Swarm Plays Two Games This Weekend

Published on April 2, 2009 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Minnesota Swarm News Release


SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The National Lacrosse League's (NLL) Minnesota Swarm (5-7) looks to rebound from back-to-back losses and solidify its playoff position in the West Division with two games this weekend; Friday against San Jose (5-8), 9:30 PM (CST) at the HP Pavilion, and Saturday against the Edmonton Rush (4-8), 7:00 PM (CST) at the Xcel Energy Center. Minnesota enters Friday's game in the fourth and final playoff spot in the West, just half a game ahead of San Jose. Minnesota trails Colorado by one game for third place with four games remaining on the schedule.

Minnesota is coming off a 13-10 loss vs. Calgary last Saturday. F Aaron Wilson led Minnesota with seven points (3-4=7), rookie F Kevin Buchanan added six points (3-3=6) and G Nick Patterson made 29 saves in the loss. Wilson now leads the team with 49 points this season (26-23=49). Buchanan has posted 27 points (13-14=27) in the last five games and has been named NLL Rookie of the Week twice this season. Patterson is 3-4 with a 12.54 goals against average (GAA) and a .735 save percentage (SV %).

San Jose is coming off a home-and-home series against Portland last weekend. The Stealth lost 14-12 Saturday night before responding with a 13-8 victory over the LumberJax on Sunday. F Colin Doyle leads the NLL with 86 points (29-57=86) this season. F Rhys Duch is second on the team with 70 points (24-46=70) and G Matt Roik is 4-6 with an 11.34 GAA and .765 SV %.

Edmonton improved to 4-8 on the season after a 16-12 win over the Toronto Rock last Saturday. F Dan Teat had seven assists in the game and leads the Rush with 51 points (23-28=51). F Andy Secore had eight points on the night (5-3=8) and is second on the team with 47 points (17-30=47); G Chris Levis improved to 3-3 on the season with an 11.44 GAA and .746 SV %.

Friday marks the final road game of the regular season for Minnesota as it will play its final three games at home. Minnesota is 4-3 on the road this season and 1-4 at home. Saturday's game will be "80s night" at the Xcel Energy Center and the first 5000 fans in attendance will receive headbands.

Swarm single game tickets are on sale now at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 888-MN-SWARM or by visiting www.mnswarm.com. Swarm single game tickets are available in all price categories and range from $13.00 to $65.00 with special discounts available for groups of 20 or more for Saturday's game.

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