Outlaws slay Dragons, 19-16
June 14, 2008 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Denver Outlaws News Release
DENVER - At INVESCO Field at Mile High, 9,316 fans cheered on the Denver Outlaws as they defeated San Francisco, 19-16. Earning the Bud Light MVP honors for the night was Brian Langtry with four goals and two assists.
Starting out strong with a goal by Denver's Brian Langtry, the Outlaws were off to a four goal streak. Two of those goals were Langtry's, and Matt Hanna scored a 2-point goal 5:14 into the game. Responding to those goals was San Francisco attackman Jake Byrne assisted by Kyle Hartzell.
The second quarter brought a different change of pace with the Dragons scoring six unanswered goals putting them ahead 7-5. Midfielder Matt Lalli recorded two unassisted goals, one at 1:05 and the other at 5:13. With the Outlaws short a player on a penalty, San Francisco's Ryan Cranston took advantage of the opportunity, scoring a man-up goal. Putting the Dragons in the lead, 6-5, was Brendan Loftus with a goal at 7:23. After another goal by Cranston, Outlaw Matt Brown tied up the game with two goals, one of those on a power play. There to respond was Lalli and Greg Gurenlian of the Dragons.
With San Francisco ahead, 10-8, going into the second half, Langtry rounded out his previous two goals with a third to give him a hat trick. Quickly answering was Lalli, also for his third goal. Brown recorded two consecutive goals, followed by fellow teammate and former San Francisco Dragon Ryan Powell with a goal. Next came two goals for both teams, with San Francisco's Lewis Ratcliff scoring both for the Dragons. After a goal by Langtry with less than 20 second left in the third, Geoff Snider won the face-off for the Outlaws and proceeded to get the ball past Dragon goalie Matt Vallone making the score 17-13 for the Outlaws.
Finishing out the game, the teams traded two goals each starting with Denver's Jeff Sonke. Lalli scored his fifth goal of the night making him the Dragons' leading scorer. Brendan Mundorf of the Outlaws finished off his night with a hat trick with 5:32 to play. Following him, Byrne scored a 2-point goal rounding out the score, 19-16.
Outlaws' Jesse Schwartzman had fourteen saves and Vallone recorded sixteen.
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