2001 MLL CHAMPIONS: LONG ISLAND LIZARDS
2001 SEMIFINAL – LONG ISLAND 13, ROCHESTER 12 (OT): Long Island atttackman Paul Gait scored three goals and added an assist as the Lizards advanced to the 2001MLL Championship Game with a 13-12, overtime victory over the Rochester Rattlers at Kennedy Stadium ... Gait scored the game-winning goal off a feed from attackman Casey Powell in the extra session ...Gait was one of two players to score a hat trick in the win as attackman Terry Riordan also scored three goals with an assist in the win for Long Island ... Rochester attackman Ryan Powell led the Rattlers in a losing effort with a game-high four goals while M Cory Kahoun scored three goals with an assist ... Long Island goalkeeper Sal LoCascio earned the win for the Lizards by making 15 saves, while Rochester goalkeeper Brian Dougherty made 10 saves in a losing effort ... The Lizards rebounded from a one-goal deficit at the end of the third quarter by scoring the last three goals of regulation, including a Riordan goal with 1:18 remaining in regulation ... It was the first postseason game in MLL history.
2001 SEMIFINAL – BALTIMORE 12, BOSTON 11: Baltimore goalkeeper Greg Cattrano made 19 saves and held Boston to just four first-half goals as the Bayhawks advanced to the 2001 MLL Championship Game with a 12-11 victory over the Boston Cannons in the second semi-final at Kennedy Stadium ... Eight different Baltimore players scored in the win, including four players who scored two goals each ... Attackman Dan Denihan recorded three assists for the Bayhawks in the win ... Attackmen David Evans and Tucker Radebaugh led the Cannons in a losing effort by scoring three goals each ... Evans also added an assist ... Baltimore jumped out to an 8-4 lead after the first half and never trailed from there to win their first postseason game.
2001 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – LONG ISLAND 15, BALTIMORE 11: Long Island attackman Paul Gait set an MLL postseason record with seven goals and an assist as the Lizards won their first Major League Lacrosse championship with a 15-11 victory over the Baltimore Bayhawks in front of 6,745 at Kennedy Stadium ... Gait scored four of his goals in the first half as Long Island jumped out to an 8-4 lead at the intermission ... Midfielder Gary Gait also added a goal for the Lizards, who avenged a pair of regular season losses to the Bayhawks with the victory ... For the second straight game, four different Bayhawks scored twice to lead the offense while attackman Dan Denihan contributed two assists ...Attackman Tom Marechek scored two goals with two assists in the loss for Baltimore ... Goalkeeper Greg Cattrano, the 2001 Warrior Goalie of the Year, made 16 saves for Baltimore, while Long Island goalkeeper Sal LoCascio made 19 saves for the Lizards.
2002 MLL CHAMPIONS: BALTIMORE BAYHAWKS
2002 SEMIFINAL – LONG ISLAND 19, NE JERSEY 11: Long Island attackman Kenneth Garcia scored three goals and added two assists as the Lizards advanced to the MLL Championship Game for the second straight year with a 19-11 victory over the New Jersey Pride at Hofstra Stadium ... The Lizards jumped out to an 11-3 lead after the first half and cruised to their second straight semi-final win ... The game featured a 90-minute rain delay at half-time when severe thunderstorms entered the Hempstead area ... Long Island’s Stephen Sombrotto scored two goals and added three assists to help in the win ... Attackman David Curry scored two goals, including a two-pointer, to go with an assist for the Pride in the loss ... Goalkeeper Brian Carcaterra made 15 saves in the win for the Lizards, while goalkeeper Steve Koudelka stopped 14 shots in a losing effort for the Pride, who were making their first-ever MLL postseason appearance.
2002 SEMIFINAL – BALTIMORE 15, BOSTON 10: Baltimore goalkeeper Greg Cattrano set a league postseason record with 23 saves as the Bayhawks advanced to the MLL Championship Game for the second straight year with a 15-10 win over the Boston Cannons at Ravens Stadium ... Cattrano made 14 of his 23 saves in the second half as the Bayhawks exploded for 12 goals in the first half and never trailed in the game ... Nine different players scored in the win for Baltimore, including five players with two goals each ... Midfielder Paul Cantabene led the offense with two goals and an assist, while also winning 14 of 24 face-offs for Baltimore ... Midfielders Brian Silcott, Steve Dusseau and Mike Regan scored two goals for Boston ... One of Regan’s goals was a two-pointer ... The Bayhawks were held to just 39 shots in the win.
2002 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – BALTIMORE 21, LONG ISLAND 13: Baltimore attackman Mark Millon scored five goals and added two assists as the Bayhawks won their first MLL title with a convincing 21-13 win over the Long Island Lizards in a rematch of the 2001 MLL Championship Game at Crew Stadium ... Millon, who was named the Bud Light MVP, recovered from his one-goal, one-assist performance in a semifinal win over Boston with five goals on just six shots ... Attackman John Blatchley scored one goal and added a postseason-record five assists for the Bayhawks ... Midfielder Gary Gait scored two goals and added four assists for Baltimore ... Midfielder Casey Powell scored one goal with four assists in a losing effort for the Lizards, who had swept the regular season series against Baltimore ... Baltimore goalkeeper Greg Cattrano eclipsed his postseason record by making 25 saves in the win, while Long Island goalkeeper Brian Carcaterra made 13 saves in 45 minutes before Nick Murtha entered in the fourth quarter.
2003 MLL CHAMPIONS: LONG ISLAND LIZARDS
2003 SEMIFINAL – BALTIMORE 15, NEW JERSEY 13: Baltimore attackman Tom Marechek scored three goals, including the game-winner with 36 seconds left in regulation, to lead the Bayhawks to their third straight MLL Championship Game appearance with a 15-13 win over the New Jersey Pride at Villanova Stadium ... The defending MLL champions improved to 4-1 all-time in postseason games ... Marechek was one of four players to score multiple goals for the Bayhawks, who outscored New Jersey by a 6-3 margin in the final quarter to earn the win ... Midfielder Paul Cantabene won 21 of 29 face-offs for the Bayhawks in the win, while goalkeeper Greg Cattrano made 21 saves ... Greg Traynor scored four goals with an assist for the Pride in a losing effort, while midfielder A.J. Shannon and attackman Scott Urick added three goals each ... Goalkeeper Trevor Tierney made 19 saves for New Jersey.
2003 SEMIFINAL – LONG ISLAND 20, BOSTON 14: Long Island attackman Tim Goettelmann scored five goals and added an assist as the Lizards advanced to the New Balance MLL Championship Game with a 20-14 win over the Boston Cannons in the semifinals at Villanova Stadium ... Goettelmann scored two of his goals in the second half as the Lizards jumped out to a 13-8 half-time advantage and held on for the victory over their division rivals ... Attackman Greg McCavera scored three goals for the Lizards, while midfielder A.J. Haugen and attackman Kevin Lowe added three assists in the win ... Goalkeeper Brian Dougherty made 18 saves in earning his first career postseason win while rookie goalkeeper Chris Garrity stopped 17 shots in a losing effort for the Cannons.
2003 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – LONG ISLAND 15, BALTIMORE 14 (OT): Long Island attackman Kevin Lowe scored the game-winning goal just 22 seconds into overtime as the Lizards win their second MLL title with a 15-14 win over the Baltimore Bayhawks in the New Balance MLL Championship Game at Villanova Stadium ... Lowe, who was named as the league’s Sportsman of the Year, scored four goals with an assist en route to being named as the Bud Light MVP ... Lowe took a feed from midfielder Jay Jalbert and scored past goalkeeper Greg Cattrano for the victory ... Jalbert scored three goals to go with an assisted while midfielder A.J. Haugen also scored three times with an assist ... Baltimore midfielder Gary Gait scored six goals with an assist while midfielder Josh Sims added three goals in a losing effort for Baltimore, which was making its third straight Championship Game appearance ... The Bayhawks outshot the Lizards by a 56-50 margin ... Goalkeeper Brian Dougherty set a league postseason record by making 28 saves in the win, while Baltimore goalkeeper Greg Cattrano stopped 17 shots for the Bayhawks.
2004 MLL CHAMPIONS: PHILADELPHIA BARRAGE
2004 SEMIFINAL – PHILADELPHIA 18, ROCHESTER 17 (OT): Philadelphia attackman Keith Cromwell scored the game-winning with 7:05 remaining in overtime as the Barrage won their first-ever MLL postseason game with an 18-17 victory over the Rochester Rattlers at Nickerson Field ... It was just the third overtime game in MLL postseason history ... Cromwell ended the game with three goals and was one of four Philadelphia players to record hat tricks ... Midfielder Blake Miller, the Offensive Player of the Year, scored three goals and three assists in the win for Philadelphia ... Midfielder Sean Lindsay scored four goals and two assists in a losing effort for Rochester ... Goalkeeper Greg Cattrano improved to 5-2 all-time in postseason play with a 14-save effort while rookie netminder Tillman Johnson made 23 saves for the Rattlers ... The game featured a lengthy rain delay and marked the second time a postseason game has been stopped due to rain ... Philadelphia extended its win streak to six straight games with the victory over Rochester after a 2-5 start to the season.
2004 SEMIFINAL – BOSTON 24, BALTIMORE 16: Boston midfielder Mike Battista scored three goals, including a pair of two-pointers, as the Cannons exploded for 17 points in the first half en route to a 24-16 win over the Baltimore Bayhawks in the MLL semifinals at Nickerson Field ... The win was the Cannons’ first-ever win in postseason history while the loss marks the first time Baltimore fails to reach the MLL Championship Game for the first time in team history ... The Cannons used an 8-0 run at the end of the first half to secure the win ... Midfielders Kevin Leveille and Chris Rotelli each scored four goals to aid in the win for Boston, while attackman Michael Watson scored three goals and added two assists ... Midfielder Jeff Sonke led the Bayhawks with a three-goal effort, including a two-pointer ... Battista became the first player in league history to record more than one two-point goal in a postseason game ... Midfielder Paul Cantabene won 20 of 39 face-offs in a losing effort for Baltimore ... The Cannons held a commanding 63-51 advantage in shots.
2004 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – PHILADELPHIA 13, BOSTON 11: Philadelphia goalkeeper Greg Cattrano made 19 saves en route to Bud Light MVP honors as the Barrage won their first MLL title with a 13-11 victory over the Boston Cannons at Nickerson Field ... The attendance of 8,279 set a league postseason record ... Cattrano became the first player in MLL history to appear in all four championship games and improved to 6-2 all-time in postseason games ...Midfielder Roy Colsey led the Philadelphia offense with a four-goal effort, while midfielder Doug Shanahan added two goals and won 15 of 23 face-offs ... Midfielder Steve Dusseau scored three goals to lead the Cannons in a losing effort, while attackman David Evans scored a goal and added three assists ... Midfielder Mike Battista scored a two-point goal to go with an assist for the Cannons, who outshot the Barrage by a 52-47 margin ... Philadelphia had a 56-43 advantage in ground balls in the win.
2005 MLL CHAMPIONS: BALTIMORE BAYHAWKS
2005 SEMIFINAL – BALTIMORE 20, ROCHESTER 13: Baltimore attackman Tom Marechek scored five goals and added a pair of assists to lead the Bayhawks to the New Balance MLL Championship Game for the fourth time in five years with a 20-13 victory over the Rochester Rattlers … Marechek was one of three players in the game to score five goals and one of two Baltimore players to reach the mark … Attackman Gary Gait tallied five goals while former Bayhawk and current Rochester attackman Andrew “Buggs” Combs recorded a postseason career-high five goals … Attackman Mikey Powell and midfielder Josh Sims each scored three goals for the Bayhawks in the win, while Rochester midfielder A.J. Shannon tallied three goals in a losing effort …Baltimore midfielder Paul Cantabene set an MLL postseason record by winning 24 of 36 face-offs.
2005 SEMIFINAL – LONG ISLAND 19, BOSTON 14: Long Island midfielder Stephen Berger scored a game-high five goals and added an assist as the Lizards advanced to the New Balance MLL Championship Game for the fourth time in five years with a 19-14 win over the American Division champion Boston Cannons … Berger scored two of his five goals during a key third quarter run as the Lizards outscored the Cannons by a 6-1 margin to turn a 10-9 deficit into a four-goal lead … Midfielder Blake Miller also scored three of his four goals during the spurt … Midfielder Jay Jalbert and attackman Tim Goettelmann each scored three goals along with an assist in the win for Long Island, while attackman Chris Massey added a pair of goals with an assist … Attackman Conor Gill led the Cannons in the loss with a threegoal, three-assist effort while attackman Kevin Leveille and midfielder Chris Fiore also scored three goals each …Goalkeeper Greg Cattrano made 18 saves in the win for Long Island, including 11 in the first half.
2005 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – BALTIMORE 15, LONG ISLAND 9: Baltimore attackman Gary Gait scored a game-high six goals en route to Bud Light Postseason MVP honors as the Bayhawks completed the most successful season in MLL history with a 15-9 victory over the Long Island Lizards in the New Balance MLL Championship Game at Nickerson Field… With 11 goals in two games, Gait upped his career postseason total to 27 goals in nine games … Attackman Mikey Powell added a three-goal effort for the Bayhawks while midfielder Paul Cantabene won 20 of 26 face-offs … Three players each scored two goals in a losing effort for Long Island while midfielder Stephen Berger tallied a goal with an assist … Goalkeeper Greg Cattrano made 17 saves for the Lizards, who were the first number four seed to reach the title game … The nine points scored by the Lizards set a postseason record for fewest points in a single game … The 24 combined points were just one shy of matching the record set by Baltimore and Boston in the 2001 semi-finals.
2006 MLL CHAMPIONS: PHILADELPHIA BARRAGE
2006 SEMIFINAL – DENVER 23, SAN FRANCISCO 14: Led by six goals and an assist from attackman Brendan Mundorf, the Denver Outlaws advanced to their first MLL championship game with a 23-14 victory over the San Francisco Dragons … The Outlaws used a nine-point second quarter effort to secure the victory … Mundorf was named as the Bud Light MVP with his seven-point effort while attackman Jeff Zywicki added four goals with an assist …Midfielder Brian Langtry scored a goal with four assists … Goalkeeper Trevor Tierney, who led Baltimore to the 2005 title, made 12 saves in the victory … Attackman Brad Reppert scored four goals with an assist for the Dragons in a losing effort while attackman Ryan Powell scored a goal with two assists.
2006 SEMIFINAL – PHILADELPHIA 17, BOSTON 12: Midfielder Matt Striebel scored five goals and added an assist as the Philadelphia Barrage improved to 3-0 all-time in postseason play with a 17-12 victory over the Boston Cannons in the semi-finals at Home Depot Center … Striebel was one of two Philadelphia players to record a hat trick as midfielder Roy Colsey added four goals with an assist … Attackmen Michael Springer and Ryan Boyle each posted a two-goal, oneassist effort … Midfielder Paul Cantabene won 15 of 27 face-offs for Philadelphia in the victory … Midfielder Chris Fiore led the Cannons in the loss with a pair of two-point goals and an assist while rookie midfielder Matt Poskay contributed two goals with two assists.
2006 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – PHILADELPHIA 23, DENVER 12: Midfielder Roy Colsey set a Major League Lacrosse postseason record with ten points to lead the Philadelphia Barrage to their second MLL title with a 23-12 victory over the Denver Outlaws at the Home Depot Center … Colsey scored six goals, including a pair of two-point markers, and added two assists … Midfielder Paul Cantabene, who won his third MLL title and first championship with the Barrage, won a postseason-record 27 of 36 face-offs while adding a goal and seven ground balls … Midfielder Matt Striebel added four goals, including a two-pointer, with four assists … Attackman Ryan Boyle contributed four assists for the Barrage …Attackman Brendan Mundorf posted a three-goal, one-assist effort in a losing effort for Denver while midfielders Mike Law and Brian Langtry scored two goals with two assists.
2007 MLL CHAMPIONS: PHILADELPHIA BARRAGE
2007 SEMIFINAL – PHILADELPHIA 13, DENVER 12 (OT): Midfielder Roy Colsey scored the game-winning goal just 51 seconds into overtime to lead the defending MLL champion Philadelphia Barrage to a 13-12 come-from-behind victory over the Denver Outlaws in the semi-finals at PAETEC Park … Colsey, who was named as the Bud Light MVP, scored his fourth goal of the game with an unassisted marker to give Philadelphia its fifth straight postseason victory … The Barrage overcame a three-goal deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to earn the win …Midfielders Seth Goldberg and Matt Striebel added two goals with an assist for the Barrage while goalkeeper Brian Dougherty tallied 14 saves … Denver was led by Brendan Mundorf and Matt Brown, who each scored three goals with an assist.
2007 SEMIFINAL – LOS ANGELES 15, ROCHESTER 14: Attackman Chazz Woodson scored a game-high four goals to lead the Los Angeles Riptide to a 15-14 victory over the Rochester Rattlers in the second semi-final at PAETEC Park … With the win, the Riptide become the second Western Conference team to reach the MLL Championship Game …Woodson was named as the Bud Light MVP for his four-goal effort while attackman Terry Riordan and midfielder Graham Gill each added three goals … Midfielder Pat Dutton led Rochester with three goals in a losing effort while three other players each scored twice … Goalkeeper Mike Levin made 10 saves for the Rattlers, who remain winless in their postseason history.
2007 CHAMPIONSHIP – PHILADELPHIA 16, LOS ANGELES 13: Midfielder Matt Striebel scored three goals, including the eventual game-winning goal with 5:42 left in the fourth quarter, and added three assists as the Philadelphia Barrage became the first team in MLL history to win back-to-back championships with a 16-13 victory over the Los Angeles Riptide in the NB ZIP MLL Championship Game … With the victory, the Barrage became the first team in league history to win three league titles … Philadelphia also won the MLL title during the 2004 and 2006 seasons … Striebel was named as the Bud Light MVP after scoring five goals with four assists in the postseason … He also had two goals with an assist against Denver in the semi-finals … Midfielder Seth Goldberg had four goals in the victory while midfielder Andy Corno won 17 of 29 face-offs … Greg Downing led the Riptide with three goals and an assist.
2008 MLL CHAMPIONS: ROCHESTER RATTLERS
2008 SEMIFINAL – ROCHESTER 16, PHILADELPHIA 15 (OT): Attackman Casey Powell scored the game-winning goal 45 seconds into overtime as the Rochester Rattlers defeated the two-time defending MLL champion Philadelphia Barrage 16-15 … With the win, the Rattlers claimed their first-ever playoff win for a chance at a championship title … The game also marked the first time that the Barrage had ever lost a playoff game after six wins … Midfielder Roy Colsey led the Barrage in a losing effort with three goals and three assists … Philadelphia attackman Ryan Boyle added two goals and three assists while goalkeeper Brian Dougherty made 16 saves … Joe Walters led the Rattlers in the victory with four goals and three assists as midfielder Colin Doyle added two goals and two assists.
2008 SEMIFINAL – DENVER 13, LOS ANGELES 12: Denver midfielder Jeff Sonke led the Outlaws to at 13-12 victory over the Los Angeles Riptide with the four final goals of the game including the two-point game-winner with 3:37 remaining … With the win, the Outlaws advance to the Championship game for the second time in three years … Sonke was later named Bud Light MVP ... Riptide rookie Kevin Huntley offered an strong performance in the loss with three goals while attackman Chazz Woodson tallied two goals and an assist on the day … Midfielder Ryan Powell added three goals and an assist for the Outlaws as goalkeeper Jesse Schwartzman anchored the defensive effort with 15 saves including 11 in the first half.
2008 CHAMPIONSHIP -- ROCHESTER 16, DENVER 6:Midfielder Joe Walters scored two goals and added two assists after an impressive weekend of play as the Rochester Rattlers clinched their first ever MLL title with the 16-6 victory over the Denver Outlaws … With the win, Rochester became the first city to win a lacrosse championship in three different leagues … The 2008 NB ZIP MLL Championship game also marked the first time the Rattlers faced the Outlaws in postseason play …Walters was named the Bud Light Championship Weekend MVP for his 11-point performance in the two games over the weekend… Goalie Brett Queener made 10 saves and posted an assist in the victory while three-time Warrior Offensive Player of the Year and two-time Bud Light MLL MVP John Grant Jr. added four goals and an assist on the day … Attackman Jeff Zwicki led the Rattlers in the final victory with six goals, including four in the second half when the Rattlers outscored the Outlaws 10-1.
2009 MLL CHAMPIONS: TORONTO NATIONALS
2009 SEMIFINAL -- DENVER 11, BOSTON 10: Midfielder Josh Sims was the player of the game, leading the Denver Outlaws by scoring three back to back goals in the final period of the game, giving the Outlaws a chance to pull ahead of the Cannons… Before this, the Cannons led the Outlaws throughout almost the entire game with the help of Ryan Boyle and rookie Brandon Corp contributing to an early lead of 5-2…Paul Rabil also had a goal and assist for the Cannons… The game was a close one, with goalies Kip Turner (BOS) and Jesse Schwartzman (DEN) having a combined total of forty one saves on the day (Turner with 23 and Schwartzman with 18)… Matt Alrich of the Cannons, who already had one diving goal on the game made a last minute attempt to bring the Cannons to victory, but his goal assisted by Sean Morris that put them within one point of the Outlaws was not enough, and the Outlaws moved on to the championship game.
2009 SEMIFINAL -- TORONTO 14, LONG ISLAND 13: The game between the Toronto Nationals and Long Island Lizards was a stormy one to say the least, with a 30 minute delay due to inclement weather and intense scoring…Player of the game Joe Walters began the scoring for the Nationals and ended the game with three goals… Geoff Snider also helped his team by winning each face off for Toronto in the first quarter and going 17 for 30 the entire game…The final minutes of the first half were powerful with the score at 6-2 with Long Island in the lead… Toronto rookie Brad Ross hit a two point sniper to help his team reach within one point of the Lizards...The half ended with Long Island still up 9-6 with Sean Lindsey, Matt Nash, and Keith Cromwell scoring on Doc Schneider who played the whole game for the Nationals…The second half went back and forth between the two teams, but the deciding factor occurred when a shot from Toronto’s Merrick Thomson went off the stick of Long Island goalie Brian Dougherty and into the goal, making the score 14-13, and leading the Nationals to face the Outlaws in the championship game.
2009 CHAMPIONSHIP -- TORONTO 10, DENVER 9: Being the newest team in the league, the Toronto Nationals proved themselves by defeating the favored Denver Outlaws in an exhilarating championship game…Other than a four goal streak by Denver early on in the game, the scoring between the two teams was very close knit…Nick O’Hara began the scoring for the nationals within the first minute of the game, with Outlaw’s Josh Sims answering back with a goal of his own…John Grant Jr. had an outstanding behind the back shot that once again put the Nationals in the lead…The teams continued to prove their resilience by picking up a combined twenty ground balls in just the first quarter…The first half ended with a score of 5-4, but the real excitement began when Nationals star goalie Brett Queener, who leads the league in save percentages, returned for his first appearance of the weekend after breaking his hand during warm ups for the semi final game…Queener finished off the game with 11 saves, rookie goalie Doc Schneider who played in the first half had 12 saves…Bud Light MVP Merrick Thomson began the second half by scoring for the Nationals, only to have his goal answered by Jeff Snoke and Mike Ward of the Outlaws scoring a goal apiece… After leaving the game for a minor knee injury, John Grant Jr. returned and scored the first goal of the last quarter for the Nationals which tied the game again... The back and forth action continued with Josh Sims scoring again for the Outlaws and Shawn Williams making it a tie game again for the Nationals with a goal of his own…With 45 seconds to play and the intensity at an all time high, Williams scored his second goal of the game, leading the Nationals to win their first championship to go along with their first season of play.
