Sea Wolves Start Out Strong But Lose Momentum In Crushing Loss To The Columbus River Dragons

The Mississippi Sea Wolves ended their three game weekend on Sunday, December 1st 2024 with a matchup at home against the Columbus River Dragons.

During the first period, the Sea Wolves got off to a rocket start with 2 unanswered goals. The first coming at 2:24 when #26 Hussey Brendan got a goal that bounced off the top bar and barely passed the line. The assists were by #27 Jacob Renaud-Viau and #4 Matt Stoia. The second goal came not long after when #55 Tanner Coleman scored at 4:39 with help from #86 Chuck Costello and #26 Brendan Hussey. However, the River Dragons would soon fire back when at 6:48 #71 Jmaeff Alexander scored to keep the game within one goal and was assisted by #15 Kyle Moore and #88 Ryan Moore.

The action continued Into the second period, however it did see a drop in scoring. However, the River Dragons were able to find the back of the net to score the lone goal at 16:49. This came when #88 Ryan Hunter scored off a pass from #25 Jordan Popoff on a rush.

The momentum the Sea Wolves had during the first was sadly lost during the third period, as the River Dragons would score 3 goals in the third.The goals were scored at 3:29, 14:29 and 16:08. The first was by #24 Ryan Galvin with assists by #17 Austin Daae and #12 Anderson Hugh. The second goal came from #15 Kyle Moore and assisted by #19 Hunter Bersani and #71 Alexander Jmaeff. The final goal came from #10 Cody Wickline and assisted by #17 Austin Daae and #24 Ryan Galvin.

Goaltending tonight was definitely more in favor for the River Dragons, as #31 Sammy Bernard put on a clinic allowing only 2 goals on 45 shots and turning away 43 shots with a save percentage of .956. However, #33 Samuel Best would try and find his groove but allowed 5 goals on 35 shots against and turning away 30 of them for a save percentage of .857.

The Mississippi Sea Wolves end their 5 game home streak with a game on Friday, December 6th 2024 against the Columbus River Dragons at 7:05 pm. Tickets are on sale at both the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office and at Ticketmaster.