Falcons Break Out of Scoring Slump

Published on March 23, 2003 under ECHL (ECHL)
Fresno Falcons News Release


FRESNO, Calif. – Behind three goals from Scott Borders, the Fresno Falcons snapped an eight-game winless streak by defeating the San Diego Gulls on Saturday, 6-2, in front of 7,313 at Selland Arena.

San Diego opened the scoring in a wide-open first period that featured 30 shots on goal between the two clubs. David Neale snuck a rebound by Fresno netminder Terry Friesen at 11:17 to give the Gulls their only lead of the night. Borders responded with his first tally of the evening at 17:04 with Fresno skating on a five-on-three power play.

Borders gave the Falcons a 2-1 advantage at 7:38 of the second with another power play goal before David Haas notched Fresno's third power play marker of the game with just 14 seconds remaining in the second period to give his club a 3-1 lead heading to the third.

The Gulls' Dean Tiltgen brought San Diego back within one with his 25th goal of the year on the power play at 4:41 of the third. The Falcons then broke the game open with three unanswered tallies in a span of 4:23. Borders recorded his 19th goal and second hat trick of the season at 10:16 by beating San Diego goaltender Trevor Koenig with a slapshot for the third time. Rob Bonneau tallied his second goal in as many games with Fresno at 12:38, and the scoring was completed with Jordan Landry's seventh of the campaign at 14:39.

The win was Fresno's first since March 2, and halted a scoring drought during which the Falcons scored just 12 goals in their last eight games prior to tonight. Fresno is 31-27-8 with 70 points and is assured of a Taylor Cup Finals re-match with the Idaho Steelheads in the first round of this year's post-season after Idaho clinched first place in the league this evening.

The Falcons return to the ice next Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, when they visit the Long Beach Ice Dogs and Bakersfield Condors, respectively. Friday's game can be heard live on 103.1 FM, The Mountain Cat, beginning at 7:20 p.m. with the Mail Boxes, Etc. Pre-game Show with Saturday's broadcast kicking off at 6:50 p.m.

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