Minnesota Swarm (1-2 H 1-0 A 0-2)

Rochester Knighthawks (2-3 H 1-1 A 1-2)

Swarm Unable to Finish in the Fourth Quarter

Saturday, February 4, 2012
Rochester, New York
Attendance: 5,367

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Game Chronology

• McCready runs over Tao midfloor on lb for penalty
• Benesch over Vinc’s shoulder for the goal. SWARM 1-0
• Keogh scores on pick and roll. hawks 1-1
• MacIntosh with a low cannon top right. Third straight game with a goal to start career. SWARM 2-1
• Card and Schiller to the box.
• 8:36 left in the first quarter SWARM 2 knighthawks 1
• Knighthawks to the pp to start after the break
• Downing called for a trip. 5 on 3 as Gilbert is in the box also.
• Accursi found on the crease by Jamieson on the pp. knighthawks 2-2
• Crawford finds Benesch after fake going to the net. Benny puts it by Vinc with a bounce shorthanded. SWARM 3-2
• Suitor controls lb, gets loose and finds Crawford going to the net. SWARM 4-2
• Laverty crosschecks Swarm player going to the net. SWARM pp
• 3:52 left in the first. SWARM 4 knighthawks 2
• Accursi slips off pick and scores. knighthawks 3-4
• Timeout knighthawks 0:25
• Swarm defense kills of last 0:25 of the quarter easily. Watt knocks down Keogh to end the quarter. Minor scuffle no issues.
• End of first quarter – SWARM 4 knighthawks 3
• Powless ties it on broken play. knighthawks 4-4
• MacIntosh with a low fade off shot from long range for the goal. SWARM 5-4
• Crawford finds Tao going to the net for the goal. SWARM 6-4
• Travis Hill scoops up loosie and goes on the break and scores. knighthawks 5-6
• 8:40 left in the second quarter. SWARM 6 knighthawks 5
• Jamieson with a long range quick stick goal. knighthawks 6-6
• Shewchuk wins loose ball battle in front of net and immediately sends it back past Vinc for the goal. SWARM 7-6
• MacIntosh gets lb off of faceoff. Turns to the net, runs, shoots and scores. First hat trick for MacIntosh in the NLL and for the Swarm. SWARM 8-6
• Gilbert and Keogh fight after over and back. Keogh slight decision.
• 4:12 left in the second quarter. SWARM 8 knighthawks 6
• Keogh gets extra minor. Swarm PP
• T. Hill attacks Swarm player along boards. Ball comes into the play and takes off T. Hill’s helmet. T. Hill to the box for 4 minutes. Ball to the box for 2 minutes.
• Benny finds Tao on the crease for the pp goal. Good ball movement for sure. SWARM 9-6
• Swarm timeout 1.6 seconds
• Halftime – SWARM 9 knighthawks 6
• Knighthawks start the 2nd half off quick with a goal by Vitarelli. knighthawks 7-9
• Powless got rebound on the crease and got it past Carlson. knighthawks 8-9
• Carlson makes the save but it may have it in a sensitive spot. Trainer looking at lower left leg.
• Shewchuk with a behind the back prayer pass to a diving Card on the crease for the goal. SWARM 10-8
• Gilbert to the box for elbowing. knighthawks pp
• 9:18 left in the third. SWARM 10 knighthawks 8
• Crawford finds Benesch on the crease, as he evades a defender for the shorthanded goal. SWARM 11-8
• Davis gets free and gets off the shot for the goal. knighthawks 9-11
• Keogh gets rebound and gets it past Carlson’s left shoulder. knighthawks 10-11
• 2:22 left in the third quarter – SWARM 11 knighthawks 10
• Gilbert called for five minute high sticking (questionable). knighthawks pp
• Jamieson with a pp rocket. knighthawks 11-11
• 4:14 left on pp after Jamieson goal.
• End of third quarter SWARM 11 knighthawks 11
• 3:01 left on major to Gilbert
• Vitarelli on the crease for the pp goal. knighthawks 12-11
• Downing got a shot to the knee, may be hurt
• Benesch splits the defense, leans and shoots past Vinc’s knee. SWARM 12-12
• Ross gets the Swarm the lead with a shot off Vinc for the goal. SWARM 13-12
• Self looses the ball then recovers, get loose and rockets it past Carlson. knighthawks 13-13
• 8:45 left in the game. SWARM 13 knighthawks 13
• Jamieson beats Bilic to the net for the goal. knighthawks 14 SWARM 13
• Two big saves by Carlson but the knighthawks go on the power play for Bilic penalty.
• Vitarelli scoops up rebound on the crease and scores pp goal. knighthawks 15-13
• Shewchuk gets own rebound to save the play, gets it to Crawford who gets it back to Shewchuk for the goal. SWARM 14-15
• Bench penalty for the Swarm after the break. Too many men.
• 3:08 left in the game – SWARM 14 knighthawks 15
• Hall top center shot on the power play. knighthawks 16 SWARM 14
• 1:18 SWARM timeout
• Knighthawks penalty but it is delayed for over 30 seconds.
• FINAL – SWARM 14 knighthawks 16

Game Notes

• Kevin Ross and Andrew Watt served as assistant captains for this game.
• Ryan Benesch led the Swarm with four goals and three assists. He now has 153 goals in his career. Benesch has 10 goals to lead the team.
• Benesch now has 200 points in his Swarm career, 4th in team history. He also has 85 goals with the Swarm tying Aaron Wilson for 4th in team history. He can move into 3rd with two goals passing Chad Culp.
• Jordan MacIntosh earned his first ever NLL and Swarm hat trick.
• Jamie Shewchuk's six poitns were the most for him in a single game with the Swarm.
• Second straight game that Jeff Gilbert was ejected. With two game misconducts already, one more will mean an one-game suspension. The five minute high sticking in the third on Gilbert resulted in two Knighthawk goals, the difference in the game. Bascially our most experienced defender has only played five of the last eight quarters.
• Swarm will need to clean up better on rebounds in front of their net for next weekend.
• The Swarm have been outscored 19-9 in the fourth quarter while outscoring the opponent in each of the first three quarters. Each opponent this year has outscored the Swarm in the fourth.
• The Knighthawks have won 5 in a row against the Swarm.

Next Games After This Match Up

• Minnesota vs Edmonton - Friday, February 10th, 2012 7:30 pm Central
• Rochester at Minnesota - Sunday, February 12th, 2012 2:00 pm Central