The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Dec. 25, 2024

Basketball

Oswego State men’s basketball dances into NCAA Sweet 16 for second straight year

For the second straight season, the Oswego State men’s basketball team are headed to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA National Championship after defeating the No.10 ranked John Carroll University. The last time Oswego State played a nationally ranked opponent,…

Men’s basketball Div.III NCAA tournament preview

Not only did the Oswego State men’s basketball team secure an automatic bid into the NCAA national championship, but they were also granted the rights to host the first and second round of the tournament. Making the trip to the…

Oswego State men’s basketball punches ticket to Div.III NCAA tournament with SUNYAC title victory

For the first time since 1965, the Oswego State men’s basketball team secured back-to-back SUNYAC titles and in doing so, punched their ticket to the NCAA Div.III National Championship. On Feb. 25, the Lakers defeated the SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles…

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Oswego State men’s basketball holds press conference ahead of SUNYAC Final Four

The SUNYAC regular season champion Oswego State Lakers have learned their fate going into the conference Final Four as they will play SUNY New Paltz. On Feb. 22 the team held a press conference to talk about their upcoming matchup,…

Oswego State men’s basketball takes SUNYAC regular season crown for second straight season

After their tightly contested 79-73 win over SUNY Brockport on Feb. 17, the Oswego State men’s basketball team was crowned the champions of the SUNYAC regular season. The trip to Brockport was highly anticipated, not only because they would have…

Women’s basketball eliminated from playoff contention

To close out their home stretch, the 12-11 Oswego State women’s basketball team hosted the 14-2 SUNY Cortland Red Dragons at the Max Ziel Gymnasium on Feb. 11. After taking two conference losses the previous week, the Lakers looked to…

Lakers stay hot as pivotal SUNYAC matchup against SUNY Brockport approaches

After shaking off some early rust, the Oswego State men’s basketball team burst to life as they dominated the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons 102-62 on senior day. Devin Green was the lone senior being honored on the day. This season…

Lakers win gutsy games versus SUNYAC rivals, sit atop conference standings

While the temperatures outside were low, inside the Max Ziel Gymnasium the Oswego State men’s basketball team remained red hot, improving their win streak to 16 games after defeating SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Oneonta. In their first game of…

Lakers slide in SUNYAC conference after three straight losses

The up-and-down season for the Oswego State women’s basketball team continued as they hosted two pivotal games over the weekend against SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Oneonta. Coming into the weekend, the Lakers held a record of 12-8 as their…

Oswego State men’s basketball soars past Cardinals 97-61

The Oswego State men’s basketball team continued their run of excellent form as they handedly defeated Plattsburgh State 97-61. Prior to tip-off, star guard Jeremiah Sparks was given an outstanding ovation as he celebrated surpassing the 1,000-point mark in his…