IceRays' Comeback Falls Short in 5-3 Loss
December 8, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Corpus Christi IceRays News Release
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Corpus Christi's home woes continue as Louie Rowe provided two goals and the Texas Tornado took game two of the weekend by a 5-3 final in front of 4,192 fans inside the American Bank Center.
Charles Baldwin provided the games' first goal on a short-handed breakaway beating Hunter Leisner just 3:24 into the game for a 1-0 IceRays lead.
Texas answered back at 14:20 when Justin Greenberg snuck a shot over the left shoulder of Hayden Stewart to tie the game at one goal apiece.
In the second frame, the Tornado jumped out to a 3-1 lead as Brandon Hawkins scored at 7:47, then Louie Rowe added his first of the night at 8:51 of the second period.
The IceRays mounted a comeback that started when John Roisum guided the puck through a screen off a faceoff win and notched his first NAHL goal to pull Corpus Christi to a one goal deficit at 10:49.
Then minutes later, Brandon Smith electrified the crowd on a feed from Andrew Paras to tie the game at three.
In the third, the Tornado scored twice. Michael Hoy midway through the final period, then, Louie Rowe with 4:58 left in the game to seal a 5-3 victory for the defending national champions.
Hayden Stewart stopped 35 of 40 in the loss.
The IceRays are on the road in two weekends as they take on the Odessa Jackalopes. Puck drops at 7:05PM, coverage begins at 6:50PM with the IceRays Pregame Show on 91.1FM KSGR, ustream.com, ksgr.org, and fasthockey.com.
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