Sports

The Oswego State women’s basketball team (14-7, 8-6 SUNYAC) trailed by two with under five minutes remaining, but New Paltz (19-2, 13-1 SUNYAC) scored the next seven points in a two-minute span to hand the Lakers a 75-66 loss Tuesday night at Max Ziel Gymnasium.

The Oswego State men’s ice hockey team moved up to No. 2 in the USCHO.com Division III Poll and No. 5 in the D3hockey.com Poll this week after besting Morrisville, 3-2, on Saturday in its only game of the weekend.

The Oswego High swimmers finished their home season with a big win while a trio of wrestlers finished second in the Class A Tournament. Meanwhile, the boys’ varsity basketball team lost a heartbreaker and the hockey team is looking for a possible second place finish as the regular season winds down.

The Oswego State men’s basketball team (15-5, 8-5 SUNYAC) overcame 19 turnovers by shooting over 45 percent from the floor to defeat Fredonia (6-13, 2-11 SUNYAC), 68-50, Saturday afternoon.

The Oswego State women’s basketball team (14-6, 8-6 SUNYAC) held a seven-point lead with less than five minutes to play, but Fredonia (11-8, 6-7) closed out the game with on a 16-2 run to hand the Lakers a 65-58 road loss Saturday afternoon.

The No. 3/7 Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (18-3-0, 11-1-0 SUNYAC) pulled out a 3-2 win over streaking Morrisville (4-16-2, 4-9-0) Friday at the Campus Center Arena on a night that the Lakers honored their seniors.

The Oswego State men’s basketball team (14-4, 7-5 SUNYAC) looked to extend its one-game lead in the SUNYAC standings over the Buffalo State Bengals (12-6, 7-5 SUNYAC), Friday night at the Buffalo Sports Arena, but came up short, losing 88-81.

The Oswego State women’s basketball team (14-5, 8-4 SUNYAC) fell to the Buffalo State Bengals (11-8, 7-5 SUNYAC) for the second time this season, losing 65-56 on Friday night in Buffalo.

Oswego relay teams had a solid day for the Lady Bucs in the CNYCL championships while the bowling teams combined to sweep six points from Liverpool.