Field Hockey Falls to Oswego State, 6-2

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Morrisville Field Hockey dropped a SUNYAC decision at home on Tuesday afternoon, losing 6-2 to visiting Oswego State.

The Mustangs asserted their presence early taking an early 1-0 lead as Allyson Flurer (Kunkletown, Pa.) drove past the Oswego defense and curled her shot around the Laker's keeper and into the left corner of the cage.

The Lakers responded seven minutes later notching a goal of their own when Jordan Sheehy took a deflected pass from Grace Rinaldi. Oswego soon took a 2-1 advantage when Lisa O'Callaghan took a pass from Emily Lange right in front of the Mustangs' keeper, Liz Leva (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.), and hooked a backhand shot into the right corner.

Morrisville pulled even with five and a half minutes left in the first half. After an excellent clear by the Mustangs, Sandy Clark (Morrisville, N.Y.) looked ahead and found Lauren Kellum (Morrisville, N.Y.) who blew past the Laker defense for a breakaway goal. The score would remain knotted, 2-2 at the end of the first half.

Oswego struck first in the second half two minutes into play when O'Callaghan blasted a rebound off of the pads of Leva for a 3-2 lead and her second goal of the game. O'Callaghan found the back of the cage again for a hat-trick, ten minutes into the second half to extend their lead to 4-2.

The Lakers kept the pressure on and extended their lead again less than a minute later when Lange took her own rebound and pushed it past Leva and just inside the left post. The score would remain 5-2 in favor of Oswego until 50 seconds left in the half, when Lacey Woite put the Mustangs away for good picking up the sixth and final goal of the game for Oswego for a 6-2, Laker win.

The Mustangs will remain at home for their next game on Saturday evening as they face another SUNYAC opponent, New Paltz at 5:30 PM.

Morrisville State College's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.

The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2016 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2016 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about Morrisville State College, visit www.morrisville.edu.