The Philadelphia Wings (5-10) will seek to bring the 2010 National Lacrosse League season to an end on a winning note when they face the Orlando Titans Friday night at 7 PM at the Wachovia Center. The game can be seen on the NLL Network.
History
The Wings are 4-6 overall against the Titans including an 0-2 mark this season. Orlando won both previous meetings at home, opening the 2010 season with a 13-8 victory on January 8 and following that up with an 11-9 win on March 12. Drew Westervelt leads the Wings against Orlando in 2010 with six goals and two assists. while Jordan Hall leads the Titans with 11 points on two goals and nine assists. The Wings are 2-2 at home against Orlando but have lost the last two meetings in Philadelphia.
Last Game
After seeing an early 3-0 lead evaporate, the Wings came from behind in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Minnesota Swarm 5-2, to tie the game at 12 and force overtime. Geoff Snider scored his fourth goal of the night 3:12 into the extra session and gave the Wings a 13-12 win over the Swarm Saturday evening at the Xcel Energy Center. Orlando defeated Buffalo 9-7 last Friday at Amway Arena in the Titans regular season home finale. The Titans will be the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Wings Home records (last five seasons)
2009: 4-4
2008: 7-1
2007: 4-4
2006: 5-3
2005: 3-5
Notes
With a hat trick last week at Minnesota, John Christmas set a new career high in goals (7) in one season (previous was 5 in 2008) while Geoff Snider also set a high in goals scored (19) with his four goal evening.
Drew Westervelt, with 30 goals and Bill McGlone, with 18 goals, each need five goals to establish new career highs.
Brandon Miller needs to play 41 minutes to set a career high in minutes played (previous was 865 in 2007).
Next Game
The 2011 season.