Barrage Top Bayhawks 20-12, Clinch Conference Title
August 12, 2006 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Philadelphia Barrage News Release
Baltimore, MD - In front of 3,102 fans at Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland, the Philadelphia Barrage topped the Baltimore Bayhawks 20-12 to clinch the team's first ever division title. Ryan Boyle was named Bud Light MVP of the game for his six-point (4G, 2A) performance in the game. Starting off the first quarter, Philadelphia went on an early three-goal run with goals by Justin Smith, Roy Colsey and Matt Striebel. Baltimore answered back with their own three-goal run with goals scored by Bill McGlone, Mike Mollot and Brenden Healy. Smith scored his second of the night with 2:17 left on the clock for the Barrage, followed by two goals by Ryan Boyle, both with under a minute left in the quarter. At 12:56 in the second quarter, MLL rookie, Michael Holloway scored his first goal of his career off an assist from Bobby Horsey, followed by a goal from Boyle, his third of the night. Kyle Dixon scored for the Bayhawks, the first goal scored since 5:08 for Baltimore, ending Philadelphia's five-goal run. Boyle scored his fourth goal of the night, unassisted at 5:42. McGlone scored his second for the Bayhawks, leaving them trailing by four, but Colsey scored a two-point goal with 41 seconds left on the clock. Rookie Matt Ward scored off an assist from Tom Marechek with two seconds on the clock. The score at the end of the first half was Philadelphia 11, Baltimore 6.
With his third goal of the night, Smith added another one for the Barrage. Ward scored his second for the Bayhawks at 9:50, desperately trying to get his team back in the game. Colsey, with other plans, scored his third goal of the game, through his legs into the goal. Jude Collins scored his first goal of the game for the Bayhawks, followed by a goal from Mark Millon at 6:13. Philadelphia then went on another three-goal run, their second of the game, with goals by Michael Springer, Jed Prossner and Striebel, his second of the night. Mollot scored the final goal of the quarter for Baltimore at 2:17, leaving the Bayhawks trailing by six. To start the fourth quarter, Philadelphia went on their third three-goal run of the night, with goals by Smith, Prossner and Holloway, his second of his MLL career. With 11:15 remaining, Philadelphia put in goaltender Kevin Keenan, replacing Brian Dougherty. Baltimore broke their three-goal scoring streak with two of their own by Casey Connor and Ward, his second of the night. At 1:41 left in the second half, Holloway scored his third goal of the night for the Barrage, off a Striebel assist, to end the game and clinch the Eastern Division Title.
The next game for Philadelphia will be the first round of the 2006 MLL playoffs. With a Denver loss, Philadelphia will clinch the number one seed in the playoffs; with a Denver win, Philadelphia will be seeded number two and will face the Boston Cannons in the first round.
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