OUTLAWS SLAY DRAGONS, IMPROVE TO 2-0

Denver Outlaws 15 at San Francisco Dragons 11
May 28, 2006
Kezar Stadium

San Francisco – The Denver Outlaws used a pair of two-point goals by Jeff Sonke and 14 saves by Trevor Tierney to coast to a 15-11 win over the San Francisco Dragons at Kezar Stadium.

Both of the two point goals came in man-up situations, as Denver spoiled San Francisco’s first-ever game. Offensively, the Outlaws were paced by Sonke’s five points (2-1—5) and Matt Brown’s four points (3-1—4). Denver also got two scores from Mike Law, Kyle Barrie and Hunter Lochte while Brian Langtry and Matt Rewkowski each notched one.

In the first quarter, the team split eight points as the teams traded scores. Denver capped the frame with Sonke’s first tally during a man-up situation to even the score 4-4.

The teams remained within one of each other, until Denver went on a six-goal run late in the second quarter to open a 11-6 advantage into halftime. Lochte popped in his second goal of the game despite San Francisco netminder Alex Cade doing a split in an effort to make the save. Sonke recorded his second two-pointer of the contest with eight seconds remaining in the half on a man-up opportunity.

The Outlaws were held scoreless in the third quarter, but clung to a one-point edge heading into the final frame.

Denver wasted no time in the fourth quarter asserting itself as Barrie tickled the twine 13 seconds into the final frame for a two-goal advantage. Lou Braun, who shared the afternoon’s faceoff duties with Chris Cercy, assisted on Barrie’s low shot. After Law’s tally made the score 13-10, Barrie recorded his second of the quarter when he spun backwards and fired a backwards shot that beat Cade for a 14-10 lead.

San Francisco crept with in three when Taylor Simmers scored midway through the final quarter.

The Outlaws regained their four-point cushion when Brian Langtry found the back of the net with 4:04 remaining to provide the final margin.

Denver will put its perfect 2-0 record on the line on Saturday when the Baltimore Bayhawks, the MLL’s defending champions, pay their first visit to INVESCO Field at Mile High at 7:30 p.m.

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