Borders' Hat Trick Trumps Williams' Return
January 9, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Alaska Aces News Release
ANCHORAGE, Alaska â Scott Borders registered a hat trick as the Fresno Falcons broke open a 1-1 game after the first period and cruised to a 7-3 victory over the Anchorage Aces in front of 1,993 Wednesday night at Sullivan Arena.
The two teams swapped power play goals in the opening 20 minutes, with each club taking advantage of a five-on-three situation. Jason Weaver scored his third goal of the series at 7:22 to give Fresno the early lead, and B.J. Young responded in kind at 16:38 with his second goal in as many nights after missing a month due to injury. The Falcons took the lead for good as Borders scored his first of then night at 3:33 of the second period. Another goal by Borders eight minutes later extended the Fresno bulge to 3-1.
The turning point came immediately after Wes Dorey had trimmed the gap to 3-2 with 4:57 left in the second period on a beautiful redirection of a Tim Donnelly shot. A costly turnover by Anchorage deep in its own zone led to Tyler Prosofsky banging home a rebound and the Falcons built the lead back to two goals just 12 seconds after Dorey had seemingly given the Aces momentum.
Fresno turned out the lights with a goal by Porter just 3:22 into the final period and a shorthanded tally by Ryan Duthie five minutes later that extended the margin to 6-2. Kimbi Daniels scored Anchorage's third power play goal of the night with 5:12 remaining, assisted by Dorey and Paul Williams, the fourth-leading scorer in WCHL history who played well in his 2003 season debut, narrowly missing several scoring chances. Borders completed his hat trick on a Fresno power play with 2:20 left in the game to cap the scoring.
The Aces dip to 10-22-2 on the year and have fallen 10 points behind the Falcons (14-12-4) in the race for the fourth and final Taylor Cup playoff spot. Anchorage embarks on a lengthy road trip Friday in Long Beach with a 6:30 p.m. AST start against the struggling Ice Dogs (12-17-2), who have just one victory in their last 12 games. All games are broadcast live on KFQD 750 AM and at www.anchorageaces.com or www.kfqd.com, with Jack Michaels calling the play-by-play. Coverage begins 20 minutes prior to the opening face-off, presented by GCI.
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