Syracuse 12 @ Albany 13 2OT
The Syracuse Smash (0-4) don't win on the road. They've been playing for 2 1/2 years, and it hasn't happened yet. Never have they been closer than last night, where the host Albany Attack (2-3) had to go to double overtime to beat the Smash in front of 6,402 fans at the Pepsi Arena. Josh Sanderson was the game MVP for Albany, with 5 goals and 3 assists, including an assist on the game winner. Del Halladay led the Smash with 5 points. The game alos marked Paul Gait's last game with the Smash, as he was traded to Pittsburgh after the game.
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Rochester 10 @ Toronto 11
Toronto (4-1) jumped out to an early 6-2 first quarter lead, then had to hold on for a 11-10 win as a Rochester (3-2) rally fell short when Game MVP Chris Gill scored with 3:33 remaining in the game. This marks the fourth consectutive game that the Rock have failed to score 12 goals, but amazingly they are 3-1 in those games. Gill led the Rock with 5 points (4G,A) and John Grant led the Hawks with 4 points (3G,A). 13,646 saw the Rock's 10th straight win at MLG.
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Usually, the Saints (2-4) defend their home turf fericously, losing on rarely to the best teams in the NLL at Nassau Coliseum. This year, they have already dropped 2 games, one by 11 to Pittsburgh and tonight by 6 to Philadelphia (4-1). The tremendous play of Dallas Eliuk, Game MVP, never let the Saints get any closer than 9-7. The Wings were led offensively by Kevin Finneran (3G, 5A). The Saints were led by Colsey and Panetta, each with 5 points. A crowd of only 5,618 was there to see it.
The Pittsburgh Crossefire (3-3) came through on their guaranteed win promises, taking a 14-6 lead, then holding on for dear life for a 17-14 win over Buffalo (2-2) in front of 5,218 fans in the Mellon Arena. The game marked the successful debut of Paul Gait in a Crossefire uniform, who scored his 300th goal and 500th point of his amazing career. Paul earned Game MVP honors with 3 goals and 3 assists, while twin brother Gary led the Fire with 2 goals and 7 assists. The Bandits were led by John Tavares with 4 goals and 4 assists.
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| 2000 season | vs opp | vs opp at site | ||||
| Team | W | L | W | GF | W | GF |
| New York Saints | 2 | 4 | 4 | 82 | 1 | 32 |
| Syracuse Smash | 0 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 33 |
For the Syracuse Smash (0-5), it seemed to be business as usual. They fell behind the New York Saints (3-4) 5-1 after the first quarter. However, even lacking superstar Paul Gait who was traded to Pittsburgh, the Smash rallied to trail only 7-6 at the half and to tie it at 12 by the end of 3. Their rally fell just short, however, when New York outscored Syracuse 3-1 in the 4th to take a 15-13 win.
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