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Inferno Win Two in Overtime

November 24, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Columbia Inferno News Release


THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, November 26th vs. Florence Pride 7:30pm Carolina Coliseum

Columbia is 2-0-0 against the Pride this season and 12-4-3 overall. This is the third meeting out of eight games for the 2003-2004 season. Florence is in sixth place in the Southern Division with 12 points (5-7-2).

Friday, November 28th vs. Augusta Lynx 7:30pm Carolina Coliseum

This is the first game between the Lynx and the Inferno. Columbia is 8-6-3 overall against Augusta. The last time these two teams met was March 15th in Augusta and the Inferno won 3-2. Augusta is tied for fifth place with 15 points (7-6-1) in the Central Division of the Western Conference.

Saturday, November 29th @ Gwinnett Gladiators 7:35pm The Arena @ Gwinnett Center

Gwinnett is leading the Central Division of the Western Conference with a record of 11-2-3 (25 points). This is the first out of five meetings between the Inferno and the Gladiators.

LAST WEEK Saturday, November 22nd COLUMBIA 4 Columbus 3 (OT)

Robin Carruthers netted the game-winning goal early in overtime to give the Columbia Inferno a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Cottonmouths. After Derek Eastman capped a three-goal comeback for Columbia on a score with 29 seconds left in the third period, Carruthers, who assisted on the first three tallies of the comeback, scored his fifth goal of the year 1:41 into overtime. Barrie Moore and Brandon Nolan both added a marker for the Inferno, who won their third in a row and improved to 5-1-2 in one-goal games. Rob McVicar stopped all 32 shots he faced to earn the win in relief of Josh Blackburn.

Sunday, November 23rd COLUMBIA 3 Greenville 2 (OT)

Tim Smith scored an unassisted goal early in overtime to lift the Columbia Inferno over the Greenville Grrrowl, 3-2. Smith, who opened the scoring late in the first period with his fifth goal of the season, netted his first overtime goal 42 seconds into the extra session. Alexandre Burrows notched two assists and Chris Pittman tallied with 6:12 remaining in regulation to give Columbia a 2-1 advantage. Rob McVicar stopped 24 shots to pick up the win for the Inferno, who extended their unbeaten streak to six games (5-0-1).

Overall Record: 10-3-2 Position: Tied 2nd Place (22 points)

Weekly Record: 2-0-0 Southern Division

INFERNO NUMBERS

Record: 10-3-2

Home: 5-3-0

Road: 5-0-2

Goals: 6 – Tim Smith

Assists : 11 – Tim Smith

Leading Scorer: 17 – Tim Smith

Power Play: 18.8% 10th in ECHL)

Power Play Goals: 3 – Chris Pittman, Robin Carruthers

Penalty Kill: 83.8% (13th in ECHL)

Short Handed Goals: 1 – Robin Carruthers, Sean Owens, Chris Pittman

Game Winning Goals: 2 – Robin Carruthers, Barrie Moore, Terry Harrison

Plus/Minus: +8 – Barrie Moore

Goaltending: Josh Blackburn, 2.30 GAA, 6-2-1, .923SPCT

INFERNO HIGHLIGHTS Robin Carruthers had 1g-3a in the game against the Cottonmouths, including the game-winner...Tim Smith scored two goals against Greenville as well as the game-winner in overtime...Rob McVicar recorded two wins this past weekend to increase his record to 4-1-0...Chris Pittman has four points (3g-1a) in his last four games...Brandon Nolan has four points (3g-1a) in his last four games...Derek Eastman has three points (1g-2a) in his last three games.

TRANSACTIONS None.

PROMOTIONS Wednesday, November 26th: Dad's – Bring your family to Turkey Bowling Night and let Mom get ready for Thanksgiving: The Harvest Hope will be here collecting food for the holiday season. Fans are encouraged to bring canned food for the needy.

Friday, November 28th: Toys for Tots...Season of Giving. Dad's – bring your kids to the game and let Mom shop all day long...Fans are asked to bring a toy to donate to the Toys for Tots program. Marines will be here to help collect the toys.

Friday, December 5th: 89.7 WMHK's Bears for Caring – Bring a teddy bear and after the first goal the Inferno score you can throw the bear on the ice as a donation to 89.7 WMHK's Bears for Caring program. These bears will be distributed throughout the Midlands.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Robin Carruthers, 1 goal, 3 assists in the game against Columbus, including the overtime game-winning goal. Tim Smith, 2 goals against the Grrrowl, including the overtime game-winning goal.

GOALIE OF THE WEEK: Rob McVicar, 2-0-0, 56 saves on 58 shots, .965 spct, 1.05 GAA



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