ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Oswego State men's lacrosse team were on the road playing against the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons this afternoon. The contest started off very close as Oswego and Oneonta took turns taking the lead throughout the first half. Oneonta broke away in the second half to win the contest 12-6. Gavin Elston scored a hattrick in this one but the Lakers fell short.
THE BASICS
Final Score: Oneonta 12, Oswego 6
Location: Oneonta, N.Y.
Records: Oswego (8-4, SUNYAC 3-2), Oneonta (3-9, SUNYAC 2-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Q1
- Ryan Dumont opened up scoring for Oswego with 13:24 on the clock.
- Oneonta made things even four minutes later scoring a goal of their own.
Q2
- The Red Dragons took the lead scoring two goals in a span of two minutes.
- With 7:05 Elston was set up by Liam Sexton to decrease the deficit to one goal, the Lakers trailed 3-2.
- Elston and Sexton connected again with 4:44 remaining to tie the game up.
- Corey O'Connor gave the Lakers the lead with a solo goal, Oswego was up 4-3 at this point.
- Oneonta tied the game up with two minutes remaining in the half.
- With just 17 seconds left to play Elston completed his hat trick to take the lead back, Lakers lead 5-4.
Stats at Halftime
S.O.G: OSW
GB: OSW 18, ONE 10
SAVES: OSW 10, ONE 11
CLEARS: OSW 8-9, ONE 10-10
TO: OSW 7, ONE 2
Q3
- Oneonta takes the lead after scoring two goals in less than a minute, Lakers trail 6-5.
- The Red Dragons scored two more goals to extend the lead to three goals, Oswego trails 8-5.
- Oneonta closed out the quarter scoring one more goal to give them a 9-5 lead over Oswego.
Q4
- With 8:19 on the clock Oneonta scored, extending their lead to five goals.
- Ryan Eccles setup Cameron Tallman for a goal with 4:47 on the clock, Lakers trail 10-6.
- Oneonta immediately responded with a goal 15 seconds later.
- The Red Dragons scored again in the last two minutes of the contest to win 12-6.
Final Stats
Sexton picked up two assists
Elston had nine shots on goal
Aiden Kenyon had 20 saves in the contest
WHAT'S NEXT
The Lakers take on SUNY Cortland at 4 p.m. on Thursday April 27 at Laker Turf Field.
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