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Comets Re-Sign Davis and Houser

September 10, 2003 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Kansas City Comets News Release


Kansas City, MO – The Kansas City Comets announced on Tuesday that the team has signed defenders Jeff Davis and Nate Houser to Major Indoor Soccer League offer sheets. As per club and league policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed.

Both players will be with the team when the Comets open training camp tomorrow morning at the Soccer Dome at 5909 Equitable Road in Kansas City, beginning at 9:00 a.m. A training camp roster appears on the following page.

The 2003-04 season will be Houser's 11th in a Kansas City uniform. The 6-3, 190 pound defender has scored 178 goals and 477 points while blocking 307 shots in 338 games since joining the team for the 1993-94 season. Houser, 30, scored 27 goals and 72 points while recording 38 blocks during the 2002-03 campaign.

Davis, 32, returns to the Comets' backline after a highly productive '02-03 season in which he scored 26 points and blocked 72 shots in only 28 contests. The 5-9, 165-pound backliner arrived in Kansas City in 1996-97 after spending his first three seasons with the St. Louis Ambush. Davis enjoyed his all-around best season with K.C. in 1999-2000, setting career highs in goals (35), assists (35), points (113), and blocks (90).

"Jeff and Nate are a very important part of our veteran nucleus here," said Comets Head Coach and Vice President Zoran Savic. "We're glad to have them back for what they offer both on and off the field." Davis and Houser join a training camp roster which also features returning players Vlatko Andonovski, Casey Barton, Jacob Dancy, Miodrag Djerisilo, and Brian Soell, plus All-Stars Wes Wade and Dino Delevski, who led the league in scoring and won the MVP award for the second straight season in 2002-03. The Comets will also practice from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday at the Soccer Dome. For information regarding player and staff availability, contact Sharon Capps at 816-474-2255.

Kansas City will face the rival St. Louis Steamers in a pair of preseason exhibition games, beginning next Tuesday, September 16 with a 6:00 p.m. contest at Kemper Arena. Admission is free, with the lower doors on the East Side of the Arena opening at 5:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to stick around for a post game autograph session featuring all of the Comets players. The Steamers will host Kansas City at the Family Arena in St. Charles on Saturday, September 20 (7:30 p.m. Central Time). Admission is also free for this game. For more information, contact the Comets at 816-474-2255, or the Steamers at 636-410-0388.

Kansas City will wrap up the preseason by participating in the MISL Easter Seals Preseason Classic at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee on September 26 and 27. The Comets face the defending champion Baltimore Blast at 2:00 p.m. CST on the 26th, and take on the San Diego Sockers on the 27th at 4:00 p.m.



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