Titans gain split with 5-2 win over Cyclone
March 25, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release
TRENTON, NJ (March 24, 2007) - A nine-point effort (4g, 5a) from the line of Scott Bertoli, Les Haggett and Benoit Mondou helped the Trenton Titans to a 5-2 win versus the Cincinnati Cyclones in front of 4,008 on Sunday afternoon at the Sovereign Bank Arena.
With the game tied 1-1 in the early minutes of the middle period, Mondou gave the Titans their first lead of the game, finding a loose puck in traffic atop the crease and sweeping a backhand shot past the leg pad of Cedrick Desjardins at 5:04.
After Mike Wirrl tied the score at 2-2 three minutes later with his league-leading 44th goal of the season, Mondou picked up his second of the contest and 22nd of the year at 12:01 of the second when fired a turnaround shot from the high slot that got past a screened Desjardins.
That would be all the offense that Trenton would need, but Scott Bertoli added some insurance in final period gathering his 24th and 25th goals this season over a span of 3:01 to complete his three-point game (2g, 1a).
Greg Stewart opened the scoring at 11:49 with a power goal off of a nice centering feed from behind the net by Jason Deitsch. The Titans answered back on the man-advantage 2:13 into the second stanza as Jake Ortmeyer took pass from Mondou and sent a wrist shot from the point that found the back of the net.
Haggett helped along the strong performance by the top line with three assists, while Mondou registered a four-point game (2g, 2a), the highest of his pro career.
Gregg Naumenko stopped 22-of-24 shots to gather his 20th win of the season. The Titans finished 1-for-7 on the power play and 5-for-6 on the penalty kill.
The Trenton Titans enter a three-game road stretch beginning on Wednesday, March 28 at 6:35pm against the Reading Royals.. Tune into WBCB-1490AM to hear all of the Titans' action or go to www.trentontitans.com to listen or watch live courtesy of B2 Networks.
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