Vancouver Pulls Off Mammoth Win, 7-5

The Colorado Mammoth (3-3) went into the Rogers Centre to battle the Vancouver Warriors (2-4) in Friday evening NLL West Division action.

Jeff Wittig (1g) kicked off the scoring when he converted passes from Chris Wardle (1a) and Joey Cupido (1a) to give the Mammoth the 1-0 lead at the 3:31 mark

It took all of :30 for the Warriors to get it even when Jordan McBride tallied on the man advantage.

Rookie, Sam Clare (1g,2a) notched his first career NLL goal and the Warriors had a lead they would never surrender.

Colorado netminder, Dillon Ward hit Jordan Gilles (1g) to once again get things knotted.

Mitch Jones (2g.1a) closed out the first quarter with his first of the night and Vancouver in front, 3-2.

Jones was at it again and lit the lamp with a shorthanded goal with 4:29 played.

There would only be one more second-period goal and it belonged to Jacob Ruest (1g) with helpers from Eli McLaughlin and Will Malcolm.

The clubs went to the half with the Warriors holding a 4-3 edge.

Riley Loewen (1g)pushed it to
5-3 before Eli McLaughlin (1g,2a) cut it back to one again, 5-4.

With an extra attacker on the floor Keegan Bal (1g,3a) scored with three seconds left and Vancouver only needed to close out the final stanza and earn their second win.

Mc Bride added his second to make it 7-4; before Ryan Lee (1g) brought life to Colorado with a man-up score.

Eric Penney and the Warrior defense shut the door and held Colorado scoreless for the final ten minutes.

Dis and Dat: Penney, who had a bad game against Philadelphia was the star of this one with 48 saves.

Dillon Ward kicked aside 31 shots in the Mammoth nets.

Faceoffs went in favor of Bob Snider of the Warriors, 9 of 16.

Loose balls favored the visitors, 80-63.

Colorado went 2 for 4 on the advantage with Vancouver 1-3 with a shorthanded score.

The attendance was 6450.

By: Kevin Neibauer

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Kevin Neibauer

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.