A Strong Second Period Lifts Merchants To Victory Over Rivermen

The Brooklin Merchants (0-1) visited the Six Nations Rivermen (2-0) Saturday night at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville, Ontario. 

The Rivermen were up 3-2 after one period.  However, a second period hat-trick from Will MacLeod, as well as a goal from Zac Carrigan had Brooklin up by two heading into the third period.    

The Rivermen pushed hard to begin the third, with Mason Kamminga, and Marcus Elvin scoring 0:33 seconds apart to tie the game.  The defenses stepped up holding each team at bay until Colton McNutt scored at 12:10 to give Brooklin the lead.  Six Nations kept coming but we're denied.  Connor Murphy added an empty net goal with 0:31 seconds left to seal the deal.  Brooklin came away with a hard fought 8-6 victory.

To The Game:

The Merchants opened the scoring when Darren Elliott scored from in front off an Eddie Renaud pass at 3:52, but Wes Whitlow answered with a high to high blast off a Ross Hill pass at 6:35.

Devin Pipher gave Brooklin the lead once again converting brother Parker's pass at 8:32, but again the Rivermen came back when Marcus Elvin found the back of the net off a Chris Courtney feed at 10:08.  Tyler Brown then gave Six Nations their first lead of the day converting a Ross Hill pass from the outside at 13:04.

After one period, Six Nations 3 Brooklin 2.

Second Period:

Will MacLeod tied the game for the Merchants finishing an Eddie Renaud pass on the power-play at 1:38, followed by Zac Carrigan with a great individual effort off a Devin Pipher pass at 4:54.

Will MacLeod then added his second of the period also off a Devin Pipher feed at 13:23 to open a two goal lead, but Thunder Hill wired a sidearm snipe to the far corner off a Wes Whitlow pass to get the Rivermen within one.

Will MacLeod restored the two goal lead converting a Parker Pipher pass from the side of the net on the power-play at 19:10.

After two periods, Brooklin 6 Six Nations 4.

Third Period:

Six Nations pushed hard to start the period.  Mason Kamminga scored shorthanded at 3:06, followed by Marcus Elvin tying the game 0:33 later. 

The teams went back and forth for close to ten minutes without a goal to break the deadlock.

Colton McNutt finally broke the tie for the Merchants with a low to low laser off a Devin Pipher feed at 12:10, followed by an empty net goal by Connor Murphy at 19:29 to put the game away.

Final score, Brooklin 8 Six Nations 6.

The Three Stars:

1. Will MacLeod 
2. Marcus Elvin 
3. Devin Pipher