10,400 Watch Bayhawks Fall to Denver 15-13-Relinquish 1st Seed in Playoffs - Terp Talk

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As promised this morning on the Sports Maven, lacrossse just doesn’t get better then the game tonight. Bothe goalies were stellar. Kip Turner finished with 11 saves while Jess Schwartzman had 15 including several down the wire to preserve the victory for Denver. The Bayhawks and Denver clearly are the 2 best in the MLL and there will most likely be a rubber match for the title. from bayhawks.com:

Midfielder Kyle Dixon scored four goals and piled up seven points, but it was not enough as the Chesapeake Bayhawks fell to the Denver Outlaws, 15-13, before a crowd of 10,420 last night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Dixon fired in a pair of 2-point goals, increasing his Major League Lacrosse single-season record in that category to 14.

Attackman Brendan Mundorf totaled five points on three goals and two assists while goalie Jesse Schwartzman made 15 saves as Denver rallied from an early five-goal deficit to capture the third regular season championship in franchise history. Rookie attackman Mark Matthews had three goals and an assist for the Outlaws (11-3), who set a franchise record for victories and earned top seed for MLL Championship weekend. “That’s a very talented offensive team and you have to cover them for 60 minutes,” Chesapeake head coach Dave Cottle said. “I’m disappointed that we didn’t keep playing at the level we did during the first quarter for the rest of the game.”

Denver will face fourth-seeded Long Island (8-6) in the opening semifinal (1 p.m.) on Aug. 25^th at Harvard Stadium in Boston. Chesapeake (10-4) receives the second seed and will take on No. 3 Boston (9-5) in the second semifinal (4 p.m.). “It definitely feels good to get that number one seed and play in the early game,” said Mundorf, who was named Bud Light Player of the Game. Attackmen Ben Rubeor and Drew Westervelt scored two goals apiece for Chesapeake, which missed a chance to set a franchise record for victories. Attackman John Grant Jr., joined midfielders Ben Hunt and Steven Brooks in totaling a goal and an assist for the Bayhawks, who were seeking their first regular season championship since 2005.