Game Preview - Barrage at Pride 7-12-07

By Tom Hoffman

The Philadelphia Barrage (5-2) head back on the road Thursday evening when they travel to Rutgers Yurcak Field to face the New Jersey Pride (2-5). Faceoff is at 7 PM and the game will be shown live on ESPN2.

Last Week

The Barrage defeated the San Francisco Dragons 14-9 at USTC before a sellout crowd of 2,503 last Friday. Seth Goldberg earned MLL Offensive Player of the Week honors with a five point performance (four goals, one assist) to lead Philadelphia. Ryan Boyle added three goals and three assists, Mike Springer also tallied a hat trick and Brian Dougherty made 14 saves for the Barrage. Former Widener University standout Todd Fairlie scored two goals for the Dragons, the first scores of his MLL career.

All Star Game

The Eastern Conference defeated the West 19-12 Sunday at Boston before a crowd of 9,581. The Barrage were well represented as Ryan Boyle scored two goals and added two assists, Roy Colsey added a goal and assist and Brian Dougherty held the West offense to two goals in the first half while making 11 saves. Tony Resch coached the Eastern team to the win and Kyle Sweeney and Matt Striebel also took part for the Barrage.

Barrage Leaders

Ryan Boyle is the team's offensive leader with 18 goals (1-2 point goal), 20 assists and 39 points. Brian Dougherty has a 12.90 GAA and 124 saves in the Philly net.

Notes and Stuff

Both Barrage-Pride matchups will take place at Yurcak Field. The reason the Barrage home game will be at the Pride's home field is because the game will also be televised by ESPN2.

New Jersey has yet to score a 2 point goal this season, the only squad in the MLL that has not done so.

The teams made two trades prior to the season, the Barrage sending Greg Peyser to NJ while the Pride dealt Andy Corno to Philadelphia.

Next Game

The Barrage continue on the road when they travel to Denver on July 21 for a championship rematch with the Outlaws.


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