Heat Weekly

Published on December 9, 2002 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Harrisburg Heat News Release


The Heat went 1-1 at home against the top two teams in the Eastern Conference this past weekend, and enters the week at 6-8, two games behind second-place Cleveland and 1.5 games in front of last-place Baltimore.

On Saturday, Genoni Martinez scored the game-winning sixth attacker goal at 13:18 of the fourth quarter in a 14-13 win over the Cleveland Force. Harrisburg led throughout the game until Lee Edgerton gave the Force a 13-12 edge with a deuce at 12:53 of the fourth; the Heat immediately went to sixth attacker Martin Hernandez, and 25 seconds later Martinez bagged the decisive goal with a rip from the left wing. Doug Petras made 7 saves in the win. David Bascome led the Heat with three 2pgs for six points.

On Sunday, David Bascome's 2pg at 7:22 of the fourth pulled the Heat to within 8-7, but Glenn Carbonara iced an 11-7 win for the Philadelphia KiXX with an empty-net 3pg with five seconds to play. Harrisburg trailed 8-2 heading into the fourth before Martinez drilled a 3pg at 1:48 to make it 8-5. Bascome's deuce at 7:22 gave the Heat some hope; he also sent a head ball towards the goal with 1:52 to go, catching Stuart Dobson off his line, but the former Heat backup sprinted back, dove, and swatted the ball away to preserve the lead and ultimately the win.

THIS WEEK FOR THE HEAT:

Friday, December 13, Baltimore Blast, 1st Mariner Arena, 7:35 p.m.
Saturday, December 14, San Diego Sockers, Farm Show, 7:35 p.m.

This week, the Heat heads down I-83 for a Friday night road game against the archrival Baltimore Blast, then returns home for a Saturday engagement with the San Diego Sockers. Game time on Friday in the Charm City is 7:35 p.m., and the Heat and Sockers will also kick off at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday.

Harrisburg is 2-1 against Baltimore this year - two of those contests have gone into overtime, and the third was decided by a late sixth-attacker goal. Harrisburg is 2-0 against San Diego thus far.

THIS WEEK'S ITINTERARY:

Tuesday, December 10, Practice, Farm Show Arena, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Wednesdat, December 11, Practice, Farm Show Arena, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, December 12, Practice, Farm Show Arena, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Friday, December 13, Practice, Farm Show Arena, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

The Heat will practice on the Magic Carpet at the Farm Show Arena all week. Coach Erich Geyer will then give his team a week off, from Sunday, December 15th thru the 22nd.

*Please contact Heat Director of Public and Media Relations Phil Yerger at the office (717-233-8172) or on his cell phone (717-497-5315) to confirm practice times and player/staff availability.

ODDS AND ENDS:

- David Bascome has now scored a league-leading eight power play goals this year, setting a new personal single-season high.

- Bascome has also joined the race for the MISL's Spalding Scoring title - he now ranks second in the league with 43 points on the year. Now in 12th season, Bascome is on pace for 51 goals and 111 points over a shorter 36-game schedule.

- Genoni Martinez is now tied for fifth in the league in scoring. The 27-year old is the league's highest-scoring defender, with 34 points on the year. He also ranks third in the league in blocks.

- The Heat's 12 first-half points in Saturday's win over Cleveland are the most scored by Harrisburg before intermission this year. In fact, that output exceeds the output posted by the Heat in seven of the team's 14 games.

- Harrisburg's eight home games this season have been decided by a total of 22 points.

HEATERS ON THE MISL LEADERBOARD:

#40 David Bascome, F -
2nd in the MISL with 43 points.
Tied for the MISL lead with 20 total goals.
Leads the MISL with 20 2pgs.
Leads the MISL with 8 power play goals.
Tied for 2nd in the MISL with 3 restart goals.

#17 Ato Leone, MF -
Tied for 3rd in the MISL with 12 assists.

#3 Genoni Martinez, D -
Tied for 5th in the MISL with 34 points.
3rd in the MISL with 30 blocks.
2nd in the MISL with 101 shots.
Tied for 3rd in the MISL with 3 restart goals.

#39 Doug Petras, GK -
4th in the MISL with a 11.21 PAA.
2nd in the MISL with 176 saves.
5th in the MISL with 668 minutes played.
4th in the MISL with a .749 save percentage.

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