Oswego connected for the only goal in the opening period, as Brandon Adams scored his 2nd of the season at the 11:59 mark. The Lakers outshot the Red Dragons in the opening period 14-4, as they controlled the majority of the play in the opening twenty minutes. To the 2nd period we go, Oswego only held the lead for a short time, as 11 seconds into the middle frame, Ryan Wagner pulled Cortland even with his first of the season. That's about as close as Cortland would get in the hockey game. Oswego took the lead back at the 9:30 mark of the period, when Mac Scott scored his first career goal. Oswego would put the game away with a pair of powerplay goals in that 2nd period. The first one came at 15:05 when Matt Galati scored his 2nd goal of the year to make it 3-1. Then Oswego put it out of reach at 18:37 when Alex Botten potted his 2nd goal of the year, the other powerplay goal, to ice the game at 4-1. No other scoring took place in the 3rd period.
Oswego outshot Cortland 44-23 in the hockey game, in what turned out to be a very chippy affair. Cortland went 0 for 5 on the powerplay, while Oswego went 2 for 10 on the man advantage. Mark Balkwill took the loss for Cortland, making 31 saves in relief of Lyle Rocker, who was pulled after making 9 saves in the 1st period. Justin Gilbert got the win for Oswego, improving his record to 1-1-0, making 22 saves in the victory.
The effort Oswego gave on Saturday was good, but it wasn't enough to help them in the coaches polls, as the team fell from 8th to 10th in the country in the latest coaches polls. They are the only team in the top ten in the nation to have a loss on the season.
Next up for the Lakers is another one game weekend. This time they return home for a one game stop Saturday November 16th to play hoast to the Elmira Soaring Eagles at 7PM!
(Photo provided by Oswego State Athletics)
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