The Oswego women’s soccer team finished the season off with a tough loss against Hamilton College, losing 3-2 in double overtime. Despite the game featuring five goals, only two players between the squads found their way onto the stat sheet.

Lynsey Roth scored both goals for the Lakers. At 56:28, senior Audrey Burbidge sent a corner kick into the box, where senior teammate Chloe Lonergan headed the ball. Roth was able to tap Lonergan’s header through the keeper’s legs to cut the Continental’s advantage to one. Less than 10 minutes later, Roth dribbled past two Hamilton defenders and ripped a left-footed shot into the upper right corner, out of the reach of Hamilton’s diving keeper, knotting the contest at two. The defense could not hold on, as it had a miscommunication on its end, which led to a Continentals game-winning goal.

Oswego State finished its season with a losing record of 6-8-3, including 2-5-2 in SUNYAC play. The Lakers started off strong in non-conference play, as they won three straight to start defeating Lasell College, Grove City College and D’Youville College. After a strong start, the Lakers struggled in their next three games, losing to Clarkson University and to The University of Rochester. Oswego State also tied with St. Lawrence University, as the Lakers could not get any offensive.

The Lakers then started strong in conference play defeating SUNY Cortland and tying a tough and physical SUNY New Paltz team. Then, Oswego State dropped three straight to SUNY Oneonta, Plattsburgh State and SUNY Potsdam in conference play. Oswego State was able to get some momentum back, defeating Buffalo State and tying SUNY Fredonia in a crucial game in conference play.

After taking care of business against SUNY Canton, the Lakers dropped their last two matches of the season, including their game with No. 17 SUNY Geneseo.

“It was a frustrating season,” head coach Brian McGrane said. “We have the talent to certainly compete, but we obviously didn’t get the results we wanted. I think we’ll be a lot better in the offseason because these girls are going to push each other and get back on track. [There] were games where we controlled the game offensively and put up a lot of shots, but we were just unable to find the back of the net.”

On a good note, Emma Allen had a solid season in net, as she started in all 17 games of the regular season. She finished with 94 saves with a .803 save percentage and recorded five shutouts.

“I don’t let opponents get into my head,” Allen said. “If you do that, then your confidence level drops a lot over the course of the game. I just try to stay physical and tough and just don’t allow them to get in my box.”

The Lakers will be saying goodbye to a total of five seniors, including Audrey Burbridge, who started all 17 games of the season, led the team with four assists and was third in points this season.

Photos by Maria Pericozzi | The Oswegonian