Mayhem Win against Evansville for Sixth Straight Victory
Published on November 12, 2016 under SPHL (SPHL)
Macon Mayhem News Release
MACON, GA- The Macon Mayhem travelled to Evansville, IN tonight to face the Evansville Thunderbolts. The team skated away with a hard-fought 3-1 victory. These two teams will face off again tomorrow at 5:00 pm EST.
The game was scoreless through the first period, but 2:25 into the second period, Daniel Echeverri scored to put the Mayhem up 1-0 off of a pass from Collin MacDonald. With 1:06 left in the second, John Siemer scored his fifth goal of the season to put Macon up 2-0 going into the second intermission. Daniel Gentzler and Dennis Sicard both picked up their fifth assists of the season on the goal.
Early in the third period, Evansville forward Dave Williams scored to bring the game to 2-1, assisted by Tommy Fiorentino and Frank Schumacher. With 16.6 seconds left in the game, Collin MacDonald scored an empty net goal to give Macon a 3-1 lead that would hold for the remainder of the game.
NOTABLE STATS
With the win, the Mayhem now sit at 7-1-1 on the season, and won their sixth straight game tonight. They will go for their seventh consecutive victory tomorrow against Evansville.
John Siemer now has 12 points on the season and still leads the team in points.
Jordan Ruby made 28 saves on 29 shots, moving to 3-0-0 on the season.
The Macon Mayhem return home on Friday, November 25th against the Fayetteville FireAntz and Saturday, November 26th against the Columbus Cottonmouths. 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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