Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/27/11
Garrett Billings had two goals and eight assists to lead the Toronto Rock to a 16-13 win over the Philadelphia Wings in National Lacrosse League action Saturday.
Colin Doyle had three goals and six assists for Toronto (8-2). Stephan Leblanc added four goals and an assist while Blaine Manning registered three goals and two assists.
Brendan Mundorf and Athan Iannucci led the way for Philadelphia (4-5) with four goals and five assists apiece. Alex Turner added three goals and two assists while Drew Westervelt had two goals and four assists.
Jeff Reynolds won 23 of 34 draws and had 12 loose balls for Philadelphia.
The Wings return home Saturday night, March 5, to host the Calgary Roughnecks in 2nd annual HEADstrong Night at the Wings. Philadelphia will wear lime green jerseys, which will be auctioned off following the game to benefit the HEADstrong Foundation. Special-rate tickets in the HEADstrong section are available only to HEADstrong Foundation supporters online at www.wingslax.com/headstrong. Groups of (25) or more can purchase tickets by phone at (215-952-5433) which will eliminate the Online Service Fee.
Other great seats for all three remaining home games are available at WingsLax.com or by calling 1-800-298-4200.
Toronto’s Bob Watson stopped 37 shots while Philadelphia’s Brandon Miller made 24 saves.
Toronto seized a 6-3 first-period lead and never relinquished the advantage.
Toronto Rock 16 at Philadelphia Wings 13
Feb 26, 2011 – Wells Fargo Center
Toronto 6 4 2 4 – 16
Philadelphia 3 2 4 4 – 13
1st Quarter-1, Toronto, S. Leblanc 21 (C. Doyle, K. Beirnes), 0:31. 2, Toronto, M. Hobbins 3 (D. Petkoff), 2:11. 3, Toronto, C. Doyle 15 (B. Manning, G. Billings), 5:44. 4, Toronto, S. Leblanc 22 (G. Billings, B. Manning), 6:19. 5, Toronto, R. Marshall 1 (P. Merrill), 7:19. 6, Philadelphia, A. Turner 11 (A. Iannucci, B. Mundorf), 10:01 (pp). 7, Toronto, B. Manning 13 (C. Doyle, G. Billings), 11:42 (sh). 8, Philadelphia, B. Mundorf 3 (A. Iannucci, M. Seibald), 13:46. 9, Philadelphia, D. Westervelt 14 (B. Mundorf, A. Iannucci), 14:59 (ea). Penalties-served by K. Ross Tor (illegal substitution), 8:47; served by K. Ross Tor (unsportsmanlike conduct (bench)), 11:03.
2nd Quarter-10, Philadelphia, B. Mundorf 4 (D. Westervelt, A. Turner), 4:52. 11, Philadelphia, D. Westervelt 15 (B. McGlone, S. Nadelen), 7:00 (sh). 12, Toronto, C. Doyle 16 (G. Billings, K. Beirnes), 7:17 (pp). 13, Toronto, S. Leblanc 23 (G. Billings, S. Hoar), 8:03. 14, Toronto, S. Chapman 2 10:30. 15, Toronto, B. Manning 14 (G. Billings, C. Doyle), 12:37 (pp). Penalties-M. Seibald Phi (roughing), 5:21; T. Wray Phi (holding), 11:51; P. Dawson Phi (roughing), 12:22; S. Hoar Tor (slashing), 13:14; D. Brock Phi (holding), 14:02.
3rd Quarter-16, Toronto, B. Manning 15 (S. Leblanc, G. Billings), 0:30 (pp). 17, Philadelphia, A. Iannucci 19 (B. Manney), 1:50. 18, Philadelphia, B. Mundorf 5 (M. Seibald, A. Iannucci), 4:05 (pp). 19, Philadelphia, A. Iannucci 20 (A. Turner, B. Mundorf), 8:18 (pp). 20, Toronto, G. Billings 20 (C. Doyle, K. Beirnes), 9:52. 21, Philadelphia, B. Mundorf 6 (R. Boyle, A. Iannucci), 14:55 (ea). Penalties-J. Gilbert Tor (cross checking), 2:21; P. Merrill Tor (cross checking), 3:37; M. Hobbins Tor (unsportsmanlike conduct), 4:07; S. Holmes Phi (holding), 4:53; S. Hoar Tor (holding), 6:34; served by J. Bigas Phi (illegal substitution), 12:32.
4th Quarter-22, Toronto, S. Leblanc 24 (M. Hobbins, B. Watson), 1:27. 23, Philadelphia, A. Iannucci 21 (D. Westervelt, R. Boyle), 2:51 (pp). 24, Toronto, C. Doyle 17 (S. Chapman), 5:38 (sh). 25, Philadelphia, A. Turner 12 (B. Mundorf, D. Westervelt), 6:01 (pp). 26, Toronto, G. Billings 21 (P. Maddalena, C. Doyle), 9:15. 27, Philadelphia, A. Iannucci 22 (R. Boyle, J. Smith), 10:20. 28, Toronto, K. Beirnes 13 (G. Billings, C. Doyle), 11:09. 29, Philadelphia, A. Turner 13 (B. Mundorf, D. Westervelt), 12:41 (ea). Penalties-D. Petkoff Tor (checking from behind), 2:37; S. Leblanc Tor (slashing), 5:01; R. Marshall Tor (holding), 5:01.
Shots on Goal-Toronto 11-13-6-10-40. Philadelphia 8-11-15-16-50.
Power Play Opportunities-Toronto 3 of 6; Philadelphia 5 of 10.
Faceoffs-Toronto 11 of 34; Philadelphia 23 of 34.
Goalies-Toronto, Watson 8-1-0 (50 shots-37 saves). Philadelphia, Miller 4-5-0 (40 shots-24 saves).
A-7,082
Referees-Roy Condon (4), Steve Adamick (33).
