The Panther City Lacrosse Club hosted the Vancouver Warriors at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth on Saturday night. Both teams were coming off a loss in Week 10. These teams met in Vancouver in Week 9, with Panther City drubbing the Warriors 20-7. The rematch would be a much closer affair, with Vancouver riding a big second quarter to a halftime tie, while excelling in man-advantage situations. However, Panther City had five players with multi-goal games, and held off a late Vancouver comeback, winning 14-13. The win moves Panther City back over the .500 mark (5-4), and gives them the season series over Vancouver. The teams meet once more in Vancouver in April.
A tale of two quarters for Panther City
Panther City struck first, with Josh Medeiros (3g, 1a) scoring just 26 seconds into the game. Keegan Bal (5g, 1a; 6:21) equalized for Vancouver, but Panther City went on a three goal-run. Patrick Dodds (2g, 3a; 10:39; power play), Jonathan Donville (2g, 6a; 13:15) and Callum Crawford (5g; 13:42) gave the home team a 4-1 lead after one quarter.
The Warriors came out firing in the second quarter, scoring six unanswered goals. Brandon Goodwin (2g; 3:15) and Ryan Martel (2g; 3:35) scored 20 seconds apart, then Bal added his second on a power play (4:42) to tie the game. Goodwin’s second (5:18), followed by Shawn Evans (1g, 5a; 5:40) and Riley Loewen (2g, 3a; 7:23; power play) put the Warriors up 7-4. Crawford would end the run, going back-to-back (8:10; 10:34). Medeiros then added his second (14:18) to tie the game at 7 going into halftime.
Panther City holds on for the win
Donville’s second goal (0:47) briefly restored the PCLC lead. But Vancouver took that lead back with power play markers from Loewen (4:31) and Bal (5:51). Will Malcom (2g, 4a; 8:06) scored on a power play to tie the game again, but Bal responded with his fourth of the night (9:01) to give the Warriors a 10-9 lead. A hat trick goal form Medeiros (9:28) and the second from Dodds (13:40) put PCLC back on top, 11-10.
Malcom’s second (0:46 fourth quarter) extended the lead to two. Bal tallied another power play marker (3:19) for his fifth goal of the night to cut the deficit to one. Crawford (8:13; 8:38) went back-to-back again to extend Panther City’s lead to three. The second goal from Martel (12:52) and a spectacular individual effort from Adam Charalambides (1g, 4a; 13:28) once again pulled Vancouver to within one. However, the Warriors were unable to force overtime.
Other Stats of Note
Faceoffs: VAN 23 of 31; PCLC 8 of 31
Power Play: VAN 5 of 5; PCLC 2 of 2
Liam Patten (PCLC): 9 Loose Balls (led all players)
Aden Walsh (VAN): 35 saves; Nick Damude (PCLC): 50 saves
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“Muffler” Mike Kostiuk was formally introduced to box lacrosse when he attended a New England Black Wolves game on a whim in 2016. Instantly hooked, he has since become an avid follower of the National Lacrosse League. Following the postponement of the 2019-2020 NLL season, he was offered the chance to share his wealth of statistical knowledge and unique insights with the lacrosse community at large. He cheerfully accepted, and currently serves as Edge of Philly’s correspondent for both the Albany FireWolves and New York Riptide.
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