LANDON LACROSSE 11 SAINT ALBANS 7

Under the IAC rules there are two seasons- the 1^st against all of the league teams and after the regular season, a championship TOURNEMENT. Under this duplicative schedule, the Bears replicated their April regular season 11-7 score with the same score in their victory in the semifinals.

Many of the Landon players who scored in the pervious contest found the back of the net again in this game, PLUS the XmenTALEN SMITH and HAYDEN GOOZH limited the DC Bulldogs’ possessions by winning 17 F/Os, with 3 losses. The Bears’ O beat the StA goalie 11 times on 18 SOGs. STEPHEN RISSO was a stud in his circle—stopping all shots in Q1, 66% in Q2; 100% in Q3 and during the last period, only allowed 2 goals. Clears Bears 14/4 for the game,

The opening stanza was orchestrated by the Landon O—5 SOGs and 4 Gs:

TIME               GOAL                      ASSIST                   NOTES

 8:39                SEAN MURRAY      ———–

8:31                 HAYDEN GOOZH   —            won F/O, GB and scored

1:51                 DEVIN STEWART                   terrifying JUMP SHOT

1:08                 SEAN              JOE PAPALIA        PASS TO CREASE AND QUICK STICK

1^ST Q BEARS 6 BULLDOGS 0

The visitors earned their first goal via its EMO at 9:14. Undeterred the White Jerseys responded:

TIME               GOAL                      ASSIST                   NOTES

4:21                 AEDAN CASSIDY   MAKANA NEVEROSKY

4:12                 TALEN                    f/O WIN AND DRIVE TO GOAL!!!

HALFTIME BEARS 6 BULLDOGS 1

The Bears’ depth is usually exhibited after 24 minutes of game play. Q3 saw that dominance:

TIME               GOAL                      ASSIST                   NOTES

6:50                 DEVIN                     ———–

5:01                 JOE P.                     AEDAN                   give and go

2:10                 DEVIN                             a jump shot worthy of the Palestra

1:04                 MACK COHEN        ———-

0:58                 TALEN                    F/O win and go to the nets

END OF PERIOD 3 BEARS 11 BULLDOGS 1

The referees made calls that tested the home team with an unusual 6 on 4 EMD for 30 seconds; no SOGs were recorded during this advantage. The remainder of last Q was an opportunity  for Coach McGettigan to test deeper into his lineup.

FINAL SCORE BEARS 11 BULLDOGS 7

BEAT BULLIS