Iannucci Closes in on NLL Record

A few short years (3 years to be exact) after one of lacrosse’s greatest players retired from the National Lacrosse League, Gary Gait’s single season goal scoring record is on the verge of being shattered. In his first twos games of the season, Athan Iannucci of the Philadelphia Wings scored five goals in each and he hasn’t slowed down since then, with the exception of a March 29 game where he scored a mere three goals in a loss to Rochester.

Through his first seven games, Athan was averaging 5 goals per game; during his last five that dropped to 3.8 goals per game. His season rate is still an impressive 4.5 goals per game. He scored six goals in a game twice so far this season and five goals per game three times. In total, Athan has netted 54 goals in his twelve games this season leaving him seven goals shy of Gait’s record of 61 set in 2003 (when Gait was with Colorado) with four games remaining. At the explosive rate Iannucci is putting balls past goaltenders, he could tie and perhaps even break the record this Saturday in Minnesota. If he doesn’t do it then, he will get the chance to reward the Philadelphia fans by breaking the record at home on April 19th against the New York Titans.