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Admirals rebound from rough loss, even series with Jacksonville

  • Norfolk's Noah Corson (19) positions himself in traffic to score...

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    Norfolk's Noah Corson (19) positions himself in traffic to score against Jacksonville during Wednesday night's game at Scope. Corson finished with two goals in the game.

  • Norfolk goalie Dylan Wells rejects a shot by Jacksonville's Craig...

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    Norfolk goalie Dylan Wells rejects a shot by Jacksonville's Craig Martin during Wednesday night's ECHL game at Scope.

  • Norfolk's Marly Quince defends the goal from Jacksonville's Ian McKinnon...

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    Norfolk's Marly Quince defends the goal from Jacksonville's Ian McKinnon during Wednesday's ECHL game at Scope.

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A victory by the Old Dominion women's tennis team at Iowa State highlighted Saturday's swath of action off the basketball court.
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Noah Corson scored two goals and Blake Murray added a goal and an assist as the Norfolk Admirals bounced back from a lopsided loss for a 4-2 victory over the Jacksonville Icemen before 1,457 fans Wednesday night at Scope.

The Admirals (23-35-2-3) opened a five-game homestand — all against the Icemen — on Tuesday night with a 9-3 loss.

Corson’s goals gave him 19 on the season, which ranks second on the team. Norfolk’s leading scorer, Alex Tonge, had two assists to give him a team-high 57 points.

Norfolk's Noah Corson (19) positions himself in traffic to score against Jacksonville during Wednesday night's game at Scope. Corson finished with two goals in the game.
Norfolk’s Noah Corson (19) positions himself in traffic to score against Jacksonville during Wednesday night’s game at Scope. Corson finished with two goals in the game.

Greg Betzold scored the Admirals’ other goal, giving him 10 this season. Murray’s goal was his 12th.

Norfolk goalie Dylan Wells made 30 saves to earn his 14th victory of the season.

Jacksonville (36-22-3-2) outshot the Admirals 32-23, but had 17 penalty minutes compared to Norfolk’s 13.

The two teams will play again Friday (7:30 p.m.), Saturday (7:30 p.m.) and Sunday (5 p.m.) at Scope.

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