KURTZ SCORES 7 GOALS IN LOSS TO MAMMOTH: GAME RECAP PRESENTED BY BROTHERS GUTTERS

DENVER, CO – The Albany FireWolves (1-5) jumped out to a big lead early on, but could not withstand a momentum shifting scoring run by the Colorado Mammoth (4-2) as the Mammoth defeated the FireWolves 15-13 at Ball Arena. The FireWolves and Mammoth will meet again next weekend in Albany for a rematch at MVP Arena on Saturday, January 18 at 7 pm.  

Scoring for the FireWolves was led by Tye Kurtz who scored a career-high 7 goals and added 2 assists for 9 points. Alex Simmons contributed 7 points (3g, 4a) on the night. Patrick Kaschalk, Eric Fannell, and Dyson Williams each had an identical stat line of 2 points (1g, 1a). Ethan Walker dished out a career high 7 assists in the contest.  

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The game began with Colorado opening the scoring on the power play to go up 1-0, but the FireWolves would respond with a big run led by Kurtz and Simmons. Kurtz scored twice in a row to take a 2-1 lead for the FireWolves. Simmons would add his first goal of the game and Kurtz would follow it up with another with only 4 seconds left in the 1st quarter to extend Albany’s lead to 4-1.  

The FireWolves continued to bring the energy early as Simmons added two more goals less than a minute a part and Kurtz would score again to bring their lead to 7-1. Williams added another on the power play to make the score 8-1. The Mammoth would stop the bleeding with two consecutive goals to cut the score to 8-3. Both teams would trade goals back and forth with Fannell scoring his first as a member of the FireWolves to make it 9-3, the Mammoth would respond to bring it to 9-4, and then Kaschalk would score in transition to continue the FireWolves lead at 10-5. The Mammoth would make a big run as they scored three goals to end the first half, and the game would reach a score of 10-7 going into the break.  

It was a wild third quarter as the two teams continued to trade blows. The Mammoth scored immediately on a power play goal, but Kurtz would answer a few minutes later also on the power play to make the score 11-8. Then it was back and forth scoring with Colorado scoring, Kurtz scoring, Colorado scoring, and then Kurtz scoring his seventh goal of the game to end the third quarter with the FireWolves still in the lead at 13-10.  

The final quarter was all Colorado with the Mammoth putting in five goals to complete the comeback and take the victory over the FireWolves 15-13.  

This was the first game of a home and home series for the FireWolves against the Colorado Mammoth which means these two teams will meet again in Albany for rematch at MVP Arena next weekend on Saturday, January 18 at 7 pm. 

Get tickets now for the FireWolves next home game on Saturday, January 18 at 7 pm at MVP Arena against the Colorado Mammoth. It will be Star Wars Night and fans can take advantage of the best ticket prices in the galaxy starting at $15.96! For more information regarding tickets, visit www.albanyfirewolves.com or call/text the FireWolves front office at 518-675-8678 to avoid fees.       

About Albany FireWolves    

The Albany FireWolves is the Capital Region’s very own Professional Box Lacrosse team, playing in the National Lacrosse League out of the MVP Arena in downtown Albany, NY. For more information, contact the Albany FireWolves Front Office at (518) 675-8678 or visit AlbanyFireWolves.com. Follow the team on Facebook at facebook.com/AlbFireWolves, Twitter @AlbFireWolves, and Instagram @AlbFireWolves.   

About the National Lacrosse League   

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is North America’s premier professional lacrosse league. Founded in 1986, the NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the NHL and NBA. The League is comprised of 14 franchises across the United States and Canada: Albany FireWolves, Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Colorado Mammoth, Georgia Swarm, Halifax Thunderbirds, Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Ottawa Black Bears, Philadelphia Wings, Rochester Knighthawks, San Diego Seals, Saskatchewan Rush, Toronto Rock, and Vancouver Warriors. For more information, visit NLL.com and find @NLL on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.   

About MVP Arena    

MVP Arena is a full-service entertainment and sports facility featuring a wide variety of family shows, sporting events, trade shows and concerts. Owned by Albany County and managed by ASM Global, MVP Arena opened in 1990 and is home to the Albany FireWolves of the National Lacrosse League, the Albany Firebirds of the AFL 1 Arena Football League and the Division I Men’s College Basketball Siena Saints. For more information, please visit https://www.mvparena.com/