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South Carolina Claims 3-1 Win Over Cyclones

April 7, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Cincinnati Cyclones best of five series in the American Conference Quarterfinals is even at a game apiece with the South Carolina Stingrays, following a 3-1 loss on Wednesday night. Matt Scherer had a goal and an assist to lead South Carolina. It was the Stingrays first win at U.S. Bank Arena in four tries between the regular season and playoffs in 2009-10.

South Carolina, which posted a 41-19-12 regular season record-tied for the South Division and American Conference titles, is meeting the Cyclones (44-25-3-second in the North Division) in the Kelly Cup playoffs for the third straight year. In 2008, Cincinnati knocked off the Stingrays in a five-game conference championship series en route to taking the Kelly Cup. Last year, the Stingrays swept the Cyclones in the conference finals to capture their third league title. South Carolina is the fourth-seeded team, while Cincinnati is the fifth-seed.

South Carolina scored both first period goals to build a 2-0 lead. Former Cyclone Rob Ricci had his first goal of the postseason with a wraparound from behind the net just inside the left post at 33 seconds. Matt Scherer had the assist. Scherer would get his first of the playoffs with a shot through a screen on the right wing side at 5:29. Johann Kroll had the assist on the tally. Late in the period, the Cyclones nearly responded-but Hans Benson's shot banged off the goal post. The shots favored South Carolina, 8-6, in the frame.

The Stingrays increased the lead to 3-0 at 6:20 of the second period, as Keith Johnson potted his first of the playoffs from Dylan Yeo and Kroll on the power play. The Cyclones would respond with a man-advantage marker of their own at 11:44. Jimmy Kilpatrick rocketed a shot just inside the left goal post for his third lamplighter of the postseason from Mathieu Aubin and Doug Krantz. The shots again went the way of the Stingrays, 13-10.

There was no scoring in the third period, as the shots were even at ten each. For the game, the Stingrays won the shots battle, 31-26.

Todd Ford collected the win for South Carolina with a 25 save performance. Jeremy Smith suffered the defeat for Cincinnati with a 28 save effort. The Cyclones went one-for-seven on the power play, while South Carolina went one-for-five with the man-advantage.

The winner of this series will play the winner of top-seeded Charlotte and eighth-seeded Toledo. That series is even at one game each, after a 6-1 win for Charlotte this evening.

The next game of the Cincinnati Cyclones USA Collision Centers postseason will be the third game of this best of five series, played at North Charleston Coliseum on Friday night (April 9) at 7pm. The game will be carried on the internet at www.cycloneshockey.com and broadcast on ESPN 1530.

Tickets for the 2010-11 Cincinnati Cyclones season are now on sale. A special open house on Tuesday, April 13 from 4-8pm will allow fans a chance to see the facility up close and even skate on the ice. The Cyclones Sales Department can be reached at 513-421-PUCK, extension 3. All road Kelly Cup playoff games will be carried on ESPN 1530 and on the club's website at: www.cycloneshockey.com.

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