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BUF at SD - Sat. 10pm ET on ESPNews Schedule

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
San Diego
15
New York
14
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL
Las Vegas
11
Panther City
13
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
12
San Diego
13
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Vancouver
9
Calgary
11
WK
3
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
5
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Panther City
9
Las Vegas
3
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Buffalo
11
Toronto
8
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Rochester
14
Albany
13
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Philadelphia
13
Georgia
12
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Halifax
20
New York
11
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Colorado
12
Panther City
9
WK
5
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
Halifax
13
Buffalo
18
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
San Diego
17
Calgary
14
Sat, Dec 31
FINAL
Panther City
9
Saskatchewan
11
WK
6
Fri, Jan 6
FINAL
Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Halifax
14
Albany
11
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Buffalo
18
Georgia
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Toronto
15
New York
7
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Calgary
8
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Vancouver
11
San Diego
16
WK
7
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Albany
11
Halifax
10
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
10
Colorado
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Halifax
8
Toronto
17
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Panther City
12
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Georgia
9
Buffalo
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
San Diego
10
Calgary
14
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Las Vegas
16
Vancouver
19
Sun, Jan 15
FINAL
Rochester
11
New York
8
WK
8
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Buffalo
12
Rochester
15
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
15
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
Toronto
14
Philadelphia
5
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
New York
16
Albany
10
WK
9
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Rochester
7
Halifax
17
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Buffalo
13
Philadelphia
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Buffalo
16
New York
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Las Vegas
10
Saskatchewan
15
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL/OT
Toronto
11
Calgary
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
San Diego
13
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Panther City
20
Vancouver
7
WK
10
Fri, Feb 3
FINAL
Georgia
10
Colorado
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL/OT
Calgary
12
Halifax
11
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
New York
14
Toronto
22
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Albany
5
Philadelphia
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Colorado
8
Las Vegas
13
WK
11
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Toronto
11
Georgia
10
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
13
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Halifax
14
Rochester
16
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Albany
12
New York
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Vancouver
13
Panther City
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Colorado
9
Calgary
13
WK
12
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
9
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
16
San Diego
11
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Georgia
7
Toronto
16
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
Albany
10
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
12
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Colorado
7
Panther City
13
Sun, Feb 19
FINAL
New York
12
Halifax
13
WK
13
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Panther City
12
Colorado
14
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Albany
4
Georgia
20
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
FINAL
Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
FINAL
Toronto
10
Philadelphia
11
WK
15
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL/OT
Halifax
9
Buffalo
10
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL
Calgary
16
Colorado
10
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Albany
6
Toronto
12
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
FINAL
Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
8
Panther City
11
Sun, Mar 19
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
9
Rochester
8
WK
17
Fri, Mar 24
20:30:00
San Diego
Panther City
Sat, Mar 25
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Mar 25
19:00:00
Halifax
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 25
19:30:00
Georgia
New York
Sat, Mar 25
21:30:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sat, Mar 25
22:00:00
Buffalo
San Diego
Sat, Mar 25
22:00:00
Colorado
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 25
22:30:00
Rochester
Las Vegas
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
19:00:00
New York
Georgia
Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Colorado
Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sat, Apr 1
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
Rochester
Philadelphia
WK
19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Albany
WK
22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Halifax
Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
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Gone Fishin’: Bandits Tackle Mammoth, 14-11

Davide DiRuscio earned his first career win in his first-ever start as the Buffalo Bandits (5-5) held off the Colorado Mammoth (4-4) by a score of 14-11 on WNY Heroes night at First Niagara Center in front of 14,669 fans. The back-and-forth game saw eight ties until the Bandits finally pulled away in the fourth quarter.

Adam Jones opened the game’s scoring on a delayed penalty before Alex Kedoh Hill scored two straight goals to give the Bandits a 2-1 lead. In his first game back from a calf injury, John Tavares scored on the power play to extend Buffalo’s lead to two. Drew Westervelt answered for Colorado and Jones added a power play goal to tie the game at three. Derek Suddons scored his first goal of the year to give Buffalo the lead back 4-3 and conclude the first quarter.

Steve Priolo gave Buffalo a 5-3 lead less than two minutes into the second quarter. John Grant, Jr. scored on the power play for Colorado to bring them back within one. Westervelt scored the Mammoth’s fourth goal with the man up to tie the game at five. Ryan Benesch scored his first goal of the game on a cut to the front of the net before Westervelt completed his hat trick to make the score 6-6 and wrap up the first half.

Buffalo struck first at the 12:14 mark of the third quarter with a Jerome Thompson goal. Mitch Wilde scored in transition to restore Buffalo’s two goal lead at 8-6. Grant added his second and third goals of the night to knot up the score at eight. With 6:57 to go in the third quarter, Jones gave the Mammoth their second lead of the night 9-8. Westervelt added another tally to extend Colorado’s lead to 10-8. Benesch, Mark Steenhuis and Kevin Brownell responded for the Bandits before Eli McLaughlin netted a goal and ended the third quarter with the score 11-11.

The fourth quarter saw goals from Benesch, Dhane Smith and Hill. The Bandits held Colorado off the score sheet for a 14-11 win.

The Bandits had struggled to finish games this season and had struggled to put together a strong fourth quarter. The fourth-quarter shutout was a welcome sight for Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley.

“We talked about it going into the fourth quarter,” he said. “We were playing well. We weren’t hoping to win, we knew we were going to win. I didn’t think our defense was very good in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, when it really mattered, coach (Rich) Kilgour grabbed a few guys and told them ‘it’s time to play’ and they did it.”

Cordingley also talked about their gameplan and how well the team stuck to it.

“We wanted to push the ball a lot,” said Cordingley. “We were managing the clock, we didn’t settle for throwing the ball at the net. We got back to the bench quickly on defense, too.”

Colorado goaltender Dillon Ward noticed the pace that Buffalo used in the game.

“I thought some of our turnovers were costly and led to fast breaks for them,” said Ward. “I think they really wanted to push the ball up the floor and they did.”

Four of Colorado’s first six goals came on the power play, but Buffalo got more disciplined as the game went on and kept the floor five-on-five.

“Our offense is pretty lethal. Our power play has been good all year,” added Ward. “Their defense shored up, but I thought our defense played well, too. It’s a game of turnovers and we may have turned the ball over too many times today.”

DiRuscio, an avid fishernman better known in lacrosse circles as “The Big Fish”, got his first NLL start Saturday night because of Anthony Cosmo being placed on the Physically Unable to Perform List with a knee injury. The rookie was excited and had some nerves before his first start, but wound up being a hero for the Bandits.

“I was a little nervous at first,” DiRuscio admitted. “Settled in pretty quickly. In the second half, I felt a lot more comfortable. I found out early in the week that there was a pretty good chance I could start this weekend. I got ready all week.”

DiRuscio stopped 36 of the 47 shots he faced in the win.

Bandits transition player Alex Kedoh Hill continues to impress and put up stats (3+1). He was also selected as the game’s first star. His first two shots found the back of the net and got the Bandits started early.

“Even when I was shooting around before the game, I was excited,” Hill said. “Troy told me I’d have a chance to play more offense today. I’m just going to keep playing hard. My third goal came at a close part of the game. If they would’ve scored, they might have gone on a roll. When we scored, it might have brought them down a couple notches.”

Bandits legend John Tavares (1+3), the league’s all-time leading scorer, returned to the lineup after missing six games. It also was his season debut at home and league-record 300th career game. Mark Steenhuis played his 200th career game for the Bandits while Colorado’s John Grant, Jr. recorded his 700th career assist in the losing effort.

Buffalo returns to action in two weeks when they’ll host the Toronto Rock on March 13th. Colorado hosts the same Toronto team on March 6th.

Three Stars of the Game as selected by the media:

1)  Alex Kedoh Hill
2) Mark Steenhuis
3) David Disruscio

Written by Steve Bermel (@BanditsBeat) for NLL.com. Photo by Bill Wippert.

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