Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs runner Brett Kujala almost doubled his goal total for the season when he potted five in a 12-7 win against the Langley Thunder Wednesday night.
Kujala scored the first of the game on a power play, followed up with a second even strength goal, assisted on the third marker and scored his team's fourth goal before Langley could even get on the board. Two more goals in the second and a couple more assists made it an eight point night for the 5'8", 180 lbs. athlete, his best game so far in the young B.C. Jr. 'A' Lacrosse League season.
Kujala teammate Chase McIntyre also had a strong game, potting two goals and four assists, while Cole Shafer had a six-point night, with one goal and five assists.
Coquitlam gutted out their third win of the season 24-hours earlier during a visit with the New Westminster Salmonbellies at the Queens Park Arena.
The home team secured a 3-1 lead early in the first period but two quick goals from McIntyre and Reid Bowering toward the end of the opener knotted things at three goals each going into the first intermission. But New West was able to restore the three-goal lead quickly in the second with two markers from Brandon Clelland and one from Connor Robinson.
The back-and-forth match continued when the Adanacs' Shafer, Johnny Kraakman and Keegan Rittinger tied up the match with three unanswered tallies before the end of the third. In the final period, Coquitlam started to pull away from the Bellies with goals from Evan Wortley, Reid Bowering and Mike Rybka taking the game winner with two minutes left.
When the final buzzer sounded, the Adanacs were up 10-9.
