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Friday, December 13, 2002
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Mike Rogers
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Sea Wolves Defeat IceGators 3-2, Overtake First Place |
LAFAYETTE, La. � With first place on the line, the Mississippi Sea Wolves jumped past the Louisiana IceGators, by skating away with a 3-2 victory.
The first place Sea Wolves now have 36 points compared to 35 for the IceGators.
The game started approximately 55 minutes late, due to Mississippi running into a traffic jam en route to Lafayette.
Louisiana (15-7-5) came out flying in the opening minute at the Cajundome. Cal Benazic beat Sean Matile just 33 seconds into the contest, making it 1-0 for the IceGators.
Mississippi (17-9-2) bounced back on the power play 13:36. Jim Baxter let go with a right circle shot, Kent Davyduke re-directed it past Frederic Cloutier. Davyduke�s 10th of the year and third in three games with the Sea Wolves, tied the score 1-1.
The Sea Wolves continued their red-hot play with the man advantage at 16:44. Steffon Walby took a pass from Davyduke and bulged the twine. Walby�s 11th of the campaign gave Mississippi a 2-1 lead through 20 minutes.
There was no scoring in the middle stanza, with Mississippi outshooting Louisiana 26-18 after two periods.
In the third, Sea Wolves Darryl Campbell tipped in a Baxter shot and scoring the eventual game-winner, giving Mississippi a 3-1 advantage.
Louisiana pulled goaltender Cloutier and IceGators� Shawn McNeil tallied his league high 19th goal of the year, with just 15 seconds remaining in regulation to complete the scoring.
Matile stopped 24-of26 shots, improving to 4-2-0. Cloutier made 32 saves on 35 shots, falling to 11-5-4.
Mississippi went 2-for-6 on the power play. Louisiana failed to record a shot on two man advantages.
Despite the loss, Louisiana continues to lead the season series, 5-3.
The game was the 100th professional game coached by Sea Wolves bench boss Bob Woods during the regular season. Woods is in his second season behind the Mississippi bench and has guided the Sea Wolves to a 58-35-7 record for a .615 winning percentage over that time.
Mississippi continues its road swing tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. at the Riverside Centroplex in Baton Rouge.
The Sea Wolves return home for three games in three days beginning Friday, December 20 at 7:35 p.m. against the Louisiana IceGators. At Friday home games, military including active and retired, NASA and Stennis employees buying one ticket, receive one ticket FREE!
Just in time for the holidays, the Sea Wolves have unveiled the �Pick Six Plan�. Choose your favorite six home games and receive a FREE Sea Wolves gift package consisting of an official game puck autographed by Coach Bob Woods, plus a Sea Wolves Souvenir Media Guide. The �Pick Six Plan� ranges from $48 to $96.
Individual Sea Wolves game tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office and by calling 228-594-3707.
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