Cody Hoose ’15 led the men’s lacrosse team in scoring with 49 points.

Men’s Lacrosse

Oswego State’s men’s lacrosse team raced out to a program-best 7-0 start, including a dramatic, come-from-behind, double-overtime win over nationally ranked Ithaca. They finished the year 8-6 overall for the first winning season since 2000.

Captains Ian O’Brien ’12 and Eric Miccio ’12 received postseason recognition from the SUNY Athletic Conference. O’Brien was named to the All-SUNY Athletic Conference Second Team, while Miccio received honorable mention recognition after the Lakers went 1-5 in league play. Cody Hoose ’15 led the squad in scoring with 49 points on 20 goals and 29 assists for the most points scored by a Laker since 2004.

Baseball

The Oswego State baseball team remained in the thick of the conference playoff race through the final weekend of competition, but came up just short in the end with eight SUNYAC wins, which totaled more conference victories than the previous three years combined. The Lakers and first-year head coach Scott Landers closed out the year with a 10-2 win over nationally third-ranked Keystone to finish the year at 20-20.

Matt Miller ’12 led Oswego State at the plate, batting .379, while David Mazzullo ’13 produced a team-best 28 RBI and 44 hits. The bulk of the pitching staff returns, including Jon Stevens ’13, who paced the pitching staff with a 1.95 ERA, innings pitched (60.0), and strikeouts (35) en route to receiving Second Team All-SUNYAC honors. Alex Jurczynski ’13 and John Rauseo ’15 joined Stevens on the second team. Rauseo also became the first Laker to be named Clark V. Whited Rookie of the Year since 2004, when Mike Cortellini ’06 earned the award.

Ashley Snyder ’13 received All-SUNYAC recognition in softball.

Softball

Ayouthful Laker softball team with two seniors on the roster and second-year head coach Casey Grimes Price ’00 consistently split games against SUNYAC opponents during the season to clinch the sixth-seed in the conference playoffs, marking the second time in program history and the first time since 2008 that Oswego State qualified for the league tournament. The Lakers ended the season at 16-23 overall and 8-10 in the league.

Offensively, the Lakers were led by Second Team All-SUNYAC pick Sammie Schroeter ’14, who paced the Lakers in batting average (.362), runs scored (20) and hits (42). The centerfielder ranked second with 17 RBI and 11 extra-base hits. In the pitcher’s circle, Ashley Snyder ’13 ranked third among all league pitchers with 114 strikeouts and fourth in innings pitched (131.2) and appearances (29). At the plate, she was third on the team in RBI (16) and runs scored (17) as she joined Schroeter on the All-SUNYAC Second Team.

Men’s Tennis

Oswego State’s men’s tennis team posted back-to-back wins against Keuka and Keystone colleges last spring with a young roster comprised of six sophomores and freshmen after graduating seven players the year before before wrapping up the year at 3-7 overall. The Lakers gained experience over the course of the season, as they have a talented group coming back, including all six singles players and five out of six doubles players. Sam Moores ’15 turned in the best singles record at 4-3 with three of the four victories coming at the No. 2 position.

Mallory Eckert ’14 finished third at the SUNYAC Championships in the javelin.

Outdoor Track and Field

Laker men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams posted identical eighth-place finishes with 33 and 36 points, respectively, at the SUNYAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships under head coach David Thompson. Da’Quan Coleman ’12 and Brittany DalCais ’15 earned Second Team All-SUNYAC recognition after placing second in the 110-meter hurdles and the pole vault, respectively. DalCais later bettered her school record in the event at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships after clearing a sixth-place height of 3.55 meters, which narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA championships.

Women’s Lacrosse

The Laker women’s lacrosse team reached the 20-goal plateau in three of its wins last season, while holding opponents in those contests to eight goals or fewer, as Oswego State went 4-3 against non-conference foes for a 4-10 overall record.

Erin Cummings ’12 was recognized on the All-SUNYAC Second Team after pacing the Lakers in scoring, as she amassed 53 goals and 19 assists for 72 points.

The Oswego State women’s soccer team celebrates its Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship.

Women’s Soccer

The Oswego State women’s soccer team experienced a banner year in 2011, posting its best record since 1996 with an overall mark of 11-8. The season culminated with a win over Brockport, 2-1, to get the 2011 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Upstate New York Championship for just the second time in program history while also avenging an earlier loss to the Golden Eagles.

Nikki Liadka ’14 and Shelly Bateman ’13 supplied a solid one-two scoring punch for Oswego State, as Liadka tallied 29 points (12 goals, five assists) and Bateman posted 19 points (six goals, seven assists).

Liadka was named to the All-SUNY Athletic Conference Second Team as well as the Most Outstanding Player of the ECAC Upstate New York Championship and Bateman received Third Team All-SUNYAC honors.

Men’s Soccer

The Oswego State men’s soccer team opened the 2011 season with its best record since 1999 at 5-1-0, but struggled down the stretch as it posted an overall
record of 5-10-1 and a conference record of 0-8-1.

Bryan Pacchiana ’12 earned third team all-conference honors for the third straight year, becoming the first Laker men’s soccer player to be a three-time All-SUNYAC selection since Scott Brown ’06 was selected in 2002, 2004 and 2005.

Women’s Tennis

A young Oswego State women’s tennis team with just two seniors turned in a win over Wells to post a 1-13 record. The Lakers were led by Christine Ripple ’12 at No. 6 singles, as she finished with a record of 6-7.

Volleyball

The Oswego State volleyball team posted an overall record of 7-22 and a conference record of 0-8.

Stephanie Bailey ’15posted a team-high 206 kills and 98 total blocks, the highest since 2002.

Kyle Brockmann ’15 tied for medalist honors at the Oswego State Invitational.

Men’s Golf

The Laker men’s golf team posted a second-place finish at the Potsdam Quad and a pair of third-place finishes at the Oswego State and Elmira Fall Invitationals with identical scores of 320 before placing sixth at the rain-shortened ECAC Metro/Upstate Championships with a team score of 345.

Kyle Brockmann ’15 tied for medalist honors at the Oswego State Invitational with a round of 74. Brockmann also placed fourth at the Elmira Invitational with a score of 76, 13th at the St. Lawrence Invitational with combined rounds of 150, and tied for 30th at the Hamilton Invitational with a two-day total of 157.

Colt Tooley ’14 turned in the top individual result at the ECAC Championships with a round of 84 to tie for 22nd.

Cross Country

The Oswego State men’s and women’s cross country teams finished the 2011 campaigns strong as the men placed 14th out of 40 teams at the NCAA Atlantic
Regional Championships and the women finished 24th out of 36 squads. The Lakers also had solid showings at the SUNYAC Championships hosted by SUNY

Dylan Hardwick ’12 earned Second Team All-SUNY Athletic Conference honors.

New Paltz where the men erased more than 80 points from the 2010 team total to finish four points out of fifth place in sixth, while the women placed eighth.

Dylan Hardwick ’12 and Meghan Murphy ’15 were the top Laker finishers every week. Hardwick capped off the season with an 8K personal-best time of 26:13 to place 27th among 272 runners at the regional meet. He earned 13th place and Second Team All-SUNYAC honors at the SUNYAC Championships with a time of 26:42 to become the first Laker male harrier to receive all-conference honors since Weston Fellows ’06 in 2005.

On the women’s side, Murphy registered her best time and the eighth-fastest time in program history in a 6K distance with a time of 24:37.10 for 35th at the SUNYAC Championships.

Field Hockey

The Oswego State field hockey team won five of its final seven games to post a 7-10 overall record with seven of the losses coming in one-goal decisions, including three in overtime. The Lakers posted a SUNYAC record of 2-4 with wins over Morrisville and Oneonta. The latter was
Oswego State’s first victory over the Red Dragons since 2008.

Kelly Collins ’12 paced the squad offensively with 25 points on 11 goals and three assists. She also paced the SUNYAC in  points with six goals and an assist for 13 points in six league contests to be named first team all-conference for the second time. The 2008 SUNYAC Rookie of the Year ended her career with 80 career points (31 goals, 18 assists), which ranks fourth all-time on the program’s points list and third in career goals and assists.

Defender Ashley Collins ’14 joined Kelly Collins on the all-conference team as a second team pick after adding three goals and an assist.

Kelly Collins ’12 led the SUNY Athletic Conference in points this season.

— Adele Burk,
Sports Information Director

Rachael Raffa ’12 finished the season with the 10th-highest single season scoring total in school history.

Women’s Lacrosse

The women’s lacrosse team remained in the thick of the playoff race until the final week of the season, but fell just short of qualifying for the SUNY Athletic Conference Championships as the Lakers finished the season at 8-6 overall and 3-5 in the league. However, it was still a year filled with accomplishments as Oswego State defeated Oneonta for the first time since 2005 by the score of 20-11. The contest also marked the first time since 2001 that the Lakers recorded 20 goals against a conference opponent.

Rachael Raffa ’12 finished the season with the 10th-highest single season scoring total in school history with 61 points to move into sixth place on the career scoring list with 140 points. Her team-leading 49 goals was also tied for seventh in single-season goals all time.

Men’s Lacrosse

Britt Leone ’12 scored a team-leading 17 goals for the men’s lacrosse team.

The men’s lacrosse team played through a wide range of conditions in 2011, including a game in the snow to open the home portion of its schedule in March, en route to a 5-10 overall record and a 0-6 conference record. One season highlight came when Oswego State defeated Utica for the second straight year, 7-6, in a double-overtime thriller.

Andy Lever ’12 paced the Laker offense with 29 points on 11 goals and 18 assists, while Britt Leone ’12 scored a team-leading 17 goals. Leone went on to be named to the All-SUNYAC Second Team as he posted 10 goals in league play, and was ninth in the conference at 1.67 goals per game.

Outdoor Track and Field

The men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams improved on their performances at the SUNYAC Championships from a year ago, as the Laker men tied for seventh place with 33 points and the Laker women placed eighth with 14 points. Da’Quan Coleman ’12 set a new precedent in the 110-meter hurdles en route to placing second at the SUNYAC Championships and earning Second Team All-SUNYAC honors, while Katie Bott ’14 became the new record-holder in the 400 meters during her preliminary heat before finishing sixth in the finals with a time of 59.21. Christine Ripple ’12, had the top finish on the women’s side as she placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:06.81.

Men’s Tennis

The men’s tennis team battled with Mother Nature this spring, but through all of the rescheduled matches the Lakers posted a record of 4-7. Oswego State was led by Seth Hastings ’11, who posted a record of 5-5 in singles action. The Lakers have some talented players returning next season to help replace the seven graduating seniors from the 11-man roster, including Ben Weiss ’14, who went 4-5 during singles play.

Baseball

Pitcher Dustin LeFave ’11 threw a complete-game win over nationally-ranked Cortland for the Lakers’ first win over the Red Dragons since 2006.

The baseball team started the season with a 10-3 record after a highly successful Spring Break trip before finishing at 19-20 overall with five doubleheader sweeps and a SUNYAC mark of 1-17. The top highlight of the year came on April 14 when pitcher Dustin Lefave ’11 threw a complete-game win over nationally-ranked Cortland for the Lakers’ first win over the Red Dragons since 2006.

Leading the way at the plate for the Lakers was catcher Kris Prikazsky ’12, who batted .375 in 40 plate appearances. However, centerfielder Scott Buniak ’14 was close behind with a .331 average in 124 at-bats and led Oswego State in almost every statistical category, including hits (41), doubles (7), triples (3) and RBI (22). Dan Erne ’13 paced the pitching staff as he finished the season with a 7-3 record after pitching 55 innings. He ended the year with a team-leading 3.27 ERA and 46 strikeouts.

Softball

Infielder Dee Apps ’14 is part of a young softball squad that this year included 13 freshman and sophomore players.

A young Oswego State softball team, comprised of 13 sophomores and freshmen, battled through the
season of ups and downs that saw the Lakers drop four games in extra-innings, including a 1-0 loss to 17th-ranked Plattsburgh in the final weekend of the year, for an overall record of 7-27 and a SUNYAC record of 2-16. The peak moment of the season came when freshman Jessica Palmitesso ’14 tossed the first Oswego no-hitter since 2002 against New Paltz in a 9-0 win.

The Lakers were led offensively by Katie Bredin ’14, who batted .350 and was named to the All-SUNYAC squad.

— Adele Burk

Here’s a look at spring 2010 athletics at Oswego.

Outdoor Track and Field

The outdoor track and field squads consistently established new personal bests over the course of the year, while also rewriting some school records and collecting additional honors. Kyle Dudzinski ’12 established a new school mark in the javelin with a distance of 163 feet, 11 inches (49.96 meters) after breaking the record in back-to-back weeks. AJ Carapella ’10 also had a strong outdoor season when he won the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Hamilton Invitational followed by a first-place result in the 200 at the University of Rochester Invite.The Laker men’s 4×100 meter relay, consisting of Carapella, Dudzinski, Geoff Kobuszewski ’10 and Kevin Leonard ’12, posted a time of 43.82 to place 12th at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships after qualifying at the SUNY Athletic Conference Championships with a seventh-place finish.

Men’s Tennis

Tom Loughrey ’11

Despite being outmatched in most of their contests, the 12-member men’s tennis team demonstrated a true passion for the game through hard work and perseverance over the season’s obstacles. Their opponents
included the likes of Oneonta, Elmira, Rochester Institute of Technology,
Onondaga Community College, Roberts Wesleyan and St. John Fisher. Jeff
McGovern ’11 posted the best singles record on the team with a mark of 2-3 with victories against Elmira and OCC.

Softball

The Laker softball team battled through the spring season, posting a 5-29 overall record with non-conference wins over Lasell during spring break, Nazareth in dramatic walk-off fashion, and Utica after being shut out of the first game in the doubleheader.

Britanny Carbacio '12

Oswego closed out the 2010 season by sweeping Potsdam in a doubleheader, including a five-inning, 10-2 victory, in the final weekend of the semester.

The young squad that featured 13 sophomores and freshmen including Marie Steding ’13, who batted .429, and Sue Schoff ’13, who recorded a .319 batting average. Steding also led the pitching staff, which consisted entirely of freshmen, in wins (4), ERA (5.33), and strikeouts (45).

Women’s Lacrosse

Liz Conrad '12

The SUNY Oswego women’s lacrosse team found that South Athletic Field was a welcome place for the Lakers to compete as they had a mark of 5-3 at home en route to an overall record of 7-10. One of the season’s highlights came during a three-game stretch when the Lakers scored 20 or more goals in each contest. In the final game of the streak, Oswego State established a new single-game scoring record with 28 goals and 45 points in a 28-3 victory over Cazenovia as Marisa Audley ’10, Kristen Darcy ’12, Amanda Hecox ’12 and Maria Martusewicz ’11.

Defender Liz Conrad ’12 was voted Second Team All-SUNYAC by the league coaches, as she paced the squad with 21 caused turnovers and 37 groundballs.

Men’s Lacrosse

Andy Lever '12

The Laker lacrosse team remained in the thick of the SUNYAC playoff race until the very end of the spring season, but came up just short as parity was exhibited among all of the conference squads before posting an overall mark of 6-10. One of the many highlights from the year came when Oswego battled from behind to defeat Utica 10-9 in a thriller under the lights, marking the first time since 2003 that the Lakers knocked off the Pioneers. A second come-from-behind victory came at home with the Lakers fighting back to defeat Brockport 11-9.

Goalie Judd Robinson ’10 finished the season with 183 saves to close out his career with 697 saves, ranking second in program history just behind Scott Moody ’95, who amassed 728 career stops. Transfer student Andy Lever ’12 fueled the Laker offense with 43 points on 23 goals and 20 assists.

The season also marked the end of an era as head coach Dan Witmer ’82 stepped down from his position following the college’s decision to elevate the position to full-time status. During Witmer’s 28-year career as a part-time head coach, the Lakers appeared in six ECAC tournaments, winning the championship in 1996 and finishing second in 1994 and 1997. His teams also won three Empire Lacrosse League titles (1994, 1995, 1996), and were ranked among the nation’s top 20 teams in both 1994 and 1996.

Baseball

Mike Tarnowski '13

After getting off to a slow start, the Oswego baseball team closed out its spring break trip with a six-game winning streak to jumpstart another 20-win season. The Lakers put together a second run midway through the season, winning five out of seven games in April, as Oswego went on to record seven doubleheader sweeps en route to an overall record of 20-16. The offense scored 10 or more runs in 11 games during the season.

Leading the way at the plate for the Lakers was Rafael Cordero ’11, who tallied a .355 batting average with a team-leading 29 RBI. Andy Salvatore ’10 paced the pitching staff with a 3.28 ERA, five complete games, and 32 strikeouts.

— Adele Burk,
Sports Information Director