NLL San Diego Seals

Dane Dobbie Sends Seals to Semifinals in OT

Published on April 28, 2024 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
San Diego Seals News Release


Dobbie, Staats net hat tricks in EPIC quarterfinal win or go home game.

Dane Dobbie's goal 2:49 into sudden death propelled the San Diego Seals to a 9-8 victory over the Panther City Lacrosse Club in a National Lacrosse League quarterfinal playoff matchup Saturday night at Pechanga Arena.

Austin Staats, who led the Seals with four goals on the night, scored the game-tying goal early in the fourth to help send the game into overtime.

A defensive battle throughout, the game was tied 2-2 after one quarter. Dobbie put the Seals on the board first with a goal 2:26 in and with 5:35 left in the first, Cam Holding made a beautiful defensive play, intercepting a Panther City pass at the midfield logo & scoring on a breakaway goal.

Twenty-eight seconds into the second period, Tre Leclaire put the Seals up 3-2 and after a Panther City goal tied the game, Staats put the Seals back up 4-3, breaking away from a Panther City double team behind the net and scoring on a diving wraparound goal.

Panther City scored the game's next two goals to take their first lead of the night before Staats knotted the game at 5-5 with a goal at the 5:31 mark. After Panther city scored to go up 6-5, Dobbie scored with 2.55 left in the half to send the teams to the locker room tied 6-6 at the break.

Defense dominated the third quarter with each team scoring just once, the Seals goal scored by Staats, his third of the night.

Just 2:39 into the fourth, Panther City scored to take an 8-7 lead but Staats scored his fourth of the night with 10:25 left in regulation to tie the game again, 8-8, ultimately sending it to overtime.

Dobbie's game winning goal came 2:49 into sudden death.

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