Back In The Win Column

Rob Hellyer and Matt Van Galen propel Rock offence in victory

Oakville, ON – The Oakville Rock (4-3) were looking for a bounce-back performance after falling 11-6 to the Cobourg Kodiaks on Sunday night.  A night later, the Rock offence responded, rolling over the Brooklin Lacrosse Club (0-6) with an 11-5 victory at the TRAC in Oakville, ON.

Oakville’s Ryan Smith got the party started just 40 seconds into the contest, giving the Rock an early 1-0 advantage.  Nick Rose was brilliant in the early going, turning aside all 15 shots he faced in the opening 20 minutes.  Oakville added three more to close out the period with a 4-0 lead.

Just over three minutes into the second period, the Rock’s Rob Hellyer fired one past Riley Hutchcraft in the Brooklin goal, pushing the score to 5-0 for the home side. Brooklin responded with three of their own, pulling to within two of the Rock, down 5-3.  Oakville added four more, including a natural hat trick by Matt Van Galen and another one by Rob Hellyer to take a healthy six-goal cushion into the final frame.

In the third period, Brooklin snuck two past Nick Rose cutting the lead to 9-5.  Rob Hellyer found the net twice more, finishing with four goals and two assists for a six-point outing.  Nick Rose shut the door the rest of the way, finishing the game with 39 saves.

The Rock will be back in action on Monday, June 24^th at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre when they host the Brampton Excelsiors.  Fans can watch every game this season live on lacrosse-tv.com.