Oswego really controlled the opening period of play, outshooting the Beavers 12-1 in the period and scoring twice. Oswego connected on the powerplay at 13:58 as Shawn Hulshof scored his 9th of the season. The lead was increased to two when at the 15:11 mark Matt Galati scored his 254th of the year. Oswego controlled the play and went into the intermission up by two. Babson really started to take the game to Oswego in the middle period, outshooting the Lakers in the 2nd period 11-4. Oswego put the final nail in the coffin at the 4:59 mark when Brandon Adams scored his 10th of the year, a shorthanded goal, to seal the game. Babson really pushed the play late in the game but where unable to score, as Oswego walked away with a hard fought 3-0 win.
Jamie Murray took the loss for Babson, dropping his record to 21-5-2 on the year, as he stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced. Meanwhile Matt Zawadzki picked up the win for Oswego, improving his record to 15-2-2 on the year, as he was perfect, stopping all 27 shots he faced. Oswego was 1 for 6 on the powerplay while Babson went 0 for 2 on the man advantage.
With the victory, Oswego State will be playing in the final four for the fifth straight year. The first two trips resulted in semifnal losses, losing in 2010 to St. Norbert and then in 2011 to Adrian. Each of the last two seasons Oswego has made it all the way to the National Championship game, losing in 2012 to St. norbert and last season to Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Oswego is heading into the tournament hoping that the 3rd time is possibly the charm.
The four remaining teams in this tournament are Oswego, Wisconsin Stevens-Point, St. Norbert and Geneseo. St. Norbert will face off against Geneso Friday March 21st at 4PM while Oswego will take on Wisconsin Stevens Point at 7PM! All games will be played at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewsiton, M.E.
(Photo provided by Oswego State Athletics)
No comments:
Post a Comment