Scero, Menei, Contois Find Back Of The Net In Third To Erase Deficit

March 29, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release


BILOXI, MS - Down 5-2 early in the third period, the Mississippi Sea Wolves roared back behind goals from Brandon Scero, Ryan Menei, and Andy Contois to tie the game at five, enabling Chase Trull and Jason Tejchma to score in the shootout to win the game 6-5 for Mississippi.

The Sea Wolves jumped out to an early lead when Torry Gajda found the back of the net at 7:36 of the first period, banging home the rebound of a shot from Chase Trull. Augusta would tie the game when Chase Watson score on the power-play at 12:51, but then Andy Contois regained the lead for Mississippi when he broke down the ice with the Sea Wolves shorthanded and bounced the puck of the back of Augusta goaltender J.P. LeVasseur at 18:01.

The second period belonged to Augusta as Travis Fuller score his first goal of the game at 2:57, picking up the rebound of Adrian Veideman's shot off of the endboards and popping it past Sea Wolves netminder Morgan Cey. At 10:41, Fuller picked up his second of the game when he redirected Ryan Dingle's centering pass into the net to give Augusta a 3-2.

Just 2:09 into the third period, Bobby Bolt finished Matt Auffrey's rebound to give the Lynx a 4-2 lead. At 3:26, Augusta increased their lead to 5-2 when Shane Hynes notched his fifth of the year and chased Morgan Cey from the net in favor of rookie John Hallas.

Brandon Scero drew Missisisppi within two when he broke down the right wing and fired the puck past LeVasseur at 5:25. Ryan Menei took a pass from Chase Trull and fired it past LeVasseur to pull the Sea Wolves within one at 11:04 of the third. The comeback was completed when Andy Contois poked a puck out from underneath LeVasseur on the power play to draw the game even at five at 12:29.

The game remained tied through overtime, with Hallas making six saves in the extra session to keep the Sea Wolves alive into a shootout. Chase Trull ripped a wrister past LeVasseur in the first round of the shootout, while Jason Tejchma did the same in the final round, and Hallas stopped all four shooters to earn his first professional win.

The Sea Wolves were 1-for-5 on the power play. Morgan Cey made 26 saves on 31 shots earning no decision, while John Hallas made nine saves on nine shots.

The Sea Wolves are back in action tomorrow night at the James Brown Arena against the Augusta Lynx. The game will be heard on 1640-AM WTNI with pre-game coverage beginning at 5:35. Fan Appreciation Night is April 4 when the Sea Wolves take on the Pensacola Ice Pilots at 7:05 p.m. Get your tickets today by calling 228.275.WOLF!

BILOXI, MS - Down 5-2 early in the third period, the Mississippi Sea Wolves roared back behind goals from Brandon Scero, Ryan Menei, and Andy Contois to tie the game at five, enabling Chase Trull and Jason Tejchma to score in the shootout to win the game 6-5 for Mississippi.

The Sea Wolves jumped out to an early lead when Torry Gajda found the back of the net at 7:36 of the first period, banging home the rebound of a shot from Chase Trull. Augusta would tie the game when Chase Watson score on the power-play at 12:51, but then Andy Contois regained the lead for Mississippi when he broke down the ice with the Sea Wolves shorthanded and bounced the puck of the back of Augusta goaltender J.P. LeVasseur at 18:01.

The second period belonged to Augusta as Travis Fuller score his first goal of the game at 2:57, picking up the rebound of Adrian Veideman's shot off of the endboards and popping it past Sea Wolves netminder Morgan Cey. At 10:41, Fuller picked up his second of the game when he redirected Ryan Dingle's centering pass into the net to give Augusta a 3-2.

Just 2:09 into the third period, Bobby Bolt finished Matt Auffrey's rebound to give the Lynx a 4-2 lead. At 3:26, Augusta increased their lead to 5-2 when Shane Hynes notched his fifth of the year and chased Morgan Cey from the net in favor of rookie John Hallas.

Brandon Scero drew Missisisppi within two when he broke down the right wing and fired the puck past LeVasseur at 5:25. Ryan Menei took a pass from Chase Trull and fired it past LeVasseur to pull the Sea Wolves within one at 11:04 of the third. The comeback was completed when Andy Contois poked a puck out from underneath LeVasseur on the power play to draw the game even at five at 12:29.

The game remained tied through overtime, with Hallas making six saves in the extra session to keep the Sea Wolves alive into a shootout. Chase Trull ripped a wrister past LeVasseur in the first round of the shootout, while Jason Tejchma did the same in the final round, and Hallas stopped all four shooters to earn his first professional win.

The Sea Wolves were 1-for-5 on the power play. Morgan Cey made 26 saves on 31 shots earning no decision, while John Hallas made nine saves on nine shots.

The Sea Wolves are back in action tomorrow night at the James Brown Arena against the Augusta Lynx. The game will be heard on 1640-AM WTNI with pre-game coverage beginning at 5:35. Fan Appreciation Night is April 4 when the Sea Wolves take on the Pensacola Ice Pilots at 7:05 p.m. Get your tickets today by calling 228.275.WOLF!

BILOXI, MS - Down 5-2 early in the third period, the Mississippi Sea Wolves roared back behind goals from Brandon Scero, Ryan Menei, and Andy Contois to tie the game at five, enabling Chase Trull and Jason Tejchma to score in the shootout to win the game 6-5 for Mississippi.

The Sea Wolves jumped out to an early lead when Torry Gajda found the back of the net at 7:36 of the first period, banging home the rebound of a shot from Chase Trull. Augusta would tie the game when Chase Watson score on the power-play at 12:51, but then Andy Contois regained the lead for Mississippi when he broke down the ice with the Sea Wolves shorthanded and bounced the puck of the back of Augusta goaltender J.P. LeVasseur at 18:01.

The second period belonged to Augusta as Travis Fuller score his first goal of the game at 2:57, picking up the rebound of Adrian Veideman's shot off of the endboards and popping it past Sea Wolves netminder Morgan Cey. At 10:41, Fuller picked up his second of the game when he redirected Ryan Dingle's centering pass into the net to give Augusta a 3-2.

Just 2:09 into the third period, Bobby Bolt finished Matt Auffrey's rebound to give the Lynx a 4-2 lead. At 3:26, Augusta increased their lead to 5-2 when Shane Hynes notched his fifth of the year and chased Morgan Cey from the net in favor of rookie John Hallas.

Brandon Scero drew Missisisppi within two when he broke down the right wing and fired the puck past LeVasseur at 5:25. Ryan Menei took a pass from Chase Trull and fired it past LeVasseur to pull the Sea Wolves within one at 11:04 of the third. The comeback was completed when Andy Contois poked a puck out from underneath LeVasseur on the power play to draw the game even at five at 12:29.

The game remained tied through overtime, with Hallas making six saves in the extra session to keep the Sea Wolves alive into a shootout. Chase Trull ripped a wrister past LeVasseur in the first round of the shootout, while Jason Tejchma did the same in the final round, and Hallas stopped all four shooters to earn his first professional win.

The Sea Wolves were 1-for-5 on the power play. Morgan Cey made 26 saves on 31 shots earning no decision, while John Hallas made nine saves on nine shots.

The Sea Wolves are back in action tomorrow night at the James Brown Arena against the Augusta Lynx. The game will be heard on 1640-AM WTNI with pre-game coverage beginning at 5:35. Fan Appreciation Night is April 4 when the Sea Wolves take on the Pensacola Ice Pilots at 7:05 p.m. Get your tickets today by calling 228.275.WOLF!



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