Boston Cannons Look to Extend Winning Streak in San Francisco on Saturday
Published on June 27, 2008 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Boston Cannons News Release
BOSTON, MA - Friday, June 27, 2008 - The Boston Cannons (3-2) of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), looking to extend their winning streak to three games, will travel to the West Coast to take on the San Francisco Dragons (1-4) at Spartan Stadium on the campus of San Jose University on Saturday, June 28 at 10:00 PM (ET). The game is the first between the two teams this season, and only the second match-up in league history.
CANNONS' LAST GAME (JUNE 19 VS. WASHINGTON): Midfielder Paul Rabil (Johns Hopkins '08) netted four goals and one assist to earn Bud Light MVP honors and goalie Kip Turner (Virginia '07) made 20 saves as the Boston Cannons defeated the Washington Bayhawks by a score of 14-12, in front of 8,279 fans at Harvard Stadium on June 19. With the win, the Cannons increased their record to 3-2 and posted consecutive wins for the first time since the 2006 season. Rabil opened the scoring with the first two goals of the contest, at 1:17 and 2:40, to give the Cannons a 2-0 lead and put on a show for the home town fans in his first game at Harvard Stadium since being selected by the Cannons first overall in the MLL Collegiate Draft on May 28. The Bayhawks cut the early lead in half with a goal, but once attackman Matt Alrich (Delaware '04) gave the Cannons a 3-1 lead with his first goal of the game, the visiting Bayhawks were never able to get back within two goals. Alrich totaled three goals in the victory, as did midfielder Matt Poskay (Virginia '06). Poskay also collected an assist, for four total points against the Bayhawks.
SAN FRANCISCO'S LAST GAME (JUNE 21 AT NEW JERSEY): The New Jersey Pride, led by Bud Light MVP Matt Rewkowski, (Johns Hopkins '05) collected their second consecutive win, a 10-7 victory at the expense of the San Francisco Dragons, at Yurcak Field in Piscataway, New Jersey, on June 21. The two teams traded goals at the start of the game, until the Dragons pulled away with three goals in the second quarter to take a 5-2 lead at halftime. The momentum, however, swung in favor of the Pride in the second half, as they responded with seven goals in the third quarter to take a 9-6 lead. Each team collected one more goal in the final frame, giving the Pride a 10-7 win over the Western Conference opponent. Brendan Loftus (Syracuse '08) led the Dragons with two goals.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The Cannons have five players on their active roster who were members of the Dragons at one point in their careers: Attackmen Matt Alrich (Delaware '04) and Adam LoGiudice (RPI '06), midfielder Tom Zummo (NYIT '05) and defensemen Stephen McElduff (UNC '06) and Colin Hulme (Colgate '07) have all suited up for the purple and black...Midfielder Paul Rabil (Johns Hopkins '08) was named as the Cascade MLL Rookie of the Week after his four goal and one assist performance in the Cannons' 14-12 win over Washington on June 19...Goalie Kip Turner (Virginia '07) is ranked second in the league with a 12.34 goals-against average heading into this weekend's games...Alrich leads the Cannons with 17 goals, after collecting three goals in the Cannons' 14-12 victory over Washington on June 19...Defenseman Ray Megill (Maryland '07) collected his first career goal against Washington on June 19, en route to a Cannons 14-12 win...Heading into this weekend's action, midfielder Matt Poskay (Virginia '06) is tied for the league lead with two game-winning goals this season...The Cannons are currently ranked second in the league in penalty killing with a 77.8 percentage...With their 14-12 win over Washington on June 19, the Cannons won consecutive games for the first time since the 2006 season...The Cannons have held an opposing team to nine goals or less in two of their four games this season, both times at the expense of New Jersey...Midfielder DJ Andrzejewski (Penn '06) is the only Cannons player currently on the injured reserve list.
CANNONS ON TV: Saturday night's match-up between the Cannons and San Francisco is scheduled to air live locally on both Comcast SportsNet New England and Cox in Rhode Island.
This season marks the first time in the organization's history that all 12 Cannons games will be televised in the New England area, and 11 of the 12 games will be aired live. Three networks - Comcast SportsNet New England, CN8 and ESPN2 - will combine to televise the games.
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