Blast Weekly
Published on February 28, 2006 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Baltimore Blast News Release
Playoff Picture: With just nine games remaining in the regular season, the Blast is tied for second-place with a 14-7 record. Last week the team traveled to St. Louis and California, losing 9-7 to the Steamers and defeating the Cougars, 5-3. Heading into this weekend's games, no team has clinched a 2006 playoff berth. If the Blast wins both games against the KiXX this weekend, they will secure a spot in the playoffs. Should the Blast advance to the postseason, it will be the 11th time in 14 seasons the team has done so.
Neto Named MISL Offensive Player of the Month: Blast forward Adauto Neto was named MISL Offensive Player of the Month after leading the MISL with 12 points in February. Neto, who was also named Offensive Player of the Month in November, scored at least one goal in all six Blast games this month to lead his team to a 5-1 record. On February 17, he recorded two goals and two assists in the Blast's 6-5 overtime win over the Chicago Storm to score the 100th point of his career. Neto had three multi-goal games in the month and is on an 11-game point-scoring streak. He ranks second in the League with 45 points (28 goals and 17 assists) in 21 games this season. In addition to his 12 points for the Blast, Neto scored two goals in the 2006 MISL All-Star Game (February 11). A 2003-04 MISL All-Rookie Team selection, he has been named MISL Offensive Player of the Week four times this season. The Blast is 14-7 on the season and 14-4 when Neto records at least one point.
Tschantret on Pace to Reach 1,000 Points: Lee Tschantret is on pace to become the 15th player in League history to record 1,000 points in his career. Tschantret, a 15-year veteran of professional indoor soccer, has 986 points (387 goals, 298 assists) and 15 points (six goals, nine assists) this season. He played in the 500th game of his 15-season professional indoor soccer career when the Blast played the California Cougars on December 18th and leads the MISL in all-time penalty minutes with 734. He also leads the Blast in PIM with 214 since he joined the team for the 2000-01 season.
Injury Report:
Player Status Injury Total Games Missed (Due to Injury)
Denison Cabral Out for season Knee 14
Steve Fell Out for season Ankle 12
Ibrahim Kante Out for season Ankle 5
Jonathan Steele Out Ankle 12
Danny Kelly Probable Hamstring 4
Baltimore vs. Philadelphia: The Blast (14-7, tied for second place in the MISL) and KiXX (5-14, fifth place) are playing Friday for just the third time this season. The teams will play again Saturday night at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia. Baltimore defeated the Cougars, 5-3, last weekend and the KiXX pulled off a big 7-6 overtime upset over the Milwaukee Wave. The Blast leads the season series, 2-0, with Adauto Neto and Giuliano Celenza leading the Blast with five points each against the KiXX so far this season. John Barry Nusum leads the KiXX with three points (three goals) against the Blast. The teams have played each other 64 times (since the 1996-97 season), with the KiXX holding a 36-28 record over the Blast in the regular season. The teams are tied, 16-16, all-time when playing in Baltimore.
2005-06 vs. the KiXX:
Date Location Result
12/30 Baltimore W, 8-2
2/8 @ Philadelphia W, 8-4
3/3 Baltimore
3/4 @ Philadelphia
3/26 Baltimore
4/8 @ Philadelphia
Blast Signs Dante Washington, Mike Lookingland: The Blast announced on February 22 that the team signed forward Dante Washington and defender Mike Lookingland. Washington, 35, has six caps with the U.S. National Team. He graduated from Oakland Mills High School (Columbia) and Radford University and played nine seasons in the MLS. Washington played for the U.S. National team from 1991 to 1997 and played for the Olympic Team in 1992. He also played two seasons (1994 and 1995) for the Washington Warthogs of the now-defunct CISL and led the team in scoring in 1995. Lookingland, a graduate of Loyola High School, joins the Blast after spending the 2005 season with Real Salt Lake of MLS. Lookingland, 22, played collegiate soccer at Bucknell University where he was a two-time Patriot League Defender of the Year and a Third-Team All-American Selection after his senior year. He started in all 76 games during his four-year career and was co-captain of the team for his junior and senior seasons. He was also named First-Team All-Patriot League and First-Team NSCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region at the completion of his final season.
Baltimore All-Time Regular-Season Records:
Season Regular-Season Record Postseason
1992-93 27-13 0-2
1993-94 26-14 0-2
1994-95 23-17 1-2
1995-96 25-15 3-3
1996-97 21-19 3-2
1997-98 12-28 DNQ
1998-99 19-21 DNQ
1999-00 26-18 2-2
2000-01 22-18 3-2
2001-02 18-26 0-1
2002-03 18-18 4-1
2003-04 25-11 1-0
2004-05 15-24 DNQ
2005-06 14-7
For Tickets: Blast single-game tickets cost $20 and $17 and are available at the 1st Mariner Arena Box Office and by calling TicketMaster at 410-547-SEAT or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information on all Blast tickets, call the Blast office at 410-73-BLAST.
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from February 28, 2006
- Blast Weekly - Baltimore Blast
- Phillips receives MISL Goalkeeper of the Month - St. Louis Steamers
- Northeast Catholic's Pat Morris Named MISL Defensive Player of the Month - Philadelphia KiXX
- Cougars Appoint New General Manager - California Cougars
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