East Greenwich boys lacrosse stuns Westerly in two overtimes
Here's why East Greenwich boys lacrosse's double-overtime win vs. Westerly matters for the Division II tournament.
WESTERLY — Micah Dawson shut down Sal Augeri Field. Dawson provided needed confidence and celebration in double overtime for East Greenwich boys lacrosse. His winner in the second extra frame at Westerly had the Bulldogs turning off the scoreboard before his celebration even finished.
The damage, though, was done. Dawson lifted the Avengers, 9-8, some unknown minutes into the overtime. It finished off East Greenwich’s rally which saw Cooper Lake score twice with a minute left in regulation to draw the Avengers even.
A scoreless four-minute first overtime just delayed Dawson’s celebration that carried him from inside the Bulldogs defensive zone to East Greenwich’s bench and onto the playoffs. Monday night's triumph supplies further intrigue to the Division II tournament as a Bulldog win on May 18 would’ve locked up the top seed for Westerly. The Avengers (13-2) now trail by just .
07 in the RPI standings with each team having one game left in the regular season. “It’s great to just get back at Westerly after we lost to them,” Dawson said. “This was my first game back from a concussion that happened against Westerly too.