Aces Struggles Continue
December 28, 2004 - SPHL (SPHL)
Asheville Aces News Release
[KNOXVILLE] - Another tough game for the Aces resulted in their second loss in as many nights. The final score in Knoxville tonight was 5-2 in favor of the Ice Bears.
The first period was a 1-1 draw with Knoxville's K.J. Voorhees opening the scoring and Asheville's Brett Roat putting the Aces on the board with a highlight reel goal with three seconds to go in the period beating Knoxville goalie Jeff Roynane (36 saves on 38 shots).
Unfortunately for the Aces, Roat's goal was the highlight of the night. The wheels fell off for the second night in a row as they quickly found themselves down 4-1 after four minutes of play in the second.
The troubles started for Asheville early on in the second when they gave up a two-on-one that was finished off by Ice Bear David Bagley. Another two-on-one quickly followed and the score was 3-1 with Bagley again getting the goal. With all the momentum, Todd MacIsaac capitalized on a short rebound in front of Aces goalie Mark Scally, burying the puck upstairs for the 4-1 lead. The Ice Bears fifth goal came from Kevin Swider on the powerplay mid-way through the second.
With time running out in the third, Asheville's Joel Petkoff fired a slap shot past Roynane but it was too little too late.
The Aces were once again victims of their own mistakes as several poor defensive decisions led to all of the Knoxville scoring chances. Scally was solid in net stopping 35 of 40 shots but could not hold off the onslaught from the Ice Bears.
The Aces travel to Jacksonville for a rematch with the Barracudas this Thursday and then to Fayetteville on Friday. The Aces next home game is Saturday, January 1, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. when they take on the Columbus Cottonmouths at the Asheville Civic Center.
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