Glads Fall in Weekend Finale
Published on November 21, 2021 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Atlanta Gladiators (6-4-0-0) fell 4-1 to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits (5-6-0-0) at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville on Sunday afternoon. Eric Neiley scored the only goal of the game for Atlanta, and the Glads dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Greenville began the scoring for the afternoon when Nikita Pavlychev found twine during a power play to give the home team a 1-0 lead (7:55).
The Swamp Rabbits took a 2-0 advantage early in the second period after Max Zimmer knocked one into the back of the net (0:41).
Eric Neiley cut the Gladiators' deficit to 2-1 late in the second period. Neiley forced a turnover in the offensive zone and then rifled a wrister from the high slot for his first goal of the season (18:11).
Greenville took a 3-1 lead when Pavlychev netted his second of the afternoon four minutes into the third period (3:52). Dallas Gerads scored on an empty-net for the final Swamp Rabbits goal (19:07)
Atlanta goaltender Chris Nell made 21 saves on 24 shots, while John Lethemon made 25 stops on 26 shots for Greenville.
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