The Philadelphia Wings were defeated in the first round of the NLL Playoff by the Buffalo Bandits, 14-12 at HSBC Arena. 

“This was really the first time for this team going through this,” said Head Coach Dave Huntley.  “We were playing in Buffalo’s building in front of a tough crowd.  We stayed in it through the whole game and I was proud of our effort.”

The Wings got off to a quick start taking a 4-2 lead after the first quarter.  The Bandits stormed back in the second, scoring five straight goals at one point.  Buffalo held an 8-6 lead going into halftime.

A four goal run in the third quarter gave the Wings momentum and a 10-9 lead, but the fourth quarter belonged to the Bandits as they outscored the Wings 5-1 and went on to a 14-12 win.

Leading the Wings in scoring were Athan Iannucci with five points (4G, 1A) followed by Jamie Rooney with four points (3G, 1A), Merrick Thomson with four points (1G, 3A), Jake Bergey with three goals, and Rob Van Beek with one goal. Goaltender Rob Blasdell had 19 saves in the first half while Brandon Miller made 16 in the second.

Leading the Bandits in scoring were Mike Accursi with seven points (4G, 3A), Kevin Dostie with five points (3G, 2A), Delby Powless and John Tavares each with three points (2G, 1A), Billy Dee Smith with two goals, and Cory Bomberry with two points (1G, 1A .  Goaltender Mike Thompson made 46 saves.

For a box score from today’s game logon to www.pointstreak.com.