Edmonton Aviators Women VS. Arizona Heatwave, Edmonton Aviators Men VS. Minnesota Thunder
May 28, 2004 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Edmonton Aviators News Release
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Edmonton Aviators Women VS. Arizona Heatwave Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, AB May 30, 2004, 2 pm (MST)
Edmonton, May 28, 2004 - The Edmonton Aviators Women play their fourth game of the season, and first home game, on May 30 at 2 pm (MST) against the Arizona Heatwave at Commonwealth Stadium.
The Arizona Heatwave have played two home games and no road games (as of Thursday, May 27) so far this season. They have one win, one loss, and no draws with two goals for and two goals against.
In 2003, the Heatwave finished the season with 18 points from 12 games played. They scored 21 goals while surrendering 24.
Only four players on the 2004 Heatwave roster were on the team in 2003 - Julie Williford, Jennifer Klein, Pamela Bedzrah, and Sierra Christiano.
Forward Alison Heydorn leads the team with one goal and one assist this season. Forward Sierra Christiano also has one goal.
Goaltender Katie Hultin has a goals against average of 1.161.
The Edmonton Aviators have played 3 road games and 0 home games so far this season. On the road, the team has 2 wins, 1 loss, and 0 ties.
The Edmonton Aviators Women have recorded the following results so far in the 2004 season:
Edmonton Aviators Women 2 - 0 Arizona Heatwave (May 14)
Edmonton Aviators Women 1 - 0 Mile High Mustangs (May 16)
Edmonton Aviators Women 0 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps Women (May 23)
This is the second of two meetings between the Edmonton Aviators Women and the Arizona Heatwave this season. The first match ended in a 2 - 0 victory for the Aviators Women in Arizona.
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Edmonton Aviators Men VS. Minnesota Thunder Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton AB May 30, 2004, 4:30pm (MST)
Edmonton, May 28, 2004 - The Edmonton Aviators Men (0-2-1) play their fifth game of the season, and first ever home game, on May 30 at 4:30pm (MST) against the Minnesota Thunder.
The Minnesota Thunder finished the 2003 regular season tied for third place overall (17-2-9) in the A-League (tied with Seattle Sounders) with 53 points from 28 games played.
With last year's leading scorer Johnny Torres gone, the Minnesota Thunder will look to Marshall Morehead to lead the offensive charge. Morehead finished tied for 14th in A-League regular season scoring in 2003 with 21 points in 26 games. Morehead has one goal in six games this season.
Johnny Menyongar has also proven himself an offensive threat early this season with three goals and one assist in six games for the Minnesota Thunder.
Minding the net for the Minnesota Thunder this season is Joe Warren who finished ninth in A-League goals against in 2003 with 25 goals against in 25 games. So far this season, Warren has given up just two goals in six games played including 5 shutouts.
The Edmonton Aviators Men have played 3 road games (as of Thursday May 27) and 0 home games so far this season. On the road, the team has 0 wins, 1 loss, and 2 ties.
The Edmonton Aviators Men have recorded the following results so far in the 2004 season:
Edmonton Aviators Men 0 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (April 30)
Edmonton Aviators Men 1 - 1 Seattle Sounders (May 8)
Edmonton Aviators Men ppd. Milwaukee Wave United (May 14)
Edmonton Aviators Men 0 - 2 Minnesota Thunder (May 15)
Edmonton Aviators Men n/a Calgary Mustangs (May 28)
This is the second of four meetings between the Aviators Men and the Minnesota Thunder. The first game was played on May 15 in Minnesota and ended in a 2 - 0 win for Minnesota. The next meeting between the two teams will be on July 24 at Minnesota, followed by an August 23 match in Edmonton.
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