The fifth weekend of the PLL season took place this weekend in San Diego, California with 16 former Fighting Irish players participating. The matchups were headlined by Outlaws’ star Pat Kavanagh, with other notable performances coming from his brother Chris Kavanagh and Chaos’ veteran Sergio Perkovic.
PAT KAVANAGH
The second-year star helped lead his Denver Outlaws to a dominant 18-10 win against hosting California. Kavanagh recorded eight points, including five goals and three assists, against his brother and the Redwoods. He also scooped four ground balls in addition to his offensive output. He is now tied for first in one-point goals (12), tied for second in total goals (12) and third in total points (19). Kavanagh was also voted the Player of the Week after his dominant performance.
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SERGIO PERKOVIC
The veteran attackman had his first impressive performance this weekend in just his second game of the season. Perkovic recorded four points in the Chaos’ win against the Boston Cannons, including two one-point goals and a two-point goal. This victory puts Carolina at 2-3 on the season, now tied for second in the West.
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CHRIS KAVANAGH
The rookie followed up the Redwoods’ bye with another impressive offensive showing in their two losses against his brother, Pat’s, the Denver Outlaws and his former teammate, Jake Taylor’s, Philadelphia Waterdogs. Kavanagh recorded five points this weekend, including two two-point goals and an assist. He also scooped three ground balls in the two losses. Chris is now tied for 11th in total points (14) and tied for third in two-point goals (2).
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LIAM ENTENMANN
The second-year goaltender continued his dominant season in the Atlas’ 10-8 win against the Utah Archers. Entenmann allowed just eight scores, posting eight saves with a 50% save percentage. He also scooped three ground balls and caused a turnover. Entenmann is now second in the PLL in saves, with 77, on the season.
REDWOODS’ DEFENSE LED BY IRISH ALUM
Despite their two losses this past weekend, the Redwoods’ Irish alumni defenders put forth impressive stat lines. Across the two games, they were led by Arden Cohen, who caused a turnover and scooped six ground balls, giving him the lead for most caused turnovers this season, with 11. Carter Parlette, new Redwoods signee, debuted this weekend for the hosting team and scooped a ground ball in the loss against the Waterdogs. The other three former Irish defenders for the Redwoods combined for three caused turnovers and 10 ground balls. These performances put the Redwoods at second in the PLL in both caused turnovers (46) and ground balls (172).
IRISH IN THE NEWS
Four Irish alumni (Kavanagh, Kavanagh, Entenmann, Tevlin) selected to the PLL All-Star Game.
Pat Kavanagh named Player of the Week.
Stick Talk Lax talk about Liam Entenmann and the best goalies in the PLL.
NEXT TWO WEEKS – ALL STAR IN KANSAS CITY & THROWBACK WEEKEND
Lexus PLL & WLL Skills Competition – Friday, July 4 @ 6:30 pm EST
East All-Stars vs West All-Stars – Saturday, July 5 @ 1 pm EST
New York Atlas (Costabile, Entenmann) vs Boston Cannons (Kielty, Ramsey, Epple) – Friday, July 11 @ 7 pm EST
Utah Archers (McLane, Lynch) vs Philadelphia Waterdogs (Taylor) – Friday, July 11 @ 9:30 pm EST
Carolina Chaos vs California Redwoods (Garnsey, C. Kavanagh, Tevlin, Cohen, Conlin, Fake, Parlette) – Saturday, July 12 @ 7 pm EST
Denver Outlaws (P. Kavanagh) vs Maryland Whipsnakes – Saturday, July 12 @ 9:30 pm EST