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Kot nets hat trick to lead Twins

January 21, 2005 - SPHL (SPHL)
Winston-Salem Polar Twins News Release


[WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.] – Justin Kot had all three goals for the Polar Twins, including the game-winner only 1:12 into the overtime period, to lift Winston-Salem over the Fayetteville FireAntz 3-2 in front of a sold out crowd of 3,351 at Joel Annex Friday night. It was the first Winston-Salem win over Fayetteville in over a year, dating back to last season when the T-birds inhabited Joel Annex.

The FireAntz (16-15) drew first blood only 4:18 into the game on a power play tally by Chad Peck. George Nistas found Peck wide open in the slot for a one-timer that sailed by Jomar Cruz for the 1-0 Fayetteville lead.

The Polar Twins (10-26) came back only 18 seconds later with Kot's first goal on the night and his fifth of the season. Trevor Karasiewicz lead the two-on-one rush into the FireAntz zone and got goaltender Chad Collins to commit before sending a quick pass to Kot on the right wing post to tie the game 1-1. Kot scored again at 17:28 of the first period, this time on a three-on-one breakaway caused by a delayed penalty call to Fayetteville, for his sixth goal of the season to put Winston-Salem up 2-1 heading into the intermission.

Fayetteville tied things up mid-way through the third period on Tyler Perry's unassisted goal at 9:27, brining the game to overtime. It was then that Kot completed the hat trick, the first of the season for any Polar Twin, to give the Twins a much-needed victory 3-2. The win snapped a four-game losing streak by Winston-Salem and halted a five-game winning streak by Fayetteville.

Tomorrow the Twins travel to Asheville for a rematch of last week's defeat at the hands of the Aces. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. at Asheville Civic Center. Winston-Salem returns home next Friday night as the Jacksonville Barracudas make their first visit to Joel Annex since Opening Night. That game also begins at 7:30 p.m.



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