OSWEGO, N.Y.—The SUNY Potsdam men's lacrosse team (5-4, 1-1 SUNYAC) struck early, but Oswego State (6-3, 2-0) rallied for a 9-7 SUNYAC victory on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior attack Cobie Cree (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) and freshman midfielder Sebastien Laughing (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) scored in succession to open the contest and Potsdam led 2-1 after one quarter.
• The Lakers responded with a 4-1 outburst in the second quarter. The Bears' lone tally came from senior midfielder Owen Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) off a feed from junior attack Billy Kozloski (Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City). It was 5-3 Oswego at the half.
• After a Laker goal early in the third quarter, sophomore midfielder Braden Fahey (Halfmoon, N.Y./Shenendehowa) and Cree scored back-to-back to get within 6-5. However, Oswego answered with two more and led 8-5 after 45 minutes.
• Potsdam had a 2-1 edge in fourth quarter scoring. Walsh struck at 7:41 and Laughing scored with 27 seconds left, but the Bears ran out of time.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Laughing led the Bears with two goals and an assist.
• Cree and Walsh had two goals.
• Freshman midfielder Kyan Combs (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) contributed two assists.
• Junior goalie Saka Thompson (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) had another strong day with 13 saves.
• Lakers keeper Seamus Hand stopped seven shots for the win.
• Gavin Elston led Oswego offensively with two goals and an assist.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bears look to bounce back on Wednesday when they host Morrisville State at 4 p.m. in another important SUNYAC contest.