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Laker Gameday Preview: No. 5/5 Men’s hockey at No. 2/2 SUNY Geneseo (SUNYAC championship)

It is the final SUNYAC game of the season, as the No. 1 SUNY Geneseo Ice Knights host the No. 3 Oswego State Lakers in the men’s hockey SUNYAC championship at the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena. Last Time Out…

Men’s basketball secures Round of 64 win, faces Baldwin Wallace next

It was a tale of two styles in the Round of 64 as the Lakers took on the Salem State Vikings of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) and won 72-59. Oswego State is an elite defensive team as…

Zal’s Thoughts: comparing 2 years of Laker hockey with PairWise rankings

The 2018-19 NCAA Tournament in Div. III men’s hockey will have different criteria for at-large bids than in years past due to the implementation of the PairWise Rankings that have been imported from Div. I. One team looking to benefit…

New ranking system utilized by Div. III hockey, provides teams with clarity

Around this time last year, the Oswego State Lakers came together to watch the NCAA Div. III Selection Show to see if the committee selected them for one of three at-large bids to the national tournament.  As Oswego State fans…

Swimming, diving cap off season at SUNYACs

Despite the weather outside, winter is slowly coming to end at Oswego State, and with that, so are winter sports. The men’s and women’s swimming team’s seasons finished up last week, went at the SUNYAC Championship meet in Buffalo. The…

Lakers end season at Plattsburgh in semifinals

Oswego State’s season came to an end last Saturday after a 7-1 loss at the hands of No. 2 Plattsburgh State in the semifinals of the NEWHL playoffs. The Lakers ended with a 10-13-3 overall record and went 5-9-2 in…

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Men’s hockey ‘underdog’ as it travels to Geneseo for SUNYAC final

On Saturday, March 8, 2014, No. 3 Oswego State upset No. 1 SUNY Geneseo in the SUNYAC Championship at the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena in Geneseo. Now, nearly five years later, the Lakers have the chance to repeat history….

They are dancin’: Lakers host first round of NCAA tournament at Max Ziel

The Oswego State Lakers defeated The College of Brockport Golden Eagles 55-50 in the SUNYAC championship to win the conference title for a second time in three years.  The Lakers came out victorious in a hard-fought game where the Lakers…

Matt’s Marks: Oswego State vs. Plattsburgh State (SUNYAC semifinals)

Offense: A- While the Lakers only scored three goals, they came against one of the best goaltenders in all of Div. III. Jimmy Poreda ranks eighth in save percentage (.938), 13th in goals against (1.82) and tied for 11th in…

Oswego State advances to SUNYAC finals, ends Plattsburgh’s season in semifinals

The last time the Oswego State men’s hockey team defeated Plattsburgh State in the playoffs, David Titanic was the captain of the Lakers. Current captain Devin Campbell was still with the Carleton Place Canadians of the CCHL. After the win,…