Ignition battle first-place Milwaukee Saturday night
January 9, 2009 - Xtreme Soccer League (XSL)
Detroit Ignition News Release
Detroit Ignition (1-2) at Milwaukee Wave (3-0)
Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.
U.S. Cellular Arena - Milwaukee, WI
QUICK FACTS:
SERIES RECORD: Milwaukee leads the series, 1-0
LAST MEETING: The Detroit Ignition lost an 11-4 decision to the Wave in the XSL's inaugural game back on December 13, 2008.
DETROIT COACH: Matt Johnson
MILWAUKEE COACH: Keith Tozer
LIVE WEBCAST: B2 Networks
TV: None
MEDIA CONTACTS:
DETROIT: Michelle Greene (248) 304-2855 X1393 michelle.greene@detroitignition.com
MILWAUKEE: Matt Schroeder (414) 908-6352 mschroeder@milwaukeewave.com
THE STAKES:
Detroit will look to even up its record Saturday night against an undefeated Milwaukee team. The Ignition are coming off a two-week break after losing an 8-6 decision to the Chicago Storm, who the Ignition face at home on Sunday afternoon.
TEAM LEADERS:
POINTS: Detroit - Vahid Assadpour (7)
Milwaukee - Giuliano Oliviero (10)
GOALS: Detroit - Vahid Assadpour (3)
Milwaukee - Giuliano Oliviero (4)
ASSISTS: Detroit - Kyt Selaidopoulos (3)
Milwaukee - Nathan Sabich (4)
BLOCKS: Detroit - Josh Rife (8)
Milwaukee - Troy Dusosky (10)
SAVES: Detroit - Danny Waltman (40)
Milwaukee - Marcel Feenstra (38)
GK WINS: Detroit - Danny Waltman (1)
Milwaukee - Marcel Feenstra (3)
IGNITION MILESTONE WATCH:
- Mike Apple needs 2 goals to reach 100 career goals
- Drew Crawford needs 2 points to reach 350 career points, and 3 blocks to reach 100 career blocks
- Wes Sechrist needs 4 blocks to reach 100 career blocks
INJURY REPORT
DETROIT:
OUT - Mike Apple (Knee), Droo Callahan (Hamstring) DOUBTFUL - Nic Djokic (Ankle)
PROBABLE - Worteh Sampson (Ankle)
MILWAUKEE:
OUT - Marcio Leite (Knee) QUESTIONABLE - Brett Wiesner (Groin)
PROBABLE - Nick Vorberg (Calf)
SAY WHAT?
"We're looking forward to two good tests this weekend. Obviously Milwaukee has gotten off to a great start, and we're hoping to come away with a better result than we did the last time we were there." - Ignition Head Coach Matt Johnson
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