California Cougars Game Notes
November 10, 2007 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
California Cougars News Release
Media:
Internet Stream: www.californiacougars.net
KTNC-TV42, Tape Delay to air 11/17 at 2:00PM
(Spanish Broadcast)
The Match-Up:
The match marks the first ever meeting between the two teams. La Raza started their inaugural season with a 16 - 12 loss to the Chicago Storm... They followed that loss with a 17-10 defeat of the MISL defending champion Philadelphia KiXX to improve to 1-1 for the year... The Cougars are 0-1 after losing to the Chicago Storm 11-10 in Chicago two weeks ago (Oct. 27)... California is 3-3 against expansion teams since joining the league in 2005... The Cougars beat the 2006-07 expansion Detroit Ignition 3 times last season, the most wins against a team for the Cougars in the year.
Officials:
Brian Hall
Terry Mashino
Tim Weyland
Mike Kampmeinert
Injuries:
CAL: Vicente Figueroa - OUT-IR - Knee
CAL: Semir Mesanovic - Doubtful - Hand
CAL: Matt Caution - Probable - Wrist
Upcoming Cougar Games:
11/10 vs. Monterrey La Raza, 7:15PM
11/17 vs. Detroit Ignition, 7:15PM
La Raza Profile:
Monterrey joins the New Jersey Ironmen and the Orlando Sharks as the three new members of the now 9 team MISL.
General Manager: Miguel Angel Garza
Head Coach: Erich Geyer... Geyer is an experienced indoor soccer coach. He coached the "Stars of Mexico" team last February when the Stars made their first trip to Stockton. Geyer previously coached the Harrisburg Heat of the MISL in the 2002-03 season, before they dispersed the following off season. His led that team to a 15-21 record.
MISL Week 4 Games:
Saturday 11/10: (PST)
Orlando at Baltimore, 4:35PM
Milwaukee at Chicago, 5:00PM
Detroit at Philadelphia, 4:05PM
Sunday 11/11: (PST)
New Jersey at Detroit, 1:35PM
Upcoming Milestones:
California:
Enrique Tovar: 95 career points through 11/9
Enrique Tovar: 41 career goals through 11/9
Ryan Hall: 94 blocks as a Cougar through 11/9
Ryan Hall: 104 career blocks through 11/9
Chris Handsor: 161 career assists through 11/9
Monterrey:
Genoni Martinez: 48 career 3PT goals through 11/9
Genoni Martinez: 443 career blocks through 11/9
Genoni Martinez: 211 career assists through 11/9
Dino Delevski: 140 career assists through 11/9
Dino Delevski: 697 career points through 11/9
Dino Delevski: 109 career blocks through 11/9
Dino Delevski: 46 career 3PT goals through 11/9
Familiar Faces:
Former Philadelphia Kixx defender, and 2006-07 MISL Defender of the Year Genoni Martinez signed with La Raza before the beginning of the current regular season. Martinez has a career total of 17 points scored against California including five two-point goals and seven assists. Two of his five goals counted during power play opportunities, one came off a restart. The 32 year-old, four time All-Star, has played in five games against the Cougars in his nine year MISL/NPSL career. Martinez was the first pick of the 2003 dispersal draft, he was signed by Monterrey. He has won the MISL Defender of Year Award five times in his career (2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07). Martinez has earned all league honors seven times, 5 as a First Team Player, once on Second Team list and one time on the Third team list.
Forward Dino Delevski enters his ninth season in the MISL/NPSL, and his first in Monterrey. The former Philadelphia Kixx forward has 13 points in his career against the Cougars, including 10 points last season. He found the back of the net three times and assisted a teammate on a score four times against California during the 2006-07 season. Delevski is a two-time MVP (2002-03, 2001-02), and a 20 time MISL Player-of-the-Week.
Former Cougar defender Neil Gilbert is also a member of the Monterrey squad this year. The 37 year-old Los Angeles native played in just seven games for the Cougars in the 2005-06 season, he finished with one goal and six blocks in three starts. Gilbert did not play last season.
Non-Stop Shots:
Monterrey owns the third highest shot total in the league with 71 shots total in two games... Philadelphia leads the league with 81 shots in three games... Baltimore is second with 77 shots in three games... La Raza averages the most shots per game with 35.5. Only the Storm (33.5) allow more shots per game than La Raza (32.0).
Power play:
Monterrey has yet to stop a power play goal this season. Opponents (Chicago 2-2, Philadelphia 1-1) have converted on three power play opportunities against La Raza. Monterrey has converted on 1 of 2 power play opportunities this year. Their lone score came against Philadelphia by Jose Birche, Martinez had the assist.
Inverse Effect:
Monterrey committed 16 fouls in their 16-12 loss to the Chicago Storm on November 1. Their 16 fouls included six in the first quarter, five in the second, three in third and two in the fourth. The Storm was caught for just seven total fouls in their win against La Raza. Monterrey's second game saw 21 total fouls in the game, but just five from La Raza. Philadelphia committed 16 fouls in their 17-10 loss to La Raza.
Don't call it a comeback:
La Raza is the third incarnation of the Monterrey franchise in the MISL. The Monterrey Fury were the original MISL Monterrey franchise in 2003-04, they lasted just one year with a record of 10-26. Cougars Assistant Coach/Defender Antonio Sutton played for the Fury for 10 games, before being traded to Cleveland. In 2004 the MISL Monterrey project began but lasted just 6 games, that team posted a 1-5 record in the 2004-05 season before folding. Monterrey has also had teams in the CISL from 1993-97 and one squad in the WISL during the 1999-2000 seasons.
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from November 10, 2007
- Wave fall short for second time on road - Milwaukee Wave
- Wave fall short for second time on road - Milwaukee Wave
- Chicago Storm defeats the Milwaukee Wave 10-9 in Nail biter - Chicago Storm
- KiXX drop fourth straight decision, 11-9 to Detroit - Philadelphia KiXX
- Ignition defeat KiXX, 11-9, in Philadelphia - Detroit Ignition
- California Cougars Game Notes - California Cougars
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