Thunder Hill Leads Rivermen To Victory

The Six Nations Rivermen (11-3) traveled to face the Collingwood Cruise (3-12) Sunday afternoon in Ontario Series Lacrosse action at the Eddie Bush Arena in Collingwood, Ontario. 

The goaltending match-up had Tye Belanger in net for the Rivermen facing  Quinton Greenfield in net for the Cruise. 

The Cruise played a solid first period matching the Rivermen shot for shot, hit for hit.  A buzzer beater from Jon Parry-Smith gave Six Nations the advantage heading to the intermission. 

The second period was again even for the first half.  The second part of the period had the Rivermen get rolling with a three goal run to change the complexion of the game.   A buzzer beater from Graham Bergsma kept the Cruise in the game heading to the third.

The third period again was back and forth until Thunder Hill scored a pair of late goals to put the game out of reach.  Six Nations wins 11-7.

To The Game:

Collingwood got rolling early with Ben Baker converting a Braydon Hickey pass at 3:10, followed by Graham Bergsma with an outside shot off a Riley Morgan pass at 5:15.

The Rivermen got on the board with Jon Parry-Smith finishing a Blake McDonald pass from in close at 9:03, followed by Ty Logan scoring off the immediate faceoff just 0:15 seconds later to tie the game.

Jordan Goddard gave Six Nations their first lead of the day finishing a Thunder Hill pass shorthanded at 15:14, but Travis Bland evened the game with a high to low shot off a Braydon Hickey pass at 15:59.

The Rivermen went to the break up by one on Jon Parry-Smith's second of the game from the top of the crease off a Wake:Riat Bowhunter pass at 19:59.

After one period, Six Nations 4 Collingwood 3.

Second Period:

Wake:Riat Bowhunter opened the second period scoring with a howitzer from the outside off a Niko Spewock pass at 10:09, followed by Thunder Hill with a low to high laser to the shortside off a Ty Logan pass at 12:21.  Bowhunter added his second of the period with a low to low shot off a Spewock feed at 14:27.

Collingwood got back on the board with a buzzer beater from Graham Bergsma off a Chase Forsythe pass at 19:59.

After two periods, Six Nations 7 Collingwood 4.

Third Period:

Daylin Burning opened the third period scoring for the Rivermen with a low shot off an Owen Smith pass at 2:08, but Graham Bergsma answered with a blast of his own off a Braydon Hickey pass at 5:33.

Thunder Hill added his second of the game on the power-play off a Daylin Burning pass at 7:38, but Tye Burke again answered for the Cruise off a Hickey pass at 7:57.

Thunder Hill then scored the next two goals to put the game out of reach.  The first was a shorthanded  goal to the corner unassisted at 11:29, followed by a power-play goal from an outside bounced shot off a Daylin Burning pass at 14:22.

Colin Matthews added a goal in transition for Collingwood off a Quinton Greenfield pass shorthanded at 18:32, but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit.

Final score, Six Nations 11 Collingwood 7.

The Three Stars:

1. Thunder Hill 
2. Daylin Burning 
3. Graham Bergsma