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April 7, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Kansas City Comets News Release
The Comets ended the regular season with a win and wrapped up the five seed for the 2003-04 Championship Series. Kansas City will make a playoff appearance for the 10th consecutive season. The Comets finished with a 17-19 record, including a 10-8 home record. The team is 6-4 in its last 10 games.
The Comets will play in the single-elimination quarterfinals on Saturday, April 10 at Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia. Their opponent will be the Philadelphia KiXX, the four seed. Kickoff is at 7:05 p.m. Eastern and 6:05 p.m. Central. The game can be seen live on KMCI, 38 the spot.
The Comets are 3-1 against Philadelphia this season, including 2-0 at Wachovia Spectrum. The teams last met on March 9 in Philadelphia, and the Comets came away with a 5-3 victory. Two of the Comets' three wins were by two points and the other win came in overtime. Both teams have scored a combined 30 goals in the four games against each other. The KiXX are 3-7 in their last ten games.
All-Stars Dino Delevski and Jeff Davis have led the way offensively against the KiXX. Each has scored a total of eight points in four games. Davis has also led all Comets with 12 blocks. Sanaldo is 1-0 against the KiXX, while Chris Damico has yet to face the team.
The Comets will need to shut down Goran Vasic and player/coach Don D'Ambra who have recorded a combined 19 points in four games. Goalkeeper Peter Pappas is third in the MISL with a 4.53 goals against average.
DAVIS, BEASLEY END REGULAR SEASON AS MISL AWARD
CANDIDATES:
Jeff Davis is a leading candidate for Defender of the Year. He closed out the regular season with two goals, an assist and two blocks against San Diego on Saturday night. In his seventh season with Kansas City, Davis more than doubled his offensive production from last season and maintained his defensive dominance. The St. Louis native led the Comets as team captain and finished with 21 goals and 16 assists for 37 points. He also blocked 83 shots for third place in the MISL. He was named MISL Defensive Player of the Week twice: January 19 and March 15. He was also named to his second All-Star Game. His best defensive game during the regular season came against the Philadelphia KiXX on March 6. He recorded nine blocks. Davis recorded two four-point games: against Philadelphia on January 10 and against Cleveland on January 17. Davis recorded a natural hat trick on December 26 against St. Louis. Davis will celebrate his 33rd birthday on Sunday.
Jamar Beasley is the frontrunner for the MISL Rookie of the Year Award. Beasley finished in second place in points for the Comets and only trailed two-time MVP Dino Delevski. His quickness and ability to break through opposing teams' defenses helped Beasley finish the regular season with 31 goals and 15 assists for 46 points. He recorded two game-winning goals (one in overtime) and also blocked 12 shots. The 25-year-old forward was a consistent presence for the Comets as he played in all 36 games in his rookie season. He was honored as the Comets' most improved player. Beasley scored at least one point in 24 of 36 games this season, which includes one point in 12 of the last 15 games. The native of Ft. Wayne, Ind. recorded two four-point games and five three-point games this season.
NO. 24 RETIRED:
The Kansas City Comets honored veteran Wes Wade on Saturday, April 3 with a special halftime ceremony in front of 8,396 fans. Wade's No. 24 jersey was retired and is now hanging from the rafters of Kemper Arena. Wade played in his last regular season game at Kemper Arena and scored the last goal of the night.
COMETS CREW AWARDS PLAYERS:
The Comets Crew held its annual awards banquet at Argosy Casino on Sunday, April 4. Nick Vasos, the Comets radio announcer, led the festivities as master of ceremonies. The following Comets were honored:
State Line Nissan Newcomer of the Year - Anthony Maher
Apple Market Most Improved Player of the Year - Jamar Beasley
Bank of America Fan Favorite - Wes Wade
Gold Bank Player's Player - Jeff Davis and Wes Wade
Gold Bank Defensive Player of the Year - Jeff Davis
State Line Nissan Offensive Player of the Year - Dino Delevski
Gold Bank Most Valuable Player of the Year - Jeff Davis
THE WEEK THAT WAS:
San Diego Sockers, 2 at Kansas City Comets, 8
The Comets held a comfortable lead throughout the game and cruised to an
8-2 win over the San Diego Sockers to close out the regular season. The
Comets led 3-1 at halftime and 6-2 after three quarters. The Comets shut
out the Sockers in two quarters and held the team to only two goals, which
tied a season-low. Jeff Davis and Jamar Beasley led all Comets with three
points. Vlatko Andonovski recorded three blocks. Sanaldo is now 6-2 in
eight starts. With the win, Kansas City tied up the season series with the
Sockers 2-2.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
The Comets resume practice on Tuesday, April 6 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, Apr 6 | Practice, Kemper Arena | 10am - 12pm |
| Wed, Apr 7 | Practice, Soccer Dome | 10am - 12pm |
| Thur, Apr 8 | Practice, Soccer Dome | 10am - 12pm |
| Fri, Apr 9 | Practice, Soccer Dome | 10am - 12pm |
| Sat, Apr 10 | Game, Wachovia Spectrum | 6:05pm Central |
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 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 120 | 9 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Djerisilo | 36 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 119 | 13 | 43 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Maher | 32 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 101 | 26 | 97 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Davis | 34 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 103 | 14 | 42 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Delevski finished the regular season in fourth place in the MISL Scoring Race. He trails Carlos "Chile" Farias by one point, Genoni Martinez by two points and leader Greg Howes by 22 points.
| Goalkeeping Leaders: | ||||||||||||
| No. | GOALKEEPER | GPI | GS | MIN | SF | SV | G | SOG/A | PKG/A | W | L | AVG |
| 1 | Sanaldo | 8 | 8 | 499:51 | 174 | 126 | 48 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 6 | 2 | 5.76 |
| 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 11 of 13 shots against San Diego on Saturday.
| 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 | 44 | 70 | 55 | 65 | 50 | 67 | 70 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 227 | 270 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
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 (7.5 goals per game).
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