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Comets End Wave's Winning Streak

November 12, 2002 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


(Milwaukee, WI) The Milwaukee Wave's 27-game regular season Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) home winning streak came to end this past Friday night (11/8) as the Kansas City Comets defeated the Wave 9-7. Alex Zotinca's unassisted three-point restart goal at 3:42 of the fourth quarter proved to be the difference as the Comets broke a nine-game Bradley Center losing skid. The loss was Milwaukee's first in eight outings this season and it also snapped a 13-game regular season winning streak dating back to March 23 of last season when the Wave fell at Philadelphia 14-10.

Joe Reiniger led the Wave offensively with four points on one two-point goal and two assists. Reiniger's power play goal at 14:40 of the third quarter had put Milwaukee on top 7-6. Lovelace Ackah and Brian Loftin also scored for the Wave as Kansas City overcame two three-point deficits (3-0, and 5-2) to secure the victory. Comets' goalkeeper Paolo Ceccarelli registered 21saves to anchor the Kansas City defense, which held the Wave to its lowest output of the season. Victor Nogueira had another outstanding effort in the nets for Milwaukee, but like the team took his first loss of the season after seven straight wins to open the campaign.

The Wave will try to rebound against the Baltimore Blast (2-7) and San Diego Sockers (5-4) this weekend. Milwaukee travels to Baltimore to take on the Blast this Friday, November 15 in a 6:35 PM (CDT) contest before returning to the Bradley Center to host the San Diego Sockers the next afternoon, Saturday, November 16 at 1:05. Both games will air on WRRD, 540 AM ("The Word). Call the Wave Office at 414-224-WAVE for more information.

Notes: *The Wave's last regular season home loss prior to Friday's game was a 22-16 setback to the Baltimore Blast on 3/17/01 at the Bradley Center. Milwaukee's last loss at the BC was the 8-6 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Kixx in the final game of the 2002 MISL Championship Series on 5/3/02.

*The Wave still leads the season series with the Comets 2-1, with three games remaining this season. Milwaukee is now 25-5 v. KC at the Bradley Center and leads the all-time series 36-24.

*Milwaukee's all-time regular season record is now 398-324. Only the Wichita Wings (493 wins from 1979-2001) and the San Diego Sockers (399 wins) have won more regular season games.

*Joe Reiniger's assist on Lovelace Ackah's 3PG at 2:14 of the first period was the 1300th point of his 10-year career. Reiniger is currently sixth on the NPSL / MISL all-time scoring list with 1303 points, just two points behind Dennis Brose (1305) who is fifth on the all-time list. Reiniger, who has scored in every game so far this season, has now scored in 309-of-320 career games.

*Keith Tozer's all-time NPSL / MISL regular season coaching record is now 406-231. Tozer, who is the winningest coach in North American indoor soccer history, is now 262-148 with the Wave, including a 171-36 mark at the Bradley Center.

*Lovelace Ackah extended his consecutive games played streak to 113 (regular and post-season games), the fourth longest streak in club history. The three longest streaks in team history are:

1. Steve Morris 161 straight games (ended at the conclusion of his career in 2001)
2. Michael King 153 straight games (ended during the 1999-2000 season)
3. Pat White 139 straight games (ended during the 1998-99 season)

Promotion: The first 3,000 fans will receive a Wave Water Bottle courtesy of Drs. Ziegler and Leffingwell Eye Care, the Wave's official eye care provider. The six finalists from the Milwaukee area audition for American Idol 2 on Fox will also perform at the game for a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles and take part in the show's final audition on November 18.

Tickets:

Tickets for all Wave home games are on sale at the Wave Office, 1040 N. Water St. in downtown Milwaukee. Individual ticket prices are $16, $14, and $12. Call 414-224-WAVE (9283) for more information. Tickets are also available at all TicketMaster outlets or through phone charge at 414-276-4545. Season Tickets, Half-Season Tickets, and Flex Packs are also on sale at the Wave Office. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Wave's Group Sales Department at 414-224-WAVE for group rate discounts.

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