Short losing skid ends
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Updated: June 19, 2009 10:42 AM
Two unanswered goals in the last three minutes of play allowed the Surrey Rebels to end the brief two-game losing streak.
Playing without several starters over the weekend, the Rebels lost Saturday in Gibsons to the New Westminster Salmonbellies, and again on the road Sunday to the Port Coquitlam Saints.
With a full lineup Monday night at the Cloverdale Arena, the West Coast Intermediate Lacrosse League team evened up their season series with the Salmonbellies with a 12-10 victory.
Chris Martin notched the winning goal with 2:44 to play in regulation time, breaking a 10-10 tie. Tommy Tran added some insurance with 77 seconds to play, stealing the ball from a New Westminster opponent before beating the netminder on a breakaway.
League scoring leader Curt Callard, who missed both weekend games, netted three goals for the winners and also assisted on four others. Tran finished the game with three goals and a pair of helpers, with Martin scoring twice and collecting three assists. Sean O’Beirn and Bobby Tammen each scored a pair and assisted on another, with Travis Voisey contributing with three assists.
New Westminster led 3-2 after 20 minutes, with Surrey taking a 9-6 lead after two periods. The Salmonbellies outshot their hosts 62-45, and chased Rebels starter Jarence Purvis from the game six minutes into the second period with Surrey trailing 5-3. Purvis stopped 12 of the 17 shots he made, before backup Jeff Geyer entered the contest and turned aside 40 of 45 shots over the final 35 minutes.
The Rebels, in second place in the Intermediate B league with a 10-3-1 (won-loss-tie) record, host the 4-5-1 Burnaby Lakers next Monday at 8 p.m. in the Cloverdale Arena.
