Rattlers Host New Jersey Saturday
July 11, 2003 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Dallas Rattlers News Release
(Rochester, NY)... The Rochester Rattlers will have a chance to avenge a tough 17-15 loss to New Jersey last Sunday, when they host the Pride on Saturday at Bishop Kearney Field. The 7:35 p.m. contest is the second of a home-and-home series against New Jersey.
The Rattlers are currently 2-4 and in third place in the National Division. Rochester hosts the second-place Pride (3-2) this weekend. The Rattlers lead the all-time series with a 6-3 record, but lost the last meeting on July 6th in New Jersey.
Rochester has dropped two straight divisional games entering Saturday's contest and is in search of its first win against a National Division opponent. The Rochester Rattlers are led on offense by Casey Powell and Josh Coffman. Powell is third in the league with 27 points (14+13) in six games and also leads the Rattlers in that offensive category.
Coffman ranks ninth in the MLL with 20 points (14+6). Both players were recently selected to play for the National Division team in the 2003 MLL All-Star Game on July 17th. Rookie Gewas Schindler leads the team with 16 goals.
New Jersey brings the stingiest defense in the league to Bishop Kearney Field, allowing only 69 goals in five games. The Pride are in the midst of a three-game winning streak after suffering two losses to open the 2003 season.
New Jersey goalie Trevor Tierney is tied for third in the MLL with three wins. The Pride also have one of the league's top goal scorers in Jesse Hubbard. Hubbard is second in the MLL with 22 goals and eighth in points with 23. He was named the MLL Co-Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a season-high six goals against Rochester on Sunday.
Prior to Saturday's game, fans can enjoy the Rochester Rattlers pregame party. The festivities begin at 6:00 p.m. at Bishop Kearney Field. The event is sponsored by Bud Light, Foodlink, Zweigle's, Atlantis Pools & Spas, the Democrat & Chronicle, and Massage on University.
The game this Saturday is the first of a two-game homestand for the Rattlers. Rochester hosts the Boston Cannons at 7:35 p.m. on July 19th. Rochester won the first meeting against the Cannons 18-17 in overtime at Boston on June 21st. Both contests will be broadcast on News Talk 950 WROC and online at www.rochesterrattlers.com.
Two days before the Boston game, six players will represent Rochester at the 2003 MLL All-Star Game on Long Island. Powell, Coffman, Adam Doneger, John Glatzel, Marshall Abrams and Ryan Mollett will play for the National Division All-Star team at the Mitchel Athletic Complex at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 17th. The game will be televised on ESPN2 at 10:00 p.m.
KNIGHTHAWKS LEADING WLA TEAM
(Rochester, NY)... Rochester Knighthawks forward John Grant has moved into seventh place on the Western Lacrosse Association's goal scoring list this summer.
Grant has 33 goals and 23 assists for 56 points in 12 games for the 13-2 Coquitlam Adanacs. This past season, the Peterborough, Ontario, native led the Central Division champion Knighthawks in points for the fourth consecutive season. Grant is also a four-time National Lacrosse League All-Pro. Last season, Grant led the Adanacs to the WLA Finals, where they lost to the Victoria Shamrocks.
K-Hawks teammate Shawn Williams also plays for Coquitlam and has 37 points (19+18) in just 10 games. For complete standings and statistics from the WLA, go to www.theboxrocks.com.
KNIGHTHAWK MARSHALL ABRAMS NAMED AN MLL ALL-STAR
(Rochester, NY)... Rochester Knighthawk defenseman Marshall Abrams was named to the Major League Lacrosse National Division All-Star team.
The game is scheduled for Thursday, July 17th at 7:30 p.m. on Long Island. Abrams plays defense for the Rochester Rattlers and will be making his third straight All-Star appearance. Abrams is a native of Onondaga Nation and played college lacrosse at Syracuse University.
The defenseman is in his third season with the Rattlers and just recently concluded his second season with the Knighthawks. Abrams also played for the silver-medal winning Iroquois Nationals at the 2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in Canada earlier this year.
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