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| Two Black Wolves scored hat-tricks, and New England earned its first win of the 2017 season, 13-12, over Rochester. (Photo by Bill Harper) |
Throughout the contest, the teams traded the lead—neither team held and advantage of more than two goals. Indeed, Buffalo trailed by two, 12-10, with less than five minutes left in the match, but the Bandits’ Craig England and David Brock each found the net late in the contest to tie the score. And that set the stage for Crowley’s heroics.
“He's an offensive force,” said New England head coach Glenn Clark. “You see what he does in shutting down transition and how he can play defense, He creates loose balls and turnovers. He's such a complete player and he can score big goals.”
In addition to his four goals, Crowley added four assists to his stat line. Sean Evans, the team’s leader, also had a hat-trick and also contributed five helpers. Ex-Bandits Jay Thorimbert (two goals, two assists) and Chad Culp, who won 20 of 29 faceoffs, assisted in the Black Wolves’ winning effort.
“I would have liked a little more of a cushion, but from a fan's perspective, what else do you want?” said Clark. “It’s good for the team; good for the product. This is what we expect. This is the NLL. It’s a razor's edge in terms of victories and losses.”
With the win, New England improves to 1-3, while Buffalo falls to 1-3. Next up for the Black Wolves will be the 2-2 Rochester Knighthawks on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office. Rochester stopped New England, 15-8, in the season opener for both teams. Friday night’s game will start at 7:30 p.m.
—With Staff Reports
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