ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Oswego State men's lacrosse team claimed victory in its first contest of the season, defeating Hartwick College 6-5 on the road Saturday afternoon. Junior Kyle Bacon led the team with four points.
                                             
THE BASICS
Final Score: Oswego 6, Hartwick 5  
Location: Wright Field - Oneonta, N.Y.
Records: Oswego 1-0 | Hartwick 0-1
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a mostly scoreless first period, Oswego got itself on the board with a goal as freshman Weston Gray recorded his first-collegiate tally, assisted from Tim Schof for a 1-0 lead at the 2:27 mark.
• Early in the second period, the Lakers struck again with a goal from Bacon off the assist from Evan Hollfelder for a 2-0 advantage, Hollfelder's first point in green and gold.
• Bacon scored his second goal of the contest to tie it up 3-3 early in the third period after trailing 3-2 at halftime.
• With 3:34 remaining in the third period, Hollfelder scored a goal assisted by Dan Doolan tying it up 4-4. Moving into the fourth, Oswego then took back the lead, 5-4, after Bobby Emerson scored with 9:24 to go.
• Bacon would complete his hat trick with 46 seconds left in the contest, while Schof earned another assist to put the game out of reach with a 6-4 lead. The Montgomery, N.Y. native was 3-for-3 with shots on-goal resulting in goals.
• Sophomore goalie Kevin O'Donnell finished with 21 saves on 39 Hartwick shot attempts, while allowing five goals.
• Leading Oswego in faceoff wins was Kyle O'Connor who won seven of 14.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Lakers return to action for their home-opener at 4 p.m. on Wednesday as they host Ithaca College at Laker Turf Stadium.