Oswego State Athletics

Fredonia, N.Y. — Oswego St. lost a 3-2 match to Fredonia on Friday at Dods Hall. The Lakers won the first two sets, including a 9-0 run to close the second, but Fredonia took the final three.

Basics
Oswego: 2 (6-9, 0-1 SUNYAC)
Fredonia: 3 (7-9, 1-0 SUNAYC)
Location: HC Tennis Courts
 
How it Happened
Grace Gdovin's serve helped the Lakers move from a 1-1 tie to a 5-1 lead, with Gdovin recording consecutive aces before Alexandra Fairbanks and Priscilla McReynolds finished kills set by Mya Bush. After Fredonia came back to tie the set at 8-8, SUNY Oswego responded with the next four points, including a Bush kill from Juliana Santafemia and an Alaina Dudzinski block, and went on to take the set 25-16.

The Lakers closed the second set by scoring the final nine points, turning a 16-13 lead into a 25-13 win. Lauren Cropp served the final eight points of the set, and McReynolds put down three kills during the closing stretch.

SUNY Oswego nearly erased a late deficit in the third set, scoring four straight points on CJ Eidem's serve to climb from 23-18 down to 23-22. The push included kills by Lilaina Nelson and McReynolds, with Bush assisting McReynolds, plus two Fredonia errors. After Fredonia reached set point, Grace Gdovin answered with a kill from Bush, but Fredonia closed the set 25-23.

The Lakers pushed the fourth set to 21-21 on Priscilla McReynolds' kill from Bush, but Fredonia scored the final four points to take the set 25-21. Earlier, SUNY Oswego built a 7-3 lead behind three McReynolds kills and a Nelson service ace before Fredonia worked back into the set. McReynolds added another kill at 20-20 and finished with six kills in the set.

The Lakers kept answering in the fifth set but could not erase Fredonia's edge, getting within 5-4 on a block by Dudzinski and Gdovin and later within 13-11 after a McReynolds kill and Cropp ace. McReynolds had three kills in the set, while Chloe Arnaiz and Dudzinski added two apiece for SUNY Oswego. Fredonia finished the set on Maeve Musielak's kill to take it 15-12.

What's Next
Up next, the Lakers host SUNY Morrisville on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m. at Max Ziel Gymnasium in Oswego, New York.