Division 2 Championship Game Recap - Eastlake vs. Lynnwood
Bloomquist captains a drive on a solo take to the cage and Lynnwood is on the board. Lynnwood ties it up as Bloomquist finds Blair for a crank shot bouncing past Tao and we are tied with 6:23 left in the game. With three minutes remaining in the 1st quarter, Girgus assists Burns for number three. After this goal, lynnwood gets a non-releasable 1 minute, but Eastlake can't capitalize as Ambrey makes a clutch save. Veintimilla and Fey team up for another great combination, and Eastlake comes up with number 3 to match and we are tied at the end of one. This is a physical game as expected. Amazingly, after some change of possession, Veintimilla hits Fey and we are 4-3 with 9:21 in the second. Eastlake has dominated possession, and Lynnwood's potent offense has stumbled thus far, and has had penalty problems. With 5:23 left, Lynnwood draws a slash to go man-up calling a time out saving possession. Since Lynnwood has possesion, but feeds the crease, and forces a turn over allowing Eastlake to kill the penalty. Eastlake has gone on the offensive, and has put a flurry of shots on Ambrey. With 2:31 left in the quarter, Lynnwood gets the ball, and calls time out. Starting play again, Lynnwood is assaulting the goal, but can't punch through the Eastlake defense. At halftime, we have 8 shots to 9 with Lynnwood- and th ground balls are deadlocked at 18. To start the second half, Eastlake goes straight to the cage off the face off, and begins running offense. Lynnwood has been active in the box, and finds themselves there again, giving Eastlake the ball with a 30 second man-up. Lynnwood kills the penalty, but goes offsides after taking possession giving the ball back to Eastlake. Eastlake clears the ball with hard pressure, and moves it up field finding a lunging defense exposed for Veintimilla who has accounted for an assist or goal on every score. With 5:07, Grant Buyer finds Fey for number 6 and Eastlake is in control. Off the face, Eastlake takes the ball, but a dropped pass gives it to Lynnwood on a fast break which gives Lynnwood 2 men up as they seal the deal with 3:32 on a feed from girgus to Bloomquist and we have a 6-4 game. After changes of possession, McAuley finds a hole in the D, and takes it to the hoop elevating the score, Eastlake 7- Lynnwood 4. 10 minutes left in the game, and Lynnwood keeps trying the 1-4. No success, but they are riding hard and get the ball back only to have it shot away without much accomplished. Eastlake's Tao has made the game less close than the play indicates, forcing lynnwood's shots to go astray. With 6:46 left in the game, Eastlake's possession has control of the tempo. Bloomquist takes another drive, uncontested at the cage, and scores Lynnwood's 5th with a goal at 5 minutes left in the game. Lynnwood battles for Possession, getting the ball down to the attack and firing every chance they get. With 2:19, the score is 8-5 and the crowd goes wild as Eastlake holds off a barrage of shots to get the ball back and call a time out with just 42 seconds left in the DII final. Eastlake will shoot and Ambrey gilmans the ball. Tao sends it the other way, and Lynnwood will have one more shot. Eastlake wins the Division 2 championship!
Starting the first quarter of the D2 championship game, Eastlake dominated the first five minutes. In quick succession, Veintimilla hits Fey for the first goal of the day, with 8 minutes 12 seconds expiring in the first. Veintimilla works hard to get a solo take, and rings the dinner bell past Ambrey and Eastlake jumps to an early 2 goal lead.
