WINGS DEFEAT KNIGHTHAWKS 15-12
January 29, 2000
Articles from
Philadelphia Newpapers
Box Score
Jake Bergey racked up eight
points and Game MVP Tom Marechek
had seven as the Philadelphia Wings topped the Rochester
Knighthawks before 15,550 tonight in the First Union Center,
15-12.
Bergey registered four goals and four assists, while Marechek,
who scored three times in the fourth quarter, had six goals and
one assist.
The Wings overcame a 9-6 halftime deficit and the loss of
starting goalie Dallas Eliuk to
a major penalty in raising their record to 2-1. Down 11-7, Eliuk
had to serve a charging penalty, during which time his team
rallied behind backup Andy Piazza
to take a one-goal lead, 12-11.
The win snapped a Philadelphia two-game losing streak against the
Knighthawks (2-1) and overshadowed a two goal, four assist
performance by Rochester’s John Grant, Jr., who continues to
live up to his status from being drafted first overall last
September. The 1999 NCAA Division I Player of the Year (U. of
Delaware) now has 19 points in three games (7+12).
Things don’t get any easier for the Knighthawks, who now
play a home-and-home series over the next two weekends with the
defending NLL champion Toronto Rock.