LAKERS MOVE TO 3-0 WITH WIN OVER BRAMPTON

By: Anna Taylor
Photo Credit: David Pickering

PETERBOROUGH, ON – The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers moved to 3-0 on the young Major Series Lacrosse season Thursday with a close 6-5 win over the Brampton Excelsiors. 

“Truthfully, we got outplayed tonight on all aspects of the floor,” said forward Joe Resetarits, who played his first game of the season. Resetarits contributed a goal and two assists in his debut. “If it wasn’t for Rosey, I don’t think we would have been in that game.”
The Lakers struggled offensively and had three goals called off for being in the crease, but their defence locked things down, allowing just five goals. After two games, starting goaltender Nick Rose has an incredible goals-against average of 5.5. 

Austin Hasen opened the scoring with the goal of the year so far. Shorthanded, he caught Koleton Marquis’ behind-the-back blind pass in front of the net and stuffed the ball in, up high with only one hand. 

“Honestly, all credit to Marquis with that pass there, he put it right on my stick, I didn’t really have to move it,” Hasen said. “Luckily, I got [Brampton goalie Riley Hutchcraft] over the shoulder there on a good one. It’s something you mess around with all the time as a lacrosse player; growing up, you throw a one-handed shot all the time in practice. It was the only shot I could have taken at that point and shorthanded we might as well take a chance on it.”


Thirty-three seconds after Riley Delill tied it for Brampton, Resetarits tiptoed the crease and shot far side after getting a step on a defender.

Each team scored once in the second period.

James Whiteford and Thomas Hoggarth traded goals to start the third. Brampton’s Nate Ruff tied the game 4-4 on a two-on-one. Robinson’s second of the game gave the Lakers the lead back, and Colton Armstrong’s transition finish off a passing play including Brad McCulley and Matt Gilray was the game winner.

It’s a busy weekend for the Lakers, who are on the road Saturday to Owen Sound (playing in Meaford) and Sunday in Cobourg. The Lakers are back at the PMC next Thursday, June 5 at 8 p.m. to host the Landon Kells and the Oakville Rock. Tickets are now on sale at the Grant Thornton Box Office.    

Scoring for the Lakers:

Mike Robinson (2-0)

Joe Resetarits (1-2)

Thomas Hoggarth (1-2)

Austin Hasen (1-1)

Colton Armstrong (1-0)

Brad McCulley (0-2)

Holden Cattoni (0-2)

Koleton Marquis (0-1)

Matt Gilray (0-1)

Taite Cattoni (0-1)