The Oswego State Women’s Ice Hockey team is on a four game win streak so far this season. The team has had some incredible home wins thus far including a 18-0 win over King’s College and a 7-0 win over Neumann University.
This past Friday, the Lakers took on the Bulldogs at Adrian College and came home with a 2-1 victory. Adrian College had finished the 2020 season ranked tenth nationally with a 20-0-1 record before the National Championships were cancelled.
On Saturday, the Lakers brought home another 2-1 victory against Trine University.
The past two game winning goals in the matchups against Adrian College and Trine University have been scored by Megan Teachout. Teachout led the team in goals (13), points scored (29), shots on nets (127) and in assists (16) during the 2019 season. The Oswego sophomore forward was named the Northeast Women’s Hockey League’s Player of the Week. She was also awarded Oswego State’s Athlete of the Week on Nov. 1.
This is the first Oswego State women’s hockey season since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling the 2020 season. In 2019, the team went 16-7-4 and finished 10-4-4 in their conference.
Another player making a name for herself is Oswego sophomore Joanna Hiebert. On Tuesday, Nov. 2, Hiebert was selected as the Northeast Women’s Hockey League’s first Goalie of the Week for the 2021-2022 season. The recognition comes after the two games contested last Friday and Sunday. Hiebert made 31 saves in a 2-1 win at Adrian College on Oct. 30. She also notched a .969 save percentage as the Lakers defeated the Bulldogs bringing them to 4-0.
This upcoming Saturday, the Lakers will face off against Buffalo State in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena and Convocation Center. The Bengals currently sit at an 0-2 record taking big losses against Nazareth college. The last matchup between these two teams was on Feb. 15, 2020 and resulted in a 3-2 Oswego victory.
On Sunday, Oswego will welcome SUNY Potsdam for a 3PM matchup. The Potsdam Bears are 1-1 after splitting a series of games against William Smith college. In their last matchup in February of 2020, the Lakers and Bears tied 3-3. In this matchup, the Lakers took the lead immediately with Philomena Teggart scoring just 28 seconds into the contest. Following the goal, the Lakers were able to generate numerous scoring opportunities and fire 19 shots on SUNY Potsdam goalie, Kayla McCabe. The Bears took advantage of their first power play at 9:00 and scored. Both teams scored an additional two more goals throughout the game sending it into overtime. In overtime, the Bears outshot the Lakers 4-3, but the two teams were forced to split the two points.
With the 2020 season being cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are a few young players on the team who are making their college debut. One of these athletes is Simone Bednarik, freshman from Elmhurst, Illinois. The forward has had three shots on goals in the last two games played as well as one block and one assist in the matchup against Trine University.
Another player looking to step up this season is sophomore Mia Conboy. The forward from Queensbury, New York competed in all 27 contests for the Lakers in the 2019-2020 season and recorded her first-collegiate goal which was also the game winning goal against SUNY Canton.
As the Lakers look forward to the rest of their games this season, it seems they should stick with the formula that has helped them win their last four games. Star of the team Megan Teachout, incredible goalie Joanna Hiebert, and the young offensive players are key to this team’s success thus far. The 2021-2022 season for the Lakers is off to a strong start.
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