Everblades sweep weekend set from Lynx

Published on December 18, 2004 under ECHL (ECHL)
Augusta Lynx News Release


Hoping for an early gift from Santa didn't pan out for the Augusta Lynx Saturday night, as they head into their Christmas break on the heels of a 5-2 loss in Florida to the Everblades.

Augusta would once again score first in the contest, breaking onto the score sheet at 7:32 of the opening frame. Jamie Johnson's wraparound attempt was stymied by goaltender Craig Kowalski, but Ken Magowan crashed the net on the rebound and shoveled the puck over the line to give Augusta the lead. Rod Sarich also picked up a helper on the opening strike. Florida came back with a pair of goals to take a 2-1 lead, the first from Matt Hendricks at 13:30, followed by Kris Vernarsky's shorthanded goal at 15:40 from Steve Saviano to give the Everblades the lead after one period of play.

The second period featured no scoring, and the Everblades entered the third period with a one-goal lead. Vernarsky's second goal of the evening made it a two-goal deficit for Augusta, but Matt Dzieduszycki's hard work in the corner set up a Jim Shepherd marker at 10:49 to bring the Lynx back within a goal. Jamie Johnson also helped set up the goal. Despite continued pressure from the Lynx, it would be Florida who closed out the scoring, first with a Brandon Coalter tally at 15:53, followed by a Matt Hendricks empty net goal to cement a 5-2 win. Matus Kostur stopped 31 shots in the loss for Augusta, while Kowalski turned aside 27 from the Lynx in the win. Augusta's record now drops to 7-15-2 on the season.

Augusta will next play at Charlotte on December 26th, and won't return home until December 30th against the South Carolina Stingrays, a 7:05 pm start. Tickets are on sale now through the Lynx office by calling (706) 724-4ICE, through all TicketMaster locations, or on line at www.TicketMaster.com.

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