Riptide Aim To Increase Win Streak
June 1, 2007 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Los Angeles Riptide News Release
CARSON, CALIFORNIA - Friday, June 1, 2007 - The Los Angeles Riptide of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), following a 15-9 victory against New Jersey on May 27 in their home opener at The Home Depot Center, hope to inflate their record to 3-0 when they travel to Harvard Stadium to take on the Boston Cannons on Saturday night (June 2) at 4:00 p.m. (PT).
RIPTIDE VS. BOSTON ALL-TIME: The Riptide (2-0) have faced the Cannons (1-2) one time in their MLL history, and were defeated in that game by the Cannons, 20-13, at The Home Depot Center on June 10, 2006. Saturday's game will mark the only scheduled meeting between the two teams in the 2007 regular season.
RIPTIDE'S LAST GAME RECAP (MAY 27 VS. NEW JERSEY): Goaltender Mickey Jarboe (Navy '00) led a strong defensive effort from the Los Angeles Riptide, who topped the New Jersey Pride 15-9 before a crowd of 5,764 at The Home Depot Center on May 27. Jarboe, the Bud Light MVP, allowed just nine goals and finished with 16 saves in the contest as he posted his second win in as many starts for the Riptide, who hold sole possession of first place in the Western Conference heading into the third week of play. Andrew "Buggs" Combs (Maryland '01) led the Riptide with four goals on Sunday night and the 29-year-old native of Baltimore leads the Riptide with nine total goals on the season. Combs and Spencer Ford (Towson '99) each also finished the game with five points as Combs collected one helper and Ford was credited with three goals and two assists.
BOSTON'S LAST GAME RECAP (MAY 25 AT LONG ISLAND): Midfielder Stephen Berger scored a game-high five goals, including four in the first half, to lead the Long Island Lizards to a season-opening 16-12 victory over the Boston Cannons on May 25. After the teams battled to a 9-9 tie in the first half, the Lizards held the Cannons to just three goals in the second half. The game was the Cannons' second-straight loss after earning a 17-13 victory over the Washington Bayhawks in their season opener.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Riptide attackman Andrew "Buggs" Combs leads the league in goals with nine heading into this weekend, despite playing one less game than the majority of the league leaders...The Riptide open this weekend's MLL action as the first place team in the Western Conference...With a win on Saturday night, the Riptide would go three games above .500 for the first time in team history...A Riptide player has been named as the game's Bud Light MVP in each of the team's first two games...Head coach John Tucker has posted a record of 6-1 in his last seven MLL games coached, dating back to the 2006 season.
MULTIMEDIA: For a comprehensive preview of Saturday's game between the Riptide and Boston, visit the following link at LARIPTIDE.COM:
http://lariptide.com.ismmedia.com/ISM2//pdfs/game_notes/060207_gamenotes.pdf
The Riptide's next home game is set for Saturday, June 23 versus the Chicago Machine at The Home Depot Center, with the game scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
Individual tickets to see the Riptide this summer at Home Depot Center are on sale now with tickets starting at $18 for general admission. Season tickets are also available. For more information, visit LARIPTIDE.COM or call 1-866-4-LAX-TIX.
2007 L.A. RIPTIDE SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (PT) Result
Saturday, May 19 @ Chicago Machine 5:00 PM 20-14 Win
Sunday, May 27 New Jersey Pride 7:00 PM 15-9 Win
Saturday, June 2 @ Boston Cannons 4:00 PM
Saturday, June 9 @ Denver Outlaws 5:00 PM
Saturday, June 16 @ San Francisco Dragons 1:00 PM
Saturday, June 23 Chicago Machine 5:00 PM
Saturday, June 30 San Francisco Dragons 5:00 PM
Saturday, July 14 Denver Outlaws 5:00 PM
Saturday, July 21 @ Washington Bayhawks 1:00 PM
Saturday, July 28 San Francisco Dragons 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 4 @ Denver Outlaws 5:00 PM
Saturday, August 11 Chicago Machine 4:00 PM
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