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Buzz on road for rest of seriesafter splitting opening pairBy Jon KuiperijAkwesasne will carry momentum into BEAVER SPORTS EDITORFridays Game 3 after downing the Buzz 9-5 Sunday at Glen Abbey, squaring up the Many members of the Oakville Buzz got series after Oakville opened with a 7-6 win their first experience of Ontario Lacrosse Saturday.Association playoff action last weekend at The Indians held Oakville scoreless in Glen Abbey Recreation Centre.the final 26 minutes of the game and out-A truer taste of the postseason, however, scored the Buzz 4-0 in the final period, may lie in store this weekend.including an empty-netter.After settling for a split in the first two Our goal scoring has probably been our games, the Buzz is now preparing to head biggest weakness the whole year, said east for the remainder of its opening-round McQueen, Oakvilles top point producer best-of-five series with the Akwesasne during the regular season with 53 points in Indians.20 games. Were a bunch of young guys. Games 3, 4 and 5 (if a fifthIts just a matter of getting to During the regulargame is necessary) will bethe middle and getting open season, we beat contested near Cornwall atfor each other.Akwesasnes Turtle Dome,Hopps and the Indians them on their home known as one of the most hos-arent planning on making it turf. But it'll be a tile environments for visitingeasy, though.MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVERlot harder in theteams in the OLA junior BIn the first game, we were OPENING SPLIT: Cam Ferguson of the Oakville Buzz (right) looks to shoot while beingplayoffs. There'sloop.stick-chasing, but (Sunday) defended by Akwesasne Indians player Owen Mitchel Sunday at Glen Abbey Recreation Centre. going to be a lot During the regular sea-we started hitting and cross-Akwesasne downed the Buzz 9-5 in Game 2 of the teams' Ontario Lacrosse Association junior B son, we beat them on theirchecking and they got a little more people.playoff series, tying the series after Oakville posted a 7-6 win Saturday.home turf, pointed outscared, Hopps said. They Oakv ille rookie Giannididnt want to cut through the Buzz forwardBianchin. But itll be a lotGmiddle as hard as they wanted ianni Bianchinharder in the playoffs. Theresto the first game. Weve got to going to be a lot more people.keep hitting smart but aggressive.Outside of a 4-3 loss to the Buzz in May, NOTES:Akwesasne has home-floor the Indians were 7-1-1 on their home floor advantage in the series because it finished this season something Akwesasne cap-a point ahead of Oakville for fourth place in tain Derek Hopps attributes to the size of the East Conference regular-season stand-the crowds the team routinely plays in ings. The series opened in Oakville in order front of.to cut down on traveling between the two Its our fans, the support from our fans. centres Bianchin had a hat trick for the We usually get a lot (of people watching), Buzz in Sundays loss, with Todd Nakasuji 300 people, Hopps said. At home, its and Brett Ulbikas also tallying. Alex Kruse more yelling, a little crazy.(two), Colton Watkinson, Cam Ferguson, Buzz forward Keyan McQueen under-McQueen, Nakasuji and Biancin notched stands the support the Indians get at the Oakville markers in Game 1, with Ian home, but isnt sure it will be that big of a Duffy recording the victory in net Game factor.4 of the series is set for Saturday afternoon, Lacrosse is their sport. They support while the fifth and deciding game (if their team and its a small village, said the required) would be played Sunday after-first-year player. But on the floor, its the noon.same two teams that played here, so it doesnt matter whats happening in the Beaver sports editor Jon Kuiperij can stands.be followed on Twitter at @BeaversportsOAKVILLE SOCCER CLUBWeek FourPhoto Contest Winner:Photographer Frank MisaSponsored by:The Oakville Beaver A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club27 Wednesday, June 29, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com