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Stingrays Topple Road Warriors 3-2 on Kid's Day

November 24, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


North Charleston, S.C. - The South Carolina Stingrays (11-2-1-2) defeated the Greenville Road Warriors (7-8-1-1) 3-2 at the North Charleston Coliseum Sunday afternoon. Defenseman Scooter Vaughan netted a goal and an assist for the Stingrays.

Road Warriors forward Marc-Olivier Vallerand kicked off the scoring 1:19 into the second period knocking in a rebound past the left pad of Stingrays goaltender Jeff Jakaitis (W, 14 saves on 16 shots) from between the faceoff circles. The Stingrays responded on the power play at 9:56 with defenseman Jeremy Price's first professional goal. Vaughan and forward Chad Painchaud picked up the assists. Vaughan put the Stingrays up 2-1 unassisted at 13:22 stepping out of the penalty box and capitalizing on a breakaway beating Greenville's Jeff Malcolm (L, 20 saves on 23 shots) under the blocker. Less than a minute later, Road Warriors forward J.M. Rizk buried his second goal of the season to even the contest at 14:02.

After missing the last five games due to injury, Stingrays forward Jack Downing buried the game-winning tally at 2:53 of the third period with help from Painchaud and defenseman Derrick Pallis. The Stingrays finished the contest 2-for-5 on the power play while the Road Warriors went 0-for-5.

The Stingrays kick off a six-game road trip Wednesday, November 27 against the Toledo Walleye at 7:15 p.m. at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio and return to the Coliseum on Saturday, December 14 to take on the Orlando Solar Bears at 7:05 p.m. on College Night and Teddy Bear Toss benefiting Debi's Kids.

The Stingrays will we wear special Clemson University jerseys and auction them LIVE after the contest. Clemson alum and two-time Super Bowl Champion Jim Stuckey will drop the ceremonial first puck along with Charleston native and "Survivor: One World" finalist Chelsea Meissner. Bring a new or gently used stuffed animal to the game to throw on the ice after the Stingrays score their first goal for the annual Teddy Bear Toss!

Reserve your seats for the 2013-14 season with a Stingrays Ticket Package and save money off of Box Office prices and receive great benefits like FREE parking, discounts off of merchandise, Buddy Passes and more! Visit StingraysHockey.com or call (843) 744-2248 for more information!

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