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March 30, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Kansas City Comets News Release
COMING UP FOR THE COMETS:
The Kansas City Comets take on the San Diego Sockers in their last regular season game. Kickoff at Kemper Arena is set for 7:35 p.m.
The Sockers hold a 2-1 series advantage, but the Comets are 1-0 at Kemper Arena. The Comets won the teams' last meeting in February 7-5 at Kemper but lost the two previous matches in San Diego by a combined score of 13-5.
Comets forward Dino Delevski has led the way for the Comets with four goals and an assist in the three games. The Comets will need to shut down San Diego's Paul Wright, who has recorded eleven points in the three previous matches.
The theme of the game is "Fan Appreciation Night," and all of the Comets' loyal fans will have chances to win great prizes throughout the game. Upon entering Kemper Arena, fans will also receive an entertainment coupon book with lots of discounts!
"WILD" WES WADE:
After scoring the game-winning goal in overtime against the Monterrey Fury, Comets veteran Wes Wade was named the MISL's Offensive Player of the Week for the seven-day period ending on March 28.
The stunning conclusion came at 7:56 in overtime after Wade made a quick dive to the turf to head the ball past Fury goalkeeper Aurelio Portes. Wade also scored the Comets' fifth goal in the second quarter and recorded assists on goals by Matt Tanzini and Jamar Beasley. Wade's goal keeps Kansas City in the playoff hunt.
This is Wade's first honor of the season and is a fitting tribute for the veteran who will play in his last regular season game at Kemper Arena on Saturday, April 3. Wade is in his 12th season of indoor soccer and has publicly stated that he will not return next season.
THE PLAYOFF PICTURE:
The Comets remain in the hunt for the fifth seed in the playoffs. The Baltimore Blast, Philadelphia KiXX, Milwaukee Wave and Dallas Sidekicks have already wrapped up a playoff spot.
The Comets (16-19) are competing with two other teams for the last two playoff spots: Cleveland (15-19) and St. Louis (13-20). The Comets have already mathematically locked out the San Diego Sockers and the Monterrey Fury.
The Comets need to lock out either Cleveland or St. Louis to be ensured a playoff spot. Right now, the Comets' magic number is set at two for Cleveland and one for St. Louis. Any combination of Kansas City wins and/or Cleveland Force losses that equals two will lock out Cleveland, OR any combination of Kansas City wins and/or St. Louis losses that equals one will lock out St. Louis.
This week Cleveland plays back-to-back road games. The Force meet the Baltimore Blast on Friday night and the Philadelphia KiXX on Saturday night. St. Louis plays at Monterrey on Wednesday night and at Dallas on Saturday night.
GALAXY GIRL NEWS:
The Galaxy Girls will be holding a crayon, book and art supply drive to benefit Children's Mercy Hospital at the Comets' last regular season home game on Saturday, April 3. Donations will be accepted at the Comets Sales Table. Meghan, a member of the 2003-04 Galaxy Girl squad, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in January 2003. She was taken to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. for treatment. The tumor was successfully removed, and Meghan has made a complete recovery, thanks to the many people at CMH.
The Galaxy Girls decided that a Crayon, Book and Art Supply drive would be the best service to provide at this time. The clinics saw over 225,000 children in 2002 and there are over 20 clinics that use crayons in their waiting rooms. The Galaxy Girls would appreciate all of the help they can get from the community. Please come out and show your support for the Comets, the Galaxy Girls and Children's Mercy Hospital.
THE WEEK THAT WAS:
Kansas City Comets, 11 at Monterrey Fury, 10 (OT)
The Comets defeated the Monterrey Fury in a thrilling overtime game on
Sunday night. The Comets led 3-2 after one quarter, 5-1 at halftime and 8-5
after three quarters, but the Monterrey Fury battled back in the fourth
quarter with four unanswered goals. Kansas City held a late 10-9 lead, but
Genoni Martinez's restart goal at 11:46 sent the game into overtime. Comets
veteran Wes Wade bagged the game-winner after 7:56 in overtime to push the
Comets past the Fury 11-10. The combined 21 goals ties the highest combined
point total for the Comets. Wes Wade and Jamar Beasley recorded four points
each. Beasley recorded a hat trick. The game will be replayed at 7:30 p.m.
tonight on Metro Sports.
KICKIN' IT WITH THE COMETS:
Join Comets announcer Nick Vasos and All-Star defender Jeff Davis at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31 at the Quaff Bar & Grill for the Comets weekly radio show, "Kickin' with the Comets." The Quaff is located at 1010 Broadway in Kansas City, Mo.
Comets prizes, including a Comets jersey, soccer ball and bobble heads, will be given out to fans who register at the door. The show can be heard on KCKN 1340 AM from 5 p.m.- 6 p.m.
COMETS IN THE COMMUNITY:
Kansas City Comets players have three School Is A Kick (SIAK) assemblies this week. Two Comets players will visit Clear Creek Elementary (Shawnee, Kans.) on Tuesday, March 30, Linwood Elementary (Linwood, Kans.) on Wednesday, March 31 and Open Door Christian Academy (Kansas City, Kans.) on Thursday, April 1. SIAK gives Comets players a chance to talk to students about the importance of hard work, responsibility and respect. Each student also receives a voucher to attend an upcoming Comets home game.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
The Comets resume practice on Tuesday, March 30 at Kemper Arena. Please contact Comets Media Manager Beth Kapp to confirm practice times and locations, as they are subject to change.
| DATE | EVENT | TIME |
| Tue, Mar 30 | Practice, Kemper Arena | 10am - 12pm |
| Wed, Mar 31 | Practice, Kemper Arena | 10am - 12pm |
| Thur, Apr 1 | Practice, Kemper Arena | 10am - 12pm |
| Fri, Apr 2 | Practice, Kemper Arena | 10am - 12pm |
| Sat, Apr 3 | Game, Kemper Arena | 7:35pm |
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 | 30 | 43 | 20 | 63 | 222 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Beasley | 35 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 115 | 9 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Djerisilo | 35 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 116 | 13 | 42 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Maher | 31 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 100 | 26 | 93 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Davis | 33 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 99 | 14 | 41 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Delevski remains in second place in the MISL scoring race with 63 points. He trails leader Greg Howes by 15 points. Jamar Beasley is tied for 13th place, and Miodrag Djerisilo is tied for 17th place.
| Goalkeeping Leaders: | ||||||||||||
| No. | GOALKEEPER | GPI | GS | MIN | SF | SV | G | SOG/A | PKG/A | W | L | AVG |
| 1 | Sanaldo | 7 | 7 | 439:51 | 161 | 115 | 46 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 | 6.27 |
| 27 | Damico | 14 | 13 | 737:46 | 248 | 158 | 90 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 5 | 7 | 7.32 |
| 0 | Schreck | 4 | 2 | 128:03 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 10.78 |
Sanaldo saved 25 of 35 shots against Monterrey on Sunday night. He is now 5-2.
| 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 | 43 | 69 | 53 | 65 | 47 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 219 | 268 | 6.3 | 7.7 |
Kansas City's offense is in third place in the League with an average of 6.3 goals per game. Defensively, the Comets rank ninth (7.7 goals per game).
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from March 30, 2004
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