Sports

Five players on the Oswego State men’s basketball team (19-7) reached double figures, as the Lakers bested Brockport (15-11) in the second half en route to a 78-66 win in a State University of New York Athletic Conference Tournament Play-In game on Tuesday night in Max Ziel Gymnasium.

In a contest that saw more rebounds than points, a pair of free throws by senior Kassie Kleine (Cazenovia, N.Y.) sealed a 38-35 victory for the Oswego State women’s basketball team (18-8) over Cortland (11-14) in the first round of the State University of New York Athletic Conference Tournament Tuesday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium.

The boys’ hockey team skated to the semifinals while the bowlers finished second in their class at the sectionals and the swimmers had numerous outstanding efforts in post season action. Meanwhile, the basketball teams finished the year with losses in sectional action.

The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (21-4-0) slipped one spot to No. 3 in the USCHO.com Division III and two spots to No. 6 in the D3hockey.com polls after completing the regular season this past weekend.

In a game that saw five combined special-teams goals, it was a pair of even-strength strikes that handed the No. 2 Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (21-4-0, 14-2-0 SUNYAC) a 4-3 loss to No. 9 Plattsburgh (18-6-1, 12-3-1) Saturday night.

The Oswego State men’s basketball team (18-7, 11-7 SUNYAC) saw its second-half comeback stymied by host Plattsburgh (18-7, 14-4 SUNYAC), which held off the Lakers, 71-63, on Saturday.

The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team (12-11-1, 10-6-0 ECAC West) fell behind early, but tallied three unanswered goals to defeat Cortland (6-16-1, 6-10-0), 3-1, Saturday afternoon.