Langtry, Denver Ease Past Chicago, 15-11
from press releases
CHICAGO - In a highly anticipated rematch,
the Denver Outlaws breezed by the Chicago Machine, 15-11 today
at Toyota Park in the Windy City.
Coming out like gangbusters in the first quarter, the Outlaws
opened scoring at 4:29, as Matt Brown found the back of the net off
of an assist from Drew Westervelt. Soon to follow were three
more unanswered goals for Denver. Brendan Mundorf fed the ball
to Sean Lindsay, who notched Denver's second goal of the
quarter. Continuing the momentum, Bud Light Game MVP, Josh
Sims, and Brian Langtry both tallied unassisted goals.
After a slow start, the Machine finally found the back of the
net. Twelve minutes into the quarter, Chicago's Steven Brooks
grabbed an unassisted goal. Denver led the Machine 4-1.
Chicago rookie, Kenny Nims, assisted Kevin Leveille to start the
second quarter, pulling the Machine within two. Denver quickly
replied with two more goals. Sims, assisted by Westervelt,
tallied his second goal of the half, and Langtry, assisted by
Lindsay, rocketed a two-pointer past Chicago goalie, Mike
Gabel. Denver now led the Machine 7-2.
Breaking Denver's three-point run, Matt Striebel notched an
unassisted goal with five minutes remaining in the second
quarter. Not to be outdone, Sean Lindsay snagged an unassisted
goal for Denver to close out the half. Both teams headed to
the locker rooms with an 8-3 Denver lead.
To start the second half, last week's Bud Light Game MVP, Max
Seibald, netted his first goal of the game for Denver. Within
a minute, Striebel tallied his second unassisted goal of the
game. With this goal, however, came two penalties on Chicago's
Steve Whittenberg, who was called for an illegal body check and for
unsportsmanlike conduct. Capitalizing on the powerplay,
Denver's Westervelt found the back of the net off of an assist from
Sims.
Three minutes later, the unrelenting Outlaws' attack struck again
with another two-point goal from Langtry. Not giving up yet,
Chicago's Steven Brooks found Jake Deane in front of the net, as
Deane notched a goal for the Machine. To close out the third
quarter, Denver attacker, Brendan Mundorf, found the back of the
net for his first goal of the game and for his 100th career
goal.
Quiet for the first three quarters, Mike Leveille finally found the
back of the net, opening the fourth quarter with an unassisted
goal. In a back-and-forth scoring battle, Josh Sims netted an
unassisted goal for Denver, which was then followed by two Chicago
goals. Once again, Nims found Kevin Leveille in front of the
cage, and younger brother Mike Leveille assisted Deane.
After tallying his 100th career goal, Mundorf decided to add
another one to the books. Mundorf's unassisted goal was
answered with another pair from Chicago. Chazz Woodson scored
the first and the dynamic Leveille duo teamed up for the
second. Chicago had tightened the gap, and the score was
15-10.
With time running out, Terry Kimener tallied what came to be
Chicago's last goal of the game. Despite this final push from
the Machine, time ran out and Denver held on for the win.
As expected, the Leveille brothers, with three points apiece, led
the Machine. Deane (2 G), Striebel (2 G), and Brooks (1 G/1A)
contributed to the attacking end as well. Kenny Nims had a
strong offensive performance, with three assists for the
game. Gabel played the entire game for Chicago and had 12
saves on 25 shots.
Leading the pack for the Outlaws was Game MVP, Josh Sims. Sims
finished the game with a hat trick and an assist. His
supporting cast included Mundorf (2 G/1 A), Langtry (3 G, 2 2-pt
G), Westervelt (1 G/2 A), and Lindsay (2 G/1 A). Between the
pipes, Jesse Schwartzman played 60 minutes and had 17 saves on 28
shots on goal.
