McAllister Gets Mississippi Out To Early Lead But Pack Unable to Hang On
February 9, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, MS - Kyle McAllister got the Mississippi Sea Wolves on the board early in the first period but the Cincinnati Cyclones would score four unanswered goals as they cruised to a 4-1 win over Mississippi at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati on Saturday evening.
Kyle McAllister scored his 9th goal of the season when he broke down two-on-one on the left wing with Michael Couch on his right, Couch floated a pass to McAllister that he fired on net trickled past Cincinnati goalie Cedrick Desjardins to give Mississippi a 1-0 lead at 7:01 of the first period.
Mississippi would hang on to the lead until Cincinnati's James Sixsmith came down on a breakaway and fired at Sea Wolves' goalie Ryan Munce. Munce made the initial save, but Sixsmith batted home the rebound to knot the game at one-apiece at 17:12 of the second period.
Jason Deitsch would score his first goal of the contest on the power play just 1:41 into the third period when David Desharnais fed a waiting Deitsch on the doorstep for a tap-in that gave Cincinnati a 2-1 lead. At 10:04 of the third, Barret Ehgoetz fed Cory Urquhart at the top of the slot, and Urquhart's shot hit the goalpost and went into the net for a 3-1 Cyclones lead. Deitsch would round out the scoring, breaking in on net from the right wing at tucking the puck past Munce on the stick side at 17:42.
Ryan Munce made 24 saves to earn the loss, and Mississippi was 0-for-4 on the power play.
Mississippi's next home game is February 19 against the Pensacola Ice Pilots! Get your seats today by calling 228.275.WOLF! Sunday's game at Dayton will be heard on 1640-AM WTNI. The pre-game show will begin at 3:30 p.m! Games can also be heard on the B2 Networks and at www.msseawolves.com.
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