The Oswego State women's lacrosse team suffered a tough 17-14 loss to Brockport in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) opener on Saturday afternoon at Laker Turf Stadium. With the loss, the Lakers fall to 4-3 on the year while the Golden Eagles move to 1-6.
In the early portion of the first half, Oswego and Brockport traded blows to the tune of a 3-3 tie at 16:12. The Golden Eagles were able to register the game's next five goals over a little less than seven minutes to own an 8-3 advantage. Both squads scored twice more in the final 10 minutes of the opening period, resulting in a 10-5 halftime lead for Brockport.
Oswego applied pressure in the early goings of the second stanza, scoring four-straight out of the break. In that stretch, Teresa Shattuck scored twice while Toni Laneve and Brigid Regin each had one. After a Golden Eagle goal, Regin and Montana Garrett tallied back-to-back notches to knot the game again, this time at 11-11. Two-straight goals by Brockport was the difference as Oswego was unable to get closer than one the rest of the way.
Every Laker that found the goal column had multiple point efforts, paced by Shattuck's seven-point contest on two goals and five assists. Laneve and Regin accumulated the most goals with three apiece while Riley Jaquin, Gemme O'Kane and Garrett each had two.
On defense, Danielle Walker had an outstanding day with five caused turnovers and two ground balls. Goalie Angela Ponto had the most ground balls for Oswego, tallying four.
Shattuck won a team-high three draws for the Lakers while Regin added two and Garrett nabbed another.
In net, Ponto made 12 saves for Oswego
The Lakers will return to the field at 4 p.m. on Tuesday when they travel to the North Country to face the Bears of Potsdam.
