Junior midfielder Chris Carra (Endwell/Maine Endwell) scored the game's only goal 14:19 into the first half to give the Oswego State men's soccer team a 1-0 win over SUNY New Paltz in a rain-soaked SUNYAC finale on Saturday Oct. 25 on Laker Field.

The Lakers (8-8-0 overall) finished sixth in the final SUNYAC regular-season standings with a 6-4-0 record, the best since going 4-4-1 during the 2006 season, and earned the final spot for next month's SUNYAC Championship, which begin Tuesday, Nov. 4 with a pair of opening-round play-in games.

Oswego will travel to The College at Brockport, with the winner facing second-seeded Plattsburgh State three days later in the first of two semifinal games at the National Hall of Fame fields in Oneonta, NY.  The conference champion earns an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Championship field. Oswego, who's last SUNYAC title came in 1966,  defeated the Cardinals in the regular season, 2-1, as part of a four-game home unbeaten streak.

The Lakers held a 18-8 shots advantage over the Hawks (6-8-3, 3-6-1 SUNYAC), yet yielded seven corner kicks in the second half to New Paltz, who had several opportunities to even the score. Oswego sophomore goalkeeper Matt Wopperer (Manlius/Fayetteville-Manlius) registered his fourth shutout of the season with two saves.

Oswego completes its regular-season schedule with a 2 p.m. contest at Union College on Saturday, Nov. 1.

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