Greer, Lizards Shake Down Cannons in OT
from press releases
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - On a rainy and cold night at
Hofstra University's Shuart Stadium the Long Island Lizards
defeated the Boston Cannnons for the second time this season in
overtime, 14-13. Chris Fiore, the Bud Light Game MVP, scored the
winning goal 21 seconds into overtime.
After three minutes of scoreless play, Boston Cannons' leading
scorer Paul Rabil fired the first goal of the night. Tim
Goettelmann answered right back, starting a three goal run by the
Lizards. Matt Danowski scored his first goal of the night off an
assist from Goettelmann, followed by Fiore's first goal of night.
With only a second left on the clock Boston's Sean Morris scored
the final goal of the quarter making the score 3-2 going into the
second quarter.
The Lizards came out on fire in the second quarter scoring three
goals in three minutes. Peter Vlahakis won the first three faceoffs
to give the Lizards the scoring advantage. Rookie Zack Greer scored
his first of four goals off an assist from Long Island native
Stephen Peyser. In similar fashion, Greer scored again off an
assist from Vlahakis. Fiore scored his second goal of the night
with 12:43 remaining in the quarter. Boston got back on the
scoreboard with a goal from Matt Alrich off an assist from Morris,
making the score 6-3.
Former college teammates, Danowski and Greer, proved why they are
one of the most threatening attack duos in the league. Greer made a
great pass to Danowski, who fired a quick shot past Cannons' goalie
Mike Levin. Goettelmann scored once more for the Lizards to make
the score 8-3 going into half.
Boston came out of the locker room determined to catch up, scoring
three goals including one two-point goal from Kevin Cassese. Kyle
Sweeney had two goals and Morris had his third goal of the night in
the five-minute span. Fiore cut Bostons' momentum scoring his third
goal of the game. Jon Christmas scored back-to-back goals making
the score 10-9 and giving the Cannons their first lead of the
night. A cross-checking penalty was called against Cannons'
defender Jack Reid, giving the Lizards a man-up opportunity. Greer
capitalized on this power play to tie the score at ten going into
the final quarter.
Blake Miller got things rolling for the Lizards, scoring a goal off
an assist from Keith Cromwell. Miller's only goal of the night
brought him one-step closer to the 100-goal mark as a Long Island
Lizard; he is currently four goals away from that milestone. The
next three goals were scored by Boston, including two by
Morris.
With the score at 13-11 in favor of Boston, the Lizards retaliated
and began to chip away at the Cannons lead. Peyser scored a goal
with 1:25 left on the clock, cutting the Cannons lead to one goal.
The dynamic duo shined again as Greer scored a behind the back goal
off a pass from Danowski, tying the game 13-13 with 50 seconds
left. Boston possessed the ball for the final seconds of the game
but were unable to break the Lizards defense sending the game into
overtime.
Vlahakis won the most important faceoff of the night, giving the
Lizards the final possession of the game. With 21 seconds into
overtime, Fiore scored his fourth goal of the game to win it for
the Lizards. The Lizards defense proved to be the best defense in
the league yet again, only allowing three goals in the first half.
Brian Dougherty made 14 saves in the win.
