2009-10 Ticket Information

Two first period goals helped the Oswego State women's hockey team open ECAC West play with a 2-1 win at Potsdam on Saturday afternoon. Emily Grippin and Jenna Kirkwood scored the Laker goals as Oswego State improved to 2-0-0 overall and 1-0-0 in the conference. The Bears fell to 1-1-0 overall and 0-1-0 in the league.

Emily Grippin (Jr., Ithaca, N.Y.) put the Lakers on the board at the 8:09 mark in the first period with an unassisted shorthanded goal.  Oswego State added another goal minutes later when Jenna Kirkwood (Sr., Chilliwack, B.C.) scored her third goal of the season with assists awarded to Grippin and Sarah Hannon (Jr., Lackawanna, N.Y.) as the Lakers went into the first period intermission with the 2-0 lead.

The Oswego State women’s hockey team started the 2009-10 season with an offensive outburst as it defeated non-conference Castleton State 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Campus Center Arena in Oswego. Jenna Kirkwood and Bryanna Forrest recorded two goals each as the Lakers have yet to be defeated by the Spartans in their three previous meetings. Oswego State starts the season at 1-0-0, while Castleton State falls to 0-2-0.

The majority of the first period was flowing up and down the ice as the squads gained a feel for each other.  Oswego State got on the scoreboard at the 16:11 mark as the Lakers just killed a tripping penalty.  Junior Emily Grippin (Ithaca, N.Y.) threw the puck on the net as Spartan netminder Amanda Hoy (Jr., Brockport, N.Y.) made the save.  However, Grippin’s linemate, Sarah Hannon (Jr., Lackawanna, N.Y.), crashed the net to pound in the rebound. 

The Oswego State women's hockey team fell to the Nepean Wildcats 3-0 in an exhibition game at the Campus Center Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Laker offense struggled to generate many opportunities as it was out-shot 26-13 by Nepean, which was playing its 28th game of the season.

The Wildcats controlled the tempo of the game for the first two periods resulting in a first period goal and two second period goals.  Oswego State came out strong in the third period creating offensive opportunities, but were unable to put the puck into the net.

The 2009-10 Oswego State women’s hockey team aims to solidify itself as a perennial post-season contender in the ECAC West after qualifying for the league playoffs with a 5-12-1 record and an overall record of 8-16-1 last season. Head coach Diane Dillon will look to senior captain Angie Friesen and standout goaltender Emi Williams to lead a veteran squad that includes 19 returning players and six newcomers. The team will rely on its defensive core to stick with opponents, but must find a way to put points on the scoreboard to compete with the conference powers.

After reaching post-season play in just its third season of existence, Coach Dillon has established expectations of returning to the playoffs and anything less would be a disappointment for the squad.  Dillon has appointed Angie Friesen as the team captain to help make these expectations a reality.  Friesen tallied four goals and three assists in 25 games last season, and will be the anchor of a veteran blue line unit.  She is a proven leader who is extremely competitive and vocal. 

Oswego State junior Meagan Big Snake will represent the Laker women’s ice hockey team, her college, her culture, her country and the Olympic spirit when she accompanies the world’s most famous flame across Canada this winter.

Big Snake, a defender and co-captain for the Lakers, will serve as one of 11 youth flame attendants guarding and running with the Olympic torch on its cross-country trek. She was one of six Aboriginal Canadians announced this week as playing key roles.