Surge Host Ice Flyers Round 2
November 12, 2011 - SPHL (SPHL)
Mississippi Surge News Release
You Guys Again':The Mississippi Surge hosts the Pensacola Ice Flyers tonight, for the second time in 24 hours.
Records: The Surge is 4-3-0 for eight points tied for third place.
Pensacola is 2-4-1 for five points tied for seventh place.
Season Series:This is the second of 10 meetings this season between these two teams. Tonight marks one of the two times the teams will play on back-to-back nights.
Recent Action: The Surge scored a season high five goals en route to a 5-3 win over Pensacola. Not only did the Surge have a season high goal output, but also fired a season high 40 shots on goal last night.
Happy Half Dozen: Mark Versteeg Lytwyn and Rob Campbell each extended his point streak to six games last night. Versteeg-Lytwyn had a goal and three assists. He is the club's leading scorer and has four goals and seven assists for 11 points in the last six games. Campbell, with an assist last night, ran his scoring streak to six games as well and has a goal and five assists.
He's Not Jenksed: Defenseman Scott Jenks got his fourth goal of the season last night, most among SPHL defensemen. No other defenseman in the league has more than two goals. Jenks is also +3 on the season.
Everyone Into The Pool: Glenn Cacaropicked up an assist last night. The Surge now has 14 players with at least one point this season.
Kiefer's Keen: Goaltender Kiefer Smiley turned aside 31 of the 34 shots he faced last night and ran his record to 2-0-0 on the season. He has a goals against average of 2.88 and a .910 save percentage.
Thank You Troops!:The Surge will be decked out in special military jerseys tonight. These jerseys will be available at a postgame auction later this season. Fans can purchase chances on a special blue Surge jersey they can customize with the name and number of their choice. The jersey will be on display at the customer service booth above section 14, where tickets can be purchased. Fans can also buy tickets from the Jersey girl moving throughout the stands.
Next Up: The Surge hosts Huntsville next Saturday and Pensacola visits Columbus next Saturday.
SPHL Stories from November 12, 2011
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- Surge Win 2-1 in Overtime - Mississippi Surge
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