BILOXI, Miss. � In his professional debut, Louisiana goaltender Nathan Marsters made a total of 43 saves in regulation and overtime, plus four more in the shootout to backstop the IceGators to a 2-1 shootout victory over the Mississippi Sea Wolves at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
�I thought we played real well,� Mississippi coach Bob Woods said. �We ran into a hot goaltender in Marsters and our power play came up empty. Overall, it was a step in the right direction. Now we have time before hosting Augusta on Friday to take it to the next level.�
Marsters turned away 17 shots in the first period including a tremendous save by lunging to his right to rob the Sea Wolves� Travis Lisabeth in front of the IceGators net.
Mississippi (4-5-1, 9 points) netminder Matt Underhill was sharp in the first period as well, turning aside all seven shots in a scoreless opening stanza.
At 10:59 of the second, Pat O�Leary solved Marsters on the Sea Wolves 24th shot of the game by banging home his first goal of the season in front of the IceGators net. Mike Martone and Jeff Hutchins picked up assists.
Louisiana (4-1-1, 9 points) tied the score at the 18:42 mark of the middle stanza. Randy Dagenais moved in from the left point and sailed a shot over the shoulder of Underhill to net his first of the campaign. Mike Omicioli and Wes Mason garnered helpers.
In the shootout, David Bararuk and Pascal Pelletier tallied for Louisiana.
In the fourth round of the shootout, Mississippi�s Bobby Cunningham was unable to beat Marsters, who won his pro debut in thrilling fashion.
Mississippi went 0-for-8 on the power play, while Louisiana failed to score on five man advantage chances. Sea Wolves outshot the IceGators 43-25.
The Sea Wolves get back into action with a home game at 7:35 p.m. on Friday against the Augusta Lynx at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The game promotion features Military 2-for-1, sponsored by Keesler Federal Credit Union. All active or retired military are eligible for the promotion, by showing military identification at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office.
Individual tickets for Friday�s game against the Lynx can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (228) 385-2600 and online at ticketmaster.com.
Listen to the broadcasts live on WGCM-AM 1240 or online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline.
Watch the games on a pay-per-view basis online, courtesy of B2 Networks, at msseawolves.com.
Season ticket packages, flex packs, discounted groups tickets and fundraiser opportunities are available by calling (228) 275-WOLF or online at msseawolves.com.
--- Box Score ---
SCORE BY PERIODS
Louisiana 0 1 0 1--2
Mississippi 0 1 0 0--1
FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Pelletier, LA (Holding stick),
3:44. Skiehar, LA (Roughing), 8:02. Ellis-Toddington, MIS (Tripping),
12:43. Rooneem, LA (Roughing), 16:20. Cunningham, MIS (Interference),
18:21.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Mississippi-O'Leary 1 (Martone; Hutchins)
10:59. 2, Louisiana-Dagenais 1 (Omicioli; Mason) 18:42. Penalties:
Jarmuth, MIS (Tripping), 1:07. Rooneem, LA (Tripping), 8:36.
Battaglia, MIS (Tripping), 12:03. Barker, LA (High sticking), 13:12.
Evangelista, LA (Holding), 15:57.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Pelletier, LA (Fighting,
Roughing, Major), 4:46. Martone, MIS (Holding stick, Fighting, Major),
4:46. Ortmeyer, LA (Roughing), 5:47. Dagenais, LA (Boarding), 6:27.
Ellis-Toddington, MIS (Hooking), 7:42. Materukhin, LA (Cross checking),
17:23.
OVERTIME -- Scoring: None. Penalties: None.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Louisiana 7 5 11 3--26
Mississippi 17 15 10 2--44
Power Play Conversions: Louisiana - 0 of 5, Mississippi - 0 of 8.
Goalies: Louisiana-Marsters (44 shots, 43 saves; record: 1-0-0).
Mississippi-Underhill (26 shots, 25 saves; record: 0-1-1).
A: 3269. Referee: Ernst. Linesmen: Jones; Stanton.
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