Sitting at the podium Saturday with a room full of media members in tow, it was a look of dejection on the face of Saskatchewan Rush captain Ryan Keenan which told the entire story.
Finishing the 2024-25 National Lacrosse League season one win shy of a league title and picking up the pieces following a 15-6 loss to the Buffalo Bandits.
“Definitely not how we expected things to go,” said Keenan post-game on Saturday. “You know, it sucks. I thought we were ready for the moment.”
The Rush watched on as the Bandits raised the NLL Cup for the third year in a row on Saturday, falling in Game 3 of the best-of-three NLL championship series to see their season come to a heartbreaking end.
Trailing only by one goal 7-6 at halftime in Buffalo, the Rush struggled to contain the Bandits’ lethal attack in the third quarter with the home side burying eight unanswered goals over the final two quarters to secure …