The Augusta Lynx managed only their second come from behind win this season, but it couldn’t have come at a better time. Treavor Peterson’s first career goal served as the game winner in a 3-2 defeat of the Columbus Cottonmouths Saturday night to keep the Lynx’s playoff hopes alive.

Scott Corbett started the scoring early, splitting the defense and taking a Nick Greenough pass, then tucking it around Columbus goalie Jason Tapp on the stick side to give Augusta a 1-0 lead just 26 seconds into the opening frame. Peterson also picked up an assist on the goal for the Lynx. Columbus would come back on goals by Colin Pepperall at 2:14 and Brad Voth at 8:59 to take a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period. The Cottonmouths went scoreless on four power play opportunities in the period, while Augusta finished 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

With no scoring in the second period, the teams poised for a pivotal final frame. Augusta started the period with 1:31 of power play time to work with, but were unable to score. Back and forth action would mark the minutes until Louis Goulet was able to tie the game at 2-2 with help from Terry Marchant and Martin Lapointe, beating Tapp blocker side from the slot at 3:54. That goal was followed by Peterson’s goal at 11:12, his first career marker from Corbett which put Augusta up 3-2. Despite a late charge by the Cottonmouths, and nine total power play chances in the game, Jason Saal and company stood tall defensively and held on for the win, giving Peterson the game winning goal. The Lynx finished the game 0-for-7 with the power play, while Saal made 38 saves to earn the win and keep Augusta’s playoff hopes alive. The Lynx are now 24-27-7 on the season, good for 55 points, 16 out of a playoff spot.

Augusta is back in action this Tuesday night against South Carolina at 7:05 pm. The Lynx will return home on March 13th on Shoe Carnival Wheel night against the Florence Pride, with game time at 7:35 pm. Catch all the Lynx hockey action on EAGLE 102!

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DATE - 03/06/04

Augusta Lynx ( 3) AT Columbus Cottonmouths ( 2)

SCORE BY PERIOD:

Augusta                    1  0  2--3
Columbus                   2  0  0--2

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
1, Augusta-Corbett 8 (Peterson; Greenough) 0:26.
2, Columbus-Pepperall 15 (Ndur; Smith) 2:14.
3, Columbus-Voth 6 (Plourde) 8:59.

Penalties:
O'Connor, AUG (Elbowing), 2:40.
Corbett, AUG (High sticking), 5:42.
Cronin, AUG (High sticking), 9:19.
Plourde, CBS (Tripping), 12:05.
Bennett, AUG (High sticking), 13:44.
Shasby, CBS (Cross checking), 18:10.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None.

Penalties:
Pepperall, CBS (High sticking), 11:18.
Bennett, AUG (Holding), 12:46.
Peterson, AUG (Fighting, Major), 15:06.
Thinel, CBS (Fighting, Major), 15:06.
Tudin, CBS (Slashing), 17:44.
Hogan, CBS (Cross checking), 19:31.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
4, Augusta-Goulet 27 (Marchant; Lapointe) 3:54.
5, Augusta-Peterson 1 (game winner) (Corbett) 11:12.

Penalties:
O'Connor, AUG (Charging, Major), 4:16.
Greenough, AUG (Fighting, Major), 4:16.
Lewis, CBS (Roughing), 4:16.
DiLauro, CBS (Fighting, Major), 4:16.
Tudin, CBS (Interference), 7:47.
Hogan, CBS (Clipping), 9:58.
Lapointe, AUG (Delay of game), 10:55.
Lapointe, AUG (Delay of game), 14:41.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

Augusta                   11  8  8--27
Columbus                  13 12 15--40

Power Play Conversions:
Augusta - 0 of 5,
Columbus - 0 of 8.

Goalies:
Augusta-Saal (40 shots, 38 saves; record: 12-8-4).
Columbus-Tapp (27 shots, 24 saves; record: 12-5-1).

A: 2,678.

Referee: Thul.
Linesmen: Ferguson; Phillips.

Terry Marchant scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to lead the Augusta Lynx past the Greenville Grrrowl, 2-1.

Marchant gave Augusta an early 1-0 lead in the first period and tallied with 94 seconds remaining in the extra stanza on assists by Scott Kelman and Brad Fraser. Kelman finished with two assists for the Lynx, who snapped a four-game winless skid. Gregg Naumenko stopped 36 of 37 shots to record his sixth win of the season.

Scott Kirton notched the lone goal for Greenville, which has just three wins over its last 17 games. Michel Robinson allowed two goals on 45 shots in the loss.

Media:

Lynx claw past Grrrowl

Augusta ( 2) AT Greenville ( 1) OT

DATE - 02/14/04

SCORE BY PERIOD:

Augusta                    1  0  0  1--2
Greenville                 0  1  0  0--1

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
1, Augusta-Marchant 5 (Kelman; Bennett) 0:27.

Penalties:
Chin, GRV (Hooking), 2:30.
Zion, GRV (High sticking), 9:40.
Obara, AUG (Hooking), 13:54.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
2, Greenville-Kirton 15 (Nail; Demarski) 9:17.

Penalties:
Cronin, AUG (Slashing), 6:30.
Kirton, GRV (Board check), 11:43.
Kelman, AUG (Hooking), 15:40.
Kirton, GRV (High sticking), 17:22.
Stewart, GRV (Elbowing), 19:13.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None.

Penalties:
Metcalfe, GRV (Interference), 6:29.
Doria, AUG (High sticking), 7:20.
Goulet, AUG (Hooking), 13:04.
Thompson, AUG (Roughing), 15:04.
Nelson, GRV (Roughing), 15:04.

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
3, Augusta-Marchant 6 (game winner) (Fraser; Kelman) 3:26.

Penalties: None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

Augusta                   12 16 13  4--45
Greenville                11 17  7  2--37

Power Play Conversions:
Augusta - 0 of 6,
Greenville - 0 of 5.

Goalies:
Augusta-Naumenko (37 shots, 36 saves; record: 6-5-2).
Greenville-Robinson (45 shots, 43 saves; record: 4-18-4).

A: 4,859.

Referee: Banfield.
Linesmen: Shiley; Eberle.

Augusta Lynx Press Release

Despite a goal and three assists out of Louis Goulet, two goals and an assist by Jonathan Gagnon, and three helpers from Martin Lapointe, the Augusta Lynx still ended up with a 5-4 overtime loss to the South Carolina Stingrays on Thursday night in front of 2,024 fans at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center.

Daisuke Obara got the ball rolling for the Lynx with his first tally in an Augusta uniform at 10:22 of the first period from Goulet and Lapointe. South Carolina would respond when Shawn Skiehar scored on a wrister from the right wing at 15:17, beating Gregg Naumenko over the left shoulder to draw the game at 1-1 after the first period.

Jonathan Gagnon opened the scoring in the second with a pair of goals, both from Lapointe and Goulet. The first marker came at 1:14 and the second at 5:12 to put Augusta up 3-1. But Ed Courtney and Curtis Huppe drew the Stingrays even at 3-3 before Goulet scored at 15:21 from Gagnon and Jarrett Thompson to give Augusta the lead once again at the end of the second stanza.

The Lynx were determined to make the one goal lead stand up, and even pressured relief netminder Kirk Daubenspeck for a two-goal lead. Daubenspeck, who replaced David Brumby after two periods, shut the door on Augusta, and finally at 19:15 with an extra attacker on the ice, Marty Clapton shelved a rebound in front of the Lynx net to tie the game and send it to overtime. In the OT, once again Kevin Spiewack scored at 2:18 for his second consecutive overtime game winner against Augusta. Daubenspeck earned the win for South Carolina, stopping 11 shots in all, while Naumenko earned the point for the Lynx with 38 saves. Brumby finished with 28 saves.

Augusta is back in action tomorrow night against the Greensboro Generals at 7:35 pm for “Have a Heart Night”/“Ladies Night”, featuring prizes and giveaways for the ladies, plus a fashion show by Dillards. It’s also Applebee’s/Clear Channel Augusta Lynx Youth T-Shirt night, with the first 1,000 kids through the door receiving not only a free shirt, but also a gift certificate for a free kid’s meal at Applebee’s! Get your seats through the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center Box Office, all TicketMaster locations, on line at www.TicketMaster.com, or charge by phone at (706) 828-7700.

Media:

Clapton, Spiewak rally Rays in OT
Lynx lose in overtime

DATE - 02/12/04

South Carolina Stingrays ( 5) AT Augusta Lynx ( 4) OT

SCORE BY PERIOD:

South Carolina             1  2  1  1--5  
Augusta                    1  3  0  0--4

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
1, Augusta-Obara 1 (Lapointe; Goulet) 10:22.
2, South Carolina-Skiehar 4 (Johnson) 15:17.

Penalties:
Seitz, SC (Tripping), 3:12.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
3, Augusta-Gagnon 14 (Lapointe; Goulet) 1:14.
4, Augusta-Gagnon 15 (power play) (Goulet; Lapointe) 5:12.
5, South Carolina-Courtenay 19 (power play) (Seitz; Spiewak) 7:53.
6, South Carolina-Huppe 15 (Gomez; Jickling) 12:08.
7, Augusta-Goulet 21 (Gagnon; Thompson) 15:21.

Penalties:
Henley, SC (High sticking), 3:58.
Power, SC (Hooking), 4:23.
Kelman, AUG (Tripping), 4:44.
Doria, AUG (High sticking), 7:06.
Naumenko, AUG served by Corbett (Roughing, Ten minute misc.), 7:40.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
8, South Carolina-Clapton 12 (Desrosiers; Courtenay) 19:15.

Penalties:
Johnson, SC (Cross checking), 0:39.
Johnson, SC (Slashing), 17:36.
Thompson, AUG (Roughing), 17:36.

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
9, South Carolina-Spiewak 15 (game winner) (Jickling; Desrosiers) 2:18.

Penalties: None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

South Carolina             6 17 16  4--43 
Augusta                   16 16 12  1--45

Power Play Conversions:
South Carolina - 1 of 3,
Augusta - 1 of 3.

Goalies:
South Carolina-Daubenspeck (11 shots, 11 saves; record: 22-8-1); Brumby (34 shots, 30 saves).
Augusta-Naumenko (43 shots, 38 saves; record: 5-5-2).

A: 2,024.

Referee: Pelletier.
Linesmen: Phillips; Unknown.