CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Oswego State men's lacrosse team dropped an 11-10 overtime contest at the No. 5 Cortland Red Dragons on Wednesday afternoon. Oswego falls to 6-8 overall and 2-3 in the SUNYAC, while Cortland improves to 13-1 and 5-0 in league play.

Entering the extra period, the Lakers' Chase Izyk earned the faceoff win and brought it into the Cortland zone. Following a timeout, Oswego set up a play and Tyler Nason drove toward the goal, fired and just missed as the opposing goalie made the stop. He was able to keep possession, which eventually led to a score and the victory for the home team.

Oswego pressed the nationally-ranked Red Dragons to the brink as the Lakers offense was extremely effective. They surged past Cortland and claimed a 10-8 lead after falling behind 5-1 with 6:58 left in the second period. Nason scored the go-ahead goal, putting Oswego up 9-8 with just over 13 minutes remaining, before Caleb Alford notched the Lakers final tally.

Approaching the midway point of the third period, Bobby Emerson connected on back-to-back goals with only 19 seconds between to tie the contest for the first time at 6-6. Emerson scored six goals on the day, while Tim Schof – who assisted on three of Emerson's tallies – notched five assists.

Emerson's final two goals brought the Lakers back for a second time after Cortland regained the lead. He was assisted by Jarrod Wilkom, who assumed the role of facilitator during the game by dealing out five helpers.

Wyatt Russo took the tough loss in the goal as he made every effort to keep the nationally-ranked squad from scoring. The senior face 48 shots, making 16 saves in over 60 minutes of playing time.

Oswego returns to action at 1 p.m. on Saturday for its final SUNYAC contest of the season. The Lakers will take on Brockport in a crucial contest, which may have playoff implications.