Tonkawa (2-0) made it two in a row Saturday morning in the 2013 14-goal Wanderers Classic by dominating Mt. Brilliant/Equestrian Law Group (0-1) in a 12-8 win.
Julian Daniels got Mt. Brilliant Equestrian Law Group on the scoreboard first but was countered by goals from Brandon Phillips and Nic Roldan for Tonkawa. The first chukker ended with Tonkawa holding on to a narrow one goal, 2-1 edge.
Phillips put Tonkawa on top, 3-1, with the opening goal of the second chukker when foul trouble came back to haunt them. Kris Kampsen converted two penalty goals, and Mt. Brilliant/ELG kept Tonkawa off of the scoreboard for the duration of the period. With two chukkers played it was all even at 3-3.
Tonkawa took control of the game in the third chukker, scoring five unanswered goals and charging out to an 8-3 halftime lead. Roldan and Phillips opened the period by converting single penalty shots for goals. Phillips added another goal from the field and Roldan scored his second and third goals of the chukker to establish the five goal lead.
Roldan’s fourth goal of the morning extended the Tonkawa lead to six goals, 9-3. Kampsen converted a penalty shot for a goal, but another goal from the field from Roldan put the Tonkawa lead back at six, 10-4. Bo Goodman scored his first goal of the day and Kampsen tacked on another penalty goal to end the chukker. Mt. Brilliant/ELG cut the Tonkawa lead back to four goals, 10-6.
Daniels scored on a beautifully executed backhander to open the fifth chukker but Tonkawa team captain Jeff Hildebrand got on the scoreboard on a well-placed shot at goal and Mt. Brilliant/ELG found themselves trailing by four goals again, 11-7.
Kampsen managed Mt. Brilliant/ELG’s only goal of the final chukker. Hildebrand closed out the scoring with his second goal of the game, on a penalty conversion for the 12-8 Tonkawa win.
Roldan led all scoring with six goals. Phillips scored four times and Hildebrand was credited with two scores on the day. Kampsen’s five goals set the pace for Faraway. Daniels added two and Goodman chipped in a goal in the loss.
Wanderers Classic action will continue on Friday, January 18 with Tonkawa (2-0) facing Equus & Company (1-0) and Mt. Brilliant/ELG (0-1) meeting Floridian Community Bank (0-2).