Gulls Edge Bakersfield 3-2
November 15, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
Bakersfield, Calif. â Dennis Purdie scored two goals â once shorthanded and once the power play, as the San Diego Gulls defeated the Bakersfield Condors 3-2 in front of 4,665 fans at Centennial Garden on Friday night.
San Diego held the Condors to just four shots in the opening frame, and staked themselves to a 2-0 lead 11:02 in. Kevin Grant blasted home his first goal of the season on a two-man advantage to take a 1-0 advantage before Bakersfield had their first shot. Less than four minutes later, while the Condors were on the power play, Purdie scored on a breakaway to make it 2-0.
In the second, San Diego scored again on the power play to extend the lead to 3-0. Purdie notched his second of the game in a goalmouth scramble. It came on a five-minute power play that was issued when Paul Rosebush was ejected for an elbowing major. The Condors bounced back with a power play goal of their own by Jimmy Drolet at 16:28 to make it 3-1.
The Condors pelted the Gulls net with 11 shots and broke through again, when Kevin Riehl deflected home a wrister from Randy Perry with 4:38 remaining to pull within a goal. But any hopes of a last-minute comeback by the Condors was dashed when they were whistled for a roughing penalty with just 1:30 left in regulation. Bakersfield slumped to 4-7-1 with the loss, and San Diego pulled even with them in the Pacific Division standings, improving to 4-4-1 on the season.
In other Pacific Division action, Las Vegas lost in Atlantic City 3-2 in a shootout tonight, but maintain the top spot in the division. Alaska won 4-1 in Idaho tonight to move into second place, and Long Beach also defeated the Fresno Falcons 5-1.
The Condors head out on the road on Sunday when they take on the Falcons at 5:00pm. They return home to host Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19 for Student ID Night at 7:00pm, sponsored by WB 12, KISS 96.5 and Golden Empire Transit. All Condors games can be heard live on KGEO AM 1230, and online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com.
Individual tickets can be purchased at the Centennial Garden box office, which opens at 10:00am Monday through Saturday, by calling Ticketmaster at 322-2525, online at ticketmaster.com or stopping by any Ticketmaster location. Season and group tickets may be purchased by calling 324-PUCK (7825) or by visiting the Condors office next to Centennial Garden.
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