NLL Colorado Mammoth

Mammoth 2-0 after defeating Rush

Published on January 12, 2008 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Colorado Mammoth News Release


DENVER - Dan Carey and Gavin Prout paced a torrid offensive attack and Jason Wulder reached a major milestone as the Colorado Mammoth outgunned the Edmonton Rush on Saturday night.

Carey led the team with three goals while Prout recorded game-highs with six assists and seven points to lead the Mammoth to a 14-11 victory before 17,520 fans at Pepsi Center.

Mammoth forward Jordan Cornfield broke a 7-7 tie early in the third quarter with his first goal of the season. Wulder had an assist on the goal - his second of the game - to become just the 20th player in league history to tally 500 points.

Carey followed with his third goal of the game, pushing the Mammoth advantage to 9-7, but Kyle Goundrey answered to pull the Rush within one heading into the fourth quarter.

Prout scored his first goal of the season early in the fourth to give the Mammoth a 10-8 lead, but former Colorado forward Ben Prepchuk cut the lead back down to one with a goal less than a minute later.

The Mammoth finally pulled away, scoring four of the game's final six goals - including an empty-net tally by Josh Sims - to win for the second time in as many games this season.

"It was a battle all the way," Mammoth coach Bob McMahon said. "Edmonton never allowed us to pull away, but our guys kept the pressure on."

Mammoth goaltender Gee Nash recorded his second victory of the season, stopping 31 of 42 shots. Curtis Palidwor took the loss in net for the Rush, making 41 saves and allowing 13 goals.

Ten different shooters scored for the Mammoth, including veteran defenseman Pat Coyle, who scored for just the fifth time in 47 games since joining the Mammoth.

A.J. Shannon led the Rush with three goals and shared the team-high of five points with Prepchuk and Mike Accursi.

The Mammoth came out hot in the second quarter, scoring four consecutive goals to build a 7-3 lead. The run was capped with a goal by Jed Prossner, who was making his Mammoth debut. The Rush responded with its own four-goal run, battling back before halftime to tie the game at 7-7.

The Mammoth took a 2-0 lead early on goals by Brian Langtry and Nenad Gajic, but the Rush answered with three consecutive scores. Carey then converted a pass from Prout to even the score at 3-3 heading into the second quarter.

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