Princeton University Athletics
Prager, Striebel, Boyle Help Barrage To MLL Title
August 28, 2006 | Men's Lacrosse
Winning championships together never seems to get old for Matt Striebel, Ryan Boyle and B.J. Prager.
The three Princeton alums won their third major title together when they combined for seven goals and nine assists as the Philadelphia Barrage defeated the Denver Outlaws 23-12 Sunday afternoon in the Major League Lacrosse championship game at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
The Barrage went 10-2 in the regular season and then avenged both of their losses by defeating the Boston Cannons in the semifinal Friday. It was the second MLL title in the last three years for the Barrage, who were 1-11 the year before their first championship run.
Striebel, who scored five goals in the semifinal, had four goals, including a two-pointer, and four assists for nine points in the championship game. Prager finished with three goals and an assist against the Outlaws, while Boyle had four assists.
The three were teammates on Princeton's 2001 NCAA championship team, which won the title on Prager's goal off a Boyle feed for a 10-9 overtime victory over Syracuse. They also were teammates on the Barrage team that won in 2004 as well.
Trevor Tierney made 20 saves in net for the Outlaws in the championship game. Josh Sims, the fifth Princeton player in the game, was held scoreless by the Barrage.