St. Catharines squares series as Regals fade in third
GUELPH – Just when it looked like the Guelph Regals were going to take a stranglehold lead in their Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League Western Conference quarter-final playoff series with the St. Catharines Athletics Monday at the Victoria Road arena, the hosts couldn’t buy a goal.
The Regals were held scoreless in the third period as St. Catharines rallied for a 9-8 victory to tie the best-of-five series at a win apiece.
St. Catharines Athletics 9 Guelph Regals 8
The Regals had led 7-4 with just over eight minutes to go in the second period, shortly after St. Catharines relieved starting netminder Oliver Vanyo with Mike Napoli. Vanyo had allowed six goals on 25 shots while Napoli yielded two on the 28 shots he faced.
While the locals were scoreless in the third period, St. Catharines tallied three times for the win, the final goal coming with just under six minutes to play.
Guelph had led 3-2 at the end of a chippy first period and 8-6 after the second.
Joel Stevens collected a hat trick for the Regals while Dallon Evans scored twice and Dylan Goddard, Marcus Keleher and Jack MacAlpine scored once each. Owen Orpana had four assists while Nick Nigro and Marcus Keleher had three apiece, Evans and MacAlpine had two each and Goddard had one.
Christian Lefeuvre scored three times for St. Catharines while Max Brook added a pair of goals and Ethan Fisher, Ian Kohut, Owen Faris and Justin Porga netted single goals.
St. Catharines outshot the Regals 55-53 and went 3-for-5 on their power play while Guelph went 2-for-5.
Third game of the series is to go Tuesday at the Canada Games arena in St. Catharines. Game time is 8 p.m.
- Guelph Sports Journal
St. Catharines squares series as Regals fade in third
GUELPH – Just when it looked like the Guelph Regals were going to take a stranglehold lead in their Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League Western Conference quarter-final playoff series with the St. Catharines Athletics Monday at the Victoria Road arena, the hosts couldn’t buy a goal.
The Regals were held scoreless in the third period as St. Catharines rallied for a 9-8 victory to tie the best-of-five series at a win apiece.
St. Catharines Athletics 9
Guelph Regals 8
The Regals had led 7-4 with just over eight minutes to go in the second period, shortly after St. Catharines relieved starting netminder Oliver Vanyo with Mike Napoli. Vanyo had allowed six goals on 25 shots while Napoli yielded two on the 28 shots he faced.
While the locals were scoreless in the third period, St. Catharines tallied three times for the win, the final goal coming with just under six minutes to play.
Guelph had led 3-2 at the end of a chippy first period and 8-6 after the second.
Joel Stevens collected a hat trick for the Regals while Dallon Evans scored twice and Dylan Goddard, Marcus Keleher and Jack MacAlpine scored once each. Owen Orpana had four assists while Nick Nigro and Marcus Keleher had three apiece, Evans and MacAlpine had two each and Goddard had one.
Christian Lefeuvre scored three times for St. Catharines while Max Brook added a pair of goals and Ethan Fisher, Ian Kohut, Owen Faris and Justin Porga netted single goals.
St. Catharines outshot the Regals 55-53 and went 3-for-5 on their power play while Guelph went 2-for-5.
Third game of the series is to go Tuesday at the Canada Games arena in St. Catharines. Game time is 8 p.m.
- Guelph Sports Journal