By Tom Hoffman
They needed a fourth quarter comeback and 51 seconds of extra time but the Philadelphia Barrage are headed to their second consecutive MLL title game and third in four seasons. Roy Colsey's overtime marker gave the Barrage a 13-12 win over the Denver Outlaws today, sending the Barrage to the Championship Game to face the Los Angeles Riptide, who were 15-14 winners over the hometown Rochester Rattlers. The game will be telecast live on ESPN2 at 1 PM Sunday afternoon and will feature the leagues top two goaltenders in Philadelphia's Brian Dougherty and LA's Mickey Jarboe. The Barrage and Riptide have met just once, an 18-6 Philly win last season in LA's first MLL game. They will see a much different Riptide squad in tomorrow's final.
After leading 4-2 after the first quarter, the Barrage were outscored 6-1 in the second and trailed 12-9 after three. Then the comeback, led by former Rattlers Seth Goldberg and Kevin Cassese, along with Ryan Boyle. Cassese tied the game with 59 seconds remaining in regulation to set up Colsey's game winner though the Barrage needed a big save on Denver's Geoff Snider at the start of overtime in order to get Colsey to his heroics.
Colsey earned Game MVP with six points (4 goals, 1 two point goal, and an assist), his second one against the Outlaws.
Barrage Notes: Five members of the Barrage were named to the All-MLL team for 2007. Earning spots on the team were Ryan Boyle, Brian Dougherty, Brian Spallina, Kyle Sweeney and Matt Striebel.
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Saturday, August 25, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Brian Dougherty Honored as 2007 Warrior Goalkeeper of the Year
BOSTON, Mass. – Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional lacrosse league, announced Thursday that goalkeeper Brian Dougherty of the defending MLL champion Philadelphia Barrage has been named as the 2007 Warrior Goalkeeper of the Year, according to Commissioner David Gross. The award was based on votes submitted by the general managers and head coaches of the ten MLL teams.
It is the third time in Dougherty’s career that the former University of Maryland netminder has earned the award and the second straight year he has received the honor. He also received the award in 2003 when he was with the Long Island Lizards.
A two-time winner of the Goalkeeper of the Week award, Dougherty ranked second in the league in goals against average, allowing 11.79 goals per game. In addition, his .580 save percentage ranked second in the league behind Mickey Jarboe of the Los Angeles Riptide.
Dougherty made 20 or more saves three times during the regular season. On July 12, he posted a 20-save performance in a 12-7 victory against the New Jersey Pride. He also had 20 saves at Rochester on June 23 and a season-high 21 saves against Denver on July 21.
The 2007 NB ZIP MLL Championship Weekend will begin on Saturday, August 25 with a pair of semi-final games. The defending MLL champion Philadelphia Barrage will play against the Denver Outlaws while Rochester plays Los Angeles. The two semi-final winners will meet on Sunday, August 26 in the NB ZIP MLL Championship Game at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN2 HD.
WARRIOR SPORTS
Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Warrior Sports is recognized as one of the sporting goods industry's premier manufacturers of innovative, high performance, cutting-edge equipment, footwear and apparel for lacrosse and hockey athletes of all ages and abilities. Founded in 1993 by former champion lacrosse player David Morrow, Warrior was acquired by privately-held New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. in February 2004. Warrior is dedicated to a core set of philosophies and strengths: technical superiority, grassroots marketing, original and creative youthful expression, and strong partnerships with retailers and suppliers. Warrior's Players Club is the best players in the world helping to make the best equipment in the world and is reserved for the top professionals in lacrosse and hockey today. For more information, please visit www.warriorlacrosse.com or www.warriorhockey.com.
MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE
Major League Lacrosse, a ten-team professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and founding partners Dave Morrow, a former champion lacrosse player and now CEO of Warrior Lacrosse, a leading global provider of innovative and high performance lacrosse equipment; Timothy B. Robertson, former CEO of The Family Channel and the current chairman of Bay Shore Enterprises, L.L.C., an investment holding company with activities in international media and Internet technology ventures; and Jim Davis, chairman and CEO of New Balance. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001. The MLL is comprised of two conferences. The Eastern Conference contains the original six teams, Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Rochester and Washington. The Western Conference debuted in the 2006 season with MLL expansion franchises Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
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It is the third time in Dougherty’s career that the former University of Maryland netminder has earned the award and the second straight year he has received the honor. He also received the award in 2003 when he was with the Long Island Lizards.
A two-time winner of the Goalkeeper of the Week award, Dougherty ranked second in the league in goals against average, allowing 11.79 goals per game. In addition, his .580 save percentage ranked second in the league behind Mickey Jarboe of the Los Angeles Riptide.
Dougherty made 20 or more saves three times during the regular season. On July 12, he posted a 20-save performance in a 12-7 victory against the New Jersey Pride. He also had 20 saves at Rochester on June 23 and a season-high 21 saves against Denver on July 21.
The 2007 NB ZIP MLL Championship Weekend will begin on Saturday, August 25 with a pair of semi-final games. The defending MLL champion Philadelphia Barrage will play against the Denver Outlaws while Rochester plays Los Angeles. The two semi-final winners will meet on Sunday, August 26 in the NB ZIP MLL Championship Game at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN2 HD.
WARRIOR SPORTS
Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Warrior Sports is recognized as one of the sporting goods industry's premier manufacturers of innovative, high performance, cutting-edge equipment, footwear and apparel for lacrosse and hockey athletes of all ages and abilities. Founded in 1993 by former champion lacrosse player David Morrow, Warrior was acquired by privately-held New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. in February 2004. Warrior is dedicated to a core set of philosophies and strengths: technical superiority, grassroots marketing, original and creative youthful expression, and strong partnerships with retailers and suppliers. Warrior's Players Club is the best players in the world helping to make the best equipment in the world and is reserved for the top professionals in lacrosse and hockey today. For more information, please visit www.warriorlacrosse.com or www.warriorhockey.com.
MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE
Major League Lacrosse, a ten-team professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and founding partners Dave Morrow, a former champion lacrosse player and now CEO of Warrior Lacrosse, a leading global provider of innovative and high performance lacrosse equipment; Timothy B. Robertson, former CEO of The Family Channel and the current chairman of Bay Shore Enterprises, L.L.C., an investment holding company with activities in international media and Internet technology ventures; and Jim Davis, chairman and CEO of New Balance. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001. The MLL is comprised of two conferences. The Eastern Conference contains the original six teams, Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Rochester and Washington. The Western Conference debuted in the 2006 season with MLL expansion franchises Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Barrage Postseason Preview (8-25-07 vs. Denver)
By Tom Hoffman
On Saturday, the Philadelphia Barrage (9-3) will start down the road to a third Major League Lacrosse title when they square off with their opponents from last season's final, the Denver Outlaws (7-5) at 2 PM at Rochester's PAETEC Park. The Barrage and Outlaws met during the regular season as well, Denver winning by a 15-13 score at Invesco Field on July 21. A win will put the Barrage into their third finals appearance in four seasons against the winner of the other semi final game pitting the Rochester Rattlers (9-3) against the Los Angeles Riptide (9-3). Sunday's championship game will be at 1 PM and shown live on ESPN2.
Barrage Postseason History
The Barrage are 4-0 in two appearances in the MLL Championship weekend. In 2004 in Boston, they needed overtime in the semi finals against Rochester, winning 18-17 on a Keith Cromwell goal with 7:05 remaining in the extra period. The Barrage would win the title with a 13-11 victory over the host Boston Cannons in front of a league postseason record crowd of 8,279 at Nickerson Field. Greg Cattrano earned game MVP with a 19 save performance and Roy Colsey added four goals and an assist to the winning effort.
In 2006 in Los Angeles, the Barrage and Cannons would meet again, this time in the semi final matchup. After losing both regular season games with Boston, Philly would dominate this meeting by jumping out to a 7-1 lead en route to a 17-12 win. Another four goal game for Colsey and a five goal night for Matt Striebel keyed the Philly victory. The title game ended up a rout as the Barrage defeated the expansion Outlaws 23-12. A 10 point day for Colsey (six goals, including a pair of two pointers, and two assists) led to MVP honors. Brian Dougherty made 19 saves in backstopping the win.
Barrage Postseason Leaders
Goals - Roy Colsey [15], Matt Striebel [11], Mike Springer & B.J. Prager [7]
Assists - Ryan Boyle [8], Striebel [6], Colsey [4]
Points - Colsey [21], Striebel [18], Boyle [13], Springer [10]
Wins - Greg Cattrano and Brian Dougherty [2]
Faceoff Wins - Paul Cantabene [42], Doug Shanahan [29]
Saves - Dougherty [34], Cattrano [33]
Barrage Regular Season Leaders
Goals - Roy Colsey [27], Mike Springer and Ryan Boyle [26], Matt Striebel [25]
Assists - Boyle [31], Springer [20], Striebel [13]
Points - Boyle [58], Springer [47], Striebel [39], Colsey [36]
Saves - Brian Dougherty [182]
Faceoff Wins - Andy Corno [167]
Ground Balls - Corno [66], Matt Zash [55]
Quotes
On Making the Playoffs and finishing with the top seed.
Roy Colsey: "The number one thing is not a huge deal. four teams make it and it should be a great tournament. Four great teams coming in and obviously you gotta win two to walk away with it (the Steinfeld Cup). It feels good, it's nice for us to win the last two and kinda go in on a roll, it feels a lot like last year. We got Denver in the semifinals. They beast us in the lst game we played them and Rochester looks real good. It should be a real interesting weekend."
Seth Goldberg: "I'm just excited to be on this team. I'm excited where we're at right now. I think we're really peaking. Whoever we play, we're gonna have to take it one game at a time. We really gotta focus on that first game and that's all that matters. Doesn't matter who the opponent is, it matters how we play. We gotta keep it up, we've been looking good these past two games."
Kevin Cassese: "It's good to be in the mix. All you gotta do is earn a spot in the playoffs and we did that. You get in and anybody can win it so we're happy to be there and we'll give it a run."
On being in Rochester for the Championship Weekend.
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On Saturday, the Philadelphia Barrage (9-3) will start down the road to a third Major League Lacrosse title when they square off with their opponents from last season's final, the Denver Outlaws (7-5) at 2 PM at Rochester's PAETEC Park. The Barrage and Outlaws met during the regular season as well, Denver winning by a 15-13 score at Invesco Field on July 21. A win will put the Barrage into their third finals appearance in four seasons against the winner of the other semi final game pitting the Rochester Rattlers (9-3) against the Los Angeles Riptide (9-3). Sunday's championship game will be at 1 PM and shown live on ESPN2.
Barrage Postseason History
The Barrage are 4-0 in two appearances in the MLL Championship weekend. In 2004 in Boston, they needed overtime in the semi finals against Rochester, winning 18-17 on a Keith Cromwell goal with 7:05 remaining in the extra period. The Barrage would win the title with a 13-11 victory over the host Boston Cannons in front of a league postseason record crowd of 8,279 at Nickerson Field. Greg Cattrano earned game MVP with a 19 save performance and Roy Colsey added four goals and an assist to the winning effort.
In 2006 in Los Angeles, the Barrage and Cannons would meet again, this time in the semi final matchup. After losing both regular season games with Boston, Philly would dominate this meeting by jumping out to a 7-1 lead en route to a 17-12 win. Another four goal game for Colsey and a five goal night for Matt Striebel keyed the Philly victory. The title game ended up a rout as the Barrage defeated the expansion Outlaws 23-12. A 10 point day for Colsey (six goals, including a pair of two pointers, and two assists) led to MVP honors. Brian Dougherty made 19 saves in backstopping the win.
Barrage Postseason Leaders
Goals - Roy Colsey [15], Matt Striebel [11], Mike Springer & B.J. Prager [7]
Assists - Ryan Boyle [8], Striebel [6], Colsey [4]
Points - Colsey [21], Striebel [18], Boyle [13], Springer [10]
Wins - Greg Cattrano and Brian Dougherty [2]
Faceoff Wins - Paul Cantabene [42], Doug Shanahan [29]
Saves - Dougherty [34], Cattrano [33]
Barrage Regular Season Leaders
Goals - Roy Colsey [27], Mike Springer and Ryan Boyle [26], Matt Striebel [25]
Assists - Boyle [31], Springer [20], Striebel [13]
Points - Boyle [58], Springer [47], Striebel [39], Colsey [36]
Saves - Brian Dougherty [182]
Faceoff Wins - Andy Corno [167]
Ground Balls - Corno [66], Matt Zash [55]
Quotes
On Making the Playoffs and finishing with the top seed.
Roy Colsey: "The number one thing is not a huge deal. four teams make it and it should be a great tournament. Four great teams coming in and obviously you gotta win two to walk away with it (the Steinfeld Cup). It feels good, it's nice for us to win the last two and kinda go in on a roll, it feels a lot like last year. We got Denver in the semifinals. They beast us in the lst game we played them and Rochester looks real good. It should be a real interesting weekend."
Seth Goldberg: "I'm just excited to be on this team. I'm excited where we're at right now. I think we're really peaking. Whoever we play, we're gonna have to take it one game at a time. We really gotta focus on that first game and that's all that matters. Doesn't matter who the opponent is, it matters how we play. We gotta keep it up, we've been looking good these past two games."
Kevin Cassese: "It's good to be in the mix. All you gotta do is earn a spot in the playoffs and we did that. You get in and anybody can win it so we're happy to be there and we'll give it a run."
On being in Rochester for the Championship Weekend.
Goldberg (was acquired on waivers from Rochester on June 6): "It'll be nice to be back upstate."
Cassese (was acquired in a trade with the Rattlers on June 29): "I was up there (Rochester) for four years. I enjoyed playing up there, I liked the fans up there. It'll be great to get back home."
Next
Either a trip to the title game or the opener of the 2008 season. Stay tuned.
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