| PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
-- The third National Lacrosse League season opened in
dramatic fashion as the first game of the season went
into an extra period and the Philadelphia Wings edged the
Albany Attack, 12-11. Philadelphia’s Matt Ogelsby brought the ball up the middle of the floor, crossed the line into the Albany zone, and passed to rookie Jason Clark alone to Attack goalie Rob Blasdell’s left, on the crease. Clark faked and scored into the far top corner, giving the expansion Attack a disappointing result, but memorable first game in team history. Clark’s first game in the pros will be memorable as well. The University of Hartford graduate was named the Game MVP for his two goal, four assist performance. |
Dallas Eliuk Displaying the New Jerseys |
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| Albany’s Ted Dowling
set the stage for the extra session with just 1:42 left
in the fourth quarter. The veteran forward broke down the
right wing, split two defenders, shaking off
Philadelphia’s Paul
O’Grady, and faked goalie Dallas Eliuk to score his
fourth goal of the game. Dowling also added one assist. Tom Marechek and Jake Bergey each had three goals and two assists for the Wings. Albany was led by three goals and four assists from Josh Sanderson, the son of Attack General Manager/Head Coach Terry Sanderson. Team captain Darris Kilgour also contributed a four point night, all assists. |
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Jason Clark Scores the Game-Winner |
Rookie Gary Rosyski scored
the first goal in Albany team history and the initial
tally in the NLL’s millennium season. The Attack had
a 2-0 lead before falling behind 5-3 in the early stages
of the second quarter after a four-goal run by the Wings.
A crowd of 11,201 was on hand tonight for the home opener in Philadelphia’s 14th season. |
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| The game will be televised by Empire Sports Network on Sunday night at 8:00 and again on Tuesday (January 11) on the New England Sports Network at 3:00 p.m. Comcast SportsNet carried the game live this evening. | ||
