Condors Topped By Wranglers, 3-2

Over $21,000 Raised in 10th Anniversary Jersey Auction

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors lost to the Las Vegas Wranglers Sunday evening, 3-2, in front of 4,509 at Rabobank Arena in downtown Bakersfield. Sean Venedam scored in the third, but the Condors failed to get the tying goal before the buzzer sounded.

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Early in the second period, the Condors (4-8-3, 11 points) tied the game when Andrew Ianiero put his own rebound past G Daniel Manzato for the score. Ianiero momentarily lost the puck between his skates, but was able to recover and throw the initial shot on goal that created the rebound, which he fired into the twine. Brett Lutes and Sean Venedam registered assists on the goal. Las Vegas retook the lead with another power play goal at the 14:00 mark of the second. Jason Jozsa ripped a slap shot from the point that carried wide of the cage, but the rebound kicked off the backboards right into the crease where Chris Ferraro guided it into the net before Hodson could recover.

The Wranglers built on the lead early in the third after Bakersfield turned the puck over in its own zone. Peter Ferraro found the puck right in front of the net after the turnover and wristed it past Hodson for his sixth of the year. Venedam started the Condors down the comeback trail with his fourth goal of the season at 1:40 of the third. Kevin Truelson sent the puck on goal from the point, and Venedam was positioned perfectly on the edge of the crease to net the rebound. Truelson picked up the assist on the goal, but Bakersfield could not find a way to get the elusive tying goal before time expired.

To access the game's full box score click here.

Notes: Yutaka Fukufuji started the game, but left midway through the first after stopping a slap shot from Peter Ferraro. Earlier in the period, Fukufuji was leveled by Ryan Donally, who earned a game misconduct for charging the goaltender. The Condors had a 10th Anniversary Jersey Raffle and Auction at tonight's game. The auction raised a preliminary total of $21,575, to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House, and five jerseys were raffled off as well.

Be sure to come down to The Nest Saturday, Nov. 24 for the annual Teddy Bear Toss at The Nest, courtesy of KGET-TV 17, KERN 1410 AM & Wells Fargo Bank. All fans are encouraged to bring a teddy bear, or other stuffed animal, to be thrown onto the ice when the Condors score. The teddy bears will be collected and donated to less-fortunate children through the United Way of Kern County Sunday will also be a Big Buddies Night, when underprivileged children will be given the opportunity to attend the game for free thanks to local organizations.

In addition, the first 5,000 fans in attendance at Saturday's game will receive a Glow Cheer Shaker giveaway.

If you can't catch the game on KGEO AM1230 or B2 Networks, you can still stay up to date with the team by signing up for Condors text message score alerts, brought to you by the Condors and Bakersfield.com. Alerts will be sent to your phone with scoring updates at the end of each period and every game to keep you in the loop.

To sign up, just text the word "condors" to 47645, or click here. You can also sign up at www.bakersfieldcondors.com. The mobile alerts are free, though standard text messaging fees from your cell phone service provider may apply.