NW Invitational - Issaquah vs. Cape Elizabeth Game Recap
One nothing with a score to Nick Yaap, on Cape Elizabeth. With 7 minutes left in the first, Yaap hits Campi for number two, and Issaquah leads it 2-0. Not long after, Evan Bagley rings in the first goal for Cape Elizabeth and the score is 2-1 at the end of one after a near goal from an Issaquah fast break. Cape Elizabeth played their first game of the season dropping one against MI and look to break out against Issy who lost a tough one last night at Bainbridge. Cape possesses for a couple of minutes, and turns over on some sick checking from Gerrard. With 9:01, Mike Gerrard goes cost to cost and scores an overhand bouncer on the Cape keeper, making the score 3-1. Issy is running their 1-4 and transition, which may be the best transition in D1, and Cape is playing man, drawing a penalty for slashing and cannot convert. Issy brings one down and works it around, finding Campi for another. The score, 4-1 with 6:27 left in the half. Cape has had a difficult time clearing, but gets posession and moves the ball up top to Bagley who fires a rocket bouncing past Johnson for his second. The score is 4-2 Issy with just under 2 minutes in the half. Issaquah gets possession with some good ball movement and Alex Bates rings in his first making the score 5-2 with just :59 left on the clock. At halftime, Issy leads 5-2. Cape looks sharper than last night, but needs some more to come out of the gate. To start the second half, Issy hits Yaap who assists Campi for Issaquah's sixth goal of the day. Just 2 minutes into the third quarter, Issy hits Campi making the score Issy 7-2. After a scrum for the ball Issy gets posession and draws a one minute slash. Cape works Issy for the ball nearly scoring a man-down goal, as they turn it over but Issy cannot convert. Evan Bagley is all over the field, threatening as Gardner goes wide on a shot, and Cape has picked up the pace taking the the battle to Issy moving the ball and getting more physical. Cape is getting some shots, but will have to find the cage with 1:30 left in the quarter. Cape moves the ball to behind to Bagley who hits Gardner for another making the score 7-3 on some nice ball movement. Bates gets another just 14 seconds into the fourth moving and dodging. Gardner is going to Manhattan College D1 and Bagley may go to either Ithaca, Wheaton, or Bentley. With 9:26 left in the fourth Bagley adds another and has a hat trick. Issaquah gets back into the flow with an assist from Bates to Andrew Morris for number nine. Bates scores his third with 5 minutes left in the game. Pulling away, Issy gets possession and scores another from the stick of Cale Frye. Hatch, Cape's keeper, is working hard between the pipes. A clear from Hatch goes down to the attack who shoot but without success. Inbounding the ball, Boggie rings in a near-side pipe shot with 1:26 left in the game, the score, Issaquah 11-5.
