BILOXI, Miss. � Matus Kostur made 33 saves to backstop the Augusta Lynx over the Mississippi Sea Wolves 3-1 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
�We didn�t play well tonight,� Mississippi associate coach Steffon Walby said. �A post here or there would have made a difference but in the end the effort as a team wasn�t good enough. There is no one guy stepping up and making a difference. We need someone to take the bull by the horns.�
Mississippi (4-6-1, 9 points) opened the score at the 18:54 mark. Nicolas Corbeil banged in a loose puck at the side beating Matus Kostur, scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season. Louis Dumont and Anthony Battaglia picked up assists.
Augusta (4-4-1, 9 points) knotted the score on the power play in the second period. Louis Goulet, who extends his point streak to seven, unleashed a shot from the slot through traffic past Matt Underhill at 3:11. Goulet�s third of the season was assisted by Jamie Johnson and Terry Marchant.
In the third, the Lynx grabbed the lead, as Rod Sarich would score the eventual game-winner on a point shot into the back of the net for his second of the campaign. Matt Schmidt and Ken Magowan garnered helpers.
With under two minutes remaining in regulation, Sea Wolves� Dumont hit the goal post and the rebound bounced out.
Jarrett Thompson finished off the scoring with an empty-net goal at 19:58, assisted by Chris Hajt.
Mississippi was unable to convert on five power play chances, while Augusta was successful on 1-of-5 man advantages. Lynx outshot the Sea Wolves 37-34.
The Sea Wolves visit Beaumont, Texas tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. to take on the Wildcatters at Ford Arena. Listen to the action live on WGCM-AM 1240 or online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline. Watch the game live on a pay-per-view basis online, courtesy of B2 Networks, at msseawolves.com.
Mississippi�s next home game is at 5:05 p.m. against Augusta at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. It�s Kids Day and the game promotion features a $5 ticket for each child 12 years of age and under. There will be a postgame party for all ages at Village Sports Pub, located on Eisenhower Drive at Edgewater Village, Biloxi.
Individual tickets for Sunday�s home game can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (228) 385-2600 and online at ticketmaster.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
Augusta 0 1 2--3
Mississippi 1 0 0--1
FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Mississippi-Corbeil 5 (Battaglia; Dumont)
18:54. Penalties: Jacobson, MIS (Slashing), 16:32. Hutchins, MIS
(Spearing, Double minor), 19:23. Magowan, AUG (Cross checking),
19:23.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Augusta-Goulet 3 (power play) (Johnson;
Marchant) 3:11. Penalties: Bennett, AUG (Interference), 0:18.
Escobedo, MIS (Interference), 2:30. Ellis-Toddington, MIS
(High sticking), 7:10. Thompson, AUG (Obstr goalie interfe), 8:19.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Augusta-Sarich 2 (game winner) (Schmidt;
Magowan) 7:58. 4, Augusta-Thompson 1 (empty net) (Hajt) 19:58.
Penalties: BENCH, AUG served by Schmidt (Too many men), 0:57.
Cronin, AUG (Fighting, Major), 6:35. Jacobson, MIS (Fighting, Major),
6:35. Lisabeth, MIS (Obstr goalie interfe), 9:03. Sandbeck, AUG
(Tripping), 11:42. Munn, AUG (High sticking), 17:41.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Augusta 9 17 11--37
Mississippi 9 9 16--34
Power Play Conversions: Augusta - 1 of 6, Mississippi - 0 of 5.
Goalies: Augusta-Kostur (34 shots, 33 saves; record: 2-2-0).
Mississippi-Underhill (36 shots, 34 saves; record: 0-2-1).
A: 2948. Referee: Pelletier. Linesmen: Jones; Owen.
