Field hockey squeaks into playoffs despite pair of consecutive losses

For the first time since 2024, the Oswego State field hockey team has secured a spot in the SUNYAC playoffs. Despite suffering two consecutive home losses to end the regular season, the team used a late-stage win against SUNY Morrisville on Oct. 24 – a team which ended its campaign without a conference win – to clinch the No. 4 seed. The Lakers will now face off against No. 8 Salisbury University, the defending SUNYAC champions, on Friday, Nov. 6, at 12 p.m. in Oneonta, New York. The Lakers are 0-2 against the Seagulls all-time, having been outscored 9-0 through the pair of matchups in October 2025 and 2026. Salisbury joined the conference in 2025 after spending four years in the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference, currently standing 9-0 through two years of SUNYAC play. Oswego State enters the contest at a record of 6-11 (1-3 SUNYAC) with two consecutive losses to SUNY Oneonta (2-0, Oct. 31) and the University of Rochester (4-0, Oct. 27).

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