POTSDAM, N.Y. – The SUNY Potsdam men's lacrosse team (7-8, 1-6 SUNYAC) fell to Oswego State (7-5, 5-2 SUNYAC) on Senior Day. Senior captain Peyton Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) paced the Bears with four goals and one assist for a total of five points. Junior attackman Cobie Cree (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) scored two goals with an assist and sophomore midfielder Drew Rose (Brasher Falls, N.Y./St. Lawrence Central) rounded out Potsdam's leaders with two goals and two assists of his own.
 
The Lakers opened the game on a 4-0 run to give Oswego an early advantage over the Bears. Peyton Walsh put Potsdam on the board with 1:38 remaining off an assist from sophomore midfielder Ryan Hughes (Corning, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post). The Lakers took a three-goal lead into the second quarter.
 
Rose hit the mark three minutes into the second quarter to cut the Oswego lead to 4-2. The Lakers answered with back-to-back goals from sophomore attackman Corey O'Connor (Watertown, N.Y./General Brown) to extend their lead. Sophomore attackman Owen Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) then found Rose for his second goal of the game at the 2:30 mark. The Lakers struck once more with 57 seconds remaining to take a 7-3 lead into the break.
 
A total of eight goals were scored in the third quarter of play. The Bears started the second half with a two-man advantage as freshman midfielder Tyler Gould (Webster, N.Y./Webster-Schroeder) threw a lightning strike to the back of the net with only twenty seconds expiring off the clock. Oswego netted a goal 40 seconds later, but Potsdam responded with two more goals. Hughes located Cree and then Hughes scored a man-up goal of his own off a helper from senior captain Ayden LaFave (Philadelphia, N.Y./Indian River) to trim the Lakers lead 8-6. Oswego continued to trade goals with Potsdam as they notched two more with 5:55 to go. The Bears managed to hold off the Lakers for the remaining 3:21 as Peyton Walsh scored his second goal of the game from Hughes while senior attackman Noah Strader (Ogdensburg, N.Y./Ogdensburg Free Academy) passed it off to freshman defenseman Ryan Wassmer (Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford) for his first collegiate goal. The Bears trailed the Lakers 10-8 after 45 minutes.
 
Potsdam kept the momentum rolling in the final quarter as Rose set up Peyton Walsh's third goal two minutes in. Another two minutes ticked off the clock until Oswego scored their 11th goal to maintain their two-goal lead. Cree then set up Strader for a man-down goal. One minute later, Oswego connected on another goal to put them back up by two. The Bears netted two goals in the following four minutes from Peyton Walsh and Cree to tie the game up at 12 goals apiece. Despite a few more attempts to score, the Lakers continued to hold them off until senior attackman Jack Delany (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) notched the game-winning goal with 2:34 remaining to give Oswego the 13-12 victory.
 
Junior goalie Liam O'Neil (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) made 13 saves for the Bears.
 
Senior goalie Aiden Kenyon (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy) stopped nine shots to earn the win for the Lakers.
 
Freshman faceoff specialist Drew Costello (Ogdensburg, N.Y./Ogdensburg Free Academy) had a strong showing for Potsdam going 13-23 in the faceoff circle. Costello and O'Neil each had four ground balls and senior captain Ryan Derion (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport), sophomore defenseman Ben Welch (Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas), and Peyton Walsh caused two turnovers each for the Bears.
 
Prior to the game, Potsdam honored their eight seniors. Peyton Walsh played in 43 games, scoring 92 goals, and recording 32 assists for 124 points. He ends his career ranked 11th in program history in scoring and tied eighth in goals for the Bears. Strader played in 31 games, scoring 19 goals, and recording four assists for 23 points. Senior captain Bryce Tyler (Camden, Maine/Camden Hills) played in 40 games, scoring four goals, and recording three assists for a total of seven points. Tyler also snatched 28 ground balls and caused nine turnovers. Senior captain Ryan Spaman (Ogdensburg, N.Y./Ogdensburg Free Academy) played in 44 games, scoring eight goals, and tallying 13 assists for 21 points while grabbing 22 ground balls. LaFave played in 27 games, scoring four goals, and tallying 13 assists for 17 points. Derion played in 44 games, grabbing 78 ground balls, and causing 35 turnovers. Senior defenseman Sean Delaney (Victor, N.Y./Victor) played in 24 games, grabbing 24 ground balls, and causing 10 turnovers. Senior defenseman Logan Chasey (Gananda, N.Y./Gananda) played in 22 career games for the Bears.