Robert Church's third goal of the game four minutes into overtime boosted the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs to a thrilling 8-7 victory Monday over the Delta Islanders in a B.C. Junior 'A' lacrosse league playoff game at Poirier Sports Complex.
The win gave the Jr. Adanacs a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven semifinal series heading into tonight's (Wednesday's) fourth game at 8 p.m. at North Delta's Sungod Arena. Game 5 is set for same time Thursday back at Poirier.
On Monday, the Jr. A's led 4-2 and 6-4 after the first and second periods, then went up 7-5 before the Islanders rallied for three goals in the final five minutes to force extra time.
Tyler Garrison, Ben McIntosh, Wesley Berg, Reid Reinholdt and Vincent Ricci also struck net for Coquitlam, who out-shot the Islanders 58-42 and got a 35-save effort from Davide DiRuscio.
Ricci added four assists, while Church contributed three helpers.
