explode out of the Lakers in the 3rd period to the tune of 4 goals. Luke Moodie connected on the powerplay 1:21 in, then Kyle Badham 2nd of the year at 5:50, Paul Rodrigues connected for his 3rd of the year on the powerplay at 8:30, and to cap it all off Jon Whitelaw 2nd of the night at the 12:33 mark. Bobby Conner got Brockport on the board at just past the 18 minute mark but by then it was already too little too late. Joe Reagan gave up all 7 Oswego goals and faced 50 shots. Meanwhile Dan Jones stopped 27 of 28 Brockport shots. Jon Whitelaw (2 goals), Luke Moodie (Goal, Assist), Paul Rodrigues (Goal, 2 Assist), and Zack Josepher (4 Assists) each had monster nights on the score sheets. Here are the highlights:
Whitelaw currently leads the team in scoring with 4 goals and 8 assists, good for 12 points. Paul Rodrigues is 2nd in scoring with 3 goals and 6 assists good for 9 points. Zach Josepher leads the team with 7 assists. As of yesterday, Oswego was ranked #1 overall in the USCHO Coaches polls. Not a bad start for a 5-1 hockey club!
(Highlight videos provided by Michael Keeley)
Moving to the middle frame, it took only 1:01 for Andrew Mather to score again, his 2nd of the night, to stretch the Lakers lead to 3-1. Zachary Vit would score his 2nd of the game and 4th of the season at the 6:14 mark. Oswego woul;d put the icing on the cake when Matt Singleton scored his first of the year at the 12:41 mark of the 3rd period to seal the 4-2 victory for Oswego. Adrian Rubeniukn stopped 46 of 50 Oswego shots, while his counterpart Andrew Hare stopped 20 of 22 Geneseo Shots. Andrew Mather and Jon Whitelaw each ahd 2 point nights with Mather scoring 2 goals and Whitelaw adding a goal and an assist. Here are the highlights from the tilt:
Then Saturday Oswego played host to Brockport, and this one was a bit more lopsided as the Lakers rolled to a 7-1 victory. Jon Whitelaw kept up his red hot play scoring his 3rd of the season just 40 seconds into the contest. Then at the 1:34 mark Matt Singleton scored his 2nd in as many nights to give Oswego a 2-0 lead. Moving on to the 2nd period Oswego would up the lead to 3-0 thanks to Chris Ayotte's 2nd of the year at the 5:31 mark. The offense would explode out of the Lakers in the 3rd period to the tune of 4 goals. Luke Moodie connected on the powerplay 1:21 in, then Kyle Badham 2nd of the year at 5:50, Paul Rodrigues connected for his 3rd of the year on the powerplay at 8:30, and to cap it all off Jon Whitelaw 2nd of the night at the 12:33 mark. Bobby Conner got Brockport on the board at just past the 18 minute mark but by then it was already too little too late. Joe Reagan gave up all 7 Oswego goals and faced 50 shots. Meanwhile Dan Jones stopped 27 of 28 Brockport shots. Jon Whitelaw (2 goals), Luke Moodie (Goal, Assist), Paul Rodrigues (Goal, 2 Assist), and Zack Josepher (4 Assists) each had monster nights on the score sheets. Here are the highlights:
Whitelaw currently leads the team in scoring with 4 goals and 8 assists, good for 12 points. Paul Rodrigues is 2nd in scoring with 3 goals and 6 assists good for 9 points. Zach Josepher leads the team with 7 assists. As of yesterday, Oswego was ranked #1 overall in the USCHO Coaches polls. Not a bad start for a 5-1 hockey club!
(Highlight videos provided by Michael Keeley)
Oswego Women's Hockey Earns Split with Cortland
This past weekend Oswego State Women's Hockey Team kicked off its conference schedule with a two-game series against the Red Dragons of Cortland. First game of the series was on Saturday afternoon at the Campus Center Ice Arena with the teams skating to a 1-1 tie. Lauren Gilpin got Oswego on the board first at the 16:27 mark of the 2nd period. However Cortland answered with a powerplay goal in the 3rd period, scored by Julia Rapp 5:28 into the 3rd.
Neither team could score in the extra period but by far the best chance to win the hockey game went to Oswego about 15 seconds in. Megan Howe (Pictured Above) got a clean breakaway from the blueline in on Cortland goalie Katie Double and beat her clean glove side but the shot rang off the crossbar. Cortland had pressure late in the Overtime but could not bury a winner, as the game ended 1-1. Double faced 44 Oswego shots allowing only the Gilpin Goal. As for Oswego netminder Catherine Cote she turned away 19 of the 20 shots she faced, allowing onnly the Rapp Powerplay goal.
That was Saturday. Sunday's afternoon contest was a bit more high scoring, as Oswego walked away with a 2-1 victory. Oswego got on the board first in the opening period thanks to Mackenzie Lee 2nd of the season. The shot on this goal was good, but the credit has got to go to Melissa Seamont for the beautiful setup pass from behind the net. Oswego then stretched the lead to 2-0 when Melissa Seamont scored her first of the year at the 18:57 mark on the Powerplay off a great tip of an Olivia Boersen shot. So Seamont had a nice 2 point game. Cortland would get on the board in the 2nd period with a Kellie Micillo powerplay goal. That was all Cortland could muster on this afternoon as Oswego walked away with the victory.
Bridget Smith got the win for the Lakers, her first ever in college. Smith made 16 saves on 17 shots. Meanwhile Cortland goalie Katie Double stopped 39 of 41 Oswego shots in taking the loss. After the Lakers first 4 games of the season, Mackenzie Lee leads Oswego in scoring with 3 points on 2 goals and assist. Following close behind with two points each are Kelly Collins, Melissa Seamont, and Jillian Bergeron. Next weekend the Lakers play a pair with the Utica Pioneers. The first game will take place at the Aud in Utica at 4pm Friday, while the game Saturday afternoon between the two clubs will be at 3pm from the Campus Center in Oswego.
(Photo provided by Oswego State Sports Information)
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Oswego Women Drop First Two Games of The Season to Adrian
It was a tough opening weekend for the Oswego State Women's Hockey Team, dropping both games of their opening weekend to the Adrian Bulldogs at home. Game One of the series was Friday night and Freshman Bridget Smith got the start in net for Oswego. She faced 30 shots and made 27 saves, getting beat for goals from Ashley Gniewek, Hannah McGowan (Powerplay Goal), and Kristin Maton. Oswego was able to manage 40 shots on net, but Adrian netminder Emily Michelin turned aside every single one of them. The scoring chances where there but Oswego just wasn't able to convert.
Saturday afternoon, Oswego's offense FINALLY woke up, but so too did Adrians. Danielle Smith got Adrian on the board first with a powerplay goal with about two minutes left in the opening period. Less than a minute later Oswego scored there first goal of the year, and it was last years leading scorer Mackenzie Lee got on the scoresheet. Moving to the 2nd Adrian took a 2-1 lead on a Ashley Gniewek goal, her 2nd of the weekend 2:44 into the middle frame. But Oswego answered right back thanks to a Carly Henderson Powerplay goal at 9:28. Courtney Millar gave Adrian the lead back at the 12 minute mark of the 2nd and held that 3-2 lead after 2 periods.
The third saw the flood gates open up for Adrian as Olivia Rork and Lauren Zachwieja would give the Bulldogs a 5-2 lead. Kelly Collins, last years leading goal scorer, cut the lead to 5-3 but it wasn't enough as Adrian held on by that score. Emily Michelin got the win again for Adrian making 31 saves. Cathrine Cote took the loss for Oswego making 26 saves.
Saturday afternoon, Oswego's offense FINALLY woke up, but so too did Adrians. Danielle Smith got Adrian on the board first with a powerplay goal with about two minutes left in the opening period. Less than a minute later Oswego scored there first goal of the year, and it was last years leading scorer Mackenzie Lee got on the scoresheet. Moving to the 2nd Adrian took a 2-1 lead on a Ashley Gniewek goal, her 2nd of the weekend 2:44 into the middle frame. But Oswego answered right back thanks to a Carly Henderson Powerplay goal at 9:28. Courtney Millar gave Adrian the lead back at the 12 minute mark of the 2nd and held that 3-2 lead after 2 periods.
The third saw the flood gates open up for Adrian as Olivia Rork and Lauren Zachwieja would give the Bulldogs a 5-2 lead. Kelly Collins, last years leading goal scorer, cut the lead to 5-3 but it wasn't enough as Adrian held on by that score. Emily Michelin got the win again for Adrian making 31 saves. Cathrine Cote took the loss for Oswego making 26 saves.
Oswego State Men Split Weekend Series
It was a weird weekend for the Oswego State Men's Hockey Team earning a split of their games this weekend with Cortland and Utica. It started Friday night with a dominating 6-0 over the Cortland Red Dragons in Cortland. The 1st period was a quite one, with neither team being able to find the back of the net. The 2nd period saw the Oswego offense explode for 5 goals in the frame. Paul Rodrigues got things going with a powerplay goal 2:17 into the period. Less than a minute later Ian Boots connected to up the lead to 2-0. The Lakers Powerplay clicked again for the 2nd goal of the period thanks to Luke Moodie stretching the lead to 3-0. Oswego just kept pouring it on, stretching the lead to 4-0 thanks to a Chris Brown powerplay goal, his first of the year and the 3rd on the man advantage in the period. Paul Rodrigues would add a 4th powerplay goal in the 2nd to make it a 5-0 Lakers lead after 40 minutes of play. To add the icing on the cake, Chris Brown connected in the 3rd for another powerplay goal to capp off the scoring at 6-0.
On this night Andrew Hare made 19 saves for the shutout, the 2nd in his Lakers career as Oswego improved to 3-0 on the young season. Oswego went 5 for 11 on the powerplay and cranked out 40 shots on a shell shocked Brittan Kuhlman. Six Oswego players had multi-point games: Chris Brown (2 Goals), Ian Boots (Goal, 2 Assists), Jon Whitelaw (3 Assists), Paul Rodrigues (2 Goals, 1 Assist), Zack Josepher ( 2 Assists), and Andrew Mather (2 Assists). All around good game for the Lakers on this night.
However the party would be short lived as the Lakers were upset by the Utica Pioneers in Utica on Saturday night. Before a big crowd of 3499 at the Aud in Utica, the Pioneers took the fight right to Oswego, converting on a powerplay goal half way through the opening period from Evan Chlanda. But with three minutes left in the 1st Oswego evened the score thanks to a slapper from Taylor Farris to tie it up. Mike Slowikowski and Trever Hertz got Utica a two goal lead at the end of the 2nd to grow the lead to 3-1. Tyler Leimbrock cut the lead in half at 3-2 but it wasnt enough as Utica was able to hold on for the victory.
Utica outshot Oswego 31-28 and controlled a good chunk of the play in this contest. Andrew Hare made 28 saves and played well but his offense wasn't able to give him enough support as Utica skated away with the victory.
After this weekend Oswego now stands at 3-1, heading into a home series this weekend at the Campus Center Ice Arena against Brockport and Geneseeo. Jon Whitelaw leads the team in overall scoring with 1 goal 7 assists for 8 points. Tyler Leimbrock is the teams leading goal scorer at 3. Whitelaw's 8 points are good enough to tie him for first overall in the nation in scoring with Branden Gay and Kevin O'Donnell of Wisconsin-Stout. Whitelaw's 7 assists are good enough for top marks in the entire country in helpers. As a team the offense has averaged 5.25 goals a game good for 6th in the country. They have the 8th best powerplay in the country and are tied for 9th in the nation on the penalty kill. Despite the Utica Loss Oswego has played great hockey over the first 4 games of the young season!
On this night Andrew Hare made 19 saves for the shutout, the 2nd in his Lakers career as Oswego improved to 3-0 on the young season. Oswego went 5 for 11 on the powerplay and cranked out 40 shots on a shell shocked Brittan Kuhlman. Six Oswego players had multi-point games: Chris Brown (2 Goals), Ian Boots (Goal, 2 Assists), Jon Whitelaw (3 Assists), Paul Rodrigues (2 Goals, 1 Assist), Zack Josepher ( 2 Assists), and Andrew Mather (2 Assists). All around good game for the Lakers on this night.
However the party would be short lived as the Lakers were upset by the Utica Pioneers in Utica on Saturday night. Before a big crowd of 3499 at the Aud in Utica, the Pioneers took the fight right to Oswego, converting on a powerplay goal half way through the opening period from Evan Chlanda. But with three minutes left in the 1st Oswego evened the score thanks to a slapper from Taylor Farris to tie it up. Mike Slowikowski and Trever Hertz got Utica a two goal lead at the end of the 2nd to grow the lead to 3-1. Tyler Leimbrock cut the lead in half at 3-2 but it wasnt enough as Utica was able to hold on for the victory.
Utica outshot Oswego 31-28 and controlled a good chunk of the play in this contest. Andrew Hare made 28 saves and played well but his offense wasn't able to give him enough support as Utica skated away with the victory.
After this weekend Oswego now stands at 3-1, heading into a home series this weekend at the Campus Center Ice Arena against Brockport and Geneseeo. Jon Whitelaw leads the team in overall scoring with 1 goal 7 assists for 8 points. Tyler Leimbrock is the teams leading goal scorer at 3. Whitelaw's 8 points are good enough to tie him for first overall in the nation in scoring with Branden Gay and Kevin O'Donnell of Wisconsin-Stout. Whitelaw's 7 assists are good enough for top marks in the entire country in helpers. As a team the offense has averaged 5.25 goals a game good for 6th in the country. They have the 8th best powerplay in the country and are tied for 9th in the nation on the penalty kill. Despite the Utica Loss Oswego has played great hockey over the first 4 games of the young season!
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