Roughnecks Defeat Swarm in Overtime
February 22, 2020 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Calgary Roughnecks News Release
Duluth, GA - The Calgary Roughnecks string together back-to-back wins after an 18-17 overtime victory against the Georgia Swarm at the Infinite Energy Center.
Dane Dobbie scored the overtime winner 1:40 into the extra session. The captain supplied six of the Roughnecks goals and added an assist in his first outing after a six-game suspension.
Calgary jumped out to a 6-2 first-quarter lead and held the advantage for over 47 minutes of play before the Swarm evened the score at 11-11. It was goal-for-goal from then on until Georgia's Lyle Thompson tied it 17-17 with just 26.7 seconds left on the clock to force the extra frame.
Curtis Dickson led the way for the Roughnecks with a season-high 10-point effort (5g, 5a), surpassing 750 career points. Rhys Duch tallied four markers and four helpers to become the 15th player in NLL history to join the 400-goal club, an elite group that teammate Curtis Dickson entered back in December.
Shayne Jackson had a team-leading nine points (2g, 7a) for Georgia while Zed Williams (5g, 1a) was their top goal scorer followed closely by Randy Staats who matched Duch's tally of four goals and four assists.
Christian Del Bianco made 47 saves for the visitors to record the win while Mike Poulin and Kevin Orleman combined for 36 stops.
Week 14 of the 2019-20 NLL campaign will see the Roughnecks host the San Diego Seals on Saturday, February 29 at the Scotiabank Sadledome. It's the annual Superhero Party presented by Pete the Plumber where the best-dressed man, woman and child will have the chance to win a team signed jersey while Roughnecks branded capes will be given away to the first 1,500 fans in the building. Cosplayers, including Spiderman, from the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo will also be on site and available for photos behind section 214. Other game highlights include a halftime performance from the Drill Bits while 'Roughnecks Got Talent' winners, The Frontiers, will provide post-game entertainment in The Club.
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