Barrage suffer first loss of the season
June 25, 2006 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Philadelphia Barrage News Release
Boston, MA (June 24, 2006) - The Philadelphia Barrage of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier outdoor lacrosse league, lost their first game of the season to the Boston Cannons at Nickerson Field Saturday night in front of 6,190 fans. Conor Gill (BOS) was named Bud Light MVP for his six point (2G, 6A) performance in the game. Both teams are now tied for first place with records of 5-1.
Boston got off to a winning start early in the first quarter with goals by Chris Fiore and David Evans. With 8:54 left in the in first, goaltender Brian Dougherty took a shot in the stomach and was taken out of the game, Kevin Keenan took his place. Twenty-two second later, Dougherty returned to the goal. Attackman Will Phillips put the Barrage on the board with a goal at 6:03. Rookie midfielder Matt Poskay scored his first of the night, giving the Cannons a two-goal lead. Philadelphia rounded out the quarter with three straight goals by B.J. Prager, Justin Smith and Kyle Sweeney putting the Barrage ahead by on at the end of the first. Conor Gill ended Philadelphia's scoring streak with a goal early in the second to tie the game at four. For the second time in the game, Philadelphia took the lead with a goal by the rookie midfielder Greg Peyser, followed by two goals by Matt Striebel. Boston attackman John Christmas, an Ardmore, PA native, scored his first goal of the night, followed by a goal by Fiore, leaving the Cannons down by one. Striebel scored his third goal of the night with 34 seconds left in the first half giving Philadelphia a two-goal lead. The score to end the first half was Philadelphia 8, Boston 6. Dougherty recorded eight saves in the half for Philadelphia, along with Boston goaltender Chris Garrity.
Midfielder Smith scored his second goal for the Barrage early in the third, giving them a three goal lead. Boston went on a three-goal run, with goals by Bill Glading, Brett Bucktooth and Evans, to tie the game at nine. Their scoring streak continued with three more goals by Evans, Chris Passavia and Christmas.
Philadelphia came alive with two minutes left with goals by Prager, Smith and Roy Colsey, tying the game at 12 to end the quarter. Colsey scored his second of the night to start off the fourth quarter, giving the Barrage the lead. Fiore scored for the Cannons tying the game, followed by a goal from Evans, putting them up by one. Smith scored his fourth of the night for the Barrage to tie the game at 14. Each time went goal for goal to tie the game at 15. Chazz Woodson scored the game-winning goal with 4:10 left on the clock for the Cannons.
Philadelphia returns home on June 29 for a rematch against the Boston Cannons. Individual tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster at 215-336-2000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Group tickets are available by calling the Barrage ticket office at 610-355-8164.
About the Philadelphia Barrage The Philadelphia Barrage are members of Major League Lacrosse, a six-team professional outdoor lacrosse league. The Barrage moved to Philadelphia prior to the 2004 MLL season and proceeded to win the organization's first MLL Championship at the 2004 New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship Game. The Barrage play their home games at Villanova Stadium on the campus of Villanova University. Additional information on the Barrage can be found at www.philadelphiabarrage.com.
About Major League Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and partners Dave Morrow, a former champion lacrosse player and now CEO of Warrior Lacrosse, a leading global provider of innovative and high performance lacrosse equipment; and Timothy B. Robertson, former CEO of The Family Channel and the current chairman of Bay Shore Enterprises, L.L.C., an investment holding company with activities in international media and Internet technology ventures. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001 and has teams in Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, (Montclair) New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The 2004 MLL season concluded with the Philadelphia Barrage winning the New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship Game on Sunday, August 22 at Nickerson Field in Boston, Mass. The 2005 season is slated to begin the weekend of May 20-22, 2005. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
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