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Barrage fall in overtime, 16-15, in MLL semifinals Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/23 They were down, 3-0, early in the game, and badly outshot all day while being dominated in face-offs and groundballs. But the Philadelphia Barrage rallied with three goals in the final quarter to send Saturday's Major League Lacrosse (MLL) semifinal game against the Rochester Rattlers into overtime at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Mass. Then, Rattlers attackman Casey Powell scored the game-winning goal just 45 seconds into overtime to give Rochester its first-ever play-off victory,  a 16-15 win over the two-time defending champion Barrage. The Rattlers advance to the NB Zip Championship Game on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. against Denver, a 13-12 overtime winner or Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the loss marked the first-ever postseason loss for the Barrage, who had won six straight playoff games prior to this year. Attackman Joe Walters led the Rattlers with four goals and three assists while midfielder Colin Doyle added two goals and two assists. Goalkeeper Brett Queener made four saves in the second half. Midfielder Roy Colsey led Philadelphia in a losing effort, scoring three goals with three assists. Attackman Ryan Boyle added two goals and three assists while Seth Goldberg had two goals and an assist. Goalkeeper Brian Dougherty made 16 saves. Also for the Barrage, Kevin Cassese (two-pointer), Jed Prossner, Andrew Corno, Michael Springer and Matt Zash scored once each. Rochester outshot the Barrage by a 45-31 margin and held a commanding 38-16 advantage in groundballs. Barrage aim for third straight MLL championship By Chris Goldberg Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/22 The Philadelphia Barrage will shoot for their third straight Major League Lacrosse (MLL) championship in the 2008 NB ZIP™ MLL Championship Weekend Saturday and Sunday at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Mass. The Barrage, seeded No. 4, take on No. 1 Rochester at noon in one semifinal Saturday. In the other semifinal, the #2 Denver Outlaws will play the #3 Los Angeles Riptide at 3:00. The two semifinal winners will advance to the championship game at 1:00 p.m. Sunday. Saturday’s first semi-final game, as well as Sunday’s Championship Game will air live on ESPN2. Despite not playing any games on a “home” field in Philadelphia, the Barrage went 7-5 and finished second in the Eastern Conference behind Brine MLL Coach of the Year Tony Resch. Rochester won both regular season meetings, winning 22-9 on May 31 at PAETEC Park in Rochester, N.Y., and then earning a 20-17 victory on June 21 in Cary, NC. Joe Walters (11 goals), League MVP John Grant Jr. and Casey Powell each had 13 points for the Rattlers in the two games. All-MLL midfielder Matt Striebel had seven points (6 goals, 1 assist) to lead the Barrage in the two losses while Seth Goldberg, Ryan Boyle and Justin Smith each added six points. Rochester's Alex Smith dominated Andy Corno at the faceoff "X" by winning 45 of 67 draws. Mike Levin won both starts for the Rattlers while Brian Dougherty took the losses for the Barrage. (CONTINUE) Barrage's Striebel, Sweeney earn MLL honors Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/21
Midfielder Matt Striebel and defender Kyle Sweeney (Springfield-Delco) of the Philadelphia Barrage were named to the All-Major League Lacrosse (MLL) team Thursday.
Striebel and Sweeney led the two-time defending champion Barrage to a 7-5 season and a berth in the NB ZIP M LL Championship Weekend. The Barrage will face the top-seeded and Eastern Conference champion Rochester Rattlers on Saturday, August 23 at Harvard Stadium in the first semi-final at 12 p.m., which will be broadcast live on ESPN2. Named to the All-MLL Team for the second consecutive season, Striebel ranked second on the Barrage in scoring with 42 points, scoring a career-best 31 goals with 11 assists. He ranked third among midfielders in both categories. Striebel scored a season-high four goals four times, including the season finale against New Jersey when he tallied four goals with two assists. Over the last three seasons, he has scored 79 goals while helping the Barrage reach the postseason in each campaign.
A two-time selection to the All-MLL Team, Sweeney led Philadelphia to its third straight NB ZIP MLL Championship Weekend berth after scoring five goals with four assists in 11 games. He ranked second among defensemen in scoring while his 47 groundballs were tied for seventh in the MLL rankings among defenders. Sweeney, who has scored 10 goals in the last two years, opened the season with one goal and two assists against Washington on May 18 and tallied a goal in each of the first three games.
The All-MLL team:
Attack: John Grant, Jr. (Rochester), Kevin Leveille (Chicago), Merrick Thomson (New Jersey); Midfield: Matt Striebel (Philadelphia), Brian Langtry (Denver), Joe Walters (Rochester); Defense: Kyle Sweeney (Philadelphia), Eric Martin (San Francisco), Brodie Merrill (Rochester); Goalkeeper: Mickey Jarboe (Los Angeles), Rob Scherr (New Jersey); Face-off Specialist: Alex Smith (Rochester). Barrage's Resch earns MLL Coach of the Y ear Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/16 Tony Resch of the Philadelphia Barrage has been named the 2008 Brine Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Coach of the Year. Resch was selected by the general managers and head coaches of the 10 MLL teams. Resch, who also won the award in 2006, becomes the second coach in MLL history to be named as the Coach of the Year twice. Scott Hiller earned the award in 2002 and 2005 when he was the head coach of the Boston Cannons. This year Resch led the two-time defending MLL champion Barrage to a 7-5 record despite having no home games. Philadelphia will compete in its their third straight NB Zip MLL Championship Weekend at Harvard Stadium and will face the top-seeded and Eastern Conference champion Rochester Rattlers Saturday, Aug. 23 in the first semi-final at 12 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2. Resch, also the athletic diector and assistant coach at La Salle High, has a 30-18 regular-season record in four seasons. Barrage fall, 17-16, in MLL regular-season finale Phillylacrosse.com, posted 8/10 Matt Rewkowski scored four minutes and 18 seconds into overtime to give the New Jersey Pride a 17-16 victory over the Philadelphia Barrage Saturday night in a Major League Lacrosse regular-season finale at Hillsboro, Ore. Despite the loss, the two-time defending champion Barrage (7-5) had already clinched the second and final Eastern Conference playoff berth. Philadelphia will take the fourth seed and play either Denver or Rochester in the MLL semifinals Aug. 23 in the NB Zip MLL Championship Weekend at Harvard Stadium. The Barrage held a 7-1 lead early on and later a 10-7 halftime edge and still led, 14-12, early in the final quarter. But Chris Unterstein later tied the game, 16-16, with five minutes left in regulation. Jed Prossner led the Barrage with four goals, including a two-pointer, and one assist. Matt Striebel also had four goals and added two assists while Ryan Boyle had a goal and three assists. San Francisco 19, Los Angeles 15 Bill McGlone (Ridley) had a two-point goal among his three tallied and added an assist to lead the Dragons (4-8) to an upset victory over the host Riptide. The Dragons finished with two wins in their final three games. Xander Ritz (Radnor) had a two-pointer among his two goals while Ryan Cranston (Henderson) scored twice and had one assist. Todd Fairlie (Marple Newtown, Widener) and Mike Podgajny (Ridley) added one goal apiece and Greg Gurenlian (Springfield-Delco) won 19 of 35 face-offs and scooped eight groundballs. The Riptide (7-5) still earned the third seed in the NB Zip Championship Weekend. Keenan makes most of his first chance to start Chris Goldberg Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/4
For three years, popular reserve Kevin Keenan (Springfield-Delco) waited patiently for his chance to start in goal  for the Philadelphia Barrage.
Finally on Saturday, due to an illness, the Penn State graduate got his chance to make his first Major League Lacrosse (MLL) start – and he made the best of it.
Keenan posted 27 saves and led the Barrage (7-4) to a critical 16-11 MLL victory over the host Boston Cannons before 8,648 at Harvard Stadium, a victory that clinched a playoff berth for the two-time defending champions.
The performance earned Keenan the game MVP award, and Monday he was named the MLL’s Goalie of the Week.
Keenan had been in goal for only 30 minutes of time all season and 139 minutes in three years as the backup to standout Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy) until Saturday. His efforts helped Philadelphia improve to 7-4 and take over second place in the Eastern Conference. Dougherty, a three-time MLL goalie of the Year, did not make the trip due to a viral infection. The Barrage close their regular season Saturday night against New Jersey at Hillsboro (Ore.) Stadium near Portland. Philadelphia and Los Angeles (7-4) joined Eastern Conference champion Rochester and Western Conference champion Denver in the NB Zip MLL semifinal weekend Aug. 23-24 at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Mass. The playoff pairings will be set following next weekend's results, though the Rattlers (8-3) and Outlaws (8-3) have clinched the top two seeds. The Barrage's win over Boston will be aired Tuesday (3:30 p.m.) on ESPN2. Goalie Keenan leads Barrage past Cannons Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/3
Backup goalie Kevin Keenan (Springfield-Delco) stopped 27 of the 38 shots he faced to earn game MVP honors to lead the Philadelphia Barrage to a 16-11 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) victory over the host Boston Cannons Saturday at Harvard Stadium.
A crowd of 8,648 fans saw the Barrage (7-4) take over second place in the Eastern Conference by rallying from a 5-2 deficit and dominating the rest of the game.
Ray Colsey (two goals) scored nearly five minutes into the second quarter to spark a 10-0 run for the Barrage. In the surge were two-point goals by Ryan Boyle (four goals, one assist) and Kevin Cassese. Cassese, the head coach at Lehigh, was making his first appearance in two months.
Matt Striebel added three goals and an assist for Philadelphia and Jed Prossner and Michael Springer each gad two goals and an assist. Prossner was making his first appearance in a game since May 25th. He suffered a broken hand against the Long Island Lizards and has been out of the line-up. Keenan was filling in for three-time Goalie of the Year Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy), who was with a viral infection.
Mikey Powell had four goals for the Cannons (6-5). Riptide 15, San Francisco Dragons 9 Xander Ritz (Radnor) and Bill McGlone (Ridley) scored two goals, but the visiting Dragons (3-8) fell in their MLL contest. Ryan Cranston (Henederson) scored a two-point goal for San Francisco and Mike Podgajny (Ridley) added one tally while Greg Gurenlian (Springfield-Delco) had an assit and won 19 of 27 face-offs. gave MVP Kevin Huntley had seven goals to pace the Riptide. Barrage's Cassese returns for key MLL game Phillylacrosse.com, posted 8/2
Midfielder Kevin Cassese – the Lehigh head coach who has been spending the summer on a recruiting trail - will make his return to the field as a player tonight (7:00) for the Barrage when they play a key Major League Lacrosse (MLL) game against the Boston Cannons at Harvard Stadium.
Cassese will play for the first time since early June after being limited to just two games this season due to his responsibilities as head coach of the Mountain Hawks.
Cassese was traded to Philadelphia in June 2007 and helped lead the Barrage to a second consecutive MLL title last August. With two games remaining in the regular season, Philadelphia is tied with Boston for second place in the Eastern Conference with a 6-4 record. Rochester is in first at 8-3 after Friday’s 17-13 victory over Long Island.
Cassese, a former Duke assistant, led the Mountain Hawks to a 6-9 record in his first season as head coach.
Tonight’s game has been selected as the ESPN2 game of the week, and will air on the network Tuesday August 5, at 3:00 p.m. Philadelphia’s three-game winning streak came to a halt last week in a 13-9 loss to the Los Angeles Riptide 13-9 at the Home Depot Center. Attackman Peter Trombino led the Barrage with four goals. Gurenlian earns MLL Defender of the Week Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 7/28
San Francisco Dragons midfielder Greg Gurenlian (Springfield-Delco) was named Defender of the Week by the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) for his efforts in Saturday’s 21-20 victory over the host Long Island Lizards.
Gurenlian earned game MVP honors by winning 31 of 41 face-offs and nearly tying an MLL record for groundballs with 22. He also had a goal and three assists as the Dragons improved to 3-7.
Gurenlian was one ground ball shy of the league record, which was set by Paul Cantabene during the 2004 season with the Baltimore Bayhawks. Gurenlian leads the Dragons with 61 ground balls in 10 games this year.
Gurenlian helps the Dragons slay Lizards, 21-20 Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 7/27
Midfielder Greg Gurenlian (Springfield-Delco) earned game MVP honors by having a remarkable all-around performance, helping the San Francisco Dragons to a 21-20 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) win over the host Long Island Lizards Saturda y at the Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale.
Gurenlian scooped a career-high 22 ground balls - just one shy of the MLL record – and won 31 of 41 face-offs. He also had a goal and three assists as the Dragons (3-7) had 51 of the game’s 79 groundballs.
Numerous Philadelphia graduates played key roles for San Francisco. Bill McGlone (Ridley) collected two goals and four assists, while Ryan Cranston (Henderson), Mike Podgajny (Ridley) and Todd Fairlie (Marple Newtown, Widener) added one goal apiece. Xander Ritz (Radnor) had one assist.
The Lizards fell to 5-5.
Riptide 13, Barrage 9
Goalkeeper Mickey Jarboe made 19 saves to earn game MVP honors as the Los Angeles Riptide snapped the Barrage’s three-game win streak. Peter Trombino led the Barrage (6-4) with four goals and goalie Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy) made 18 saves. Wings veteran Bergey taken in expansion draft Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 7/25
Philadelphia Wings veteran forward Jake Bergey was selected Thursday in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) Expansion Draft by the Boston Blazers. The Blazers selected a total of 12 players in the Expansion Draft, one from each NLL franchi se.
“We are a bit surprised at Boston’s decision to select Jake in the draft because he has yet to make any official decision on whether or not he will play in 2009,” said Wings GM Lindsay Sanderson.
Bergey has played all of his 11 NLL seasons in Philadelphia and was part of two championship teams (1998 and 2001). He is second all-time in Wings history with 555 total points (257 goals, 298 assists). He had 29 goals and 31 assists in 2008. It was Bergey's highest point total since he had 60 in 2002.
Bergey became only the second Wings player in history to record his 500th point with his six-point performance in the Wings 2008 home opener against Chicago. The Wings selected him in the fifth round of the 1998 NLL Entry Draft out of Salisbury State University. Bergey is also the son of legendary Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Bill Bergey.
The Blazers are coached by former Philadelphia Wings forward (2000-03) Tom Ryan and will play their 2009 home games in the TD Banknorth Garden.
Barrage play Saturday at Riptide; Dragons come East
The streaking Philadelphia Barrage (6-3) travel to the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, Saturday (4 p.m.) to face the Los Angeles Riptide (5-4) in hopes of extending their three-game winning streak in Major League Lacrosse (MLL). The Barrage have been off since a 16-11 victory over New Jersey July 10. Goalie Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy) has been brilliant in the nets for Philadelphia during the streak.
Meanwhile, the San Francisco Dragons – featuring a host of Philadelphia products – come east to meet the Long island Lizards Saturday at 7 p.m. at Mitchel Field. Last week the Dragons (2-7) lost to the Denver Outlaws, 15-8, despite two goals from Bill McGlone (Ridley) and one from Xander Ritz (Radnor). Philly's Moyer, McGlone, Christmas earn honors Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 7/14 Philadelphia Barrage defenseman Brett Moyer (Ridley) has been named the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Defensive Player of the Week.
Moyer helped the Barrage to a 16-11 victory over the New Jersey Pride on Thursday night, extending the two-time defending champion's win streak to three straight games. In addition to recording three ground balls in the victory, the former Hofstra University defender held New Jersey Pride attackman Merrick Thomson without a point for the first time this season, snapping a nine-game goal-scoring streak.
Moyer has played in all nine games this year for the Barrage and ranks fifth on the team with 17 ground balls.
McGlone helps Dragons snap skid Bill McGlone (Ridley) was named game MVP by scoring three goals and adding an assist to lead the host San Franc isco Dragons to a 17-14 victory over the Chicago Machine Saturday night in MLL action
It was the Dragons’ first win since an overtime victory against the Machine on June 14. They had lost four straight. Since being traded to the Dragons three weeks ago, McGlone has scored six goals with three assists in three games. Also for the Dragons – coached by former Philadelphia Barrage assistant Tom Slate (Springfield-Delco) – Xander Ritz (Radnor) had two goals, Steve Holmes (Germantown Academy) scored once, Todd Gurenlian (Springfield-Delco) had two assists and Mike Podgajny (Ridley) added one assist. Ritz, a former Dragon and member of the Barrage who recently played for the Los Angeles Riptide, was reacquired two weeks ago.
Christmas fires in game-winner for Cannons
Attackman John Christmas (Lower Merion) earned MVP honors with his game-winning goal with just five seconds left on the game clock as the Boston Cannons defeated the Long Island Lizards, 13-12, in front of 9,178 fans at Harvard Stadium on Saturday night.
The Cannons (5-3) are tied with Rochester for second place in the Eastern Division, one-half game behind the Barrage. Christmas has 13 goals and 13 assists this year. Barrage win third straight MLL game, 16-11 Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 7/11
Peter Trombino was named game MVP with five goals and Matt Striebel added four tallies as the Philadelphia Barrage claimed its third straight win Thursday, a 16-11 Major League Lacrosse win over host New Jersey at Piscataway.
Led by Brett Moyer (Ridley) and Brian Spallina, the Barrage (6-3) defense limited the Pride to just 41 shots and did not draw a penalty. Merrick Thomson, the league’s leading scorer and a standout for the Philadelphia Wings’ indoor team - was held scoreless for the first time this season and had a nine-game goal-scoring streak snapped.
Barrage goalkeeper Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy) made 13 saves for Philadelphia. Matt Baran made 18 saves for New Jersey, who were outshot by a 57-41 margin.
The win propelled Philadelphia into first place in the Eastern Conference. Barrage goalie Dougherty wins MLL honor again
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 7/7
Philadelphia Barrage goalkeeper Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy) has been named the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Goalkeeper of the Week for the second straight week.
Dougherty earned his fifth career Goalkeeper of the Week award after posting a season-high 28 saves in the Barrage's 16-14 victory over Boston on Thursday night. He made 15 of those saves in the first half as the Barrage jumped out to a 12-6 half-time lead and snapped the Cannons' three-game win streak.
Dougherty, who has won the Goalkeeper of the Week for an MLL-record third time this season, has stopped 66.7 per cent of the shots he has faced over the last two games while making 52 saves. He ranks third in the league with a .571 save percentage in eight games.
Meanwhile, New Jersey Pride attackman and Philadelphia Wings rookie standout Merrick Thomson was named as the Offensive Player of the Week while Long Island Lizards midfielder Peter Vlahakis earned his fourth Defensive Player of the Week award this season, including his second straight honor.
Dougherty helps Barrage silence the Cannons
Phillylacrossse.com, Posted 7/4
Last week, Barrage veteran Brian Dougherty was named the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Goalie of the Week for his 15-save effort in Philadelphia’s 14-13 win over Washington.
On Thursday the Episcopal Academy graduate posted almost twice as many saves – 28 – to help the Barrage defeat the host Boston Cannons, 16-14, at Harvard’s Cambrdge Stadium.
The victory was the third in four games for the Barrage (5-3).
Dougherty was named Game MVP and continued to make everyone who didn’t vote for him as an MLL All-Star wonder how they could keep him off the roster.
While Dougherty led the Philadelphia defense, Roy Colsey was sparking the Barrage offense. Returning to the lineup after a two-game absence, the former Syracuse University midfielder scored three goals with two assists while three other players added a hat trick.
Matt Alrich, who is enjoying a career year for the Cannons, led Boston with three goals and three assists in a lohing effort. John Christmas (Lower Merion) added two goals and an assist. The loss snapped Boston’s three-game winning streak.
The Barrage led by 12-6 at the intermission and earned the victory despite being outshot by a commanding 68-36 margin. Seth Goldberg had three goals, including a two-pointer for Philadelphia. All-Star midfielder Matt Striebel and Ryan Boyle each had three goals and an assist, while Justin Smith added two goals.
Barrage sending three to the MLL All-Star Game
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 7/3
The Philadelphia Barrage will send two players and coach Tony Resch to the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) All-Star Game July 17 at Denver’s INVESCO Field at Mile High.
Midfielder Matt Striebel and defenseman Kyle Sweeney (Springfield-Delco) were selected to play for the Eastern Conference All-Stars by the league’s head coaches, general managers and players. This is the second season that MLL players have had a chance to be involved in the voting process.
Striebel has 16 goals and 7 assists as well as 9 groundballs the Barrage. Sweeney has five goals and four assists and is second on the team with 30 groundballs.
The Eastern Conference All-Stars will be coached by Resch and Boston's Bill Daye.
The Barrage (4-3) are one game behind first-place Long Island in the Eastern Conference race as it gears for tonight’s 7:30 p.m. game against the Boston Cannons at Harvard Stadium.
Philadelphia is coming off a 14-13 victory Saturday over Washington and goalie Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy) was named the MLL Goalkeeper of the Week for his performance (24 saves) in the contest.
Dougherty made 15 of those saves in the first half as the Barrage overcame a 5-0 first quarter deficit. The MLL’s all-time leader in goalkeeper wins, Dougherty ranks third in the MLL with 121 saves while stopping 55.0 per cent of the shots he has faced, good for fourth place in the league.
Rattlers sting Barrage in MLL contest, 20-17
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/22
Rochester scored five of the game’s final six goals to claim a 20-17 victory over the Philadelphia Barrage Saturday in Major League Lacrosse action at Cary, N.C.
Casey Powell had three goals and five assists for the Rattlers (4-2) to earn game MVP honors. Joe Walters added five goals while Jeff Zywicki and Brett Bucktooth added four apiece. Zywicki and Bucktooth each had two goals in the late rally.
Ryan Boyle and Matt Striebel each had four goals for the two-time defending champion Barrage (3-3) and Peter Trombino had three goals, including a two-pointer. Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy) made 13 saves, but suffered the loss.
Barrage rally for clutch 12-11 victory over Chicago
Phillylacrosse.com, posted 6/15
Seth Goldberg scored off a feed from Ryan Boyle for the game-winning goal with 1 minute, 42 seconds left in overtime to complete a brilliant comeback and give the Philadelphia Barrage a 12-11 Major League Lacrosse victory Saturday over the Chicago Machine at Anheuser-Busch Center in St. Louis, Mo.
The Barrage (3-2) scored two goals in the last 2:08 of regulation to send it into overtime and snap a two-game losing streak.
After the teams traded goals to open the fourth quarter, the Machine scored three consecutive goals, including a pair from Kevin Leveille, to take an 11-9 lead with 2:44 left.
Michael Springer scored off a pass from Peter Trombino with 2:08 remaining, closing the margin to 11-10. With five seconds left, Ray Colsey sent the game into overtime with an unassisted goal, which set up the heroics.
Goldberg led the Barrage with three goals and one assist while Colsey added two goals with an assist. Goalkeeper Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy) made 18 saves en route to game MVP honors.
Led by two goals from Matt Striebel, the Barrage jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first 13 minutes of the opening quarter. With 48 seconds left in the stanza, Leveille narrowed the margin to 4-2 with the first of his four goals.
Just before the first quarter ended, Goldberg scored off a Boyle pass to give Philadelphia a 5-2 advantage.
After the teams traded goals to begin the second quarter, the Machine scored three straight goals in the final five minutes to tie the game at 6-6 at the intermission. Brian Clayton scored two of the goals during the rally.
Colsey and Striebel scored back-to-back goals in the first eight minutes of the third quarter to regain a two-goal lead for the Barrage with 6:10 remaining. Eric Pittard narrowed the Chicago deficit to 8-7 with an unassisted goal with 3:27 remaining in the stanza.
Denver 19, San Francisco 16
Rookie Ryan Cranston (Henderson) scored two goals and had two assists and Greg Gurenlian (Springfield-Delco) added one goal for the Dragons (1-3) in a losing effort against the host Outlaws (4-1). Steve Holmes (Germantown Academy) and rookie Mike Podgajny (Ridley) added assists for the Dragons, coached by former Barrage assistant Tom Slate (Springfield-Delco).
Ridley's Podgajny has ideal debut for Dragons
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/13
San Francisco Dragons midfielder Mike Podgajny, a Ridley High product and recent graduate of Notre Dame, was named Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Cascade Rookie of the Week.
Making his Major League Lacrosse debut, Podgajny scored the game-winning goal in the Dragons’ 15-14 overtime victory against the Chicago Machine on Saturday night. He converted a feed from Dragons captain Liam Banks just 49 seconds into the extra session as the Dragons snapped a two-game losing streak.
Banks drew the Machine defense off their zone leaving Podgajny unattended at the crease. Taking one pump fake to move the keeper, Podgajny fired into the net giving the Dragons the win.
The seventh overall pick in the Collegiate Draft, Podgajny scored two goals with three assists in the victory and was also named as the Most Valuable Player of the Game.
Podgajny was a two-time honorable mention All-American at Notre Dame where he had 34 points (25 goals and 9 assists) his senior season, finishing his career with 68 goals and 36 assists in 53 games before being drafted in the MLL.
Podagjny also was an Academic All-American pick this year.
The 1-2 Dragons – coached by Springfield-Delco grad Tom Slate, a former assistant for the Philadelphia Barrage - are on the road against the Denver Outlaws (3-1) on Saturday, June 14. Game time is 7:00 PM MT.
Barrage fall to 2-2 after big loss to L.I. Lizards
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/8
The Philadelphia Barrage are struggling.
The two-time defending champions dropped their second straight game and fell to 2-2 Thursday when they suffered a 22-12 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) loss to the host Long Island Lizards before a crowd of 3,148.
The stat sheet told all: Long Island outshot the Barrage, 40-21, and won 24 of 36 face-offs. The Lizards (2-2) took a 9-6 halftime lead and poured it on in the final quarter when they outscored Philadelphia, 8-3.
Seth Goldberg and Mike Springer led the Barrage with three goals apiece while Ray Colsey (two-pointer) added two goals and an assist. Justin Smith, Matt Striebel and Bobby Horsey (West Chester East) added single tallies and goalie Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy) made 12 saves in three quarters of work.
Ben Rubeor was named the MVP for his three-goal performance in his first full MLL game.
Major League Lacrosse results, signings, draft
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/1
Saturday's Results:
Rochester 22, Philadelphia Barrage 9. Rochester: Joe Walters 6 goals, John Grant 4 goals, 2 assists. Barrage: Seth Goldberg 3 goals, Justin Smith 2 goals, 3 assists, Matt Striebel 2 goals. Brian Dougherty (Episcopal Academy) 17 saves. Records: Rochester 3-0, Barrage 2-1.
Signings:
Barrage added defender Steve Grossi (Drexel, Strath Haven), attacker Andrew Chapman (Drexel) and defender Eric Hoffman (Ursinus, Pennridge) to roster. Denver Outlaws signed attacker Max Ritz (Maryland, Radnor). Boston Cannons added middie Dane Mangin (Ursinus, Archbishop Wood) to roster.
Draft:
San Francisco selects Notre Dame midfielder Mike Podgajny (Ridley) with 7th pick of 1st round. New Jersey selects Duke defender Tony McDevitt (Penn Charter) with 12th overall pick in 2nd round. Chicago selects Georgetown attacker Brendan Cannon (Haverford School) with 23rd overall pick of 3rd round. Washington selects Delaware midfielder Brett Manney (Holy Ghost Prep) with 31st overall pick of 4th round. San Francisco selects Lynchburg midfielder Ryan Cranston (Henderson) with 32nd overall pick of 4th round. Washington selects Notre Dame defender Sean Dougherty (Malvern Prep) with 33rd overall pick of 4th round. |
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