Chesapeake loses 6th straight to Rochester

Coach calls team’s effort ‘embarrassing,’ especially in one-sided fourth quarter

No team in Major League Lacrosse has bedeviled the Chesapeake Bayhawks more than the Rochester Rattlers. After Saturday, the Rattlers have won six straight meetings, an oddity in the relatively balanced league.

Midfielder Jesse King scored six goals and assisted on another as Rochester controlled play nearly from start to finish in beating Chesapeake, 18-8, before an announced 4,013 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Goalkeeper John Galloway anchored a strong defensive effort with 14 saves as the Rattlers swept the homeand-home series with the Bayhawks for the third straight season.

Attackman Ty Thompson had three goals and three assists for Rochester (3-3), which earned its first road win of the season. Long-stick midfielder John LoCascio had a goal and two assists for the Rattlers, who outshot the Bayhawks 58-37 and won the ground-ball battle 48-25.

Attackman Brendan Mundorf scored three goals for Chesapeake (4-3), which has not won two straight since starting the season 2-0. Goalie Brian Phipps had 14 saves Video: for the Bayhawks, who were outscored 8-0 in the fourth quarter.

“We didn’t compete the way we needed to. It’s flat-out embarrassing. I wasn’t happy with the effort we gave, especially in the fourth quarter,” coach Brian Reese said.

Mundorf gave Chesapeake a 5-4 lead at the 7:58 mark of the second quarter, but Rochester replied with a 4-0 run to close the first half and never trailed again.

By far the most demoralizing goal came with 1:17 to go in the second quarter, when close defenseman Mike Manley walked through the Chesapeake defense for a man-down goal. Galloway had jumpstarted the transition opportunity by making a superb save on the power play .

Trailing 9-5 early in the third period, Chesapeake showed signs of life by scoring three straight goals to cut the deficit to one.

King halted the rally by scoring with 2:56 to go, and Rochester blew the game open by scoring three goals in the opening three minutes of the fourth quarter.

Chesapeake has a bye next weekend before traveling to Boston on June 23.

“We watch film, we re-evaluate and make adjustments, then get ready for Boston in two weeks,” Phipps said.