Lakers eliminate Adanacs in semi-finals

July 31st, 2008 by Lauren Ward

Despite being one of the most consistently highest-ranked teams in Canada and having a line-up that looked like it had been assembled specifically for a trip to the Minto, last night the Coquitlam Adanacs’ season ended in the exact manner that it started: a 4-3 loss to the Burnaby Lakers. The Lakers, led by an impressive goaltending tandem, completed the three-game sweep of the BCJALL regular season champs.

Scott Lowe started the game in net for Burnaby, making 18 saves and shutting out the Adanacs for the entirety of the first period and six minutes of the second before receiving a game misconduct for illegal equipment. Tom Wray stepped into the game, making 22 saves on 25 shots and keeping the Adanacs from completing their third period comeback.

Coquitlam’s goaltender Chris Seidel put in an impressive performance as well, posting shut-outs in the first and third periods with all four Burnaby goals coming in the second. The Adanac defense limited the Lakers to just 32 shots, but the offense was unable to pick up any momentum. Burnaby goals came from Alex Gajic, Shaun Dhaliwal, Dane Stevens and Chase Williams. For the Adanacs, Jarrett Davis scored once in the second period and then again at the end of the third, ten minutes after Mike Brascia’s marker. The Burnaby Lakers will move on to the BCJALL finals—a familiar spot for them—versus the winner of the Victoria-New West series, which Victoria currently leads 2-0.

Ward began covering lacrosse for The Lacrosse Journal in 2005 and became its editor-in-chief a year later. Email her at lauren.ward@nllinsider.com.

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