Lucio Gonzaga And Brett PhillipsIt took less than a month for the Ironmen to climb out of the cellar and into a two-way tie for top spot in the league standings.
After dropping the first two meetings of the season, the Irons (3-2) have regrouped and strung together a three-game win streak. The latest victory came this Sunday at the Prudential Center in Newark against the first place Milwaukee Wave (3-2).
After a tightly played first half, the Ironmen began to pull ahead midway through the third quarter when midfielder Lucio Gonzaga created space outside the arc and beat Marcel Feenstra far post for a 3-point strike to bring the score to a 7-2 count.
Gonzaga would add another 3-pointer later in the game to increase his team leading goal total to 10 on the season. The goal was part of a seven-point Ironmen fourth quarter that saw Frederico Moojen pick up his third goal on the year and Chile Farias deposit his second on a chip shot over a retreating Milwaukee sixth attacker with less than a minute on the clock. The late scoring spree ended the match at 14-4 in the Irons' favor.
Brett Phillips was back in goal for the Ironmen after a one-game absence from an ankle injury. The veteran keeper notched 12 saves to record his second win of the current campaign.
The victory was the Irons' first over the Wave in franchise history. The Wave, losers of two-straight, find their grip on the XSL lead slipping as the Ironmen now stand tied atop the league table after Sunday's win.
The Ironmen will seek to wrest sole possession of first place from the Wave when they travel to U.S. Cellular Arena this Friday night for the second game of back-to-back meetings.
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