Sports

Hayden Ward (Sr., Montauk, N.Y.) had everything going for him on Senior Night, tallying career highs in points (33) and rebounds (18), as the Oswego State men’s basketball team (17-6, 10-6 SUNYAC) held off a late Oneonta (4-20, 3-14 SUNYAC) charge in a 79-75 win on Tuesday night.

Senior Kassie Kleine (Cazenovia, N.Y.) paced the Oswego State women’s basketball team (16-7, 10-6 SUNYAC) with 15 points, but it was her ninth rebound of the game that helped the Lakers come away with a thrilling 47-46 win against Oneonta (12-12, 9-8) Tuesday night.

It turned out to be a memorable senior night for the Oswego varsity boys’ basketball team while the Lady Bucs basketball squad preps for post season play and one Buc wrestler came home third in championship mat action.

Oswego State men’s ice hockey player Chris Brown (Centreville, Ont.) has been named the SUNY Athletic Conference Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Week for the week ending February 10, 2013.

One night after Bobby Gertsakis (So., Pickering, Ontario) scored his first collegiate goal he wasted no time scoring the second and third to help the No. 2/5 Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (20-3-0, 13-1-0 SUNYAC) skate past Fredonia (7-14-3, 5-8-2) Saturday night.

After sticking with the third-ranked team in the nation Friday night, the Oswego State women’s ice hockey team (10-10-1, 8-6-0 ECAC West) lost to Elmira (20-3-1, 14-2-0), 6-0, Saturday afternoon on Senior Day.

The Oswego State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams competed at the Geneseo Invitational on Saturday in their final competition leading up to the SUNYAC Championships.

Senior Blake Fisher (Seaford, N.Y.) recorded another win at 157 pounds combined with a Red Dragon forfeit, but it was not enough as Cortland, ranked third nationally in Division III, posted a 37-9 victory over the Lakers.

Cold shooting from the Oswego State men’s basketball team (16-6, 9-6 SUNYAC) combined with a solid Cortland (19-3, 13-2) offensive performance resulted in a 78-46 Laker loss Friday night.