Mayhem Beat Fayetteville in Overtime
Published on December 3, 2016 under SPHL (SPHL)
Macon Mayhem News Release
MACON, GA- Mark Rivera scored his fourth goal of the season in overtime to beat the Fayetteville FireAntz 3-2 in overtime.
Fayetteville came out of the gates flying in the first, as they outshot the Mayhem 11-8 in the period and had a 1-0 lead. Bobby Chaumont scored with 6:07 left in the period to give them the lead.
The second period started with a bang, as Stathis Soumelidis and Brad Drobot squared off at the opening faceoff of the period. That got the momentum rolling in favor of the Mayhem, as they scored two goals in the period to take 2-1 lead. Dennis Sicard scored both goals for the team, with the first one coming off of a bounce into the slot with 17:34 left in the period. With just under seven minutes left in the second, Sicard scored his second of the game off of a great pass from Soumelidis to give the Mayhem a 2-1 lead.
Through 17 minutes, neither team scored in the third period until Tayler Thompson scored for the FireAntz to tie the game 2-2. That lead would hold for the rest of the third, and the game went into overtime.
With just under one minute left in overtime, Mark Rivera scored off of an assist from John Siemer to win the game 3-2.
NOTABLE STATS
The Mayhem are now 12-1-2 on the season and 2-1 this year in games decided in overtime.
John Siemer recorded two assists to bring his league-leading point total to 22 points.
Jordan Ruby made 33 saves on 35 shots to move to 6-0-1 on the season.
The Macon Mayhem return home next Friday and Saturday, December 9th and 10th, against the Pensacola Ice Flyers and the Mississippi RiverKings. The team will be offering their Family Four-Pack for both games, and Saturday night will serve as Faith and Family Night, as well as the team's Teddy Bear Toss. Single game tickets are on sale through the Macon Coliseum Box Office, and group tickets are available through the Macon Mayhem Front Office. For ticket information, please visit the Mayhem's official website at MaconMayhem.com or call the main office line at (478) 803-1592.
ABOUT THE MACON MAYHEM:
The Macon Mayhem is proud a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL), the nation's premier single "A" developmental hockey league. Playing their inaugural season in Central Georgia in 2015-2016, the Mayhem organization is proud to bring professional ice hockey back to Macon. The team is owned by Bob and Diane Kerzner and managed by Director of Hockey Operations/General Manager/Head Coach Kevin Kerr, a former third-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres. For more information on the Macon Mayhem, visit MaconMayhem.com, or follow the team on Twitter (www.twitter.com/MaconMayhem), Instagram (www.instagram.com/maconmayhem), or 'like' the Mayhem on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MaconMayhemHockey).
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