Aces Down Condors, 4-1
December 6, 2007 - NBA G League (G League)
Bakersfield Jam News Release
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Alaska Aces scored twice in the first period and cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Bakersfield Condors in front of 3,929 at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. Andrew Ianiero scored the lone goal for the Condors, who saw a three-game point streak snapped with the loss.
Alaska (11-8-1, 23 points) lit the lamp first in the game, with Barrett Heisten notching his fifth of the season at 6:09 in the first. Just under five minutes later, the Aces extended the lead. Peter Metcalf recorded his first of the campaign at 11:03, coming in from the blueline and snapping a wrister past Condors goalie Jaime Hodson. Alaska held a 13-5 lead in shots, and a 2-0 lead in goals, after one.
Bakersfield (5-11-5, 15 points) got on the board in the opening minute of the second period. Andrew Ianiero finished off a series of passes from Todd Griffith and Evan Kotsopoulos to pull the Condors within a goal 50 seconds in. The Aces answered, however, and were bolstered in the period by a 16-8 shot advantage. At 3:46 of the frame, Joey Hope blasted home his first of the season to regain the two-goal lead for the home team, 3-1.
At 7:26 of the third period, the Aces put the game out of reach. The 13th goal of the season for Josh Soares made it a three-goal advantage for Alaska, providing the final margin. Hodson finished the game with 32 saves, as Alaska outshot the Condors 36-18 in the contest.
The Condors face off against the Aces on Friday and Saturday as well, both 8:15 p.m. (PT) starts. They return home to host the Fresno Falcons on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7 pm. That night is the ABC23 and R&D Leather Furniture Toy Drive Night - fans can bring a new, unwrapped toy to the game and get in for just $1. For ticket information contact the Condors office at 324-PUCK (7825) or log on to www.bakersfieldcondors.com.
Notes: RW Jesse Bennefield, acquired from Stockton via trade on Monday, is scheduled to meet the Condors in Anchorage for this weekend's games.
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Upcoming: If you can't catch the game on KGEO AM1230 or B2 Networks, you can still stay up to date with the team by signing up for Condors text message score alerts, brought to you by the Condors and Bakersfield.com. Alerts will be sent to your phone with scoring updates at the end of each period and every game to keep you in the loop.
To sign up, just text the word "condors" to 47645, or click here. You can also sign up at www.bakersfieldcondors.com. The mobile alerts are free, though standard text messaging fees from your cell phone service provider may apply.
To view the full 2007-08 schedule, click here. For more information or to reserve season tickets, mini- plans and book group outings contact the Condors office at 324-PUCK (7825) or check out www.bakersfieldcondors.com!
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