Stingrays Post Six Goals in Series Finale Defeat of Gladiators

By: Stingrays Media

The South Carolina Stingrays (32-16-4-1) concluded the season series against the Atlanta Gladiators (28-23-5-1) with a 6-1 victory on Saturday night at the North Charleston Coliseum.

BOX SCORE

The Stingrays jumped out to a quick start, netting a power play goal 30 seconds into the opening frame and taking a 1-0 lead. Connor Moore set up in the high slot and flicked a wrist shot past Alex Sakellaropoulos for his fifth goal of the season.

Nearly five minutes later, Alex Fortin doubled the lead on his 13^th marker of the year. Kevin O’Neil fed Fortin from behind the net where he sent a one-timer through the five-hole of Sakellaropoulos for the 2-0 lead at the 5:24 mark of the opening period.

Atlanta cut the deficit in half with 5:26 remaining in the first frame on Sanghoon Shin’s 20^th tuck of the year. Shin slapped a shot that knuckled over the glove of Wall for the 2-1 game to close the first period.

Following his first career hat trick last night, Lawton Courtnall added his fourth goal of the weekend to regain the Stingrays’ two-goal advantage over Atlanta early in the second period. Courtnall cleaned up a rebound from Tarek Baker and snuck a shot past the glove of a screened Atlanta netminder for the 3-1 lead.

Bear Hughes added his team-leading 19^th goal of the season to expand the Stingrays’ lead to three goals with 2:52 remaining in the middle frame. Hughes redirected a pass from Justin Florek into the open net for the 4-1 advantage.

Evan Wardley extended the lead with 1:43 left on the clock in the second period, tallying his third goal of the season. Wardley flung a shot over the glove of Sakellaropoulos for the 5-1 lead at the conclusion of the middle stanza.

Andrew Cherniwchan finished the scoring with 9:11 left in the third period, recording his 10^th goal of the year. Cherniwchan sliced a shot from Anthony Del Gaizo that bounced past Sakellaropoulos and expanded the Stingrays’ lead to a 6-1 advantage.

The Stingrays return to the North Charleston Coliseum tomorrow, March 5^th, to host the Orlando Solar Bears for the final time this regular season at 3:05 p.m. The Stingrays are teaming up with Charleston County Parks & Recreation for Parks and Pucks Night, highlighting the parks and programs in the Lowcountry.

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