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Twins lose in last seconds

March 10, 2005 - SPHL (SPHL)
Winston-Salem Polar Twins News Release


[WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.] – Lou Dimasi scored with seven seconds remaining in the game to lift the Macon Trax to a 5-4 victory over the Winston-Salem Polar Twins Thursday night at LJVM Coliseum Annex.

Edan Welch got Macon on the board at 5:38 of the first period. Rick Nichol made the initial save but the rebound squirted out into the slot where Welch collected the puck and buried it for his 23rd goal of the season and a 1-0 Trax lead.

Graham Dearle tied the game 4:23 into the second frame. Steve Lajoie fed Dearle who skated unmolested down the left wing side and wristed a shot over the glove of Mark Cairns for the 1-1 game.

Corey Dean put the Twins ahead 2-1 less than a minute later with his first goal in a Winston-Salem uniform and his third overall this season. Trevor Jobe connected with Marcus Willy on the cross-ice pass. Willy quickly dished the puck to Dean in the slot who deflected the puck past Cairns for the lead.

Lajoie picked up one of his own for a 3-1 Winston-Salem lead. Trevor Karasiewicz found Lajoie open at the right wing post and Lajoie just redirected the puck for his 11th goal of the season. With the assist, Karasiewicz extended his point scoring and assist streaks to seven games.

Macon came back with two more goals to tie the game 3-3. First it was Ryan Rivard who took advantage of an open net to drive home his 16th goal of the season. Steve Zoryk then tied the game, capitalizing on a Polar Twins turnover and shoveling the puck over a sprawling Nichol for his 31st goal of the season.

Late in the third period, the Polar Twins found themselves on their fourth power play of the game. Shaun Peet's shot from the point was blocked by Cairns but the rebound came loose to Shaun Aebig who stuffed the puck between the pads of Cairns for the 4-3 lead.

The Polar Twins could not hold on, however, as Macon scored the tying goal on a delayed call with the extra attacker on to tie the game. The Trax killed the Twins hope for an overtime bid with a goal by Dimasi with seven seconds remaining in the game to lift the Trax to the 5-4 victory.

The Polar Twins travel to Jacksonville tomorrow for a 7:35 p.m. faceoff with the Barracudas before returning home to take on the Huntsville Havoc Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.



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