DULUTH, Ga. � Gwinnett�s Jim Jackson scored his second goal of the game 40 seconds into extra time to give the Gladiators a dramatic 5-4 come from behind overtime win over the Mississippi Sea Wolves before 6,003 fans at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.
�This loss hurts,� Mississippi coach Bob Woods said. �We had some costly turnovers and the Gladiators made us pay. I�m not happy with our team right now and I expect to be on the telephone over the next few days. Some decisions will be made.�
Mississippi (6-8-2, 14 points) came out all revved up in the first period. Captain Louis Dumont cashed in a power-play goal, which was his fourth of the campaign on shot from the slot beating T.J. Aceti at the 4:50 mark. Anthony Battaglia and Nicolas Corbeil had the helpers.
Battaglia made it 2-0 for the Sea Wolves on a breakaway marker at 7:39. Assists went to Travis Lisabeth and Pat O�Leary.
Mississippi continued to pour it on in the first. Lisabeth pumped a hard wrist shot past Aceti to count his fourth goal of the season. Jeff Hutchins had the lone assist.
Just 33 seconds later, Gwinnett (8-3-4, 20 points) got rolling on the power play. Jackson netted his first of the year by whacking in the puck at the side, past Matt Underhill at 11:03. Kris Goodjohn and Chris Durno garnered the helpers.
In the second, the Gladiators closed the margin to one. Mike Vigilante, who had two goals and two assists on Friday at Louisiana, netted his ninth goal of the season at 10:39. Jeff Campbell and Lane Manson picked up the assists.
In the third, Gwinnett tied the score 3-3 on the power play. Ryan Van Buskirk was credited with his first of the season, with assists going to Jeff Campbell and Brad Schell.
Sea Wolves regained their lead at 8:24. Mike Jarmuth netted his third of the year with a low shot to the stick side of Aceti. O�Leary and Lisabeth registered their second assists of the night.
In the final minute, Gladiators pulled their goaltender for the extra attacker. On a Mississippi turnover at the blueline, Gwinnett�s Chris Durno took advantage by scoring on a slap shot from the left circle, with the assist going to Rick Emmett.
Then in overtime, Jackson deposited the game-winner after swooping in on the right wing. Sam Ftorek and Schell collected helpers.
Underhill suffered the loss despite making a Sea Wolves season-high 50 saves.
Mississippi went 1-for-5 on the power play, while Gwinnett converted on 2-of-4 opportunities. Gladiators outshot the Sea Wolves 55-25.
Mississippi�s next game is on the road at 7:05 p.m. on Friday against the Pensacola Ice Pilots at the Pensacola Civic Center. 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.
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. You 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 Saturday�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.
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
Mississippi 3 0 1 0--4
Gwinnett 1 1 2 1--5
FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Mississippi-Dumont 4 (power play)
(Battaglia; Corbeil) 4:50. 2, Mississippi-Battaglia 5 (Lisabeth;
O'Leary) 7:39. 3, Mississippi-Lisabeth 4 (Hutchins) 10:30. 4,
Gwinnett-Jackson 1 (power play) (Goodjohn; Durno) 11:03. Penalties:
Van Buskirk, GWT (Slashing), 3:45. Hutchins, MIS (Fighting, Major),
3:45. Smith, GWT (Fighting, Major, Ten minute misc.), 3:45. O'Leary,
MIS (Hooking), 5:27. Hutchins, MIS (Hooking), 10:44. Durno, GWT
(Charging), 14:48.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Gwinnett-Vigilante 9 (Campbell; Manson)
10:39. Penalties: Jarmuth, MIS (Holding stick), 3:57. Engelhardt,
GWT (Unsportsmanlike Cond), 3:57. Hutchins, MIS (Holding), 7:14.
Ftorek, GWT (Roughing), 11:31. Guzior, MIS (Fighting, Major), 11:31.
Ftorek, GWT served by Smith (Fighting, Major), 11:31. Lisabeth, MIS
(Ten minute misc.), 14:17. Jackson, GWT (Hooking), 15:50. Martone,
MIS (Roughing), 18:12. Durno, GWT (Charging), 18:12. Schell, GWT
(Elbowing), 20:00.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Gwinnett-Van Buskirk 1 (power play)
(Campbell; Schell) 5:28. 7, Mississippi-Jarmuth 3 (O'Leary; Lisabeth)
8:29. 8, Gwinnett-Durno 4 (Emmett) 19:03. Penalties: Miller, MIS
(Slashing), 5:02. Lisabeth, MIS (Roughing), 17:18. Smith, GWT
(Roughing), 17:18.
OVERTIME -- Scoring: 9, Gwinnett-Jackson 2 (game winner) (Schell;
Ftorek) 0:40. Penalties: None.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Mississippi 12 9 4 0--25
Gwinnett 16 20 17 2--55
Power Play Conversions: Mississippi - 1 of 5, Gwinnett - 2 of 4.
Goalies: Mississippi-Underhill (55 shots, 50 saves; record: 1-3-2).
Gwinnett-Aceti (25 shots, 21 saves; record: 7-3-1).
A: 6003. Referee: Brown. Linesmen: Sousa; Komar.
