Cottonmouths lose on road at Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Matt Robertson scored at the 13:15 mark of the final period to give Fayetteville a 3-2 win over Columbus on Tuesday night.

After falling behind 1-0, Columbus scored twice in the second period for a 2-1 lead.

Matt Gingera tied the game at 8:24 on a power-play goal with assists going to Levi Lind and Andy Willigar.

Louis Belisle scored a short-handed goal at 12:52 to give the Snakes the lead. Shawn Bates had the assist.

Fayetteville's Tyler Sheldrake tied the game at 2 at 16:48 of the second period.

Columbus (21-14-2) remained in fifth place in the SPHL standings, two points behind Louisiana and Mississippi.

The Snakes return home to face Pensacola on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

This story was originally published February 10, 2015 at 10:08 PM with the headline "Cottonmouths lose on road at Fayetteville ."