Snakes Sweep In Fayetteville, Play Last 7 Of 10 At Home

Published on February 28, 2011 under SPHL (SPHL)
Columbus Cottonmouths News Release


COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Cottonmouths finished a perfect sweep of the Fayetteville FireAntz on the road last weekend. With a 2-1 win on Friday night and a 3-1 win on Saturday night, the Snakes finished the regular season a perfect 5-0 at the Crown Coliseum. The two wins put Columbus two games over the .500 mark for the first time all season. Their 24-22 record is good for fifth place in the SPHL standings, two points behind fourth-place Pensacola and six points behind Augusta and Huntsville, currently tied for second. This week, the Snakes begin the final month of the regular season with a Thursday game at Louisiana, then come home for games Friday against Fayetteville and Saturday against Huntsville. After Thursday's road game against the IceGators, the Snakes will play seven of its final nine regular season games inside the friendly confines of the Columbus Civic Center. All three games this week will be broadcast on America One Networks with both a video and audio feed, with a nominal fee for each game. A free audio-only webcast of the games is also available. Details can be found at www.cottonmouths.com. In addition, road games are now broadcast locally in the Columbus area on 106.9 WRCG-FM.

CURRENT RECORDS AND STATS

Last Week: 2-0(0)

Record: 24-22(5), 48 pts (5th, SPHL)

141 GF, 140 GA

18.1% PP (4th, SPHL); 87.0% PK (1st, SPHL)

LAST WEEK'S TRANSACTIONS

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LEAGUE STANDINGS

TEAM GP W L PTS WPCT GF GA PIM HOME ROAD L10

Mississippi 46 29 17 58 .630 171 139 969 17-6 12-11 6-4

Huntsville 46 27 19 54 .587 142 122 843 14-8 13-11 5-5

Augusta 47 27 20 54 .574 169 155 1037 13-11 14-9 7-3

Pensacola 46 25 21 50 .543 161 159 947 11-13 14-8 2-8

Columbus 46 24 22 48 .522 141 140 962 13-8 11-14 6-4

Knoxville 48 22 26 44 .458 159 163 1104 13-11 9-15 4-6

Fayetteville 46 20 26 40 .435 145 149 917 10-14 10-12 4-6

Louisiana 49 13 36 26 .265 145 206 962 7-18 6-18 5-5

UPCOMING GAMES AND PROMOTIONS

Thursday, March 3 - Columbus at Louisiana, 8:05 PM EST (Season Series vs. LOU: 5-1(0))

The Snakes take a trip to the Cajundome in Lafayette, La. on Thursday night for a game against the much-improved Louisiana IceGators. The Snakes fell to the 'Gators for the first time all season the last time the two teams met back on February 18 in Louisiana. In several twists to the Louisiana schedule, this marks the final home game of the season for the IceGators, who have already been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. The 'Gators will play three games in three nights at home this week. The Columbus game and a Wednesday night contest against Mississippi was already scheduled; Louisiana will now face Pensacola in the Cajundome on Tuesday, a game rescheduled from earlier in the season when an ice storm threatened the Lafayette area. In another scheduling wrinkle, this game will mark the last game for the IceGators until March 18, when they will face the Snakes again in Columbus.

Friday, March 4 - Fayetteville at Columbus, 7:30 PM EST (Season Series vs. FAY: 6-1(1))

The Cottonmouths return home on Friday night to take on the Fayetteville FireAntz. After the Antz took a 5-4 overtime win in Columbus on November 4, the Snakes have gone undefeated against them, including a perfect 5-0 mark in games played at Fayetteville. Fayetteville is currently on the outside looking in on the SPHL playoff picture as they are four points behind sixth-place Huntsville but have two games in hand on the Ice Bears.

PROMOTIONS: Georgia Lottery Night!

Saturday, March 5 - Huntsville at Columbus, 7:30 PM EST (Season Series vs. HSV: 2-5(0))

The Huntsville Havoc visit the Snake Pit on Saturday night for the first time since December 16. Huntsville is currently tied with the Augusta RiverHawks for second place in the SPHL standings with a game in hand. The two teams will face each other once more in the regular season in a St. Patrick's Day game at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville.

PROMOTIONS: Fight Night with special guest, UFC's Josh Koscheck. A pre-game Q&A, meet and greet dinner will be held in the hospitality suites. Tickets for this event include a game ticket and dinner and are $50, and must be purchased in advance through the Snakes office. Special Fight Night jerseys will be worn and auctioned following the game.

COTTONMOUTHS WEEK IN REVIEW

Friday, February 25 - Columbus 2 at Fayetteville 1 (Attendance: 2,754)

The Snakes' defensemen and goaltender stole the show on Friday night with Kyle Lundale and Will Barlow notching the goals in a 2-1 win over the hometown Fayetteville FireAntz. Andrew Loewen was sharp in net for Columbus with 28 saves on 29 shots on goal, while Fayetteville's Mike Spillane deserved a better fate with 38 saves on 40 shots in net for the FireAntz. Columbus was 1 for 5 on the power play while Fayetteville was 1 for 4 with the man advantage.

Saturday, February 26 - Columbus 3 at Fayetteville 1 (Attendance: 3,273)

It was back to the forwards on the scoring effort on Saturday night as Sam Bowles, Jesse Cole, and Daryl Moore buried a goal apiece in a 3-1 win in Fayetteville, capping off a perfect 5-0 season at the Crown Coliseum for the Snakes. Ian Vigier duplicated Andrew Loewen's effort the night before in net for Columbus, stopping 28 of the 29 shots on goal he faced. Mike Spillane again came up on the losing end in net for Fayetteville with 30 saves on 33 shots. Columbus was 1 for 2 on the power play and stymied all eight of the FireAntz' chances on the PP.

THREE STARS OF THE WEEK

1. D Will Barlow - Barlow notched his first goal of the season on Friday night, which turned out to be the game-winner, and assisted on the game-winning tally on Saturday.

2. F Sam Bowles - Bowles was the only player with a multiple-point game on the weekend with a goal and assist on Saturday night.

3. F Daryl Moore - Moore logged an assist on Friday night and scored a goal on Saturday.

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