Stealth defeat LumberJax 12-9
April 5, 2008 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
San Jose Stealth News Release
In a game pitting brother against brother and one potentially playoff- bound team against one struggling for wins, the San Jose Stealth beat the Portland LumberJax 12-9 at the Rose Garden in Portland.
With a tremendous defensive stand in the middle of the game, the Stealth built an 11-4 third-quarter advantage only to watch Portland chip away and narrow the score to 11-9 with 1:39 remaining. Stealth leading scorer Jeff Zywicki then sniped his fifth goal of the night into an empty net to allow San Jose to breathe easy.
The win puts the Stealth ever closer to securing a playoff spot. Should they beat Portland on Sunday at HP Pavilion, San Jose would jump back into the playoffs. Sunday's game starts at 4 p.m. at San Jose's HP Pavilion. Tickets are available.
This was also the first game without starting forward Luke Wiles, who broke his foot in the 12-5 loss last Saturday in Edmonton. Gary Rosyski and Peter Veltman picked up for their hobbled mate and there didn't appear to be much of a drop off.
No fireworks flared between Stealth defensemen Paul Dawson and his younger brother, forward Dan Dawson of Portland. Dan finished with a goal and three assists, while Paul played solid defense and had two shots on goal blocked.
Eric Martin reduced the Dawsons to sidebar status, by scoring a hatrick. Martin had three breakaways and scored on all three.
The Stealth defense was the story of this game, holding Portland without a goal for 31:22. San Jose turned a 4-2 deficit into the 11-4 lead during that time.
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