Swamp Rabbits Blanked; Split Weekend with the Stingrays
October 26, 2024 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release
Greenville Swamp Rabbits battle the South Carolina Stingrays
(Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
(NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.) - Micah Miller potted two goals and Austin Magera notched a goal and a helper, but Seth Eisele stole the show with a 24-save shutout in his pro debut to lead the South Carolina Stingrays to a 5-0 win over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Saturday night. With the defeat, the Swamp Rabbits split the weekend home-and-home series with the Stingrays.
Both teams skated to a scoreless deadlock in the opening 20 minutes, with Dryden McKay staving off eight Stingrays shots and Seth Eisele seven from the Swamp Rabbits. Eventually, Connor Moore broke the deadlock from inside the attacking blue line, firing his attempt off the cross bar and over McKay in the Swamp Rabbits net to give the Stingrays a 1-0 lead at 6:33 of the second period (the goal was unassisted).
The Swamp Rabbits started off the third with energy, but the Stingrays quickly negated it with two goals 3:08 apart. Austin Magera tabbed the first one at 3:52 of the third when Jeremy Davidson forced a turnover behind McKay's net. McKay found Magera, who potted his shot off of McKay's paraphernalia and in to double the South Carolina advantage to 2-0 (Davidson had the lone assist). Moments later, Micah Miller rifled a shot from the left side of the Greenville zone while on the Stingrays final power play of the game, beating McKay through traffic to triple the gap to 3-0 at 7:00 of the third (Magera and Jayden Lee assisted). The Swamp Rabbits threw everything and the kitchen sink at the Stingrays, pulling McKay for the extra skater in the final four minutes of the contest. Eventually, South Carolina broke off for two empty net goals: one from Charlie Combs with 2:07 remaining (Justin Nachbaur assist) and the other from Micah Miller while shorthanded (Grant Cruikshank and Blake Thompson assists) with 53 seconds remaining to balloon the lead to 5-0. Eisele shut the door the entire way out onto the split for the Stingrays and his first pro shutout in his debut.
Dryden McKay, in his third straight start, stopped 22 of 25 shots, suffering the loss (1-1-1-0).
The Swamp Rabbits now head back home to square off against the Savannah Ghost Pirates for their first meeting of the season. Puck drop for Friday, November 1st, is slated for 7:05 p.m. EST at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Images from this story
 Greenville Swamp Rabbits battle the South Carolina Stingrays |
ECHL Stories from October 26, 2024
- Thunder Defeat Oilers in Rematch - Tulsa Oilers
- Fuel Claim First Win in Overtime Battle with Cyclones - Indy Fuel
- Savannah Falls Short 2-1 in Orlando - Savannah Ghost Pirates
- Bison Fall Short in Shootout - Bloomington Bison
- Heartlanders Survive Wild Comeback for First Win, 5-4 (SO) - Iowa Heartlanders
- Stinil, Walker, Finnegan Pace Thunder Past Oilers - Wichita Thunder
- K-Wings Thump Komets, Notch Nine in Road Opener - Kalamazoo Wings
- Lions Lose 2-0 in Glens Falls, New York - Trois-Rivieres Lions
- Thunder Shut Down Lions 2-0 in Front of Sellout Crowd - Adirondack Thunder
- Swamp Rabbits Blanked; Split Weekend with the Stingrays - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Nailers Spoil Reading's Home Opener, 5-4 - Wheeling Nailers
- Blades Thump Atlanta 6-0 for Third Straight Win - Florida Everblades
- Stingrays Shut out Swamp Rabbits on Pucks and Paws Night - South Carolina Stingrays
- Admirals Complete Weekend Sweep against Mariners - Norfolk Admirals
- Mariners Fall to Norfolk in Low-Scoring Contest - Maine Mariners
- Forward Heidemann Claimed off Waviers - Wichita Thunder
- Mavericks Aim to Extend Hot Start Tonight in Allen - Kansas City Mavericks
- ECHL Transactions - October 26 - ECHL
- Wichita Begins Two-Game Road Trip Tonight in Tulsa - Wichita Thunder
- Sports Business Journal Recognizes Charleston, SC as the Fifth-Best Minor League Sports Market in the United States - South Carolina Stingrays
- Game Day Preview: Americans Host KC, 7:10 PM CST - Allen Americans
- Game Day - Game #3 Lions de Trois-Rivières vs. Adirondack Thunder - Trois-Rivieres Lions
- Rush Game Notes: October 26, 2024 vs. Utah Grizzlies - Rapid City Rush
- Defenseman Scott Walford Loaned to Solar Bears from Syracuse Crunch - Orlando Solar Bears
- Bison Loaned Two Defensemen - Bloomington Bison
- Royals Host Nailers on Opening Night at Santander Arena, Pre-Game Block Party & Post-Game Firework Show - Reading Royals
- Knight Monsters Take Down Jacksonville for First Win in Franchise History - Tahoe Knight Monsters
- Tahoe Knight Monsters Hang on for 3-1 Win Over Icemen - Jacksonville Icemen
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
