Gary Gait Named Offensive Player of the Week
Published on June 22, 2004 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Chesapeake Bayhawks News Release
BALTIMORE, Md. â Baltimore Bayhawks midfielder Gary Gait has been named the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending June 20, 2004, it has been announced by league officials.
Gait scored four goals and added three assists in the Bayhawks' 19-18 overtime win over Philadelphia on Saturday evening at Villanova Stadium. In recording his 20th career hat trick, Gait became the fifth player in MLL history to score 100 career regular season goals. He has now scored 102 goals in three-plus seasons, including 72 during his time with the Bayhawks.
Gait gave the Bayhawks the instant win when he rifled a one-handed shot past Barrage goalkeeper Greg Cattrano with 8:16 left in overtime after the Bayhawks rallied from a late fourth-quarter deficit. Gait helped visiting Baltimore jump out to a 7-2 lead in the first quarter, scoring a pair of goals in the opening stanza. With the Bayhawks down in the fourth quarter, Gait helped the Bayhawks begin the comeback with a goal and two assists in the final 15 minutes of regulation.
Gait has scored at least one goal in 21 straight games, extending the Baltimore record that he set. He ranks third in Major League Lacrosse with 27 points on 17 goals and 10 assists.
Now 3-2 on the season, the Bayhawks travel to Uniondale, New York to face the defending Major League Lacrosse champion Long Island Lizards (3-2) on Friday night. Opening face-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at Mitchel Field. The Bayhawks return home on July 10, hosting the Rochester Rattlers at Johnny Unitas Stadium ® at Towson University at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the Bayhawks' four remaining home games are available by calling 866-99-HAWKS (42957) or by visiting www.baltimorebayhawks.com.
The Baltimore Bayhawks, a charter member of Major League Lacrosse, was founded in 2000 by the following Baltimore businessmen and lacrosse enthusiasts: Dave Pivec, a former Notre Dame and Los Angeles Rams football player, and now President of Pivec Advertising and owner of Courtney's Café in Timonium Maryland; Chris Hutchins, former University of North Carolina lacrosse player and owner of Bacharach Rasin, the oldest lacrosse equipment retailer in the world; Dr. Raymond Schulmeyer, former lacrosse player at Cornell University and owner of Schulmeyer Animal Hospital in Perry Hall Maryland; and Gordon Boone, former lacrosse player at Salisbury State College and now a commercial real estate broker with Ryan Commercial.
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