Minnesota Swarm (3-2 H 2-1 A 1-1)

Buffalo Bandits (3-2 H 2-0 A 1-2)

Swarm Get Swindled by Bandits

Friday, February 4, 2011
Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 15, 001

Notes

• First Quarter
  • Patty denies Tavares to start.
  • Tavares scores top center off pick. Bandits 1-0
  • 9:49 in 1st. Swarm 0 bandits 1
  • Lots of illegal picks called for both teams already. Looks like some extra emphasis from the refs.
  • Aaron Wilson picks up the garbage around the net and scores. SWARM 1-1
  • Culp scores on pick and roll from Tavares. bandits 2-1
  • Corbeil picks up Lb off shot as shot clock expires and scores on Patty. bandits 3-1
  • Thenhaus with a rocket top right past Patty. bandits 4-1
  • Cinosky leads break and finds Benesch off the bench for the goal. SWARM 2-4
  • Swarm PP after the TV Timeout. 3:03 in the 1st - SWARM 2 bandits 4
  • Corbeil leads break and scores SH. bandits 5-2
  • Rory Smith and Brandon Francis off the face off start to fight. Draw maybe Smith advantage.
  • Pollock and Purves go at it in front of the net. Down to ground fast. Advantage Purves
  • Why is Polly wasting his time instigating a fight with a rookie?
  • End of 1st quarter - SWARM 2 bandits 5
• Second Quarter
  • Looks like the goal for Benesch is being credited to Suitor per NLL.com. If so, it is Suitor's first ever in the NLL. Will have to watch the replay later to check.
  • Thompson denies Benesch point blank on the crease.
  • Suitor to the box for holding. Bandits PP
  • Watt denied on SH break by Thompson
  • Tavares goal waived off as Bandit in the crease. Buffalo throws challenge flag
  • looks like Culp in the crease. Challenge denied. No goal.
  • Culp kills again with cross crease pass from Steenhuis. bandits 6-2
  • 9:42 left in 2nd quarter- SWARM 2 bandits 6
  • Culp gets hat trick on pick and roll. bandits 7-2
  • Croswell in - Patterson out
  • Tyler Hass to box for unsportsmanlike. bandits pp
  • Swarm kill PP. Tavares goes to box for slashing on Hass. Swarm PP
  • Giles with PP goal top center. SWARM 3-7
  • We got a one goal run on. No stopping us now for now.
  • 3:46 left in 2nd quarter - SWARM 3 bandits 7
  • Polly with his first goal of the year getting by a defender and shooting. SWARM 4-7
  • Vyse answers off face off from Thorimbert. bandits 8-4
  • Suitor goes with Irving at the middle of the floor. Irving gets Suitor off balance. Edge to Irving early then Suitor gets a good one in.
  • Thompson with late big save on Benesch
  • Halftime - SWARM 4 bandits 8
  • bandits d is not letting up. All over the lanes for the Swarm giving very little room.
• Third Quarter
  • Croswell still in net to start 2nd half
  • Horrific open floor pass by Pollock intercepted by former Swarm Jon Harasym who scores on the breakaway. bandits 9-4
  • Cinosky leads the break back and finds Morgan off the bench in front of the crease between Thompson's legs. SWARM 5-9
  • Campeau gets own rebound gets behind net and finds Benesch all alone for the goal. SWARM 6-9
  • Smith mugs Kelusky to the net. bandits PP
  • Just under nine to go in the third - SWARM 6 bandits 9
  • Steenhuis easy goal on the PP in front of crease. bandits 10-6
  • Morgan tried to go with Irving but it was broken up before anything happen. Morgan only to the box. bandits PP
  • Andrew Kilo Watt scores SH Break away. SWARM 7-10
  • Steenhuis scores on PP with rocket top left. bandits 11-7
  • 3:27 left in the third - SWARM 7 bandits 11
  • Culp finds Resetarits on double pick for the goal. bandits 12-7
  • Bucktooth to box for illegal cc on Inch. Swarm PP
  • so much for the PP as Wilson goes to the box. 4 on 4
  • Steenhuis immediately scores. Swarm challenge
  • Goal waived off. Swarm win challenge. still SWARM 7-12
  • Pollock with steal in front of crease and scores. SWARM 8-12
  • Picked and rolled again. Vyse finds Tavares for 699. too easy. bandits 13-8
  • End of third quarter - SWARM 8 bandits 13
• Fourth Quarter
  • Benesch slips into middle with low shot for the goal. SWARM 9-13
  • Watt denied on BA all alone on Thompson
  • 9:56 left in the game - SWARM 9 bandits 13
  • Steenhuis moves to the middle and jump shots it past Croswell. bandits 14-9
  • Ross called for CV on goal. Ross gets Linesy to challenge.
  • Goal awarded to Ross. SWARM 10-14
  • Hill to the box. bandits PP
  • Watt with SH one handed shot on the BA. SWARM 11-14
  • Bucktooth with the double pump PP goal. bandits 15-11
  • 3:40 left in the game - SWARM 11 bandits 15
  • With only 3:40 left, look for Crozzy and Patty to do some serious running back and forth to the bench for the EA.
  • Campeau with first of the year. low left rocket. 1:10 to go. SWARM 12-15
  • Swarm penalty. Bandits to finish on PP
  • Final - SWARM 12 bandits 15
• The Swarm's three game winning streak is finished
• Sean Pollock breaks Ryan Ward's record of most points as a member of the Swarm with 311 points
• The Swarm have lost nine straight games against East Division foes

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Next Games After This Match Up

• Minnesota at Rochester - Saturday, February 12th, 2011 6:35 pm Central
• Buffalo at Philadelphia - Saturday, February 12th, 2011 7:00 pm Central