The Hamilton Nationals win this weekend over Rochester tied their team record for wins in a season at seven to tie both the 2009 and 2011 seasons. In 2009, the Nationals went on to win the Championship, 9-8, over the Denver Outlaws. In 2011, they made another appearance in the Championship Game but fell short by just one point to the Boston Cannons.
The Nationals’ 10-6 win kept them in second place with a 7-3 record. Hamilton trails only the Denver Outlaws (10-0) and is one game in front of the Chesapeake Bayhawks (6-4).
Kevin Crowley led the Nationals with five first half points (2+3). Not only did he extend his point streak to 25 games, but he surpassed the 40-point plateau for the first time in his Major League Lacrosse career. Crowley is currently third in the league with 41 points (29+1+11) behind Paul Rabil and Chris Bocklet. Crowley will be making his first All Star Game appearance this weekend in Charlotte.
Joe Walters collected two goals and one assist to reach 22 games with a point. The midfielder is second on the Nationals with 33 points and leads the MLL with 18 assists. Teammate Kevin Cunningham is second in assists with 17. Both Nationals will play in the MLL 2013 MLL All-Star Game, presented by Moe’s Southwest Grill, on Saturday, July 13th. The 7:00 p.m. game at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte will be broadcast live on ESPN2.
Goalie Brett Queener played another phenomenal game against the Rattlers. In the first meeting, he made 22 stops to finish just two away from tying the Nationals’ record. Sundayafternoon he made16 saves and let in just six goals to tie the team record for least amount of goals allowed in a game. Queener held the Rattlers to just one goal apiece in both the third and fourth quarters. Queener is on the way to Charlotte for his fourth All Star Game.
Garrett Thul notched three points, which included the first two-pointer of his career. The two-pointer was the fifth for the Nationals this season, tying the number of two pointers from 2012. Other two pointers this season have come from Crowley, John Austin, MJ Kiekebelt and Martin Cahill.
Brodie Merrill hit the 100th game milestone this weekend. In his 100 MLL games, he has 115 points (40+3+72) and 685 ground balls, which is an MLL record. So far this season he has seven points and 65 ground balls. Merrill heads to the All-Star Game for the eighth time in his career.
The Nationals will take on the Ohio Machine at home on July 20th. In their last meet up this season the Nationals won 16-9. The Machine are currently in last in the league with a 1-9 record. For tickets call 905-525-NATS (6287).
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