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February 3, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Kansas City Comets News Release

The Comets enter the week with an 8-14 record for second place in the Central Division. The Comets are nine and a half games behind the Milwaukee Wave and one game ahead of the St. Louis Steamers.

The Comets are busy with three games this week, including two at home. The Comets play five games at Kemper Arena this month.

The Baltimore Blast and the Comets play at 10:35 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4 at Kemper Arena for the Comets School Day game. Fifty-nine schools and over 10,000 elementary students are expected to attend. The game features a Lewis and Clark theme, which was chosen because 2004 is the bicentennial of their journey across the western United States.

After Saturday's 11-4 loss, Kansas City is now 1-2 against Baltimore and 0-1 at Kemper Arena. A 10-6 loss came on January 2 at Kemper. The Comets won the first meeting 7-6 in overtime on December 13 in Baltimore. It will be Kansas City and Baltimore's regular season finale.

The Comets travel to Milwaukee on Thursday, February 5 for a 7 p.m. game against the Central Division leading Milwaukee Wave. Kansas City is in second place, and it needs a win to help catch the Wave.

Kansas City is 1-2 against Milwaukee and 0-1 at U.S. Cellular Arena. The Comets suffered a 15-6 loss at U.S. Cellular Arena on November 14. The Comets won the teams' last meeting 8-6 at Kemper Arena on January 16. Kansas City held Milwaukee to only one goal in the second half, and it added five of its own for the win. Milwaukee won the teams' second meeting 7-4 at Kemper on December 14. The teams will meet again in Milwaukee on March 6 and in Kansas City on March 12.

Watch Thursday's game live on Channel 38 The Spot. It will also be replayed at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, February 6 and at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10.

On Saturday, the Comets return to Kemper Arena for a game against the Dallas Sidekicks. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. Famous mascots, including the Pillsbury Doughboy, the KU Jayhawk, Dynamo from the KC Wizards and Sizzle from the KC T-Bones, will play a soccer game during halftime.

The Comets will look for their first win against the Sidekicks this season. Losses came on January 3 (7-5), December 31 (9-8 in overtime in KC) and December 7 (10-4). Dallas is the only team to beat Kansas City in an overtime game.

Next week's games:

Saturday, January 14 vs. Monterrey Fury
Kemper Arena, 7:35 p.m.
Come to the game for Mardi Gras festivities!

THE WEEK THAT WAS:

The Comets finished the month of January with an 11-4 loss in Baltimore.

Baltimore jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first quarter, but two goals by the Comets evened the score at 2-2. Matt Tanzini and Brian Soell tied up the game for the Comets. It would be the closest the Comets would come in the game. The Comets attempted a comeback in the fourth quarter with early goals by Sandre Naumoski and Matt Tanzini, but the Blast responded and finished the game with three more goals. The Comets fall to 8-14; Baltimore improves to 17-6.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE:

The Comets resume practice on Tuesday, February 3 at the Kansas City Soccer Dome. Please contact Comets Media Manager Beth Kapp to confirm practice times and locations, as they are subject to change.

DATE	EVENT	TIME
Tues, Feb 4	Practice, KC Soccer Dome	10am â 12pm
Wed, Feb 5	Game, Kemper Arena	10:35am
Thur, Feb 6	Game, US Cellular Arena (Milwaukee)	7pm
Sat, Feb 7	Game, Kemper Arena	7:35pm

COMETS IN THE COMMUNITY:

The Comets do not have any School Is A Kick (SIAK) assemblies this week, but three Comets players will appear at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3 at Glendale Elementary in Independence, MO. Nate Houser, Miki Djerisilo and Franck M'Bemba will help kickoff Glendale Elementary's Healthy Heart-A-Thon, which stresses fitness and healthy eating for a healthy heart.

Two Comets players, along with Fuzzy and Galaxy Girls, will appear at 12 p.m. on Sunday, February 8 at an Apple Market grand opening in Grain Valley, MO. The Apple Market is located at 201 W. AA Highway in Grain Valley.

COMETS BY THE NUMBERS:

Scoring Leaders:
No.	PLAYER	GP	G	A	PTS	SH	PIM	F	BLK	PP	SHG	SOG/A	PKG/A	GWG	RSG	SAG	VS6	OTG
21	Delevski	17	25	9	34	134	23	18	7	6	0	1/1	1/1	0	6	0	0	0
10	Djerisilo	22	15	19	34	85	11	27	18	0	0	1/1	0/0	1	4	0	0	0
4	Davis	20	13	13	26	62	7	22	40	6	0	0/0	0/0	0	6	0	1	0
17	Beasley	22	15	6	21	65	9	37	6	0	0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0

Miki Djerisilo and Dino Delevski are tied for fifth place in the League's scoring race. Miki did not add to his point total against Baltimore, and Dino recorded one assist for one point.

Goalkeeping Leaders:
No.	GOALKEEPER	GPI	GS	MIN	SF	SV	G	SOG/A	PKG/A	W	L	AVG
27	Damico	8	7	383:43	128	76	52	2/2	0/0	2	4	8.13
0	Schreck	4	2	128:03	43	20	23	0/0	0/0	1	1	10.78

Team Statistics:

SCORING BY PERIOD

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

TOTALS

AVERAGE

TEAM

GF

GA

GF

GA

GF

GA

GF

GA

GF

GA

GF

GA

GF

GA

Kansas City

28

54

39

42

25

39

40

45

4

1

136

181

6.2

8.2

Kansas City's offense is in second place in the League with an average of 6.2 goals per game. Milwaukee and Baltimore are in first place at 6.7 goals per game. Defensively, the Comets rank ninth (8.2 goals per game).

Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from February 3, 2004

Wave stays on top of MISL with two more wins - Milwaukee Wave
Comets acquire Scheer, Cole from St. Louis - Kansas City Comets
Steamers acquire M'Bemba in trade with Kansas City - St. Louis Steamers
Comets Weekly - Kansas City Comets
Farias Named Offensive Player of the Month - Baltimore Blast
MISL Names January 2004 Players of the Month - MISL 2
KiXX Earn Two of Three MISL Monthly Accolades - Philadelphia KiXX
KiXX Sign Midfielder David DiPlacido - Philadelphia KiXX

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