Former East players lead Oswego State hockey to school's first national title

Former Williamsville East High School hockey players Garren Reisweber and Ryan Scott played integral roles in helping Oswego State College win its first national title in any sport.

Reisweber, a sophomore forward, scored at 12:55 into overtime to lift the Oswego men's hockey team to a 4-3 win over Middlebury to capture the NCAA Division III championship on Sunday afternoon in Superior, Wis.

Scott, a junior goaltender, made 47 saves, a NCAA Division III men's hockey final record.

After a scoreless first period, Reisweber scored 33 seconds into the second period on an assist from Peter Magagna.

Tied at 3-3 in overtime, Reisweber took a Brendan McLaughlin feed near center ice along the right-wing boards after defenseman Ryan Koresky dove to push the puck out of the Laker zone. Reisweber's speedy rush beat a Middlebury defenseman and he deked around a pokecheck attempt from Middlebury goalie Ross Cherry before sliding the puck into the vacated net.

Oswego State finishes the season 23-3-3. Middlebury, the three-time defending national champion, finishes 20-8-3.

Reisweber finished the year third on the team with 15 goals and fourth in points with 27. He played in just 12 games as a freshman and had no goals and five assists before emerging as one of the team's most outstanding scorers this season. Reisweber played two years for Williamsville East and juniors with the Buffalo Lightning.

Scott had a 19-3-3 record, a 1.99 goals against average and a .921 save percentage. In his career, Scott posted a 46-15-5 record and set school records for save percentage (.913) and goals against average (2.40). His six career shutouts are tied for the school record.

Scott was a Division II Western New York Varsity Hockey Federation first team all-star his senior year at Williamsville East in 2000-01. He played junior hockey for the Abitibi Eskimos.