Manns puts up six points in debut as Rush fall in season opener
Dec 1, 2023Halifax, NS – Friday night, the Saskatchewan Rush dropped their opening game of the 2023/24 NLL season against the Halifax Thunderbirds.
A slow start found the Rush down 9-4 after the first quarter and down 11-5 at the mid-way break.
In the third quarter, Isaac Ngyou scored his first career National Lacrosse League goal, his first of two on the evening.
Saskatchewan’s transition defenders provided four goals on the evening, but it wasn’t enough as Halifax took the contest 17-12.
Zach Manns took no time to make his mark as an offensive threat scoring a hat trick in his first game, while tacking on three assists. Robert Church had a trio of tucks as well and Ryan Keenan finished with three points. Ryan Barnable scored what might be the goal of the season, while Jerrett Smith and Patrick Dodds also added singles.
Between the pipes, Frank Scigliano got the start and allowed nine goals on 36 shots, while Laine Hruska stopped 22/30 in relief.
Halifax out-shot Saskatchewan 66-46 in the game and were led by Clark Petterson who had eight points in the win.
Next up, the Saskatchewan Rush will welcome the Rochester Knighthawks to town for their home opener on December 9th.
Faceoff is at 7:00pm and tickets can be found here.