Oswego Women's Hockey Trade Shutouts with Potsdamn

The Oswego State Women's Hockey team wrapped up a three game homestand by trading shutouts with the Potsdam Bears, who were in for the weekend. Oswego took the opener of the series this past Friday night with a 4-0 win. Nobody was able to find the back of the net in the opening period. In the middle frame Oswego finally cracked through first thanks to a Lizzy Marks goal at the 9:46 mark of the 2nd. Oswego exploded with three goals in the third period, first from Emma Smetaniuk, a powerplay goal at 4:54, then at 9:02 Mady Paul cashed in her 2nd of the year, and finally to cap off the scoring, a powerplay goal from Chelsea Hunt at the 11 minute mark. The defense held tight and Oswego skated away with a 4-0 victory. Bridget Smith made 22 saves for the shutout win, her 2nd win of the season and her 4th career shutout. Jen Conophy stopped 18 of the 22 Lakers shots she faced. Oswego was able to convert on two of their six powerplay chances while Potsdam went zero for five on their powerplay.

So with the win Friday night in their back pocket, Oswego looked to sweep the series on Saturday. Sadly that wasn't the case as this time it was Potsdam coming away with a shutout in the form of a 2-0 win. Jenn Crawford scored both goals for the Bears. Her first came on the powerplay five minutes into the hockey game, while her second was a short handed empty netter with 35 seconds left on the clock. Bridget Smith took the loss and made 16 saves. Meanwhile Dawna Salvarinas got the shutout win for Potsdam making 19 saves. Oswego went 0 for 9 on the powerplay while Potsdam went 1 for 5.

Oswego currently sits at 2-3-1 after six games and 2-2-0 in ECAC West play which puts them at fifth place in the conference. Melissa Seamont leads the club in scoring with six points and four assists to go along with two goals. Seamont is tied with Mady Paul, Olivia Boersen, Emma Smetaniuk, and Lizzy Marks for the team lead in goals with two each. As a team the powerplay is 3 for 38 which is at 7.89% good for 33rd in the nation. Killing penalties has been a stronger suit for Oswego as they are 28 of 32 at 87.5% the 16th best in the nation. Team is 30th overall in the nation in total offense and tied for 12 in the nation for team defense.

Next up for Oswego State is a weekend series at Neuman to take on the Knights at the Ice Works Skating Complex. First games is Saturday November 17th at 7pm and then they play again Sunday November 18th at 3pm!

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