LAFAYETTE, La. � Mississippi captain Louis Dumont tallied a goal and two assists to help halt the Sea Wolves four-game losing steak on the road by edging the Louisiana IceGators 4-3 at the Cajundome.
�It was a great way to start the weekend,� Mississippi coach Bob Woods said. �I thought we played well especially the final 40 minutes. It was a rough game with a lot of cheap shots, but we maintained composure when we needed to and it paid off.�
Mississippi (26-19-4, 56 points) opened the score on the power-play. Louis Dumont tucked a shot under the crossbar and over the right shoulder of goaltender Nathan Marsters for his 15th goal of the season at 5:21 of the first period. Anthony Battaglia and Mike Jarmuth registered assists.
Louisiana (19-28-4, 42 points) evened the score at the 16:05 mark. Chris Thompson deposited a rebound from the slot beating Phil Sauve. Thompson�s 15th of the campaign was assisted by Wes Mason and Bryan Perez.
The Sea Wolves went ahead at 1:07 of the second period with another man advantage. Some quick passes from Bates Battaglia to Dumont in front to Anthony Battaglia, who tallied his team-leading 20th goal of the year, making it 2-1 for Mississippi.
The IceGators responded with a power-play of their own. Mason netted his team-leading 24th of the season at 5:27 set up by Thompson and Doug MacIver to tie the score at 2-2.
Mississippi grabbed the lead for the third time in the game at 13:54 of the middle stanza. Austin Miller unleashed a point shot that found the back of the net to count his fifth of the campaign. The lone helper went to Dumont.
Louisiana tied the score for the third time in the hockey game at 3:10 of the third. Mason took a lead feed from Maxime Fortunus and snapped a shot from the right wing past the stick of Sauve for his second of the game, 25th of the year. Thompson also had an assist.
But 19 seconds later, Darryl Campbell re-directed a centering pass from Lucas Drake to cash in his third of the season, which was the eventual game-winner. An assist also went to Nicolas Corbeil.
Mississippi converted on 2-of-3 power play chances, while Louisiana went 2-for-5. IceGators outshot the Sea Wolves 33-30.
Mississippi continues its three games in three days road trip at 7:05 p.m. tomorrow against the Pensacola Ice Pilots at the Pensacola Civic Center. Watch the live web telecast for $6, courtesy of B2 Networks, online at msseawolves.com. Listen live on flagship radio station WGCM-AM 1240 or online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline.
The Sea Wolves return home for a 7:05 p.m. game on Tuesday against the Florida Everblades at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
Individual tickets for Tuesday�s 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, birthday packages and fundraiser opportunities are available by calling (228) 275-WOLF or online at msseawolves.com.
--- Box Score ---
SCORE BY PERIODS
Mississippi 1 2 1--4
Louisiana 1 1 1--3
FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Mississippi-Dumont 15 (power play)
(Battaglia; Jarmuth) 5:21. 2, Louisiana-Thompson 15 (Mason; Perez)
16:05. Penalties: Leonard, LA (Roughing), 3:22. Thompson, LA
(Unsportsmanlike Cond), 20:00.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Mississippi-Battaglia 20 (power play)
(Battaglia; Dumont) 1:07. 4, Louisiana-Mason 24 (power play)
(Thompson; MacIver) 5:27. 5, Mississippi-Miller 5 (Dumont; Battaglia)
13:54. Penalties: Campbell, MIS (Obstr goalie interfe), 4:34.
Martone, MIS served by Legault (Instigator, Fighting, Double minor,
Major, Ten minute misc.), 7:17. Leonard, LA (Fighting, Major), 7:17.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Louisiana-Mason 25 (power play) (Fortunus;
Thompson) 3:10. 7, Mississippi-Campbell 3 (game winner) (Drake;
Corbeil) 3:29. Penalties: Thompson, LA (High sticking), 0:38.
Battaglia, MIS (High sticking), 1:10. O'Leary, MIS (Roughing), 8:36.
Barker, LA (Roughing), 8:36. Pelletier, LA (Roughing), 13:04.
Legault, MIS (Roughing, Elbowing, Double minor), 13:04.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Mississippi 8 14 8--30
Louisiana 14 12 7--33
Power Play Conversions: Mississippi - 2 of 3, Louisiana - 2 of 5.
Goalies: Mississippi-Sauve (33 shots, 30 saves; record: 5-2-1).
Louisiana-Marsters (30 shots, 26 saves; record: 14-22-3).
A: 2317. Referee: Nissen. Linesmen: Owen; Jones.
