Bainbridge vs. Bellevue Game Recap

Bainbridge wins the first face-off challenging Bellevue to test Schmidt and transitions the ball to Bellevue who shoots only to turn the ball over to BI for a well worked offensive set ending in a Delius score making the score 1-0.

Casey Weisner grabs a ground ball from a failed clear at midfield and sinks one over Schmidt's shoulder unabated. The score is 2-0.

Bainbridges defense is doing a great job on Bellevue in both Weisner and Gilbreath. Bellevue looks a little tentative.

Bellevue gets a 3-minute unreleasable penalty EMO advantage on BI with 4:30 left in the quarter. This is a non-releasable penalty but Bellevue can't seem to take it away. Schmidt makes a sweet save on a shot by Delius and kills the entire penalty. Great patience from Bainbridge. The ball turns over between BI and Bellevue - BI turns it over on an offsides penalty. BI calls a time out to get their personnel on the field. At the end of the first quarter, Bellevue trails BI 2-0.

Starting the second quarter, Bellevues keeper Schmidt takes the ball over midfield and hits Drew Nordstrom on the left pipe who feeds across the cage to Spangler for a dunk making it 1-1. BI gets possession and peppers Schmidt with shots inside and he makes a flurry of saves inside before moving the ball over to the offense. Bellevue gets another opportunity to score when BI gives a 30-second penalty but can't hang on to the ball. Nic Larrivee moves the ball to Nordstrom on the crease for a hopper in the cage. The momentum shifts with Bellevue's 2 unanswered making the score 2-2 with 7:35 left in the second. BI is called for a trip and calls a timeout. Bellevue is fired up for their third man-up of the game. Defensively, BI is pressing on man-up and taking the ball from Bellevue but can't capitalize. Just then with 2:57, Platt gets picked by Delius and Masi goes to the cage from the 1-4 and five-holes Schmidt on a 5 yard bouncer with 3 minutes left in the first half. This is a defensive battle, after a failure to advance, BI moves the ball to Max Irish on the crease for number 4 for BI. At the end of the half, BI leads 4-2. BI leads ground balls 15 to 12, shots for BI 16, and Bellevue shots 4.

With 10:55 left in the quarter, Masi walks in for a dunk with no slide.  Bainbridge is clearing uncontested but Spencer Schmidt is doing a great job as a net minder. He has set up several transitions, but without success. Bellevue has to figure out how to stop that ball.  Then from behind the cage Forsyth feeds Knight on the Crease for another score. Schmidt has come out of the cage to help on defense as BI feeds from up top off of a pick play. Again, possessing the ball behind the cage, BI feeds the ball up top from Forsyth to Colegrove making the score 7-2 BI.

Bellevue feed from a Schmidt save to Crollard moves it down to attack with Larrivee, who hits Spangler back dooring his defensemen with a sweet fade away hitting top shelf. The score is 7-3 BI with 4 minutes remaining. Platt moves the ball up drawing an offsides on BI with great ball movement around behind as Spangler feeds Soike for number 4 for Bellevue. Spangler is the Bellevue points leader for goals and assists- playing both roles today. Schmidt comes out of the cage after a Masi save, only to move the ball into Delius's stick for an open cage goal.

BI gets possession again and Delius scores assisted by Forsyth. With just over a minute in the third, Bainbridge leads 9-4 at the end of three. In the fourth, Masi works his defense behind, and as he feeds Smith from behind to make it 10-4 with 9 minutes left. Rusty Haehl carries the ball down switching hands for a long stick score with 8 minutes remaining. Medwell takes some punishment when he five holes McMullen and picks up the slash breathing some life into Bellevue with a score of 10-6. BI gets possession on the face-off and calls a time out to reposition. BI has been imensely effective at killing Man-up opportunities. Bellevue is going to have to start firing some shots to make some headway on their four goal deficit. Instead, Knight fed Delius for the score. Bainbridge leads 11-6.

Spengler grabs a hold of a stolen ball and goes straight to the cage for a forceful pop on a scrabling keeper. Bellevue looks leg tired, but has moments of brilliance. Bellevue's weekend road trip and Friday night game isn't matching the week off Bainbridge had out here tonight. Bellevue calls a time out with possession under 2 minutes to force a shot up top getting the rebound back for possession but BI doesn't let up until the horn, final score 11-7 BI.