OSWEGO, N.Y. - The Oswego State volleyball swept Elmira and SUNY Canton on Saturday afternoon to move their record out to 8-3 on the young season.  In the process, head coach J.J. O'Connell recorded his 400th career victory.

THE BASICS

• Final Scores:  Oswego 3, Elmira 0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-21) | Oswego 3, SUNY Canton 0 (25-10, 25-12, 25-14)
• Location:  Max Ziel Gymnasium, Laker Hall - Oswego, N.Y.
• Records:  Oswego 8-3 | Elmira 3-9 | SUNY Canton 2-9

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the first match against Elmira, junior Melissa Lussier led Oswego with 12 kills while senior Shauna O'Flaherty added eight.
• The Laker defense, led by libero Emily Costa's match-high 15 digs, held Elmira to just 11 kills during the match.
• Senior Julia Flohr paced the offense with 14 assists and fellow senior Sarah Massie chipped in with five kills.
• Against Canton, senior Lauren Fie was a force with eight kills and six blocks.
• O'Flaherty just missed a double-double with nine kills and 14 digs.
• Costa again led all defenders with 16 digs as Oswego limited the 'Roos to just 10 kills in the match.
• At the conclusion of the tournament, Fie, Lussier and Costa were all named to the All-Tournament Team.
• For O'Connell, the pair of wins pushes his career record to 401-200 over 18 seasons as a collegiate head coach, the last eight being with Oswego.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lakers stay at home and kick off conference play with a 6 p.m. match against Cortland on Tuesday.