Seals brought a Tsunami of shots to Denver and flooded the Colorado Mammoth.
Compiled and written by Ross Mcloughln
LaxPhilly- A Division of the Edge of Sports Network
The San Diego Seals showed signs of Greatness Saturday night in Denver Colorado.
Everything they did worked, Defense was physical, punishing, and yet restrained not drawing many penalties. The offense was firing on all cylinders and overwhelmed Mammoth goaltender Dillon Ward.
The transition was crisp and scooped lots of loose balls and caused a lot of turnovers. All combined this for a 13 to 4 win for the San Diego Seals.
First Quarter
The first quarter started off slow with nearly 8 minutes of back and forth with nobody scoring. Then, at the 7:39 minute mark Eli McLaughlin (1 goal 2 assists) put one past Seals goaltender Frank Scigliano (33 saves).
Four Minutes later, Tre Leclaire (3 goals 2 assists) fired a shot past Mammoth Goaltender Ward (32 saves). Then 15 seconds later, Not to be outdone, Wes Berg (2 goals,3 assists) unloaded on a precision pass by Mac O’Keefe (1goal,2 assists). Followed by another score by Tre Leclaire before the end of the 1st Quarter. Bringing the Seals ahead 3 to 1.
Second Quarter
The Second Quarter Started off much the same, with Dane Dobbie (3 goals, 1 assist) scoring. The Mammoth tried to put an end to the Seals run and start one themselves as Connor Robinson (2 goals, 1 assist) put one past Frank the Tank but it was short lived when the officials called the next score back for a crease violation.
Tre Leclaire put up his 3rd goal of the night on an outlet pass and dish in transition. Jeremy Noble then finished off the 2nd Quarter with a score of his own as Ward was caught outside of the crease. Score at the end of the 2nd Seals 6, Mammoth 2.
Third Quarter
The Third Quarter the floodgates were still open. And Cam Holding (1 goal1 assist) scored on a breakaway. After a penalty to the Seals, Dane Dobbie put in his second goal shorthanded with an amazing behind the back, no look laser of a shot. At the End of the 3rd quarter Connor Robinson ended on a high note for the Mammoth with 1 second left dishing one past Frank the tank. Score at the end of the 3rd Seals 8 Mammoth 3.
Fourth and Final
The Fourth Quarter things started to get chippy. And the Mammoth once again got a score called back for a crease Violation, which brought out the boo birds in the Loudhouse, But for the Seals on the road that was the sound of the Dinner bell and the Seals were still hungry for more goals.
Mac O’Keefe scored on a short-handed goal, and Jeremy Noble Scored 2 minutes later on his former team. Wes Berg who all game was blasted by cross checks, decided to put up his second score of the game, and Mammoth’s Ward who was so shell shocked he was pulled from the game, bringing in Tyler Carlson, to try and stop the bleeding.
Mammoth’s Ryan Lee (1goal 1 assist) scored on a power play for the final score of the night for the Mammoth. Dane Dobbie again scored crossing over the middle on a no-look behind the back shot against new goaltender Tyler Carlson. Seals Drew Belgrave(1 goal) finished off the scoring for the night by dumping an empty net score with less than 2 minutes left. Final score Seals 13 Mammoth 4.
Post-Script
The Seals dominated in every aspect of this game Scoring 13 goals, 49 shots, 60 Loose balls , 33 Saves, 12 caused turnovers, 17Assists, Putting up a team combined 31 points.
San Diego shook off the rust of not playing for over 600 days. My Stars of the Game are Tre Leclaire With 3 goals, 2 assists, and 6 loose balls. Dane Dobbie With 3 goals, 1 assist, 2 loose balls. Jeremy Noble with 2 goals, 4 assists, 2 loose balls, and on defense I have Cam Holding 1 goal 1 assist, 8 loose balls, 2 caused turnovers, And Frank Scigliano with 33 saves
The Seals put every team in the league on notice that Splash Diego is in the hunt for a Championship.
Kevin has followed and promoted the game of lacrosse since May 19, 1974.
The same day the Philadelphia Flyers won the Cup, the Philadelphia Wings were introduced to Neibauer and Philadelphia.
Kevin has covered many sports, including baseball, football, basketball, and.. lacrosse. A former licensed football referee and baseball umpire, Kevin brings a unique insight to his game coverage.
A published writer in JustHockey Magazine, Kevin covered the American Hockey League as well as a monthly story on a pugilist where Kevin used the pen name, The Rink Rat. Neibauer turned his attentions to lacrosse for a few years and does his part, whether podcasting or writing to grow the game. Kevin branched out to his roots and currently provides insight for all Philadelphia teams for Edge of Philly as well as his full-time duties with LaxPhilly.
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