The Oswego State men`s lacrosse team opened its Senior Day game on an 11-0 run and never looked back, cruising past the visiting SUNY Canton Kangaroos 21-6 on the South Athletic Field. With the win, the Lakers move to .500 at 6-6 while Canton drops to 3-7 on the year.
After scoring the contest's first 11 goals, Oswego continued its assault on the back of the net, tallying two more to lead 13-5 at halftime. The Lakers added eight goals in the second half to arrive at the final total.
At the half, Oswego honored its six members of the Class of 2014: Chris Porten, Bryan Martin, Tyler Calkin, Matt Festa, Brian Murphy and Bill Scala. Porten finished the game with one goal while Festa notched an assist. Festa also led the team with six ground balls in the outing while contributing with six faceoffs won in nine attempts.
Calkin led the senior class with two points on a goal and an assist. Martin started in net for the Lakers, making four saves into the third quarter until he was relieved by Troy Calkin, who finished with one save.
In all, 15 different Lakers recorded a point against Canton, paced by Nick Giampaolo's five on four goals and an assist. Next were Cody Hoose and Torry Whitcher, who each finished with four points on a balanced two goals and two assists.
Jordan Michele got into the points game, recording his first goal of the year for the Lakers 12th of the game. Michele did not stop there, going on for another goal before distributing an assist for a three-point game.
Rounding out the multiple-point games for Oswego were Brady Hoose (one goal, one assist) and Jimmy Cordon (two goals).
Mark Niechcial, Matt Palmer, Bryan Weinert, DJ Sellick, Michael Koos and Troy Crevier each finished with a goal. Crevier led the Lakers at the X, winning 66.7% (10-for-15) of his battles for the faceoff. Neichcial had five ground balls while Giampaolo and Luke Bender each had four. Bender led the team with three caused turnovers while John Novitsky forced two.
Oswego will return to the field at 1 p.m. on Saturday when it travels to take on the Knight of Geneseo in a conference matchup.
