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After the opening shot made by DC Mayor, Adrian Fenty, the Washington Bayhawks scored two quick goals to take an early lead against the New Jersey Pride . The Pride came back and held Bayhawks scoreless for almost 10 minutes while netting 5 goals of their own. The first two Pride goals were scored by Scott Urick, making him only the third player to reach 200 career goals.
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However, the first half ended with the Bayhawks leading 9 to 6 due in large part to the 7 saves made by goalie Chris Garrity.
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The Pride defense came on strong in the third and held the Bayhawks to 1 goal.
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The Pride attack again scored 5 goals of their own before the Bayhawk attack came alive and scored 6 unanswered goals to tie the game with 2 minutes left.
Bayhawks won the opening overtime faceoff but were unable to capitalize immediately. Possession changed several times in overtime before the Bayhawks were finally able to capitalize on a goal by Matt Ward.
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The Bayhawks moved the ball well around the perimeter and made some nice penetration through the Pride
