BILOXI, Miss. � Texas goaltender Phil Osaer made 34 saves and Brad Voth scored a pair of goals as the Wildcatters blanked the Mississippi Sea Wolves 4-0 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
�It�s obvious, but we�re struggling to score goals,� Mississippi coach Bob Woods said. �We have to find a way to bear down. Right now things aren�t coming easy.�
Texas (5-6-5, 15 points) opened the score on the power play at 9:10. Brad Voth snapped the Sea Wolves streak of killing off 18 straight opposition power plays, by netting his fifth goal of the season. James DeMone and Tim Branham collected assists.
Braham netted his first of the season to give the Wildcatters a 2-0 lead at 13:57 of the first. Andrew Ianiero hustled up the left wing side and fed a trailing Braham in the slot. Branham�s high shot beat Jason Wolfe, who was celebrating his 27th birthday. Lou Dickenson also garnered a helper.
The best chance for Mississippi (6-8-1, 13 points) came off the stick of defenseman Mike Jarmuth, who slapped a shot from just inside the blueline and rang it off the goalpost and Osaer covered up on the rebound.
Sea Wolves outshot the Wildcatters 12-8 in the second period, however Osaer remained perfect through 40 minutes with Texas leading 2-0.
Just 24 seconds into the third, John Snowden snapped home his league-leading 10th goal of the year off a pass from Andew Ianiero, who was named the ECHL Player of the Week on Monday. Dean Stork also picked up an assist.
Voth netted his second of the night by unleashing a big slap shot from the left circle at 3:42. Tony Lawrence and Ryan Fultz collected assists.
Additional notes: Mississippi�s Lee Jacobson had two major penalties to extend his ECHL lead to 12. Jacobson fought Thomas Bellemare in the first period and Brad Voth in the third � At the end of the game, Sea Wolves� Louis Dumont, in his first fight in a Mississippi uniform, dropped the gloves with the Wildcatters� Mark Wires.
Mississippi failed to converted on three power play chances, while Texas went 1-for-5. Sea Wolves outshot the Wildcatters 34-33.
Mississippi completes three games in three days by visiting the Gwinnett Gladiators at 6:35 p.m. at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. Watch the games live on a pay-per-view basis online, courtesy of B2 Networks, at msseawolves.com. Listen to the action live on WGCM-AM 1240 or online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline.
The Sea Wolves will be giving away a 2005 Harley-Davidson at the next home game on Saturday, December 4 as Mississippi plays hosts to Texas at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Raffle tickets are just $1 for the guaranteed Harley-Davidson giveaway, which are sold in section 15 at the home game. Must be present to win. The other promotion for the game consists of $2 hotdogs and $2 drafts from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Individual tickets for the Sea Wolves upcoming home game on Saturday, December 4 can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (228) 385-2600 and online at ticketmaster.com.
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
Texas 2 0 2--4
Mississippi 0 0 0--0
FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Texas-Voth 5 (game winner) (power play)
(Demone; Branham) 9:10. 2, Texas-Branham 1 (Ianiero; Dickenson)
13:57. Penalties: Bellemare, TEX (Fighting, Major), 4:11. Jacobson,
MIS (Fighting, Major), 4:11. Cava, MIS (Tripping), 7:18. Wires, TEX
(Roughing), 10:16. Hutchins, MIS (Roughing), 10:16. Cava, MIS
(Roughing), 18:23. Lawrence, TEX (Roughing), 20:00.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Hutchins, MIS
(Cross checking), 5:47. Voth, TEX (Slashing), 10:36. Hutchins, MIS
(Interference), 10:36. Guzior, MIS (Slashing), 12:24. Voth, TEX
(Elbowing), 15:04.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Texas-Snowden 10 (Ianiero; Stork) 0:24. 4,
Texas-Voth 6 (Lawrence; Fultz) 3:42. Penalties: Kostadine, TEX
(Fighting, Major), 3:47. Cava, MIS (Fighting, Major), 3:47.
Ellis-Toddington, MIS (Cross checking), 8:11. Voth, TEX (Fighting,
Major), 13:01. Jacobson, MIS (Fighting, Major), 13:01. BENCH, TEX
served by Snowden (Too many men), 16:06. Wires, TEX (Fighting, Major),
20:00. Dumont, MIS (Fighting, Major), 20:00.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Texas 12 8 13--33
Mississippi 10 12 12--34
Power Play Conversions: Texas - 1 of 5, Mississippi - 0 of 3.
Goalies: Texas-Osaer (34 shots, 34 saves; record: 3-4-2). Mississippi-
Wolfe (33 shots, 29 saves; record: 4-4-0).
A: 2852. Referee: Banfield. Linesmen: Ross; Stanton.
