Stingrays Outlast Swamp Rabbits in 7-5 Thriller

South Carolina hockey team holds on for home victory over Greenville

Published on Feb. 15, 2026

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The South Carolina Stingrays defeated the Greenville Swamp Rabbits 7-5 in a high-scoring hockey game at the Coliseum on Saturday night. The Stingrays never trailed in the game, building up a 3-1 lead early on before the Swamp Rabbits tied it at 3-3. The Stingrays then regained the lead and held on for the victory, with an empty-net goal in the final minute sealing the win.

Why it matters

The Stingrays and Swamp Rabbits are two of the top teams in their hockey league, so this was an important divisional matchup with playoff implications. The high-scoring nature of the game also provided an exciting spectacle for fans of both teams.

The details

The Stingrays opened the scoring just five minutes into the game, but the Swamp Rabbits tied it up three minutes later. The Stingrays then scored twice in 20 seconds to take a 3-1 lead, but the Swamp Rabbits cut the deficit to 3-2 before the end of the first period. Early in the second, the Swamp Rabbits tied the game on the power play, but the Stingrays quickly regained the lead with two more goals. The Swamp Rabbits made it 6-5 in the third period, but the Stingrays held on and sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the final minute.

  • The game was played on Saturday, February 15, 2026.
  • Nolan Krenzen opened the scoring for the Stingrays less than five minutes into the game.
  • The Swamp Rabbits tied the game at 1-1 just three minutes after the Stingrays' opening goal.
  • The Stingrays scored twice within 20 seconds to take a 3-1 lead still less than 10 minutes into the game.
  • The Swamp Rabbits scored with just under five minutes remaining in the first period to make it 3-2 going into the second.

The players

Nolan Krenzen

A player for the South Carolina Stingrays who opened the scoring in the game.

Connor Mayer

A player for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits who scored to tie the game at 3-3 in the second period.

Josh Wilkins

A player for the South Carolina Stingrays who scored a goal to restore their two-goal lead in the second period.

Ryan O'Hara

A player for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits who scored two goals to keep his team in the game.

Lynden Breen

A player for the South Carolina Stingrays who scored a goal to make it 6-4 in the second period.

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What they’re saying

“12 different Stingrays tallied at least one point in the win, with Breen, King, Wilkins, Simon Pinard, and Patrick Thomas all registering multi-point nights.”

— ABC News 4 Staff (abcnews4.com)

What’s next

The Stingrays will take on the Jacksonville Icemen at the Coliseum on Sunday, February 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM.

The takeaway

This high-scoring thriller between two of the top teams in the league provided an exciting showcase of talent and competitiveness in the local hockey scene.