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BILOXI, Miss. � Louisiana�s Armands Berzins ended Mississippi�s five-game win streak, by scoring the eventual game-winner in the seventh round of the shootout, giving the IceGators a 3-2 shootout victory over the Sea Wolves.

Louisiana takes over sole possession of second place in the Central Division with 32 points, one more than Mississippi, with four games in hand.

�It was a typical old-time battle,� said Sea Wolves coach Bob Woods. �It was unfortunate that we just came up short in the end. Anything can happen in the shootout. Our guys could have packed it in, but at least we got one point and we�ll have another chance at the Gators tomorrow at the Cajundome.�

Louisiana (15-5-2) opened the score on a 4-on-4 situation. IceGators� Ed McGrane feathered a pass across to Bobby Brown on a 2-on-1 break, beating Sean Matile at 17:27. The goal for Brown was his team-leading 12th of the season.

Mississippi (13-8-5) found the back of the net at 12:52 of the second on the power play. Roger Maxwell was parked in front and re-directed a Sergei Kuznetsov shot for his fifth goal of the season, past Derek Gustafson.

Matile made a terrific save late in the middle stanza. Konstantin Kalmikov busted in on a breakaway, but Matile flashed his left pad to deny the Louisiana shooter.

Louisiana went ahead in the third, as Konstantin Kalmikov tipped a Jamie Johnson centering pass, notching his ninth of the campaign.

Sea Wolves pulled Matile in favor of the extra attacker in the final minute. With 21 seconds remaining in regulation, Mississippi�s Steffon Walby tucked the puck in at the side, for his 14th of the year, to send the game to extra time.

In the shootout, Walby scored for the Sea Wolves, while Kalmikov tallied for the IceGators.

Then in the seventh round of the shootout, Louisiana�s Armands Berzins netted a huge marker. On the following shot, Sea Wolves� Steve O�Rourke was stopped by Gustafson to end the game.

Mississippi converted 1-of-9 opportunities with the power play, while Louisiana failed to score on seven chances. IceGators outshot the Sea Wolves, 38-30.

Additional Notes: Sea Wolves mascot, Hook, headed up �Hook�s Holiday Toy Drive,� in which fans brought new, unwrapped toys to the game. The Sea Wolves team will be delivering the toys to the pediatric floor at Gulfport Memorial Hospital on Wednesday � Bryan Graham, ECHL Vice President of Hockey Operations, was in attendance � Chuck Thuss, Sea Wolves Director of Player Development suited up as Mississippi�s emergency backup goaltender for the second straight game � Greg Gardner remains on recall to Rochester of the American Hockey League � Travis Lisabeth did not dress for Mississippi.

Mississippi completes its three games in three days against Louisiana at 4:05 p.m. tomorrow at the Cajundome in Lafayette. Listen live on WTNI-AM 1640 and online at www.msseawolves.com starting with the Nextel Pregame Show at 3:50 p.m.

The Sea Wolves next home game is at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday against the Columbus Cottonmouths. The promotion consists of $2 draft beers and $2 hotdogs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The broadcast can be heard beginning at 7:20 p.m. with the Nextel Pregame Show on WTNI-AM 1640 and online at www.msseawolves.com.

Individual game tickets can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all TicketMaster locations and by calling 228-594-3707.

Season seat packages, flex plans, fundraiser opportunities and discounted group tickets are available by calling 228-275-WOLF.

--- Box Score ---

DATE - 12/13/03 Louisiana (3) at Mississippi (2) SO

SCORE BY PERIODS
Louisiana 1 0 1 1--3
Mississippi 0 1 1 0--2

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Louisiana-Brown 12 (McGrane) 17:27. Penalties: Maxwell, MIS (Fighting, Major), 4:45. Hamilton, LA (Fighting, Major), 4:45. Corupe, LA (Hooking), 7:16. Storey, LA (Cross checking), 13:13. Maxwell, MIS (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 13:13. O'Rourke, MIS (High sticking), 15:35. Shiryaev, LA (Slashing), 16:40. Herbert, LA (High sticking), 18:42. Maxwell, MIS (Ten minute misc.), 20:00. Shiryaev, LA (Ten minute misc.), 20:00. Hutchins, MIS (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 20:00.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Mississippi-Maxwell 5 (power play) (Kuznetsov; Miller) 12:52. Penalties: Gauvreau, MIS (Closing hand on puck), 0:37. Hamilton, LA (Spearing, Major, Game misc.), 4:41. Walby, MIS (Interference), 6:55. Sarich, LA (Hooking), 10:51. Johnson, LA (Roughing), 11:21. Blais, MIS (Roughing), 13:07. Storey, LA (Elbowing), 13:07. O'Rourke, MIS (Slashing), 14:50. Shiryaev, LA (Elbowing), 16:24. Baxter, MIS (Holding), 17:42.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Louisiana-Kalmikov 9 (Johnson; Mastad) 16:32. 4, Mississippi-Walby 14 (Baxter; Hutchins) 19:39. Penalties: Mitchell, LA (Holding), 3:34. Mizerek, LA (Closing hand on puck), 4:50. Maxwell, MIS (Roughing), 7:41. Cava, MIS (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 10:50. Materukhin, LA (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 10:50. Rochon, MIS (Roughing), 11:03. Cava, MIS (Fighting, Major), 12:55. Materukhin, LA (Fighting, Major), 12:55. Shiryaev, LA (High sticking), 13:11. Shiryaev, LA (Ten minute misc.), 19:39.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: None.

SHOTS ON GOAL
Louisiana 12 8 14 4--38
Mississippi 6 9 13 2--30

Power Play Conversions: Louisiana - 0-of-7, Mississippi - 1-of-9.

Goalies: Louisiana-Gustafson (30 shots, 28 saves; record: 7-4-0). Mississippi-Matile (38 shots, 36 saves; record: 5-1-2).

A: 2673. Referee: Smith. Linesmen: Finley; Wing.