Sauve, Sea Wolves Shut Out Wildcatters 3-0
April 5, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, Miss. â Mississippi goaltender Phil Sauve made 22 saves to register his second shutout of the season backstopping the Sea Wolves to a 3-0 win over the Texas Wildcatters at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
"We put in a full 60 minutes tonight," Mississippi coach Bob Woods said. "Sauve was strong in net and we had contribution from all three forward lines to go along with strong defense. We control our own destiny. If we win at least two of the final three regular season games, we'll have home-ice advantage for the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs. That's our goal."
With the win, the Sea Wolves have reeled off five consecutive home victories.
Mississippi (39-23-7, 85 points) got on the scoreboard just one second after a Texas tripping penalty expired to Andrew Ianiero at 2:52 of the opening stanza. Sea Wolves' Bates Battaglia buried a rebound at the side of the net past Phil Osaer for his fifth goal of the season. Austin Miller and Nick Greenough picked up assists.
Just 54 seconds into the second period, the Sea Wolves made it 2-0 on the penalty kill. Stephen Greeley took a lead pass from Chris Cava and potted a breakaway goal for his fourth tally of the campaign. John Evangelista had the other helper.
Mississippi extended its lead to 3-0 at the 17:13 mark of the second. Jay Legault made a nifty move around Nick Fouts then fed a pass to Travis Lisabeth, who notched his eighth goal in his last eight games, giving him 26 goals on the year. Legault's assist extended his point streak to seven games. A helper also went to Mike Jarmuth.
Texas (16-43-11, 43 points) had some opportunities and its best chance in the third. Ianiero centered the puck for John Snowden, who leads the Wildcatters with 32 goals, but he was denied by Sauve in front of the Mississippi net.
Sauve went on to stop a total of eight shots in the third period to preserve his 18th professional shutout.
Mississippi was unsuccessful on three power play chances, while Texas went 0-for-3 as well. Sea Wolves outshot the Wildcatters 32-22.
The Sea Wolves get back into action by visiting the Louisiana IceGators at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday at the Cajundome in Lafayette. Watch the live web telecast for $6, courtesy of B2 Networks, online at msseawolves.com. Listen live on flagship radio station WGCM-AM 1240, or online at msseawolves.com, courtesy of Teamline. The pregame gets underway at 6:50 p.m.
Mississippi's next home game is the final regular season contest to be held at 7:35 p.m. on Friday against the Pensacola Ice Pilots at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. It's Fan Appreciation Night, Southern Miss Night, Empress Audio "Deck Out Your Ride" High School Showdown Night and Military 2-for-1 Night. There will be a postgame jersey auction to benefit the Southern Miss Alumni Scholarship Fund. In addition, 2,000 thundersticks will be given away courtesy of Roy Anderson Corp.
Individual tickets for regular season home games plus the Kelly Cup Playoffs are on sale at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (228) 385-2600 and online at ticketmaster.com.
Flex packs, discounted groups tickets, birthday packages and fundraiser opportunities are available by calling (228) 275-WOLF or online at msseawolves.com.
Season ticket packages for 2005-06, the 10th Anniversary Season of the Sea Wolves, are on sale now by calling (228) 275-WOLF. Ask about the "Early Bird Special."
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