Ward slams door shut to lead Chiefs in Game 5
Dillon
Ward is making his mark in the Major Series Lacrosse final.
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| Photo by Jesse Thomas, Metroland Media |
For
the second-straight game, the Six Nations Pro-fit Chiefs goalie was a huge
factor, making 38 saves to help his team to am 8-6 win over the Peterborough
Lakers.
"That
third game (a 15-9 loss last Thursday) we really got our asses handed to
us," Ward said in the post-game scrum. "After that we came together
and said 'We're not going out like this.' We had to get back to Chiefs' ball
and you've seen that the last two games."
That
loss put the Lakers up 3-0 in the best-of-seven MSL final. But after a pair of
masterful performances by Ward, it is cut to 3-2.
Cory
Vitarelli got the Lakers off to the start they wanted to close out the series,
scoring two-straight goals.
Late
in the period, Dhane Smith got the Chiefs on the board, giving them a bit of
momentum heading into the second.
That’s
when the Chiefs took over offensively.
Cody
Jamieson, Randy Staats, Dan Dawson and Smith gave the Chiefs a three-goal lead
midway through the second period.
Zach
Currier, Ryan Benesch and Shawn Evans exchanged goals to close out the first 40
minutes.
In
the third period, Austin Staats continues to impress, scoring early, before
Mark Steenhuis, Randy Staats and Vitarelli exchanged goals.
The
series resumes Thursday at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, with Game 6 starting at
8 p.m.
OUT
WEST
In
the Western Lacrosse Association final, the defending Mann Cup champions,
Victoria Shamrocks beat the Maple Ridge Burrards 10-8 Tuesday, to tie their
best-of-seven series 2-2.
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