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Wings Rock Toronto in Final Regular Season Home Game

April 11, 2009 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Philadelphia Wings News Release


PHILADELPHIA, PA - In a game of streaks it was Wings game MVP Drew Westervelt who scored the go ahead goal with one minute left to propel his team to victory. Philadelphia would add an empty net goal for a final score of 16-14. With the win, the Wings currently sit in fourth place and will play Rochester next Saturday with the winner to secure the final East Division playoff spot.

"We had a couple of lapses again tonight but our guys kept fighting back and we got a big win," said Head Coach Dave Huntley.

The Wings jumped on Toronto early scoring just 40 seconds into the contest. Athan Iannucci had a first quarter hat trick for Philadelphia and Westervelt scored his first two of the night. The Wings took a four goal advantage into the second quarter.

Toronto went on its first run of the game to start the second quarter and scored five straight goals. Merrick Thomson, Westervelt, and Geoff Snider answered to finish the first half and to give the Wings their lead back going into the locker room at 9-7.

The Rock went on another five goal run to start the second half and to take control of the game. All five of their goals in the third quarter came within the first five minutes of play. Once again it was Snider, Westervelt, and Thomson who picked Philadelphia back up and it was even at 12 entering the final period of play.

Mat Giles gave the Wings an early lead in the fourth quarter, but Toronto answered back with two goals. John Harasym of Philadelphia tied the game with five and half minutes to go and then it was Westervelt once again who scored a huge goal for the Wings, which proved to be the game winner.

For a complete scoring of tonight's game, log on to www.pointstreak.com

The Wings will play their next game in Rochester next Saturday night versus the Knighthawks at 7:35 p.m. Fans can watch the pivotal game live on the NLL Network on NLL.com.

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