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ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Oswego State Men's Lacrosse team opened up the 2022 campaign with a 9-6 road defeat at Hartwick College.  Sophomore Gavin Elston led the Lakers with two goals and senior Weston Gray had a pair of assists.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Hartwick 9, Oswego 6
• Location:  Wright Stadium, Hartwick College, Oneonta, N.Y.
• Records:  Hartwick 1-0, Oswego 0-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• It was a tame first quarter with Hartwick scoring the only goal just over five minutes in.
• The offenses got cranked up in the second quarter with the Hawks adding two more goals before freshman Rob Nelson netted Oswego's first goal of the season.
• Hartwick answered inside of the next minute to go up 4-1 with 7:15 left in the half.
• Elston's first goal, a man-up tally, cut the lead back to 4-2 and the hosts scored a late goal for a 5-2 lead at the break.
• Like the second quarter, Hartwick scored a pair before junior Ryan Dumont scored on a feed from Gray to conclude the scoring in the frame.
• In the fourth quarter, Oswego got the opening scores from freshman Devon Gerhardt and Elston to close the contest to 7-5 with 7:20 left to play.
• The Hawks scored a pair with under three minutes to play and freshman Cameron Tallman added a goal with 30 seconds to play for the 9-6 finish.
• Oswego held an 11-7 advantage in faceoffs, led by freshman Logan Prescott's nine wins.
• Hartwick held a 35-27 edge in shots while the Lakers were up 19-16 in ground balls.
• Junior Aiden Kenyon made 15 saves in the contest for Oswego.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Men's Lacrosse team will travel to Utica on Saturday at 1 p.m. to play SUNY Poly.