OSWEGO, N.Y. - The Oswego State volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to conference-leader Geneseo on Saturday's Senior Day at Max Ziel Gymnasium.  The loss slots the Lakers in at the six-seed for the SUNYAC Championships and a matchup at Cortland.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Geneseo 3, Oswego 1 (25-22, 25-22, 17-25, 25-19)
• Location:  Max Ziel Gymnasium, Laker Hall - Oswego, N.Y.
• Records:  Geneseo 16-9 (9-0) | Oswego 18-9 (5-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The opening two sets were eerily similar with the teams battling even until 18-18 before Geneseo went on 7-4 runs to open up a 2-0 lead.
• In the third set, the Oswego defense kicked into overdrive led by senior Julia Flohr, holding Geneseo's high-powered offense to 10 kills while scoring 14 of their own in a 25-17 win.
• Geneseo led by as many as eight in the fourth set before Oswego pulled within 21-19, but a 4-0 run by the Knights ended it.
• Senior Lauren Fie led Oswego with 11 kills and fellow senior Sarah Massie had nine.
• Melissa Lussier had nine kills and 15 digs while Flohr recorded 29 assists and 18 digs.
• On defense, sophomore Skylar Bechard had 22 digs and Emily Costa had 13.
• Senior Shannon Stone had seven kills and three blocks.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lakers have one final weekend of non-conference action when they travel to Alfred next Saturday for matches with the Saxons (12:30 p.m.) and SUNY Poly (2 p.m.).