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

Buffalo wins 14-11, now tied for first in the East

The Buffalo Bandits (8-7) will finish the 2017-2018 regular season 3-0 against the New England Black Wolves (6-8) winning 14-11 in front of 13,709 at the KeyBank Center on Saturday night. The win was crucial for Buffalo in the East Division playoff race, allowing the Bandits to keep pace with the Rochester Knighthawks and putting them a half-game ahead of the Toronto Rock and Georgia Swarm.

 

“We’ll take a win here. We found a way. Every time they went on a run, we answered,” said Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley. “Every win in this league is satisfying, we earned it tonight. We knew they’d have a higher compete level but we picked it up when we needed to.”

 

The Bandits got off to a very strong start, building a 5-0 lead on goals from Dhane Smith, Chase Fraser, Josh Byrne, Shawn Evans and Fraser again. Kevin Crowley answered with two goals for the Black Wolves and the first quarter ended with Buffalo leading 5-2.

Buffalo has been notorious for slow starts and playing from behind this season, so the strong start was a welcome sight.

”We don’t want to be chasing and playing risky lacrosse,” noted Cordingley about the big lead early. “We want to play tight defense and make sure we’re the leaders in the game.”

 

After a goal for New England by Adam Bomberry, Vaughn Harris answered for Buffalo. Nick Chaykowsky scored in transition, but Jordan Durston found the net on a Bandits power play. A three goal run, sparked by power play goals by Crowley and Callum Crawford, followed by another goal by Crowley tied the game at seven and Buffalo’s lead evaporated. Byrne scored again for Buffalo and gave them an 8-7 edge at the half.

 

Over half of the wide open third quarter passed without a goal or penalty, but Fraser scored his third goal of the game for Buffalo at the 6:59 mark. His hat trick goal was the only tally of the entire quarter and the Bandits took a 9-7 lead into the final frame.

 

The fourth quarter was quite the opposite of the third, as nine goals were split between the teams. Crowley scored his fifth goal of the game before Kyle Buchanan tied the game again, this time at nine. But Buffalo refused to allow the Black Wolves to ever have the lead. Byrne and Mitch Jones restored the Bandits two goal lead. Reilly O’Connor notched a goal but Byrne answered right back. Buchanan tried to give the Wolves one last push, but Jones and Durston put the icing on the cake with late goals and gave Buffalo a 14-11 win.

 

The game seemed to be particularly full of emotion with playoff positioning at stake. Both the players and coaches could feel the intensity during the tightly contested battle.

 

“We’re in a playoff spot right now in the East, but we play two of the teams that are trying to get a playoff spot,” said Cordingley. “These are the playoffs for us, we’ve got to show our character.”

 

“That one was a must win for us, we knew they were going to come out firing and they did,” said Byrne who racked up four goals, two assists and first star honors. “After that four game losing streak, we were kind of down in the dumps, but when it starts going our way again, the emotions come out a bit more.”

 

Bandits forward Craig England missed the game with an eye injury and has had surgery to repair a partially torn retina. In his absence, rookie draft pick Chase Fraser slotted back into the lineup and scored a hat trick.

 

“I’m happy he got his chance to get back in,” said Byrne. “He’s probably the most athletic kid I’ve seen in my life. He just finds a way to the net and put some in tonight.”

 

Fraser was also happy to play again.

 

“I had a day today. I was feeling it. The whole team played well, not just me,” said Fraser. “We shared the ball well. The offense was clicking and I’m glad I was a part of it.”

 

The loss was the fourth straight for New England. Despite their efforts to come back on Saturday, they came up short.

”We’ve got to come better ready to play, otherwise we face the pressure of fighting the uphill battle,” said Wolves assistant coach Tracey Kelusky. “Credit to Buffalo for getting goals back right away after we scored, but we made a lot of little mental mistakes. We also can’t go 15 minutes without scoring like we did in the third quarter.”

 

Even with the loss and finding themselves in last place, the East Division playoff hunt is far from over for the Black Wolves. With four games left, two of which come against East opponents, Kelusky isn’t counting his team out.

 

“Our fate’s in our own hands, we understand that,” he said. “We’re on a down skid right now, but we believe in our group and we can be as good as anybody.”

 

New England returns to action when they host the Calgary Roughnecks on Sunday, April 8 at 2:00P.M. EST. The Bandits will travel to Calgary after a bye week when they’ll play the Roughnecks on April 14 at 9:00P.M. EST.

Three Stars of the Game as Selected by the Media:

1 – Josh Byrne (4+2)
2 – Kevin Crowley (5+0)

3 – Shawn Evans (1+6)

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