Road Warriors Fall Again to Stingrays
March 29, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release
Greenville, SC: The Road Warriors were beaten by the South Carolina Stingrays for the second consecutive night by a 3-1 score.
The Road Warriors controlled the early stages of the first period with many chances and scoring opportunities. Jason Wilson took a penalty towards the end of the first which halted Greenville's momentum. The forward was issued a match penalty and a five minute major for elbowing. With 51 seconds left Eric Alexander scored his first professional goal on a rebound with the man advantage.
Halfway through the second, Andrew Cherniwchan beat Scott Stajcer low glove on a partial break to put South Carolina up by a 2-0 score. Just five minutes later, Sean Berkstresser was the only Road Warrior to solve Ryan Zapolski by jamming in a loose puck for his 14th of the year. This goal put Greenville down by a 2-1 score entering the third period.
Justin Courtnall finished the scoring at the 9:06 mark in the third with five-hole goal past Stajcer. The Road Warriors pulled the goaltender to attempt to break the 3-1 score but were unsuccessful. Ryan Zapolski saved 32 shots for his 27th win. Stajcer took the loss with 28 saves.
Greenville finishes out the regular season tomorrow night in Gwinnett for a 7:05 p.m. face-off. The game can be viewed via America One or by clicking the listen live link on the Road Warriors' homepage.
Season Tickets for the 2013-2014 season are available now! The Road Warriors have added the benefit of including 2014 first round playoff tickets with all full and half season packages! Full season packages begin as low as $290 and half season packages start at $180! Ticket plans can be purchased by calling a Road Warriors Account Executive at 864-674-PUCK (7825) or by visiting greenvilleroadwarriors.com.
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