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Greenville Road Warriors Game Preview - November 27

Published on November 27, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
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NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - Today the Greenville Road Warriors come out of their Thanksgiving break with their first visit of the season to North Charleston to take on the South Carolina Stingrays.

The Road Warriors (8-6-0) visit South Carolina (11-6-1) tonight for the fourth of 16 scheduled meetings between the clubs. Fans can follow the action by watching live on America One or listening at www.greenvilleroadwarriors.com. The Road Warriors are 3-0-0 this season against South Carolina with all three wins coming at the BI-LO Center. Greenville does not have a great track record on the road against South Carolina with four wins in nine tries at the North Charleston Coliseum. Last season ended on a strong note, though, as the Road Warriors won their last two games at the Coliseum. Today's game is just Greenville's fifth of the season away from the BI-LO Center. South Carolina has the league's best home record at 7-2-0.

Who: Greenville Road Warriors at South Carolina Stingrays

What: Away Game #5, Season Game #15

When: 4:00 p.m.

Where: North Charleston Coliseum, 5001 Coliseum Dr., North Charleston, SC 29418

NOTEWORTHY: The Road Warriors are 7-1-0 when holding opponents to three goals or less in games this season. They have a team GAA of 3.25 in November (5-3-0).Goalie Nic Riopel is third in the league with eight wins this season. He is 18-2-1 in his last 21 regular season starts dating back to February 2011. The Road Warriors are 1-1-0 on their seven-game road trip. Today is the last of seven straight games against South Division opponents. The Road Warriors are 7-3-0 against the South. The shutout defeat the Road Warriors suffered last Saturday was just the second in their history. They are 1-0-0 in games after a shutout defeat. Greenville is 3-for-15 (20%) on the power play against South Carolina this season. The Road Warriors have the league's best road power play at 31.6%.Click here for tonight's Media Kit

Mark your calendars! The Road Warriors return home to face the Gwinnett Gladiators on Thursday, December 8 at 7:35 p.m. at the BI-LO Center. Come out for the Road Warriors' Throwback Thursday which features $2 draft beers, fountain drinks, pretzels and hot dogs, and $6 tickets for college students with a valid ID. Throwback Thursdays are sponsored by WSSL 100.5, The Greenville News, and New Rock 93.3. Don't forget about great group packages that get you discounts off of the box office price and preferred seating based on availability. Fans can call 864-674-PUCK (7825) to speak to a Road Warriors ticket representative and book their group outing.

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