The South Carolina Stingrays split two games during the week covered in their report, defeating the Savannah Ghost Pirates 7-3 on Friday, October 30, before losing to the Atlanta Gladiators 5-2 on Sunday, November 1. The Stingrays were tied with the Florida Everblades for second place in the ECHL South Division, two points behind the first-place Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
South Carolina Stingrays Split Two Games
The South Carolina Stingrays opened the week with their fifth consecutive victory to start the season, scoring three times in the second period and twice in the third to defeat Savannah. Alex Gaffney scored his first professional goal in the win, while Justin Hall recorded his first professional point.
South Carolina entered the week with a 5-1-0-0 record and went 1-1-0-0 during the week covered in the report. The Atlanta Gladiators ended the Stingrays9 winning streak with four third-period goals after South Carolina led 2-1 through 40 minutes.
Captain Cam Morrison tied the game at one by scoring 5:35 into the second period. The goal prompted the annual Undie Sunday toss.
Stingrays Continue Strong Power-Play Start
The South Carolina Stingrays scored on the power play in each of their first five games before going scoreless with the man advantage against Atlanta. Despite that result, the team had the ECHL9s top-ranked power play at 38.1 percent, according to the report.
South Carolina had scored 28 goals through six games, an average of 4.67 goals per game. The Stingrays scored at least four goals in each of their first five games, including a season-high seven against Savannah, and trailed Trois Rivieres, which was averaging 5.0 goals per game.
Ryan Sandelin led the Stingrays with five goals, while Tyler Weiss led the team with eight points. Zack Andrusiak had a team-high 23 penalty minutes, and Ben Kraws led South Carolina with four wins, a 2.23 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage.
South Carolina Stingrays Schedule Games Against Orlando
The South Carolina Stingrays were scheduled to host the Orlando Solar Bears at the North Charleston Coliseum on Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7. Friday9s game was scheduled for 7:05 p.m. EDT, followed by Saturday9s game at 6:05 p.m. EDT.
Friday9s game was identified as Jets and Vets Night, presented by Charleston Southern University. Video coverage was listed on FloHockey, and radio coverage was listed on Mixlr.
MSB Analysis
The split left the South Carolina Stingrays tied for second in the South Division, while the team9s early-season report also listed the ECHL9s top-ranked power play and 28 goals through six games. Atlanta9s four-goal third period prevented South Carolina from extending its winning streak.
The Stingrays9 next scheduled games were against the Orlando Solar Bears on November 6 and 7.
Source: Original report
