Dragons Light Up Machine
July 22, 2007 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
San Francisco Dragons News Release
The San Francisco Dragons (3-6) had no problem controlling the Chicago Machine (2-7) Saturday afternoon at Kezar Stadium, as they ran away with a 21-11 win. The fog burned off as the offense heated up in a perfect San Francisco sunny day in front of 2,750 fans.
The Machine couldn't answer a 6-0 run by the Dragons in the third quarter. The rally totaled seven goals in a row, going back to the first half. Liam Banks led the push with three goals, two on power plays, and 1 assist in the third. Banks finished the game with five goals and one assist for 6 points.
The game started off back and forth with Banks scoring the first goal of the game, assisted by Ryan Powell. Greg Gurenlian added an unassisted goal and Chris Rotelli put in another in the first quarter.
Rotelli provided a key 2-pointer in the second quarter to make the score 7-5 in favor of the Dragons and give them the momentum to score seven in a row. Ryan Powell, returning from a back injury that had him out for a few weeks, scored a goal in the 2nd quarter with 4:46 remaining.
Hunter Lochte added a goal of his own, assisted by Powell. Powell finished with one goal and four assists, helping out his teammates greatly. In his second game with Dragons, Lochte had two goals and one assist. Jake Byrne contributed towards the end of the games with a goal and two assists in the span of one minute in the fourth and also had another goal in the third quarter.
Chicago fought back after San Francisco pushed out to a big lead. Mathew Karweck had three goals for the Machine, while Brad Heritage and Nicholas Schmidt added two each. The Machine fall to last place in the Western Conference and the Dragons have soul possession of third.
Matt Vallone was named the Bud Light MVP of the Game finishing with 19 saves for the Dragons. Every player for San Francisco had an impact in Saturday's game. Nate Watkins scored his first goals of the season, picking up two. Tim Truibig, Jarett Park, and Greg Rommel also had one goal apiece while Matt Alrich had a goal and an assist. Park and Gurenlian also picked up seven ground balls each. Goalie Matt Madalon got his first playing time this season in a Dragons uniform in the fourth quarter. He grabbed two saves on four shots attempted.
The San Francisco Dragons will head down South to face in-state rivals the Los Angeles Riptide Saturday July 28, at 7PM at the Home Depot Center. The Dragons will face the Machine once more this season on August 5th in Chicago at 12 PM.
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About the San Francisco Dragons The San Francisco Dragons, who as a member of the 10-team Major League Lacrosse (MLL) league, is embarking on its second season after advancing to the playoffs in 2006. The inaugural season had many highlights including attackman Ryan Powell being named both Warrior Offensive Player of the Year and Bud Light MVP. 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 2007 Season Home Opener will be held on Saturday, June 2nd at 2:30 p.m. 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; 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; and Jim Davis, chairman and CEO of New Balance. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001. The MLL is comprised of two conferences. The Eastern Conference contains the original six teams, Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Rochester and Washington. The Western Conference debuted in the 2006 season with MLL expansion franchises Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
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