The Georgia Swarm celebrate winning the National Lacrosse League championship Saturday night in the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Saturday night. Miles Thompson scored the game-winner in overtime for a 15-14 victory over the Saskatchewan Rush as the Swarm took the best-of-three series 2-0. (PHOTO CREDIT: Josh Schaefer/GetMyPhoto.ca)
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By Juliakate E Culpepper
With a 15-14 overtime win, the Georgia Swarm defeated the two-time defending champion Saskatchewan Rush on Sunday and claimed the National Lacrosse League's Champion's Cup.
The Swarm trailed the Rush 14-13 as time was running out the fourth quarter, but a score with 0:02 remaining in regulation tied Game 2 and sent it into overtime.
The Swarm won Game 1 of the best-of-three series 18-14 on June 4 at Duluth’s Infinite Energy Arena.
Here’s a recap of the Swarm’s 15 scores, the trophy presentation and celebration postgame.