OSWEGO, N.Y. - The No. 3 Oswego State men's ice hockey team suffered their first setback of the season at No. 2 Geneseo by a score of 9-1 on Saturday night.  With the loss, the Lakers' record falls to 4-1.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Geneseo 9, Oswego 1
• Location:   Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena, Merritt Athletic Center - Oswego, N.Y.
• Records:  Geneseo 5-0-1 (3-0-1 SUNYAC) | Oswego 4-1 (4-1 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Geneseo grabbed the early lead at just 1:37 of the first period.
• The teams alternated a pair of penalties during the last eight minutes of the stanza.
• The Knights were able to capitalize on both of their opportunities to move to a 3-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
• Oswego got a great opportunity to cut into the lead with a power play just four seconds into the second period.
• After peppering the Geneseo goalie with a series of shots, senior Michael Gillespie rang the pipe with a shot but Oswego could not turn the momentum.
• In the next six scores, five were by power play for the home squad.
• On the power play, senior Mitch Emerson finally broke through for Oswego with his first goal of the season, assisted by Carson Vance and Tyler Currie.
• Of the 10 total goals scored in the contest, eight of them were via power play.
• Oswego won the faceoff battle (43-34) while Geneseo blocked 15 shots to 12 for the Lakers.
• David Richer made 24 saves before yielding to Cedric Hansen who made a pair.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lakers head down to Hobart College next Friday at 7 p.m. for a non-conference matchup with the Statesmen.