Crowley Nets Five as Streak Reaches Four
Published on May 23, 2013 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Hamilton Nationals News Release
Kevin Crowley scored a career-high five goals as the Hamilton Nationals won for a franchise best fourth straight time, defeating the Ohio Machine 16-9 at Selby Stadium.
Crowley led the Nationals with six points (5+1), while Joe Walters added seven (4+3). His assist on Crowley's third of the night was the 100th of his MLL career. With the victory, the Nats (4-0) moved into a tie for first place with the Denver Outlaws. Brett Queener made his return after a one-game absence to backstop the Nationals with 15 saves.
Ohio (0-4) was led by Steele Stanwick (2+3), Marcus Holman (1+1+2) and Joe Cummings (3+0). Former Nat Scott Rodgers took the loss in an 11-save effort.
Hamilton broke open the game in the third quarter as Crowley started an 8-0 run. Ohio had tied the game with a two-pointer from rookie Marcus Holman at 9:15. Crowley scored off a feed from Walters one minute later to give him his fifth of the night, which gave them a lead they would not relinquish.
Hamilton opened the game with back-to-back goals by Crowley and Walters, who both tied the team's consecutive game points record of 19. The duo hooked up for the third Nationals' goal at 11:24. The assist was the 100th of Walters' MLL career. Kiel Matisz scored an extra-man goal with 15 seconds left in the first to get Ohio on the board.
In the second, Crowley and Walters continued their assault on the Machine defense. Walters scored his second of the night at 1:31 and then set up Crowley's third of the game at 3:34. Defenseman MJ Kiekebelt got in on the scoring, connecting on the first two-point goal of his career at 5:26 to give the Nats a 7-2 advantage. Ohio battled back with three goals from Cummings, and Stanwick's second of the night to climb within one, 7-6.
The third quarter started the same way the game began with a goal by Crowley. His marker at 4:16 not only gave Hamilton an 8-6 lead, but it gave him four goals to tie his single-game high. Ohio, however, pulled even on Marcus Holman's first pro goal, a two-pointer, at 9:15. Yet, Hamilton answered with goals by Crowley, Cameron Lao-Gosney, Roman Lao-Gosney and Josh Hawkins to end the third up 12-8. The Nationals got goals from Stephen Keogh, Martin Cahill and a pair by Walters to close out their fourth win of the season.
Hamilton stays on the road as it visits the defending MLL Champion Chesapeake Bayhawks on Saturday, June 1st in Annapolis, Md. The contest will be televised live on the CBS Sports Network.
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