Cougars Report
Published on March 9, 2007 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
California Cougars News Release
Stockton, Calif. (March 9, 2007) - The Cougars return home after their two game back-to-back road trip led to a 0-2 road record. California falls to 6-19 for the season and will take on the Baltimore Blast at the Stockton Arena for the final time this season. The Blast are the defending MISL champions and have made a run over the past few weeks going 9 of 10 to sit tied with Philadelphia in second place in the MISL standings.
This Week's Itinerary:
Fri., Mar. 9, Practice, Estadio Azteca, 10:00 am
Sat., Mar. 10, Practice, Estadio Azteca, 5:00 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 11, Morning kickaround 10:00 a.m., Cougars vs. Baltimore Blast, 5:00 pm
Mon., Mar. 12, OFF
Tues. Mar. 13, Practice, Stockton Arena, 10:00 a.m.
Wed. Mar. 14, Practice, Estadio Azteca, 10:00 am
Thur. Mar. 15, Practice, Estadio Azteca, 10:00 am
*all times are Pacific and subject to change
LAST WEEK'S GAMES (All Times Eastern) FRI, MARCH 2 DETROIT 14, Milwaukee 12 (OT) BALTIMORE 10, Philadelphia 8 (OT) SAT, MARCH 3 BALTIMORE 14, California 9 SUN, MARCH 4 Detroit 13, MILWAUKEE 8 PHILADELPHIA 24, California 11
THIS WEEK'S GAMES SAT, MARCH 10 Philadelphia at Chicago, 2:00 SUN, MARCH 11 Baltimore at California, 8:00 Detroit at Chicago, 6:00 Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 2:00
Upcoming:
-All Cougars home games will be audio broadcast live via the internet. A link is available on the Cougars website, www.CaliforniaCougars.net
- California Cougars games can be heard over the internet via
Stretch Internet on californiacougars.net with the "Voice of the
Cougars" Greg Young describing all the play-by-play action.
Cougars' games may also be heard on 1420 KSTN, check the
Cougars schedule for broadcast times and dates.
Newsworthy;
- The California Cougars announced Thursday that the team selected midfielder Matt Fitzgerald from Saint Mary's College in as its first overall pick in the 2007 MISL College draft.
A California native, Fitzgerald earned four-straight All-WCC accolades, including three first-team selections in his four-year career. Fitzgerald was a Third-Team All-West Region selection in 2005 and was also named the WCC Freshman of the Year in 2003. The midfielder finished his senior season with a team-high 11 points on four goals and three assists. Fitzgerald ranks third all-time at Saint Mary's in assists with 17 and fifth in points with 41 and seventh in goals with 12. The Castro Valley native played in 77 career games which ranks 4th all-time at SMC.
The team also selected Dixon, Calif. native Pedro Lupercio from California State University Sacramento. Lupercio, a senior midfielder, he leaves Sacramento State as one of its most dangerous offensive players in recent history, playing in 69 matches (52 starts) his 10 career assists rank fifth in Div. I program history.
Finishing off the first round for the Cougars, California selected Raul Bautista, a midfielder from San Diego State University. Bautista started all 16 games he appeared in 2006 and tied for fifth on the squad with six points on two goals and two assists. Bautista, who earned the team's "Man of the Match" honors a team-high five times last season, was named Pac-10 Player of the Week on October 3, 2006.
Also pick in the draft were San Diego State's Raul Bautista, San Jose State's Diego Soto, Univ. of San Francisco's Kevin Long and University of California's Mike Oseguera.
Cougars vs. Baltimore Blast
2006-07: Home Away Overall
1-1 0-3 1-4
2005-06: Home Away Overall
1-2 1-2 2-4
Dates to Remember: The Cougars have five remaining games this season with three taking place at the Stockton Arena. The March 11 game against the Blast will be broadcast via Comcast SportsNet West as will the away game against the Detroit Ignition on March 23. The team returns home from Detroit to face the Ignition again the next night on SJTV. The final game of the season, March 31, will be a nationally televised contest on the VERSUS network against the Milwaukee Wave.
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