June 25, 2010
Cannons to face Lizards on Saturday
by PR Wire Report/
The Boston Cannons are 4-2 and sit in first place in the Major League Lacrosse standings as they prepare to face the Long Island Lizards (2-4) on Saturday (7 p.m.) at Harvard Stadium.
The game will be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet New England.
The Cannons will be seeking a measure of revenge against the Lizards after dropping a 13-11 decision on Long Island in Week 3.
In that game Matt Poskay scored four goals to lead the Cannons but Boston’s comeback attempt fell short.
Boston has now dropped four straight games against Long Island.
The Cannons are 3-0 at Harvard Stadium this year and earned their first road win of the season last week with a 19-11 win over the Chicago Machine in a game played in Virginia.
Goalkeeper Kip Turner was the star for Boston, making 21 saves. For his efforts, Turner was named MLL Defensive Player of the Week.
Justin Smith paced Boston’s offense with a hat trick as 10 Cannons scored goals.
Three Cannons players were named to the MLL All-Star team recently. Poskay, Kevin Buchanan and Chris Eck were selected to play against Team USAin the All-Star Game, which will be held July 8 at Harvard Stadium.
Cannons on the Team USA roster include defender Kyle Sweeney, attack Ryan Boyle, defender Ryan McClay and midfielder Paul Rabil.
Poskay currently leads MLL in goals (23) and points (28) and has moved into second place on the team’s all-time goal-scoring list with 118. He needs 16 goals to move past David Evans as the top goal scorer in team history.
