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Pee Dee Pride Weekly

March 24, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz News Release


LAST WEEK: The Pride split their two games last week, defeating Peoria on Friday before falling against Columbia on Saturday. Entering the final week of the regular season, Pee Dee is 38-25-5 for 81 points with four games remaining. They are tied with Florida (3 games left) for third place in the Southeast Division. If the two teams finished tied for third, the Pride would win the tiebreaker by virtue of having more overall wins than the Everblades. Pee Dee trails second-place South Carolina (2 games remaining) by seven points.

Friday, March 21 v. Peoria PRIDE 3 Rivermen 2

Peoria dominated the first period, but only took a 1-0 lead to the first intermission, as Pride goaltender Ron Vogel made 11 saves in the opening 20 minutes. Just 29 seconds into the second period, Mike Glumac tied the game at 1 on his 35th goal of the season. It stayed that way until 5:07 remained in regulation, when the Rivermen's Brett DeCecco beat Vogel. Pee Dee was not done though, as Glumac tallied his second of the night just 1:07 later to tie it up, and Greg Schmidt tipped home a Ryan Knox shot 24 seconds after Glumac's goal to give the Pride their ninth straight win on home ice.

Saturday, March 22 v. Columbia Inferno 3 PRIDE 1

Pee Dee's nine-game home winning streak came to end at the hands of Columbia. The Inferno ended the season series between the two teams winning each of the last five meetings. Columbia took a 2-0 lead on a pair of goals by Rejean Stringer, the second one coming only 46 seconds into the second period. The Pride pulled within one on a power-play goal by Mike Torney at the 4:57 mark of the second period, but a Darrell Hay goal at 15:36 of the second gave Columbia its two-goal lead back, and the win. The Pride fell despite outshooting the Inferno 27-17.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Tuesday, March 25 @ Augusta 7:05 p.m. Coverage on Sunny 105.5 at 6:45

Pee Dee and Augusta meet for the eighth time this season, and for the first of two times in the season's final week. The Pride will look to turn their fortunes around on the road, as they have gone just 3-11-0 in their last 14 outings away from the Lion's Den, and have been shutout in two of their last three away games. Against the Lynx this season, the Pride are 5-2-0, but just 1-2-0 at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center. Augusta enters the final week in a fight with Greenville for the fifth and final spot in the Southeast. The Lynx are 26-37-5 for 57 points, and trail the Grrrowl by just four points. Augusta has a game in hand on Greenville, and will play the Grrrowl on Saturday night.

Thursday, March 27 v. Greenville 7:00 p.m. at the Lion's Den

The Pride close out the home portion of their schedule, taking on the Grrrowl for the eighth time this season. Pee Dee is 5-2-0 against Greenville this season, 2-0-0 at home. Greenville is 27-35-7 on the season for 61 points, and looking to beat out Augusta for fifth place.

PROMOTIONS: It's Season-Ticket Holder Redemption Night at the Lion's Den. Season-ticket holders can redeem unused tickets from throughout the season at the Pride office, and receive a free 400-level ticket for each unused ticket.

Saturday, March 29 @ South Carolina 7:30 p.m. Coverage on Sunny 105.5 at 7:10

The Pride and Stingrays meet for the ninth and final time this season. Pee Dee is 2-4-2 against South Carolina this season, and 1-3-0 at North Charleston. The Stingrays enter the final week of the season in second place in the Southeast Division, seven points ahead of the Pride, with a record of 40-22-8 for 88 points.

Sunday, March 30 @ Augusta 4:05 p.m. Coverage on Sunny 105.5 at 3:45

Pee Dee closes out the regular-season portion of its schedule in Augusta.

OTHER NOTES

GLUMAC, SCHMIDT SHOOT FOR RECORDS

Going into the final four games of the regular season, Mike Glumac and Greg Schmidt both are looking to establish new team records. Glumac, who already has set a new team record for goals in a season by a rookie, is just three goals away from tying Dany Bousquet's team record of 39 set last season. Schmidt has 52 assists, which is four shy of Bousquet's team record of 56, also set last season.

PRIDE LEADERS

Goals Glumac 36

Assists Schmidt 52

Points Schmidt 70

+/- Glumac +36

Penalty Minutes Naud 146

Shots Glumac 243

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