Lynx Fall in Road Opener
October 18, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Augusta Lynx News Release
CHARLESTON, S.C..− Travis Fuller scored twice for the Lynx but it wasn't enough as the South Carolina Stingrays held off Augusta for a 5-3 win on Saturday night at the North Charleston Coliseum.
A pair of first period power play goals put South Carolina ahead 2-0. Paul Kelly scored the opening goal at 8:40 as the puck trickled in past net minder Joel Martin. Then, with two minutes left, Sasha Pokulok fired a wrist shot from the left wing side to give the Stingrays a 2-0 lead.
South Carolina added to the lead as Tommy Maxwell scored to make it 3-0 Stingrays. The Lynx scoring punch awoke in the second period as Patrick Bordeleau with good positioning between the circles netted his first goal of the season to cut the lead to 3-1. Travis Fuller followed with his first as he received a perfect feed from Michael Mullen at center ice to make it 3-2 in favor of South Carolina. The Stingrays answered when Pierre-Luc O'Brien followed through on the power play to give South Carolina a two goal lead. Augusta responded as Fuller tallied his second of the night and after two periods, the Lynx were within one goal, down 4-3.
In the third, the Stingrays added insurance when Michael Dubuc beat Martin and the Stingrays went on for the 5-3 victory. The Lynx were out shot in the game 38-20 as Martin made 33 saves in the defeat. Augusta finished 2 for 8 on the power play while South Carolina was 3 for 5.
The next stop for the Lynx is in Duluth, GA on Tuesday night as they square off against the Gwinnett Gladiators at 7:05 p.m.
The Lynx return to the James Brown Arena on Friday, Nov. 7th to take on the Charlotte Checkers at 7:30 p.m. for Support the Troops and NASCAR Night. Showcars from Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, Sr. will be on hand. Season tickets, group tickets, and birthday packages are all available by calling 706.724.4423 or by logging on to AugustaLynx.com.
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