LACROSSE: RIPTIDE GETS INAUGURAL WIN.Byline: -- Daily News The Riptide Noun 1. riptide - a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current countercurrent, crosscurrent, tide rip, rip turbulence, turbulency - unstable flow of a liquid or gas 2. won the first ever game in club history, using a five-goal performance by Kevin Dougherty to defeat the Chicago Machine 17-6 at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center. Sean Hartofilis broke a 3-3 tie with a goal to give the Riptide (1-3) the lead at the 8:58 mark of the second quarter. Sean Lindsay powered in two straight goals to extend the L.A. lead to 6-3, and then Andrew Combs Andrew 'Buggs' Combs (b. December 31, 1977) is an American lacrosse player. He attended the University of Maryland earning All-American honors at Attack. [1] In 2006, Combs joined the Los Angeles Riptide in Major League Lacrosse. , in his debut with the Riptide, scored off a fast break with 3:44 remaining in the half to push the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. lead to 7-3 at halftime. Tillman Johnson was stellar in goal for the Riptide, recording seven saves before giving way to Matt Vallone in the fourth quarter. The L.A. defense clamped down on Chicago (0-4) in the second quarter, allowing just two goals. The Riptide faces the Machine again next Saturday in Chicago. |
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