Pre-game

• Oswego State comes into the matchup with an overall record of 4-2. The Lakers look to extend their win streak to four games.
• On the other side of the field, the Utica College Pioneers enter the contest with a record of 3-2. The opponent is also on a one game win streak after defeating Castleton University by a score of 14-6.
• Oswego State is coming off a 19-4 victory of nonconference opponent Keuka College.
• Gavin Elston leads the team in points with 14 goals and three assists. The sophomore has taken 55 shots in 6 games played this season.
• In between the pipes, Aiden Kenyon has started all of the contests for the Lakers with 315 minutes played. He has a 8.00 goals against average and a .638 save percentage entering today’s game.
• The Lakers hold the matchup history with a 9-8-0 record against the Pioneers. The last contest between these two programs was during the 2019 season as Oswego State defeated Utica College by a score of 9-5.

First Quarter

• GOALS:
• OSWEGO STATE: Weston Gray (EV) @ 11:52 from Liam Sexton
• OSWEGO STATE: Ryan Eccles (EV) @ 10:05
• OSWEGO STATE: Weston Gray (EV) (2) @ 7:51 from Corey O’Connor
• OSWEGO STATE: Weston Gray (EV) (3) @ 6:33 from Jason Dongelewic
• UTICA COLLEGE: John Spoto (EV) @ 4:52 from James Daniele
• OSWEGO STATE: Gavin Elston (EV) @ 1:58

• Oswego State opened the scoring early. Weston Gray had a solid start with a hattrick in the 1st quarter.
• Utica College finally with an answer in the final five minutes.

• GOALTENDING:
• OSWEGO: Aiden Kenyon (5 saves on 6 shots)
• UTICA: Jon Goodspeed (8 saves on 15 shots)

Second Quarter

• GOALS:
• OSWEGO STATE: Ryan Eccles (EV) (2) @ 12:36 from Max Brodman
• OSWEGO STATE: Weston Gray (EV) (4) @ 8:13 from Corey O’Connor (2)
• OSWEGO STATE: Gavin Elston (MAN-UP) @ 5:33 from Max Brodman (2)
• OSWEGO STATE: Weston Gray (EV) (5) @ 2:37 from Corey O’Connor (3)
• OSWEGO STATE: Ryan Eccles (EV) (3) @ 1:02 from Weston Gray

• Eccles adds another to his total early in the second quarter.
• Oswego State starting to push the pace of play. The Lakers are controlling the ball well and taking the right shots on offense.
• Gray continues to lead the offense. Goal number 12 for his season total comes in the second quarter.
• Utica starting to get some offense thanks to a man advantage opportunity due to an Oswego State penalty.
• Oswego State able to kill that off and go back to work in the offensive zone. Weston Gray snags his fifth of the contest.
• Ryan Eccles and Weston Gray controlling the Oswego State offense. They combine for the Lakers tenth goal of the game.

• GOALTENDING:
• OSWEGO: Aiden Kenyon (5 saves on 6 shots)
• UTICA: Jon Goodspeed (8 saves on 18 shots)

Third Quarter

• GOALS:
• OSWEGO STATE: Gavin Elston (EV) (2) @ 13:48 from Liam Sexton (2)
• OSWEGO STATE: Ryan Eccles (EV) (4) @ 12:27 from Gavin Elston
• OSWEGO STATE: Ryan Dumont (EV) @ 11:23 from Corey O’Connor (4)
• OSWEGO STATE: Ryan Eccles (EV) (5) @ 10:05 from Liam Sexton (3)
• UTICA COLLEGE: John Avery (EV) @ 9:19 from Connor Costanza
• UTICA COLLEGE: Sam Serrano (EV) @ 7:54 from James Daniele
• OSWEGO STATE: Gavin Elston (EV) (3) @ 6:25 from Max Brodman (3)
• OSWEGO STATE: Tyler Stevenson (EV) @ 4:16
• OSWEGO STATE: Devon Gerhardt (EV) @ 0:27 from Brendon Scordo

• Rain starting to fall as the third quarter begins. Oswego State gets one right away as Sexton sets up Elston for his second goal of the game.
• Eccles continuing to run the offense as the Laker snags his fourth of the contest.
• Ryan Dumont gets his first of the contest. Utica College answers with their second goal of the game.
• Utica College with another on the rush. There first multiple goal run of the game.
• Elston completes the hattrick and puts Oswego State back in control on the scoreboard.
• Tyler Steveson finds himself on the scoresheet with a tally. That’s his first goal of the season.
• A couple good saves from Aiden Kenyon for Oswego State. The Lakers go back to work at the opposite end of the field and get another in the final minute of the quarter.

• GOALTENDING:
• OSWEGO: Aiden Kenyon (7 saves on 10 shots)
• UTICA: Jon Goodspeed (12 saves on 29 shots)

Fourth Quarter

• GOALS:
• UTICA COLLEGE: John Avery (EV) (2) @ 10:30
• UTICA COLLEGE: John Avery (MAN-UP) (3) @ 6:09 from James Daniele
• UTICA COLLEGE: James Daniele (EV) @ 4:54
• OSWEGO STATE: Garrett Petrelli (EV) @ 4:36 from Liam Sexton
• UTICA COLLEGE: John Avery (4) @ 3:48
• UTICA COLLEGE: John Spoto @ 1:50 from Sam Serrano

• Oswego State could not find the twine after a solid couple of chances at the start of the 4th quarter.
• Jeff Kinyoun steps into net for the Lakers. His first play this season. He snags his first save with 6:19 remaining in the contest.
• Utica College goes to the man advantage with a little over five minutes remaining in regulation. The Pioneers capitalize 10 seconds into the penalty.
• Another goaltending change for Oswego State. Clayton Duford stepping in now. His first time in between the pipes this season for the Lakers.

• GOALTENDING:
• OSWEGO: Jeff Kinyoun (2 saves on 4 shots)
• OSWEGO: Clayton Duford (0 saves on 2 shots)
• UTICA: Jon Goodspeed (12 saves on 29 shots)

Post-game

• Oswego State improves to 5-2 after this nonconference win. Utica College drops to 3-3 on the season overall.
• Oswego State continues to show their offense which goes through Weston Gray and Ryan Eccles.
• Aiden Kenyon was stellular in net before getting pulled for other netminders.

Photo By William Rogers | The Oswegonian