Bainbridge and Puyallup in a Transition Trade-off

Part of the puzzle for the past couple of weeks has been whether the giant that is Bainbridge, is asleep, or not home.  The first in conference litmus test for Puyallup and Bainbridge, two teams who should be in the top four of their conference.

Bainbridge wastes no time, at 11:26 crane strikes first. Jacob Knostman, a freshman, scores number 2, just 45 seconds later. Nolan Ernst gets on the board at 7:45, answered back on a solo shot by #1 Maier just 30 seconds later. Bainbridge leads, 3-1.  A scoreless few minutes pass, before a  clear from Lacey finds Kennedy with room to shoot, notching number 4.  Kiel Morris answers with a strike on the next possession on the crease, followed by an alley shot from Abbott, ending the first quarter 4-3 Bainbridge.

Puyallup's Morris scores first in the second quarter, a third goal unanswered, in the first minute. to knot the score at 4.  Scoreless until the last 5 minutes, Crane's alley dodge and shot finds its mark, with a go ahead goal, 5-4. Ky Allen carves through the defense seconds later, and evens the score at 5 each.  Ingrasci freezes Steedman putting Bainbridge on top, 6-5.

The Third quarter started a scoring onslaught. Crane stabbed Puyallup with a low to high strike, followed by Robert Abbott scoring the 7-7 tie goal for the Panthers.  Kaegan Ingrasci scores in transition, and another goal for BI as Jordan Wagner finishes a McMahon steal,  making it 9-7.  Brian Carlson scores on the crease in response, after a save by Scotheim to make it 9-8.

The fourth quarter had much less scoring, with the first score coming on a Crane feed to Henry Deery-Schmidt.  Brian Carlson answers again, making it 10-9 Bainbridge.  Crane does it again, putting the lead at two with just under the four minutes.  The difference has been the face-off possessions for Puyallup, with Abbott besting most of the BI face-off men at the X.  Brian Carlson takes advantage of a man-up situation, bouncing in his third of the night making it 11-10 with just three minutes left to play.  Bainbridge would possess the ball for the last three minutes, outlasting Puyallup to win, 11-10.

Players of the Game

Alex "A" Crane 4g2a (BI)

Brian Carlson 4g (PUY)

Julian Scotheim 16 saves (BI)

Zach Steedman 15 saves (PUY)