Mayhem Drub Fayetteville Marksmen 6-1
March 30, 2018 - SPHL (SPHL)
Macon Mayhem News Release
Macon Mayhem Left Wing Jake Trask
(Macon Mayhem)
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- Macon Mayhem forwards Jake Trask and Dylan Vander Esch recorded four points apiece on Friday night, as the Mayhem walloped the Fayetteville Marksmen 6-1.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Mayhem jumped out to an early lead and never looked back against the Marksmen. Rookie Dylan Vander Esch opened up the scoring seven minutes into the game on the power play, assisted by Daniel Gentzler and Brandon Pfeil. In the waning minutes of the period, Stathis Soumelidis put the Mayhem up two to head into the first intermission.
Macon added two more goals in the second period to give them a four-goal lead. Daniel Gentzler scored a goal on a delayed penalty from Fayetteville, and that was followed by a Jake Trask power play goal at the 14:04-mark of the second.
Former Mayhem Paul Russell got one back for the Marksmen to start the period, but the Mayhem scored two goals in a one-minute span to tack onto the lead. John Siemer buried a pass from Trask on a two-man break to take the 5-1 lead. Just one minute later Trask scored his second of the game on a beautiful move around the defender and goaltender to make it 6-1.
NOTABLE STATS
Charlie Finn started in net, making his 29th appearance of the season and stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced en route to victory. Finn now has 17 wins in his rookie season, which ranks him second in the SPHL among goaltenders.
John Siemer played his 100th career SPHL game against the Marksmen on Friday and scored the fifth goal of the game. In 100 SPHL games, Siemer has 34 goals, 59 assists and 93 points - including 17 goals, 31 assists and 48 points in 52 games this season.
By recording four points apiece in the game, Jake Trask and Dylan Vander Esch tied the team-high for points in a game this season. Vander Esch recorded one goal and three assists, while Trask tallied two goals and two assists.
With Daniel Gentzler's second period goal, he recorded his 10th goal of the season. After a stretch in which Gentzler scored just one goal from November 11, 2017 through March 9, 2018, Gentzler now has scored six goals in his past seven games.
STARS OF THE GAME
1. Jake Trask (two goals, two assists, four points)
2. Dylan Vander Esch (one goal, three assists, four points)
3. Fayetteville goaltender Patrick Spano (41 saves on 47 shots)
SEASON UPDATE
Macon Mayhem: 30-16-6 (66 points)
Fayetteville Marksmen: 11-36-6 (28 points)
BACK IN ACTION
These two teams face off for the final time this season, as they travel back to the Macon Coliseum on Saturday at 7:35 PM.
Single game tickets are on sale through the Macon Coliseum Box Office or at ticketmaster.com. For information on group tickets and ticket plans, visit www.MaconMayhem.com or call the Mayhem Front Office at (478) 803-1592.
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