Mavericks Fall in Fort Worth, 6-2

The Fort Worth Brahmas used a four-goal first period to defeat the Missouri Mavericks, 6-2, Saturday night at Fort Worth Convention Center. Chad Woollard and Adam Hogg each scored two goals for the Brahmas, and goaltender Brad Fogal stopped 37 of 39 shots to defeat the Mavericks. Podge Turnbull and Kenton Miller scored the goals for Missouri and Miller extended his scoring streak to eight games.  Missouri finished 0-for-6 on the power play and the Brahmas scored two shorthanded goals. The Mavericks have three more games remaining in their current four-game road trip and Missouri will head to Quad City on Dec. 26 to renew their rivalry with the Mallards.

“We were somehow not ready to play tonight,” said Mavericks’ Head Coach Scott Hillman.  “Our power play continues to haunt us.”

Woollard single-handedly gave the Brahmas a 2-0 lead early into the first period when he scored his two goals at the 4:16 and 4:50 marks respectively. Fort Worth kept coming and they scored a third goal at the 5:13 mark off the stick of Daniel Spivak. The three goals marked the fastest three goals scored against the Mavericks this season as they came just 57 seconds apart, and Mavericks’ goaltender Austin Lee was pulled in favor of Mike Clemente. The Brahmas added another goal just over 10 minutes later when Hogg scored the first of two shorthanded goals at the 15:24 mark. Fort Worth scored four goals on 13 shots in the opening period while the Mavericks were scoreless on 11 shots.

Missouri battled in the second period and outshot the Brahmas 13-4, but the Mavericks still trailed by four goals by the end of the period.  Forward Podge Turnbull got the Mavericks on the scoreboard at 7:41, but Sy Nutkevitch answered when he scored on a penalty shot at the 9:38 mark.

The teams again traded goals in the third period to finalize the scoring at 6-2.  Kenton Miller extended his scoring streak to eight games when he beat Fogal glove side just 1:29 into the period. The Mavericks pulled their goaltender with over four minutes remaining, but they were unable to get any closer on the scoreboard. Adam Hogg scored his second shorthanded goal of the game with 49 seconds remaining regulation to give the Brahmas a 6-2 victory.

Missouri continues their four-game road trip Wednesday, Dec. 26 in Quad City when they take on the Mallards at 7:05 p.m. The Mavericks will return to Independence Events Center on New Year’s Eve to face off against the Tulsa Oilers at 7:05 p.m. Tickets on are sale via Ticketmaster.com, by calling (800) 745-3000 or by heading to the Silverstein Eye Centers Box Office. For more information on the Missouri Mavericks visit www.MissouriMavericks.com.