Oswego State Athletics

Oswego, N.Y. - The Lakers dropped the first two sets but rallied to beat Plattsburgh State in five, taking the match 3-2 in exciting fashion.

Basics
Oswego: 3 (8-13, 2-4 SUNYAC)
Plattsburgh State: 2 (11-13, 2-4 SUNYAC)
Location: Max Ziel Gymnasium | Oswego, NY

How it Happened
Plattsburgh won the first set 25-20. It was tied 4-4 before the Cardinals went up 8-5 and increased their advantage to 13-7. Oswego was down 15-10 and 19-12, taking timeouts each time. The Lakers brought it back to 21-18, forcing a timeout by Plattsburgh, but the Cardinals won four of the last six points in the set.
 
In the second set, it was closer. Oswego was behind 10-7, scoring five straight points, including an ace by CJ Eidem to take a 12-10 lead and call a timeout for the Cardinals. The Lakers extended their lead to 14-11 before the Cardinals came back with six straight points to lead 17-14 and force a timeout for Oswego at 16-14. The Cardinals were up 23-20 and 24-21 before the Lakers got to 24-23. A kill by Darby Collyear closed the set 25-23 and made it 2-0 for the Cardinals.
 
Set three belonged to the Lakers. Oswego started off with a 4-1 lead and had an 11-4 advantage when Plattsburgh called a timeout. Plattsburgh went on a five-point run to make it 16-12 and bring an Oswego timeout, but the Lakers responded with a second scoring run. A second timeout by Plattsburgh when the score was 20-13 could not slow them down, but the Lakers did allow Plattsburgh to make a 3-0 run to get within 24-20 before Mya Bush ended it with the final point for a 25-20 victory. That set seemed to give 
 
Oswego had even more confidence going into set four. They got to an 11-6 lead after being tied 4-4 when Plattsburgh called a timeout. Oswego closed out the set on an 8-0 run to defeat the Cardinals 25-10.
 
Set five was very close as well. Oswego came out ahead at the start of the set 5-1; however, the Cardinals managed to tie the score at 6-6 and then went ahead at 9-7, which caused Oswego to call a timeout. Plattsburgh called another timeout during the set after Oswego scored four consecutive points and gained the lead 11-9. The score was tied at 13-13 until Oswego scored two more points, one being a kill from Chloe Arnaiz and another a Plattsburgh attack error, winning the game 15-13.
 
Overall, Oswego was much better in attack than the Cardinals (.200-.145), having only 17 errors in attacks compared to 29 from Plattsburgh. Additionally, Oswego had the upper hand in serves and blocks: 13 aces vs. 9 and 9 blocks vs. 3, respectively.
 
What's Next
The Lakers will stay home on Saturday, October 31st, to face the SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers in Max Ziel Gymnasium at 1:00 PM when the Lakers will celebrate their seniors.