The Lakers took to the road in Dallas, PA for the Cougar Clash Tournament on Friday night. Oswego keeps thing close but ultimately struggles down the stretch and drops both games to a talented Misericordia team and The Hawks of Hunter 

THE BASICS 

Oswego (7-7) 0

Misericordia (11-2) 3 

Anderson center in Dallas, PA

Cougar Clash Tournament 

20-25, 12-25, 18-25

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first half of the opening set was no disappointment and everyone watching knew we were in for a close one with the biggest lead only being 3. Grace Gdovin was the hot hand to start off with 4 points midway through set 1. Nail biting through and through but Misericordia handled it well as they managed 5 straight kills late to put the set away, 25-20. Oswego did not play up to par down the stretch of the first set of  play as they only had 10 kills and 11 errors throughout.

Misericordia had no signs of stopping as they came rolling into the second set scorching hot. They led 8-2 and with five recorded kills. Misericordia kept applying pressure, leading 11-4 but Oswego tightened the gap to 2 with Miseicerodia leading 11-9. The comeback was on and it was sponsored by Mya Bush as she had an assist-block-kill sequence to keep this set close. With a kill, and 2 aces Misericordia didn't like the idea of a comeback and started to pull away again. Misericordia was on a 9-3 run and up 20-12 and coach Jon Stenman had to call a timeout to gather the team. Despite their best efforts, Misericordia continued to dominate, scoring 5 straight to win the set 25-12. It was 7 straight points for the cougars and they led 2-0. Meghan Peters provided the last 3 points and had 6 total kills in the set. For the Lakers, Grace Gdovin had 3 kills on the set. 

Much of the same for the beginning of the third set. The Cougars led 7-4 with Meghan Peters having half the Cougars points. The Lakers showed life as they stayed in this one throughout the entire set. They showed an outstanding level of fight but couldn't grasp on to a lead as the Cougars were holding on for dear life. Cassandra Genduso aided the consistent advantage for Misericordia and they ended up taking the 3rd set 25-18. 

Meghan Peters dominated all game having 16 kills, 1 block and 2 aces. Setter Jenna Shchuda finished with 35 assists and 5 successful dumps.

For Oswego, Grace Gdovin had 8 kills and 2 aces. Setter Mya Bush had 14 assists and 1 successful dump. 

THE BASICS 

Oswego (7-8) 0 

 Hunter (9-4) 3

Anderson center in Dallas, PA

Cougar Clash Tournament 

16-25,  25-27,  25-23

HOW IT HAPPENED 

Hunter started out with a bang, going on a 5-0 run to start. Oswego tried to battle back but it stayed around that same lead for the entirety of the set. Hunter didn't look back and won the set 25-16. Simone Mclntyre had 4 kills and Amina Mouhammad added 2. On Oswegos side, Priscilla McReynolds got the ball down 3 times. 

Oswego had something to say about that first set loss as they came out strong with their biggest lead on the day spearheaded by Emily Ziesler,  7-2. Oswego kept the lead until late in the set when Hunter snatched the lead 22-21. Hunter and Oswego batled back and forth but the Hawks were able to outlast the Lakers to take the second set. Notably, It was 25-24 and Oswego was on the brink of a dropped second set but Emily Zeisler said no and came up with a much needed kill to keep the Lakers alive. But Hunter responded well and after 2 attack errors by Oswego, Hunter took set 2, 27-25. 

Hunter picked up where they left off in the 3rd set getting out to a quick 7-3 lead. Izabella Williams had 2 rapid kills. Oswego wouldn't go away that easily as they went on a 7 point run with 2 aces by Emily Zeisler. Hunter battled back to keep this set close until things were knotting up at 16 and they scored 5 straight. Oswego tried to stay in it winning 7 out of the next 11 points but in the end, Izabella Williams of Hunter put it away to secure the sweep for the Hawks. 

The Hawks victory was supported by the 11 kills by Izabella Williams and the 22 assists for Xheni Doci. 

Priscilla McReynolds of Oswego had 8 kills and 9 total points. Kalley Vugteveen also tallied 7 kills. 21 assists for Mya Bush.

WHATS NEXT

The Lakers continue their road trip as they have two games tomorrow Saturday, September 27th in Dallas, PA.. They will face off against Centenary University out of New Jersey and a powerhouse in the Alfred State Saxons.