DENVER – Nearly 10 years after guiding the University of Denver men's lacrosse program to the 2015 National Championship, former NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Wes Berg put his pro team on his back last weekend, putting up six points on four goals and two assists in a Win and In game, including the game-winner late in the fourth to punch the San Diego Seals' ticket into the NLL Playoffs.
Teammate and four-time First Team All-American
Trevor Baptiste went 14-for-24 with six loose balls and a goal for the Seals in the playoff clinching win, while
Danny Logan picked up four loose balls and had two caused turnovers for San Diego.
On the other side of the ball in the Friday night showdown,
Ethan Walker had three goals and three assist to match Berg's six-point night. Albany teammate
Alex Simmons had a hat trick himself to go with two assists, including scoring the game-tying goal to make it 10-10 with 4:53 to play in regulation.
In two games for Toronto this weekend,
Josh Dawick combined for four goals and five assists for a nine-point weekend. Dawick became the ninth player in Toronto Rock history to reach 40 goals in a season.
NLL Week 21 Recap
Friday, April 18
Halifax 16 vs. Toronto (Dawick) 9
Dawick: 2G-2A-4P
Calgary 12 vs. Las Vegas (Hannah) 9
Hannah: 3A, 6LB
Albany (Simmons, Walker) 10 vs. San Diego (Baptiste, Berg, Logan) 11
Simmons: 3G-2A-5P, 2LB
Walker: 3G-3A-6P, 4LB
Baptiste: 14-24, 6LB, 1G
Berg: 4G-2A-6P, 8LB, 3CT
Logan: 4LB, 2CT
Saturday, April 19
Toronto (Dawick, Ierlan) 11 vs. Rochester 10
Ierlan: 16-25, 7LB
Dawick: 2G-3A-5P, 5LB
Buffalo 11 vs. Georgia (Bomberry, Connell) 14
Bomberry: 2G-3A-5P, 4LB
Connell: 1G, 3LB
Philadelphia vs. Vancouver (Stathakis) – 6 p.m. MT
Stathakis: 12-20, 3LB
Colorado 5 vs. Calgary (Pace) 11
Pace: 1G, 3LB
NLL Playoff Quarterfinal Schedule (All Games on ESPN+)
Friday, April 25
No. 8 Seed San Diego (Baptiste, Berg, Logan) at No. 1 Seed Buffalo – 5:30 p.m. MT
Saturday, April 26
No. 6 Seed Calgary (Pace) at No. 3 Seed Halifax – 5 p.m. MT
No. 7 Seed Georgia (Bomberry, Connell) at Saskatchewan – 7:30 p.m. MT
No. 5 Seed Rochester at No. 4 Seed Vancouver (Stathakis) – 8 p.m. MT
#ProPios on 2024-25 Rosters
Calgary: Pace
Georgia: Brendan Bomberry,
Richie Connell, Zach Miller
San Diego: Trevor Baptiste, Wes Berg, Danny Logan
Las Vegas: Jack Hannah
Toronto: Josh Dawick, TD Ierlan, Mark Matthews (IR)
Albany: Alex Simmons, Ethan Walker
Vancouver: Alec Stathakis
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