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April 8, 2002 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Harrisburg Heat News Release


Playing its final two road games of the year, the Harrisburg Heat went 0-2 this past weekend to fall to 10-32 overall, and finish the season with a 4-18 road record.

On Saturday night in Baltimore, the Heat scored the first goal of the game and was outscored 18-4 the rest of the way, falling to the Baltimore Blast by the final score of 18-6 at Baltimore Arena. The Blast won the season series between these two clubs 7-3. Nick Corneli, Matt Knowles, and Jason Webb scored the Heat goals, and Doug Petras (9-21) took the loss, making 17 saves.

Harrisburg remained competitive till the final buzzer on Sunday in Philadelphia, but Kevin Sloan's hat trick lead the KiXX past the Heat 16-13 at the First Union Spectrum. Paolo Ceccarelli, making his first start in goal for Harrisburg since February 22, saved 21 shots in the losing effort, falling to 1-11 on the year. Zoran Karic scored a 3pg and assisted on two others for five points, reaching the 1,700-point mark for his career (more below). Corneli, Webb, Danny Barber, and Allen Eller also found the net for Harrisburg.

THIS WEEK FOR THE HEAT

DATE VENUE OPPONENT KICKOFF
Saturday, April 13 Farm Show Arena Philadelphia KiXX 7:35 p.m.
Sunday, April 14 Farm Show Arena Cleveland Crunch 6:05 p.m.

Harrisburg plays its final two games of the 2001-02 season this weekend in the friendly confines of the Farm Show Arena, as the Philadelphia KiXX come to town on Saturday, April 13 for a 7:35 kickoff and the Cleveland Crunch visit the Old House on Sunday, April 14 for a 6:05 start. Sunday's game will be the final game of the 2001-02 MISL regular season.

Following Sunday's loss at the Spectrum, the Heat is now 3-5 versus the KiXX this season. Philadelphia now leads the all-time series 24-16, but the Heat is 11-9 all-time against Philly at the Farm Show.

Harrisburg is 3-5 against Cleveland this season, and 20-26 all-time against the Crunch, but is 12-9 versus Cleveland at the Farm Show. Cleveland was eliminated from playoff contention Saturday night when Baltimore defeated the Heat and clinched the league's fourth and final playoff berth.

THIS WEEK'S ITINTERARY:

Tuesday, April 9 Practice, Sports City Harrisburg 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 10 Practice, Sports City Harrisburg 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 11 Practice, Farm Show Arena 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Friday, April 12 Practice, Farm Show Arena 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

MILESTONE MENTION

As noted above, with an assist on Matt Knowles' 2pg at 2:24 of the fourth quarter on Sunday in Philly, Zoran Karic became the second man in indoor soccer history to score 1,700 career points. The 41-year old playmaker now has 1,701 career points. Karic's former teammate Hector Marinaro remains the league's all-time leading scorer with 2,244 points.

Knowles now finds himself on the verge of a significant milestone. The 31-year old defender needs only three points to become the 16th man in league history to hit 900 for his career. Knowles, who has 58 points this season, is the highest-scoring defender in the history of the sport. Kansas City's Wes Wade (currently with 980 points) and Philadelphia's Kevin Sloan (955) also reached the 900-point mark this season.

PROPS FOR PETRAS

Doug Petras has now saved at least 15 shots in 22 of his 33 appearances this season. Petras, who ranks second in the league with 495 saves this season, is the Heat's all-time saves leader with 3,140. Of the 14 goalkeepers who have appeared in net for Harrisburg, only one besides Petras has as many as 1,000 saves: Scoop Stanisic, who saved 1,177 shots for Harrisburg from 1994-97. Ranking behind Stanisic on the list is Joe Mallia with 649.

Only eleven keepers have cracked the 3,000-save mark in league history, and Petras ranks eighth on the league's all-time saves list with 3,477. The 29-year old needs only six saves to pass Stanisic on that list and move into seventh place all-time.

HEATERS ON THE MISL LEADERBOARD

Nick Corneli, D - Tied for third in the MISL with 4 game-winning goals.
Wendell Regis, D - 5th in the MISL with 66 blocks.
Doug Petras, GK - 2nd in the MISL with 495 saves.
5th in the MISL with 1,835 minutes played.
David Bascome, F - 13th in the MISL with 88 points.
Tied for 5th in the MISL with 8 3pgs.

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