Wilkins' Hat Trick Leads South Carolina to 6-1 Win over Orlando
ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Wilkins' Hat Trick Leads South Carolina to 6-1 Win over Orlando

Published on December 10, 2025 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


South Carolina Stingrays congratulate Josh Wilkins (15) following a goal
South Carolina Stingrays congratulate Josh Wilkins (15) following a goal
(South Carolina Stingrays)

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - Behind a hat trick and four points from Josh Wilkins, the South Carolina Stingrays rolled to a 6-1 win over the Orlando Solar Bears on Wednesday evening at the North Charleston Coliseum.

In the sixth meeting this season between the two, it was Orlando (7-13-0-0) who struck first. Just over the midway mark in the 1st period, Aaron Luchuk opened the scoring putting the visitors ahead, 1-0. 22 seconds later, South Carolina (14-9-1-0) answered. Jalen Luypen tied the game on a shot from the slot, and the Stingrays never looked back. Four minutes later on the power play, Josh Wilkins got a deflection in front of Solar Bears netminder, Jon Gillies, pushing the Stingrays ahead for good with 4:51 remaining in the 1st period, 2-1.

In the 2nd period, the Stingrays got insurance. Lynden Breen wired home his first goal this season 5:48 into the period, doubling the advantage, 3-1. 57 seconds later, Wilkins scored his second goal of the night off his own rebound, giving the Stingrays a 4-1 lead. Just under two minutes later, Charlie Combs punched home his first goal of the campaign capping off a three-goal 2nd period for South Carolina, taking a 5-1 lead to the 3rd period.

In the final frame, Wilkins finished off his hat trick with 6:06 left in regulation to put the Stingrays ahead by five, 6-1. With the offense rolling, Stingrays netminder, Ty Taylor, followed up his 40-save performance on Sunday with another strong outing, stopping 20 shots on 21 attempts, as South Carolina defeated Orlando, 6-1.

The hat trick for Wilkins is the second in his ECHL career and his first at home as a Stingray. He finished the night with four points (3g, 1a) as did Luypen (1g, 3a) and Simon Pinard (4a). The six goals are the most by South Carolina in a single game this season.

Check out the South Carolina Stingrays Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Images from this story

South Carolina Stingrays congratulate Josh Wilkins (15) following a goal
South Carolina Stingrays congratulate Josh Wilkins (15) following a goal
   



ECHL Stories from December 10, 2025


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.

OurSports Central