OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego Lakers captured their first SUNYAC Championship since 2014 in commanding fashion, defeating Plattsburgh State 5-2 in front of a sell-out home crowd of 3,006.
 
BASICS
Oswego 5 (15-8-3, 9-4-1 SUNYAC)
Plattsburgh 2 (16-11-1, 8-6-0 SUNYAC)
Deborah F Stanley Arena, Oswego, NY
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Last season, the Cardinals ended the Lakers season at home in dramatic fashion, Oswego was hoping for some payback tonight.

The Lakers wasted no time setting the tone, exploding for five first-period goals to take control of the game early.

Ryan Burke got the scoring started just 1:32 into the game, with Brandon Cohen following up shortly after at 2:11. Drake Semrad extended the lead at 13:43, and just seven seconds later, Colin Vassallo made it a four-goal game. Matt McQuade capped off the dominant first period with a power-play goal at 17:01, putting Oswego up 5-0 heading into the first intermission.

Plattsburgh responded in the second period with two goals from Jagger Benson (12:55, 19:22), but Oswego's defense and goaltending held strong in the final frame. Goaltender Brandon Milberg was stellar in net, turning away 28 of 30 shots to backstop the Lakers to victory.

Oswego's special teams also played a key role successfully killing off all three of Plattsburgh's chances.

This is the 11^th time the Lakers were crowned SUNYAC Champions in program history.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
With the win, Oswego State secures the SUNYAC Championship, capping off a strong season and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.