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Bayrack takes Pride in unassisted goal

January 2, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greensboro Generals News Release


GREENSBORO—The remedy for any on-again, off-again scoring difficulties is to score in mass and deliver the much needed knockout punch. The Greensboro Generals did exactly that, when in the third period against the Florence Pride, knotched four goals en route to a 5-3 victory.

In a scoreless first period, Greensboro led the way by getting 10 shots on goal, led by three players who got at least two shots on goal. As for Florence, the Pride got off seven shots on goal, with no player registering more than one shot on goal. The opening period was also penalty free, as neither team was penalized with a player in the box.

As the netminder battle between the Generals Daniel Berthiaume and Florence's Don Lombard continued into the second, the scoreless tie was finally broken at the 8:25 mark. The Generals (19-12-1) Dave LoPresti scored his first goal of the season, when on a rebound from a Mark Turner shot, the diving Turner landed on top of Lombard, allowing LoPresti to shoot over the goaltender's back. Florence would then retaliate for two consecutive goals, the first coming 33 seconds later when Nicolas Corbeil knotted the game at 1-1, sending the puck past Berthiaume. The final goal of the period came at the 9:17 mark, when the Pride (10-15-5) struck again, as Wes Goldie scored on a breakaway goal to give Florence a 2-1 advantage heading into the third.

The Pride would open the third period the same way that they closed the second, when Corbeil scored his second goal to push the lead to 3-1 just 5:14 into the period. It was then that the Generals kicked their offense into high gear, as Matt Turek scored his 12th goal of the season to cut into the lead, at the 6:18 mark. On a feed from Geno Parrish and Eric Fortier, Turek scored from the right circle to cut the deficit to 3-2. Greensboro tied the game when Matt Elich sent home his 11th goal of the season, on an assist from newcomer Pete Gardiner and Mike Bayrack.

Just under one minute later Bayrack would net an unassisted goal, when on a breakaway "Racker" gave the Generals a lead that they would not relinquish. With the Florence goalie pulled to give the Pride an extra attacker, Greensboro won a face-off by Mark Turner, to set up the final goal, as Turner would feed Eric Fortier for his team-leading 16th goal of the campaign.

The victory moves goaltender Daniel Berthiaume to 17-9-1 on the season, while Greensboro now goes to 19-12-1 in 2003-04.

The Generals complete a three-game stand this weekend on the road when they travel to Greenville and Roanoke. On Saturday, Greensboro takes on the Grrrowl with a 7:30 start time, followed by a 4:00 p.m. start in Roanoke on the following afternoon. Greensboro will return home on Tuesday, when they face off against the Augusta Lynx at 7:00 p.m. The game against the Lynx will kick off the Generals second five-game homestand of the season, when they face Charlotte and Atlantic City to close out the week.



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