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February 21, 2007 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Chicago Storm News Release
Coming Back Home: The Storm finished up their long six game road trip against Detroit which means they come back home for the first time in over a month on the 24th at 1:00 p.m. to battle it out against defending champion Baltimore Blast. This game begins after the high school all-star game at 9:00 a.m. which is between local students who auditioned to be a part of these two teams earlier this year. On the 25th, the Storm flies out to Stockton, California to play against the California Cougars. The Storm comes back to the Sears Centre on the 27th to play against the AISL's Rockford Thunder at 10:00 a.m. after having to reschedule the game due to inclement weather.
On Top of the League: Let's Go Storm! Chicago sits in fifth place in the MISL standings with a 9-10 record just one game back of the Milwaukee Wave... Team captain Gaston Pernia is first in the MISL in blocked shots with 40... Midfielder Mariano Bollella is in fifth in the MISL in assists with 14 and tied for first in the league in game winning goals with two... Rookie forward Stephen Armstrong is second in the MISL in power play goals with 7... Two players on the Storm roster sit in the MISL's top 20 in points (Stephen Armstrong and Matthew Stewart)... Target man Chris Handsor is tied for fourth in the MISL in first goals with three... Handsor is tied for first in the league in sixth attacker goals with two.
Milestones: Captain Gaston Pernia now has 276 blocks in his NPSL/MISL career... Pernia also has tied the team record of 40 blocks in a season, set by Pernia in the 2004-05 season... Brazilian defender Fabinho has tied his personal best five goals in a season... Forward Jorge Valle has already set a personal high in blocks in a season with 12 so far in 2006-07... Midfielder John Ball is two blocks shy of 400 on his career... Target man Chris Handsor is four points shy of 550 on his career.
On Tap: Chicago heads back on the road for one game on the 25th against the California Cougars who are in the middle of reconstruction after the departure of their coach and the placement of Bernie Lilavois as head coach. The Storm hopes to continue their dominance over the Cougars considering they have a 3-1 record against California's finest. After their quick trip the Storm return home to play against the Philadelphia KiXX on the 10th and then meet up with the Detroit Ignition once again on the 11th at the Sears Centre.
2006-07 Regular Season Team Leaders:
Player GP Points Player GP Goals Matthew Stewart 19 36 Stephen Armstrong 18 15
Stephen Armstrong 18 35 Matthew Stewart 19 15
Chris Handsor 18 33 Awadall Morad 19 12
Awadalla Morad 19 32 Chris Handsor 18 12
Mark Ughy 13 30 Mark Ughy 13 12
Player GP 3-Pt. Goals Player GP PPG Fabinho 19 2 Stephen Armstrong 19 7
Stephen Armstrong 18 1 Matthew Stewart 19 4
Awadalla Morad 19 1 Fabinho 19 3
Randy Soderman 14 1 Matthew Stewart 19 3
Andy Rosenband 18 1 Two players tied at 1
Player GP Assists Player GP Blocks Mariano Bollella 19 15 Gaston Pernia 19 40
Chris Handsor 18 9 Jorge Valle 19 12
Awadalla Morad 19 7 Fabinho 19 12
Two players tied at 6 Branko Savic 19 11
Matthew Stewart 19 10
Goalkeeper Mins. W-L SF SV GA PAA
Jim Larkin 874:21 6-9 261 181 80 11.46
Jeff Richey 231:46 3-1 71 46 25 13.20
Randy Soderman 18:59 0-0 4 3 0 6.32
John Ball 16:16 0-0 3 0 3 0.00
Stephen Armstrong 0:50 0-0 0 0 0 0.00
Chicago Storm Practice:
All Chicago Storm practices are held at Sports Zone at 1945 Cornell Avenue in Melrose Park. All practices are open to the media upon request. Remaining Practice for the week:
Thursday, Feb. 22nd Practice from 10 a.m. - noon
Friday, Feb. 23rd Practice from 10 a.m. - noon
Saturday, Feb. 24th Game at Sears Centre vs. Baltimore Blast @ 1:00 p.m
Sunday, Feb. 25th Game @ Stockton Arena vs. California Cougars @ 7:00 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 26th Off
Tuesday, Feb. 27th School Day game at Sears Centre vs. Rockford Thunder, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 28th Practice from 10 a.m. - noon
The Chicago Storm is a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Chicago's professional indoor soccer team, plays its' home games at the all-new Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. The Storm's next home game is Saturday, February 24th against the Baltimore Blast at 1 p.m. Great tickets are available! Storm offices are located at 1945 Cornell Ave., in Melrose Park. For additional information on all aspects of Chicago Storm soccer including season tickets, group outings, birthday parties and Chicago Storm Summer Soccer Camps call (224) 653-GOAL (4625).
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