By WILLIE T. SMITH III
Special to the Naples Daily News

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Florida Everblades appeared to be in control of
Tuesday's ECHL encounter against the Greenville Grrrowl.

Then Greenville's Allan Sirois struck.

With the score tied at one and 15:55 remaining in the third period, Greenville's
left wing scored two goals in a 27-second span to break the tie and lead the
Grrrowl to a 3-1 victory in front of an announced crowd of 2,955 at the Bi-Lo
Center.

With the game tied early in the third period and Florida owning the momentum,
Sirois put Greenville on top at the 4:05 mark. He drilled a backhanded 10-foot
shot from in front of the net past Florida goalie Craig Kowalski for a goal that
broke a tie at one.

Moments later Sirois grabbed the puck at Greenville's end, quickly took it down
the ice, skated past Kowalski and backhanded another shot into the net.

The goals, combined with the performance of Greenville goalie Mike Brodeur,
proved enough to secure the Grrrowl victory.

"Here we are in a 1-1 game, we've come off a couple of shifts where they're in
our end, then all of a sudden ? bang, bang," said Greenville coach John Mark.
"Normally, when a line scores, I take them off and put another line on. This
time I thought, 'No one else is really doing much right now.' I left them on and
bang."

Anxious to extend their winning streak to three, the Grrrowl got off to a quick
start.
Right wing Matt Zultek grabbed a rebound shot on the left wing, then drilled a
shot past Kowalski at the 5:08 mark to give Greenville a 1-0 lead.

The puck found the net only moments after Greenville center Les Haggett slid
into the goal, narrowly missing a shot.

Florida battled back in the second, capitalizing on a two-man advantage at the
9:49 mark when forward Daniel Sisca tapped a shot past Grrrowl goalie Mike
Brodeur.

Greenville players, along with some Everblades appeared to hesitate after a
Florida shot ricocheted off the face mask of defenseman Jan Vodrazka, who
immediately hit the ice.
Continuing to play while his opponents napped, Sisca knocked the puck into the
net.

BLADES AT INFERNO

What: Florida Everblades at Columbia Inferno
When: Tonight, 7:05
Where: Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, S.C.
Radio: SportsRadio 770-ESPN (WWCN-AM-770)

November 23, 2005


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