Minnesota Swarm (2-0)

Rochester Knighthawks (0-1)

Jones Blasts Long Range Game Winner With a Second Left

Pre-Season
Friday, December 7, 2013
Rochester, New York

Game Links

• 1st Quarter
  • Llord gets a Swarm player down just as they get possession – Swarm pp
  • Higgins starts for the Swarm
  • Vinc starts for the Knighthawks
  • Teeter called for a crease violation
  • D. Dawson finds Point on the crease for a goal – knighthawks 1-0
  • Point got behind Earl and Gilbert and Dawson found him
  • Lots of outside shots so far for the Swarm
  • Hass called for a hold on Jamieson near the crease – knighthawks pp
  • Vitarelli scoops up the rebound and bounces it past Higgins for pp goal – knighthawks 2-0
  • Gilbert strips Vitarelli at midfloor
  • Campbell nails Gillam on the crease to force the turnover
  • Ball denies Dawson a passing opportunity with stick in front of the face
  • 7:38 left in the first quarter – SWARM 0 knighthawks 2
  • Hass called for another hold – knighthawks pp
  • Higgins closes five hole on Vitarelli
  • Higgins stops two in row by Jamieson
  • Accursi scores on quick stick from Powless with shot clock expiring. Swarm didn’t grab the rebounds. Knighthawks 3-0
  • 2nd break of 1st quarter – SWARM 0 knighthawks 3
  • B. Self takes it on transition and lower underhanded laser past Higgins five hole – knighthawks 4-0
  • Downing with a shot from restraining line and skips it past Vinc for the goal – SWARM 1-4
  • Schuss looks off defender and catches Vinc unawares beating him near post – SWARM 2-4
  • D. Evans hits post on breakaway
  • Matisz last second shot denied by Vinc
  • End of First Quarter – SWARM 2 knighthawks 4
• 2nd Quarter
  • MacIntosh gets own rebound for new 30
  • Hass with another penalty – knighthawks pp
  • MacIntosh went behind the net peels back away from Vinc. He gets back in front of net and scores SH – SWARM 3-4
  • 8:52 left in the second quarter – SWARM 3 knighthawks 4
  • Swarm shorthanded 23 seconds out of break
  • Higgins denies B. Self as he came in alone on the break off Llord outlet
  • Higgins deflects Accursi’s shot over the boards
  • Hass and P. Dawson have a slight disagreement in front of net
  • Crepinsek denied on break and nailed by Allen afterwards – Allen to the box – SWARM pp
  • Matisz called for illegal pick on P. Dawson by knocking his stick out
  • 4:52 left in the 2nd quarter – SWARM 3 knighthawks 4
  • Higgins stops D. Dawson as he eluded the D to the net
  • 8 second call on the Swarm
  • Point with a rocket from the outside just gets by Higgins – knighthawks 5-3
  • Jones #28 maybe goes to net and bounces past Vinc for the goal – SWARM 4-5
  • Allen knocks helmet off of Schuss with stick – no penalty
  • Swarm timeout with 29.5 seconds left
  • Swarm get one shot off on last possession but shot hits post and rebounds back and over to end quarter
  • Halftime – SWARM 4 knighthawks 5
• 3rd Quarter
  • Higgins remains in the game
  • Gillam misses the pass but Schuss backs him up, scoops, goes to the net and scores – SWARM 5-5
  • Styres in net for the Knighthawks
  • MacIntosh gets pass from Jones , backs off defender, frees space, shoots and scores for the Swarm’s first lead – SWARM 6-5
  • Point with the stutter step off of Flint lets loose a beam past Higgins – knighthawks 6-6
  • MacIntosh gets the ball to start and finish the break for the goal – SWARM 7-6
  • MacIntosh with two hat tricks this pre-season
  • Hummel denied on break, gets rebound and shoots high over net
  • MacIntosh works over S. Smith back and forth for quite a while, gets just enough space, jumps slightly and scores straight on net – SWARM 8-6
  • Ball frustrates Keogh in front of net and forces turnover
  • Higgins smothers a Powless shot
  • 7:49 left in the third – SWARM 8 knighthawks 6
  • Matisz scores but called for crease violation
  • Swarm challenge the crease violation
  • Swarm win challenge as Matisz gets the goal just outside the crease with the catch and shoot with 7:21 left – SWARM 9-6
  • Point screens Downing into D. Dawson to get space, shoots and scores – knighthawks 7-9
  • S. Smith with a high hit on Tao
  • Illegal pick on the Swarm
  • D. Dawson is found by Point on the pick and roll for the goal. Point with a behind the back pass – knighthawks 8-9
  • Powless gets a quick shot off in traffic off a pass from Walters – knighthawks 9-9
  • 4:22 left in the third quarter – SWARM 9 knighthawks 9
  • Point with a beauty of a backhander to Keogh on the crease for the goal – knighthawks 10-9
  • Knighthawks called for illegal pick and right after D. Dawson called for delay of game by not letting MacIntosh restart the play – Swarm pp
  • MacIntosh called for a hold on Purves’ neck as Purves went to the net – knighthawks pp
  • Tic Tac Toe on the power play goal as Vitarelli finishes the pp goal on the crease with the quick stick – knighthawks 11-9
  • Timeout for knighthawks with 20 seconds left in the third
  • Shots with 20 seconds left – MN 44 ROC 44
  • Swarm foil knighthawks last possession off timeout to end the quarter by forcing over and back
  • End of the third quarter – SWARM 9 knighthawks 11
• 4th Quarter
  • Higgins in net all the way for the Swarm
  • Duffy in net for the Knighthawks
  • Vitarelli and D. Evans gang up on Earl to force turnover
  • Higgins denies two big shots from Powless one and the other
  • Noble with an extra couple whacks on prone Vitarelli. D. Dawson not happy and goes after Noble and MacIntosh
  • D. Dawson and MacIntosh still conversing with each other
  • Two in the box for the Swarm – MacIntosh and Noble for roughing
  • D. Dawson for roughing also
  • Knighthawks have 4 on 3 power play
  • Point with high cheese to the left of Higgins – Point with five goals – knighthawks 12-9
  • Tao taking faceoffs for the Swarm
  • Point eludes defender with a dodge to the net for the sock trick – knighthawks 13-9
  • 8:31 left in the game – SWARM 9 knighthawks 13
  • McCready’s breakaway goal waived off due to CV
  • Matisz comes right back on the Swarm breakaway to score – SWARM 10-13
  • Gillam with a hard shot from left of the net over Duffy’s shoulder – SWARM 11-13
  • Hearing “Lets Go SWARM” chants
  • Hass strips Keogh to start the break. Hass finds Matisz on the other side, who takes it to the goal with a hop, shoots and scores – SWARM 12-13
  • 4:57 left in the game – SWARM 12 knighthawks 13
  • Walters finds Powless cutting to the net for the goal – knighthawks 14-12
  • Crepinsek intercepts errant knighthawk pass
  • Jones takes the ball to net for the goal – SWARM 13-14
  • Burton cheap shots Jones into boards after the goal. Matisz goes after Burton to let him know that is not allowed
  • Burton and Matisz to the box but Burton gets extra two – Swarm PP with 3:12 left
  • Gilbert forces turnover on errant pass
  • Earl strips Purves at midfloor, finds Schuss off the bench for the goal to tie with 1:43 – SWARM 14-14
  • Palmer gets rebound behind the net, passes over the net to Schuss who falls but gets the shot off for the goal and lead – SWARM 15-14
  • Evans gets ball off faceoff and goes to net but taken down by Crepinsek drawing a penalty – knighthawks pp
  • Powless gets Point rebound off glass and shoots past Higgins right shoulder with 10 seconds – knighthawks 15-15
  • Swarm get face off and call timeout with 6.6 seconds
  • Jones gets the ball up top and rips a blast past Duffy for the game winner with 1.3 seconds left – SWARM 16 knighthawks 15
  • Final – SWARM 16 knighthawks 15
• Extra Notes
  • Head Coach Joe Sullivan watched from the stands while assistants Bobby Keast and Aime Caines ran the bench.
  • This the first year that the Swarm have won 2 or more pre-season games
  • The Swarm gave up seven straight goals ending the third and starting the fourth quarters but after that, they outscored the Knighthawks 7-2 to comeback to win.
  • 10,782 fans attended the game in Rochester. The game was free to attend but one had to acquire a ticket for entrance.
  • Former Knighthawk goaltender Pat O'Toole was inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame prior to the game.
  • No apparent injuries occurred for the Swarm during the game
  • Referees
    • Head Ref - Mark Gardonio
    • Asst Ref - Roger Nurse
    • Shot Clock Operator - Ryan Fowler

Next Games After This Match Up

• Pre-Season - Minnesota vs Calgary - Oakville, Ontario - Saturday, December 14th, 2013 12:30 pm Central
• Pre-Season - Rochester at Toronto - Oakville, Ontario - Saturday, December 14th, 2013 6:00 pm Central