Wings Game #10 (at Rochester 3-29-08)

By Tom Hoffman

In the second game of a three game road swing, the Philadelphia Wings (7-2) will look to rebound from their loss to New York when they travel to Rochester to face the defending champion Knighthawks (4-6) Saturday night at Blue Cross Arena. Faceoff is at 8 PM.

Last Meeting

On January 18 at the Wachovia Center, the Wings held on to defeat Rochester 15-14. Jamie Rooney scored the game winner with 1:32 left in regulation for Philadelphia. The Wings are 14-16 against the Knighthawks and are 4-9 at the Blue Cross Arena, last winning there on December 27, 2003 (13-7).

Last Week

The Wings were listless in a 20-13 loss to the Titans at Trenton's Sovereign Bank Arena. Geoff Snider led the Wings with six points while also winning 18 of 33 faceoffs. Rochester lost 12-11 at home to Chicago on Saturday.

NLL East Standings

Wings 7-2
Swarm 7-3
Rock 7-4
Bandits 7-5
Titans 6-5
Knighthawks 4-6
Shamrox 2-7

Wings Leaders

Goals: Athan Iannucci - 43
Assists: Jason Crosbie - 28
Points: Iannucci - 61
Loose Balls: Geoff Snider - 123
Shots on Goal: Iannucci - 157

Quotes from the New York game

Wings coach Dave Huntley: "I don't think we had a lot of energy. Hats off to them, they played terrific. They were very disciplined in every facet of the game. We got beat pretty much everywhere. We had a bad outing against Buffalo and came back and played well. Hopefully we'll do the same against Rochester. Obviously their backs are against the wall and maybe our backs are against the wall. We have to respond in the way we are capable."

Titans forward Casey Powell: "It got us above.500 and that's something we're shooting for this late in the season. It's great to do it against the number one team in Philly. We have a tough schedule ahead of us and this was an important win for us. We just have to keep it rolling. We're excited to come down the home stretch and play in front of our fans."

Next Game

The Wings will travel to Chicago to face the Shamrox on April 5 before returning home for a matchup with Toronto the following night (April 6).