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Lightning Crush Evansville, 25-3 in US Open Game

December 10, 2010 - Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL)
Louisville Lightning News Release


LOUISVILLE, KY (December 10, 2010) --The Louisville Lightning opened up their 2010-2011 US Open campaign with a convincing 25-3 win over the Evansville Crush Friday night at Mockingbird Valley Sports Arena. It was the Lightning's second win of the season, with both victories coming in the previous seven days.

After the team's first road trip of the season last weekend, the Lightning were back at home Friday night hosting the Evansville Crush in US Open play. Evansville qualified for the nation's largest pro-am arena soccer tournament by winning the Hoosier Cup Tournament in October, setting up a meeting with the Lightning. The tournament initially started with 49 teams from across the nation, but just 16 were left standing heading into this weekend's action.

Louisville jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the opening ten minutes of play behind two quick goals from Louisville native and former Indiana University star Darren Yeagle. They would open up an 8-0 lead at the end of the first period and never look back. Adam Boyer led all scorers with five goals on the night, while Yeagle and Kolby Lacrone each scored four to lead the Louisville offense. Ten different players scored for the Lightning Friday night.

Louisville now focuses on a showdown with last year's US Open champion, the San Diego Sockers. The two teams met in the tournament's title game last March, with San Diego pulling out an 11-7 victory over the Lightning. A rematch of the tournament's championship game will take place Friday, December 17th at Mockingbird Valley between the Lightning and Sockers at 8 PM. It is San Diego's first trip back to Louisville since the US Open title game.

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