Brown's hat trick bombs former team

by WISL Press Release
Published on September 13, 2000 under World Indoor Soccer League (WISL)

WISL Press Release

DALLAS, TX (Tuesday, September 12, 2000) - Former Dallas Sidekick and current Utah Freezz forward Beau Brown led the way by recording the teams' first hat trick of the season in their 5-4 win over Dallas on Saturday. Each time the Sidekicks evened the score, the Freezz answered with yet another goal. In the fourth quarter the Sidekicks took 11 shots on goal, but Freezz goalkeeper Nick Vorberg was up to the challenge, holding on for the win. With the win, the Freezz ties Dallas for 2nd place in the WISL standings and are only one game behind Monterrey for first place. The win Saturday over the Sidekicks was the second win in as many games for the Freezz. Friday the Freezz knocked off defending champions, Sacramento at home 7-5. Once again leading the way was Brown who scored two goals in the win. Over the weekend Brown scored five goals leading his team to a 2-0 record and vaulting the Freezz into second place.

In other WISL action: The Houston Hotshots extended the Sacramento Knights losing streak to eight games Saturday night by winning 6-1. Hotshots Alejandro Moreno and Kiley Couch each scored two goals to lead Houston past Sacramento. On Sunday, Houston faced first place Monterrey. In game that saw La Ra Za ahead 8-3 mid way through the fourth quarter, the Hotshots fought back running off four unanswered goals to make it 8-7, however, it wouldn't be enough as La Ra Za's offense was just to much for the Hotshots as they lost 9-7.

The St. Louis Steamers lost Friday night 6-2 to the Dallas Sidekicks. The Steamers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but then the Sidekicks ran off six unanswered goals to run away with the win. After the game the Steamers headed to Phoenix to take on the Arizona Thunder. The Thunder once again received great goalkeeping from Juan De La O who allowed only three goals in the 5-3 win. The win marked the Thunder's third win over the Steamers this year. The Steamers have now lost four in a row.

Player of the Week: Dallas Sidekicks forward David Doyle was named, FurySports.com Player of the Week following his performance for week five in the WISL. On September 2, Doyle led the Sidekicks to an 8-3 win over the Sacramento Knights. The win marked the first time the Sidekicks had defeated the Knights in Arco Arena. In the win, Doyle recorded his second hat trick of the season, scoring four goals. Doyle, who received 30% of the votes, was chosen FurySports.com Player of the Week by the fans. Doyle just beat out, Arizona goalkeeper, Juan De La O who recorded the first shutout ever-in WISL play.

Week six nominations for Player of the Week are, Beau Brown-UT (3g vs. DAL, 2g vs. SAC), Jason Vanacour-ARZ (1g, 6blks vs. STL), Marco Lopez-MON (2g, 2a vs. HOU), Terry Waldorf- HOU (1goal allowed vs. SAC). Voting for player of the week can be done by logging onto www.wisl.net, voting ends Monday morning. Week 1-Chris McDonald-SAC; Week 2-Matthew Stewart-HOU; Week 3- Rusty Troy-DAL; Week 4- Kevin Koetters-STL; Week 5- David Doyle-DAL.

WISL QUOTES OF THE WEEK

"I wanted to make this a team that controlled the ball. The team is getting better quicker than I expected."-Utah Freezz player/coach Jeff Betts on his teams better performance.

"The pleasing thing was how we started the game. Apart from our finishing (scoring), I thought we had an excellent first quarter. We had possession in their half of the field, especially in the first quarter, more than we had in any game this season. Our finishing was a bit woeful."-Houston Hotshots coach Trevor Dawkins on the win over Sacramento.

"I was glad to do well for all of them. My teammates deserve a lot of credit. They worked hard and got the ball to me in good position to score."-Utah forward Beau Brown on recording his first hat trick of the season in the 5-4 win in Dallas.

WORLD INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE TEAM NOTES

Arizona Thunder 5-4 (4th)

The Arizona Thunder continued their winning ways by defeating the St. Louis Steamers 5-3. The win marked the third time this year that the Thunder defeated the Steamers. Juan De La O's bid for his second consecutive shutout ended in third quarter. De La O's scoreless streak ended at a league record, 117:39 (minutes) encompassing three games. De La O currently leads all goalkeepers with a 3.90 GAA. This week defender Jason Vanacour is nominated for player of the week for his great defensive performance recording six blocks and one goal in the win over the Steamers. Vanacour is currently tied for first in the WISL with 29 blocks. Sasha Hunter got back in the scoring mix with one goal and one assist. Hunter the team-leading scorer is currently 13th in the WISL with 11 points.

Dallas Sidekicks 6-3 (T-2nd)

The Dallas Sidekicks got off to a good start by earning a hard fought win on the road Friday night by defeating the St. Louis Steamers 6-2. The next night they wouldn't be so lucky as the lost 5-4 to Utah. The loss to Utah marked the second loss at home in three years of WISL play. The only other loss came in a 5-2 loss to the Portland Pythons on November 21, 1999. David Doyle was named FurySports Player of the Week for week five, when he scored four goals leading the Sidekicks to a victory for the first time in Sacramento. Doyle the team-leading scorer is currently 3rd in the League with 20 points. Goalkeeper Edilson Xavier is tied for most win the WISL with six and is 3rd with a 4.44 GAA.

Monterrey La Ra Za 6-1 (1st)

Monterrey held off the Houston Hotshots on Sunday 9-7 to stay undefeated at home (6-0). With the win La Ra Za held onto first place one game ahead of Utah and Dallas. Marco Lopez is nominated for player of the week for his two goals and two assists in the win over the Hotshots. The WISL leading scorer added to his total, which now stands at 7 goals, 16 assists, and 23 points. The three amigos (Lopez, Coria, and Bollella) will have their first challenge as they play back-to-back road games this weekend, Saturday in St. Louis and then Sunday in Dallas.

Houston Hotshots 3-4 (5th)

Houston got their third home win of the season Saturday night by defeating the Sacramento Knights 6-1. In the win the Hotshots got great goalkeeping from, Terry Waldorf who only allowed one goal. On Sunday the Hotshots tried to do something no one has been able to do, win in Monterrey and they almost did. The Hotshots came back from a 5-goal deficit in the fourth quarter, but it was enough as La Ra Za's high scoring offense was too much for the Hotshots. In this weekends action forward Ato Leone added one goal and three assists to put him T-10th in the WISL with 7 goals, 6 assists, and 13 points. Waldorf is currently fourth with a 4.93 GAA.

St. Louis Steamers 1-5 (6th)

The St. Louis Steamers lost both of their games this weekend, Friday 6-2 to Dallas and Saturday 5-3 to Arizona. Both losses extended their losing streak to four games. The season doesn't get an easier as the Steamers play the Sidekicks in Dallas where they have only lost two games in three years. Then Saturday night the Steamers hosts first place Monterrey in St. Louis. If the Steamers hope to end their four game losing streak they will have to hold down the two most powerful offenses in the WISL. Monterrey leads the WISL with 64 goals scored and Dallas is second with 47 goals scored.

Sacramento Knights 1-8 (7th)

The Sacramento Knights lost both their back-to-back road games, Friday night 7-5 to Utah and Saturday 6-1 to Houston. Both losses extended their losing streak to eight games. Chris McDonalds seven game goal scoring streak ended Friday night. McDonald is currently 4th in the WISL with 12 goals, 7 assists, and 19 points. On defense player/coach Iain Fraser is tied for first in the WISL with 29 blocks. The Knights will try to end their losing streak on Saturday by hosting the Utah Freezz the same team they defeating on opening day, 9-3.

Utah Freezz 6-3 (T-2nd)

The Utah Freezz won both their games this weekend, Friday 7-5 over Sacramento and Saturday 5-4 over Dallas. With both wins the Freezz are now only one game out of first place. Player of the Week nominee, Beau Brown helped out in both wins, he scored two goals against Sacramento including the game winner and he recorded Utah's first hat trick of the season in the win over Dallas. Brown is currently 9th in the WISL in scoring with 14 points, player/coach Jeff Betts is 7th with 16 points, and goalkeeper Nick Vorberg is tied for most wins in the WISL with six and is second with a 4.43 GAA. The Freezz will try to avenge their opening day loss to the Sacramento Knights on Saturday in Arco Arena.

World Indoor Soccer League Stories from September 13, 2000

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