The Philadelphia Wings (9-5) will faceoff for the third time this season against the New York Titans (7-6) on Saturday night at 7:30 at the Wachovia Center. With a win the Wings will clinch a postseason berth for the first time since 2002.
History
The Wings are 3-1 against the Titans, 1-1 this season. Philly was victorious on February 29th by a score of 16-12 while New York returned the favor on March 22 winning 20-13 at Trenton's Sovereign Bank Arena. The Wings are 2-0 vs the Titans at the Wachovia Center.
Last Weekend
The Wings split another back to back weekend, their third of the season, coming from behind to win at Portland 13-10 on Friday before heading to Minnesota, where another late comeback was thwarted with 1.5 seconds by former Wing Dan Marohl, whose tally sent the game to overtime where the Swarm would ultimately prevail 15-14. New York defeated Colorado 14-10 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
Season Series leaders
Goals: Wings - Athan Iannucci - 10, Titans - Casey Powell & Pat Maddalena - 6
Assists: Wings - Geoff Snider - 8, Titans - Jordan Hall - 11
Points: Wings - Iannucci - 13, Titans - Powell & Hall - 14
Step aside Gary Gait
In game number 14, with 6:08 left in the third quarter, Athan Iannucci second goal of the evening set a new NLL record for goals in a season with goal number 62, surpassing the record of 61 set in 2003 by Colorado's Gary Gait. With two games remaining in the 2008 regular season, look for "Nooch" to continue adding to the new number all NLL scorers will now be aiming for.
More Milestones
In addition to league and team goal scoring records, Iannucci, with 90 points, needs nine more to set a Wings single season point record, currently held by Tom Marechek. Marechek scored 98 points in 2002.
With a win on Saturday, the Wings would finish a regular season undefeated at home for the first time since 1995 when they went 4-0 at the Spectrum en route to their fourth MILL title.
One more win for the Wings will tie the franchise regular season record for wins (10) set in the last championship season (2001), with two wins setting a new team benchmark.
The Wings, with 202 goals scored this season, need 21 more to set a new team high, the previous mark of 222 coming in 2002.
Next Game
The Wings will conclude the 2008 regular season on April 26th with a visit to Toronto's Air Canada Centre and a matchup with the Rock.
