The Saskatchewan Rush capped off the regular season with a 16-7 win over the Ottawa Black Bears.
After falling behind 4-0, Saskatchewan battled back early, scoring goals from Austin Shanks, Zach Manns, and Robert Church.
Both teams traded goals in the second quarter, with the Rush’s coming off the stick of Jake Naso. This left the home side down 5-4 at the break.
In the third quarter, the floodgates opened. Church scored three times, and Manns, Shanks, Jake Boudreau, and Holden Garlent added to the score, putting the Rush up 11-6.
In the fourth, Church iced the game with a pair of goals while Boudreau, Clark, Walter and Ryan Keenan kept the rout on in a 16-7 win.
Frank Scigliano made 30 saves in the win. Jake Naso won 17 of 25 faceoffs.
Next up, the 2025 NLL Playoffs. The Saskatchewan Rush welcome the league’s #7 seed to Co-op Field in SaskTel Centre for round one, a single-elimination quarterfinal game.
Face-off is at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26th.
