Eduardo Curros – Western Correspondent, All Lacrosse All The Time
The Vancouver Warriors hosted the Georgia Swarm to expand their winning hopes since the Christian Del Bianco acquisition at the trade deadline. Georgia on the other hand is looking to snap its recent losing streak.
First Quarter:
Vancouver wasted no time as Marcus Klarich scored with help from Kegan Bal and Kevin Crowley 25 seconds into the game. Lyle Thompson would score with help from Brenden Bomberry, at 1:06.
Bal would score two powerplay goals with help from Adam Charalambides, at 2:33 and 2:38 to give Vancouver a 3-1 lead.
Georgia would score a powerplay goal from Shayne Jackson, with help from Bryan Cole and Bomberry, at 10:06.
Vancouver’s Ryan Martel would drive one more for the quarter from Bal and Klarich at the 12:53 mark. Georgia would drive in one more goal from Kaleb Benedict with assists from Bomberry and Toron Ecceleston, at 13:40. Vancouver would lead 4-3 heading into the first break.
Second Quarter:
The teams traded powerplay goals at the start of the second quarter with Andrew Kew scoring first followed by Crowley with an assist from Bal, at 4:12.
Thompson would go on to score unassisted at 6:35. Martel would score twice, first at 7:02 and on the powerplay, at 9:10.
Klarich and Crowley would team up again to score a powerplay, at 9:39. Martel would score at 11:48 with help from Klarich and Bal.
Bal would close the scoring with help from Jeff Cornwall, at 12:43. Georgia’s Cole would close the scoring with help from Kew and Jackson, at 14:07. Vancouver would lead 10-6 at the half.
Third Quarter:
Thompson would open the scoring at 2:22, with an unassisted goal. Kew would score a powerplay with help from Cole and Bomberry at 5:07.
Vancouver’s offense went off with three consecutive goals, Owen Grant scored on transition with help from Matt Beers and Christian Del Bianco at 7:53.
Klarich and Crowley both scored each with help from Bal and Charalambides, at 9:31 and 10:01. Georgia’s Jackson and Ecceleston would score one each, at 11:40 and 12:47. Vancouver would lead 13-10 heading into the fourth.
Fourth Quarter:
Riley Loewen would open the scoring at 2:57, with help from Martel. Georgia would make one last offensive push.
Jackson and Cole would each score powerplay goals at 8:12 and 9:38, thanks to help from Kew, Thompson, and Cole. Thompson would score the last goal for Georgia at 12:53, with help from his brother Jeremy. Vancouver’s Grant would close the scoring from a pass from Bal at 14:50.
Curros’s Corner
Warriors: Keegan Bal (3g, 9a); Kevin Crowley (2g, 4a); Marcus Klarich (3g, 2a), Ryan Martel (4g, 1a)
Desert Dogs: Lyle Thompson (4g, 2a); Bryan Cole (2g, 4a); Brendan Bomberry (5a); Shayne Jackson (3g, 2a); Andrew Kew (2g, 3a)
Power Play: VAN 5 for 9; GEO 5 for 6
Saves: Christian Del Bianco 43; Brett Dobson 24.
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