In a nail-biting showdown on the 2024 World Lacrosse Men’s Box Championship playoffs, Jamaica suffered a heart-wrenching 19-18 extra time loss to the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) after Phillip Melecio netted the successful purpose simply 49 seconds into further time, finishing his hat-trick and sealing the victory.
The match was an emotional rollercoaster, marked by intense exchanges of objectives and a prolonged harm delay. Jamaica surged late in regulation, scoring three unanswered objectives to seize a 17-16 lead with simply over 4 minutes remaining. Nevertheless, USVI responded with two objectives to reclaim the benefit, just for Tanner Sims to tie the sport for Jamaica with underneath 30 seconds on the clock, sending the sport into extra time.
USVI’s Dante Poli was a standout performer, tallying 5 objectives and 4 assists. Melecio and Matt Williams every recorded hat-tricks, whereas Ryan Cochran contributed two objectives and 4 assists. In purpose, Patrick Crosby made 28 essential saves to assist safe the victory.
An impressive efficiency
Jamaica was led by Tanner Sims, who had an impressive efficiency with seven objectives and one help. Damon Edwards chipped in with a hat-trick and 5 assists, and Jemar Pottinger added two objectives. Jacob Thompson additionally made 28 saves in a hard-fought battle.
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With the victory, USVI notched their second win of the event and had been scheduled to face Scotland in placement play on Thursday. Jamaica, in the meantime, had been to tackle Hungary as they appear to bounce again from the extra time heartbreak.
