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December 17, 2014 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Baltimore Blast News Release
Welcome Back to Royal Farms Arena:
The 2013-14 season kicked off in front of 8,212 fan on November 16th. The team hosted 61,234 fans over the course of 10 games and averaged 6,123 fans per game.
Around the World in One Season:
True to tradition, the Blast fields several players from the Baltimore area, but over the years the team has also acquired a number of players from across the country and around the world. This season the Blast has eleven players who hail from outside the U.S. The Blast has players from 4 different countries. Six players are from Brazil this season; William Vanzela, Lucas Roque, Adriano Dos Santos, Lucio Gonzaga, Aduato Neto and Jonatas Melo. Jamie Darvill and Onua Obasi come from England. Diego Zuniga is from Costa Rica and newcomer Jerjer Gibson represents Liberia.
Pat Healey, Mike Deasel, Levi Houapeu, and Drew Yates are from the Baltimore area.
T.G.I.F:
History has proven that the Blast like to play (and win) on Friday night. The Blast went 7-0 on Friday nights last season scoring 10 or more points in every Friday game. The past 7 season the Blast Friday night record is an outstanding 46-8.
Friday Night Games This Season:
Nov 14 vs. Detriot Waza Flo W 26-0
Nov 21 vs. Harrisburg Heat W 27-0
Dec 12 vs. Miluwakee Wave W 13-8
Dec 19 @ Syracuse Silver Knights
Jan 16 @ Milwaukee Wave
Feb 6 @ Las Vegas Legends
Feb 13 vs. Rochester Lancers
Feb 20 vs. Chicago Mustangs
Feb 27 @ Harrisburg Heat
There's No Place Like Home
The Blast made last year the seventh consecutive season where they have had a winning record at home. Last season the Blast had a home record of 9-1. After losing the first home game of the season the team decided to stick to tradition and win every remaining home game.
The previous season fans saw the Blast go 12-1 at home putting the team at a 21-2 mark the past two seasons. During the streak of seven consecutive season with a winning record at home the Blast have gone 58-18.
2013-14 Home Games
Nov 23 vs. Milwaukee Wave L, 8-0
Dec 13 vs. Rochester Lancers W, 12-0
Dec 21 vs. Pennsylvania Roar W, 29-0
Jan 3 vs. Missouri Comets W, 14-6
Jan 4 vs. Pennsylvania Roar W, 16-5 Jan 17 vs. St. Louis Ambush W, 14-2
Jan 24 vs. Syracuse Silver Knights W, 10-5
Jan 25 vs. Rochester Lancers W, 17-2
Feb 21 vs. Pennsylvania Roar W, 23-6
Feb 22 vs. Syracuse Silver Knights W, 10-9
Baltimore All-Time Regular Season Record
Season Home Away Mid-point Overall Playoff Result
1992-93 18-2 9-11 15-5 27-13 Lost in Division Semifinal 1993-94 18-2 8-12 17-3 26-14 Lost in Division Semifinal
1994-95 16-5 7-12 13-7 23-17 Lost in Division Semifinal
1995-96 15-5 10-10 12-8 15-15 Lost in Division Finals
1996-97 12-8 8-12 9-11 20-20 Lost in Conference Semifinal
1997-98 0-10 2-18 4-16 12-28 Did Not Qualify
1998-99 12-8 7-13 9-11 19-21 Did Not Qualify
1999-00 12-10 10-13 14-8 26-18 Lost in Conference Final
2000-01 12-8 10-10 14-6 22-18 Lost in Conference Final
2001-02 12-10 6-16 11-11 18-26 Lost in MISL Semifinal
2002-03 11-7 7-11 6-12 18-18 MISL Champions
2003-04 15-3 10-8 13-5 25-11 MISL Champions
2004-05 9-11 6-13 9-10 15-24 Did Not Qualify 2005-06 12-3 5-10 9-6 27-13 MISL Champions
2006-07 10-5 5-10 7-8 15-15 Did Not Qualify
2007-08 12-3 7-8 8-7 15-11 MISL Champions
2008-09 8-1 6-3 7-2 14-4 MISL Champions
2009-10 7-4 4-5 5-5 11-9 Lost in MISL Semifinals
2010-11 8-3 7-2 7-3 15-5 Lost in MISL Championship
2011-12 9-3 8-3 9-3 17-6 Lost in MISL Championship
2012-13 12-1 9-4 11-2 21-5 MISL Champions
20013-14 9-1 8-2 8-2 17-3 Lost in MISL Championship
2014-15 5-0 1-0 0-0 6-0 TBA
Baltimore vs. the rest (1992-present):
Opponent Regular Season Home Road
Buffalo 21-18 15-4 6-14
Cincy/Dayton 14-8 11-0 3-8
California 10-5 5-2 5-3
Chicago Riot 4-2 2-1 2-1
Chicago Storm 12-9 7-3 5-6
Chicago Soul 2-3 2-0 0-3
Cleveland 36-34 21-14 15-20
Montreal/Canton/Columbus 24-6 13-2 11-4
Dallas 6-3 4-0 2-13
Denver 2-0 1-0 1-0
Detroit Ignition 1-9 1-4 0-5
Detroit 13-10 9-3 4-7
Edmonton/Chicago 12-6 7-2 5-4
Florida 3-2 1-1 2-1
Harrisburg 39-34 26-11 13-23
Kansas City/Atlanta 17-23 12-9 5-14
Milwaukee 34-49 25-18 9-31
Massachusetts 5-0 2-0 3-0
Missouri 10-3 4-2 6-1
Monterrey La RaZa 9-5 7-0 2-5
Monterrey Fury 3-1 2-0 1-1
Monterrey Tigres 0-0 0-0 0-0
New Jersey 3-1 2-0 1-1
Norfolk 5-1 3-0 2-1
Omaha 3-1 2-0 1-1
Orlando 4-0 2-0 2-0
Pennsylvania 6-0 3-0 3-0
Philadelphia 43-46 27-19 16-27
Rochester 13-0 7-0 6-0
Rockford 6-2 3-1 3-1
St. Louis Ambush 12-7 6-3 6-4
St. Louis Steamers 10-5 7-1 3-4
San Diego 6-4 4-1 2-3
Syracuse 13-3 6-2 7-1
Tampa Bay 7-5 5-1 2-4
Toronto Thunder-Hawks 2-0 1-0 1-0
Toronto Shooting Stars 2-0 1-0 1-0
Wichita (1992-2001) 9-11 7-3 2-8
Wichita (2011) 6-0 3-0 3-0
*Current MASL Team
2014-15 Baltimore Blast Player Notes
#2 F JAMIE DARVILL 5-11 180 lbs.
Year Club GP G A PTS PIM BLKS
2012-13 Baltimore 9 1 1 3 0 1
2013-14 Baltimore 5 0 0 0 0 0
2014-15 Baltimore - - - - - - Blast Totals 14 1 1 3 0 1
Notes:
This is Darvill's 2nd season with the Blast
Member of the Blast's 2013 Championship team.
#4 F DIEGO ZUNIGA 6-0 178 lbs.
Year Club GP G A PTS PIM BLKS
2013-14 Baltimore 15 10 6 27 2 3
2014-15 Baltimore 5 5 1 6 5 0
Blast Totals 20 15 7 33 7 3
Notes:
This is Zuniga's 2nd season with the Blast
Zuniga played for Costa Rica's National Futsal Team.
#7 M LEVI HOUAPEU 5-8 160 lbs.
Year Club GP G A PTS PIM BLKS
2013-14 Baltimore 15 4 3 11 0 3
2014-15 Baltimore 4 2 6 8 0 2
Blast Totals 19 6 9 19 0 5
Notes:
This is Houapeu's 2nd season with the Blast.
Houapeu played one year for the Philadelphia Union
During his collegiate career at UMBC, Houapeu was nominated his Senior year for the 2010 Soccer News Net Men's College Player of the Year for leading the conference in goals, goals per game, and points per game.
#8 F LUCAS ROQUE 5-9 177 lbs.
Year Club GP G A PTS PIM BLKS
2012-13 Baltimore 24 14 8 36 0 10
2013-14 Baltimore 20 11 12 35 7 3
2014-15 Baltimore 6 11 2 13 0 5
Blast Totals 50 36 22 84 7 18
Notes:
This is Roque's 3rd season with the Blast
Member of the 2013 MISL Championship Team.
2012-13 All- MISL Rookie Team selection
#9 MF PAT HEALEY 5-11 160 lbs.
Year Club GP G A PTS PIM BLKS
2008-09 Baltimore 18 6 4 16 6 8
2009-10 Baltimore 20 6 6 18 4 11
2010-11 Baltimore 20 17 13 48 6 18
2011-12 Baltimore 24 9 9 29 4 33
2012-13 Baltimore 26 10 14 35 2 42
2013-14 Baltimore 20 6 10 22 2 31
2014-15 Baltimore 6 1 5 6 0 15
Blast Totals 134 55 61 174 24 158
Notes:
This is Healey's 7th season with the Blast
He has won two championships with the team ('08, '13).
Major Arena Soccer League Stories from December 17, 2014
- Vanzela and Roque Named to MASL Team of the Week - Baltimore Blast
- MASL Weekly - MASL
- Blast vs. Silver Knights Preview - Baltimore Blast
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