No one expected to see any sweeps this
year in the Major Series Lacrosse playoffs. Now we know for sure
there won't be any in the semifinals.
One night after the Oakville Rock
evened their best of seven series against Peterborough at 1-1 with a
12-9 win fuelled by seven goals in transition, the Six Nations Chiefs
got the other semi to 1-1 as well with a 9-4 win over the Brooklin
Redmen on Saturday.
The second period was the difference in
Six Nations. After a 3-3 opening frame, the Chiefs blanked Brooklin
5-0 over the middle 20 minutes. Each team scored only once in the
third. Oddly enough, those third-period goals came just 27 seconds
apart.
Craig Point sat out Game 1 for
the Chiefs. Despite an offence loaded with big names and big talent,
Six Nations had trouble scoring in that game, falling 6-4. Point
helped rectify that issue with 3 goals Saturday. Rookie Austin
Shanks answered Point with a hat trick of his own for the Redmen.
Shanks and Mark Matthews scored
power play goals for Brooklin but the Chiefs were much more dangerous
with the extra man. Ryan Benesch, Cody Jamieson and
Point all scored power play markers and Point's third-period goal
came with Dillon Ward pulled for an extra attacker.
Both semis get back in action Monday
night. Six Nations travels to Brooklin and Peterborough is in
Oakville for their respective Games 3.
