Denver Outlaws Defeat Boston Cannons 17-15 to Earn Fourth Consecutive Championship Appearance
October 5, 2019 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Denver Outlaws News Release
DENVER - The Denver Outlaws defeated the Boston Cannons 17-15 on Friday night at Peter Barton Stadium to earn the team's fourth consecutive and league-record ninth overall championship game appearance. Denver will take on the Chesapeake Bayhawks in the title game on Sunday at Dick's Sporting Goods Park (11 a.m. MDT faceoff) with a chance to win back-to-back championships for the first time in team history.
Attackman John Grant Jr. scored five goals in the win, four of which came in the second half. Midfielder Zach Currier (3 goals, 2 assists) and rookie attackman Chris Aslanian (4 goals, 1 assist) also totaled five points in the win. Faceoff specialist Max Adler won 17-of-34 faceoffs and goalie Dillon Ward made 11 saves on 25 shots.
Boston jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead and pushed its lead to 10-4 early in the second quarter. The Outlaws responded with a 6-3 scoring run, however, and cut Boston's lead to 13-10 at halftime.
The Cannons scored first in the second half to take a 14-10 lead, but a subsequent 4-0 run by Denver-including three consecutive by Grant Jr.-made it a 14-14 game heading into the closing period.
Boston took a 15-14 lead just 32 seconds into the fourth quarter, but Grant Jr. and Aslanian answered quickly with the game-tying and game-winning goals, respectively. Currier netted an insurance goal with 3:51 remaining, and Ward saved Boston's last-second two-point shot that would have sent the game to overtime.
Tickets for the championship game are available through MajorLeagueLacrosse.com/Champ. Media wishing to cover the game are asked to RSVP to Grant Larson at least two hours prior to faceoff.
Photos from Friday's game are available for media use at majorleaguelacrosse.com with the password MLL2019.
Denver Outlaws Year-by-Year Results
Year Record Result
2006* 10-2 Lost Championship
2007* 7-5 Lost Semifinal
2008* 8-4 Lost Championship
2009* 9-3 Lost Championship
2010* 8-4 Lost Semifinal
2011* 7-5 Lost Semifinal
2012* 11-3 Lost Championship
2013* 14-0 Lost Semifinal
2014* 9-5 Won Championship
2015 7-7 Missed Playoffs
2016* 8-6 Won Championship
2017* 9-5 Lost Championship
2018* 8-6 Won Championship
2019* 9-7 TBD
*denotes postseason berth
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