
Halifax erases 7-1 deficit to beat Vancouver 10-7
Halifax rallied from a 7-1 halftime deficit to beat the host Vancouver Warriors 10-7 in a National Lacrosse League single-elimination quarterfinal. The eighth-seeded Thunderbirds scored nine unanswered second-half goals, including six in the third quarter, to tie the game 7-7 entering the fourth and complete the comeback.
Jason Knox sparked the rally with three third-quarter goals and finished with four goals and two assists, and Clarke Petterson had two goals and three assists. Jake Withers scored the go-ahead goal with 11:07 remaining, and Mike Robinson added two goals. Goaltender Warren Hill recorded 36 saves and a second-half shutout.
Vancouver received a hat trick and three assists from Keegan Bal, two goals from Marcus Klarich and one goal and a game-high four assists from Jesse King, while goalie Christian Del Bianco finished with 61 saves. Halifax will face the winner of the upcoming Georgia Swarm vs. Buffalo Bandits game in the best-of-three semifinals.
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