WATCH: Daniel Lee emerging as a new star in the AUDL

 

Daniel Lee, Portland Nitro

Although his team ultimately fell short in double overtime on Sunday night, Lee authored one scintillating sequence late in the game when he recorded three spectacular blocks on one particular point. It was early in the fourth quarter and his Nitro were down 20-18 when he denied two deep shots and an underneath pass to thwart three separate break opportunities for Colorado. It was slightly reminiscent of Ben Green’s thrilling two-block, goal-scoring point in DC’s game at Atlanta last year. Lee finished the game with four blocks, along with three goals, one assist, and no turnovers. Through two weeks of the season, Lee ranks third in the league in plus/minus at +18, and he’s the only player in the AUDL among the top 25 in plus/minus who also has a 100 percent completion rate.

 

Most notably, at 20-18 early in the fourth, Portland’s Daniel Lee recorded three remarkable blocks during one crazy point, preventing the Summit from seizing a three-goal lead and inching the Nitro again within one.

“Daniel Lee, that guy just blew up and made a ton of amazing plays,” said Colorado Co-Head Coach Mike Lun. “I felt like we could have put that game away a couple different moments, and we just didn’t execute in certain situations and they just kept hanging around.”

In that one sequence, Lee denied two separate deep shots and blocked a pass underneath, stunning members of both teams with his relentlessly clutch abilities.

“That point was pure insanity for him to just keep coming up with D after D,” said Nitro Co-Captain Jon Lee (the two are not related). “Watching it, I feel like I knew he was going to make the play each time, but still in disbelief of how incredible he is. Between that and the ridiculous catch he had at the end of the quarter, he was just unstoppable.”

 

Source: https://theaudl.com/league/news/2022-audl-week-2-honor-roll