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ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Stingrays Drop First Two Road Games

November 25, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


Coming Up This Week:

@ Augusta Tuesday, November 26 11:00 AM Augusta Civic Center

This Game Will Be Broadcast On Internet Only! Second meeting of the season between these two teams. David Wilke has taken over for the Lynx as Head Coach, replacing Jim Burton. Stingrays have lost two straight on the road. Augusta has a home record of 4-3. The Lynx have lost two straight.

Augusta: Record(6-11-0) Last Game: Lost 2-1 @ Greenville - 11/23

@ Greenville Wednesday, November 27 7:05 PM BILO Center

Third meeting of the season between these two teams. The Stingrays have beaten the Grrrowl twice this season. Greenville is in sixth place in the Southeast. The Grrrowl has a losing record at home 3-4-1.

Greenville: Record (7-8-2) Last Game: Won 2-1 vs. Augusta - 11/23

@ Greensboro Friday, November 29 7:30 Greensboro Coliseum

First meeting of the season between these two teams. Greensboro is coached by former Stingrays bench boss Rick Adduono. Greensboro sits in fourth place in the Northeast Division. The Generals have a home record of 6-2-1.

Greensboro: Record (9-5-3) Last Game: Won 5-3 vs Florida 11/23

Greenville Saturday, November 30 7:30 North Charleston Coliseum

First home game for the Stingrays after a five game road trip. Stingrays have a home record of 7-4. Greenville is 4-4-1 away from home. The Grrrowl has a record of 4-6 in its last ten.

Greenville: Record (7-8-2) Last Game: Won 2-1 vs. Augusta

11/23 At the Coliseum: The Stingrays will be wearing their Budweiser Jersey's for the last time and will hold an auction after the game. Fans are encouraged to bring a canned food item for Lowcountry Food Banks.

Last Week in Review: The Stingrays went 1-2 for the first losing week of the season. After beginning the week with a 4-3 home victory against the Pee Dee Pride on Tuesday night, the Rays dropped a pair of games on the road in Reading. Dave Seitz had a goal and three assists in Tuesday's win. Curtis Huppe had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss in Reading on Friday night and a 5-2 loss on Saturday night.

Team Notes:

The Stingrays lost their first two road games of the season this past weekend in Reading. The Rays now have a road record of 5-2 and have won six out of their last ten games. South Carolina wraps up a five game road trip this week. The team's victory over Pee Dee on Tuesday gave it a 10-3 record against the Southeast Division. The Rays are outscoring opponents 20-12 in the third period this season. The Stingrays power play has fallen to 15th in the ECHL at 19.6% and the penalty kill is 15th in the league as well at 81.1%.

Players:

Adam Calder and Curtis Huppe each have 21 points to lead the Stingrays in scoring. Calder leads the team with eight goals. Three Stingrays (Huppe, Dave Seitz, Mike Jickling) have seven goals each. Dave Seitz needs four goals to reach 200 for his Stingrays career and just five points to reach 500. He leads the all-time Stingrays list in both categories. Kirk Daubenspeck leads the ECHL in wins with 11.

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