Dragons Down Outlaws in a Shootout
June 25, 2006 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
San Francisco Dragons News Release
Denver, CO - The San Francisco Dragons are the only team to have beaten the Outlaws this season and have done so twice! Tim Booth had a trio of two-point goals and Ryan Powell tallied seven points on four goals and three assists as the San Francisco Dragons (3-2) defeated the Denver Outlaws (4-2) 20-19 on Saturday night in front of 8,847 fans at INVESCO Field at Mile High. The win tilts the season series to the Dragons, winners of two of the teams' three meetings.
Denver jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with both goals being scored by Brendan Mundorf. The Dragons came back strong with six unanswered points, including two goals from Powell and the first of Booth's two-point shots, to end the opening quarter with a 6-2 lead.
Brad Reppert scored 18 seconds into the second quarter, extending the Dragons' advantage to 7-2. Mundorf ended San Francisco's run at 1:49 of the second stanza with his third marker of the game, followed by a man-up goal from Hunter Lochte 41 seconds later to cut the Dragons' lead to 7-4. Denver continued to chop at San Francisco's advantage as Matt Brown's drive through traffic and a man-up laser from Sims deep beyond the two-point arc brought the Outlaws to within a point at 8-7. The two teams battled back and forth as consecutive goals from Langtry and Mike Law tied the game, 9-9 at halftime.
Denver opened a 15-12 lead on a two-pointer by Sonke and tallies by Brown, Langtry and a pair by Mundorf. The Dragons responded by scoring the quarter's final three goals, including Booth's second of the night with 17 seconds remaining in the third frame, tying the game at 15.
San Francisco opened up a 20-17 lead on a pair of two-point goals by Booth in the fourth quarter. Brown scored with 18.6 seconds remaining in the game to cut the lead to 20-19, but the Outlaws were unable to get off a solid shot in the game's waning seconds.
The San Francisco Dragons come home Saturday (July 1) to Kezar Stadium for its first ever match against the New Jersey Pride (3-3) at 1:00 p.m. PDT. Tonight's game against the Denver Outlaws will be telecast (Tape delay) on Fox SportsNet Bay Area (FSNBA) Thursday, June 29th at 10:30 a.m. PDT.
About the San Francisco Dragons The San Francisco Dragons, Northern California's newest professional sports franchise will begin its inaugural season in May of 2006 as a member of the 10-team Major League Lacrosse (MLL) league. The Dragons, based at historic Kezar Stadium's 9,044-seat track & field facility, will provide fun, affordable family entertainment showcasing America's "fastest growing team sport" in addition to becoming the foremost resource for the lacrosse community.
The Dragons play 12 games in the regular season, with its six home games being played at Kezar Stadium. The inaugural game was played May 28th with over 5,600 fans in attendance. Season, group and individual tickets for the Dragons are available. For tickets or more information, call 415-573-2525 or www.sfdragons.com.
About Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, a ten-team professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and founding partners Dave Morrow, a former champion lacrosse player and now CEO of Warrior Lacrosse, a leading global provider of innovative and high performance lacrosse equipment; and Timothy B. Robertson, former CEO of The Family Channel and the current chairman of Bay Shore Enterprises, L.L.C., an investment holding company with activities in international media and Internet technology ventures. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001. The MLL is comprised of two conferences. The Eastern Conference contains the original six teams, Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The Western Conference debuts in the 2006 season with MLL expansion franchises Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco
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