Ignition weekly
Published on March 5, 2007 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., March 5, 2007) - The Detroit Ignition (15-9) registered a weekend sweep over the Milwaukee Wave (11-13) with a 14-12 victory on Friday, March 2 at Compuware Sports Arena and a 13-8 win on Sunday, March 4 at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, WI. The victories moved the first-year club into sole possession of first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League standings with just six regular season games remaining. Detroit will head to Chicago this Sunday, March 11, to take on the Chicago Storm (10-11) at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL. The Ignition-Storm contest is slated for a 6:00 pm ET start.
IGNITION RECORD:
Overall: 15-9
Home: 8-3
Road: 5-6
Last Action
IGNITION 13, WAVE 8 (3-4-07) - The Detroit Ignition (15-9) finished the weekend atop the Major Indoor Soccer League standings with a 13-8 win over the Milwaukee Wave (11-13) at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, WI. The game winning-goal was registered by Detroit forward Hewerton at the 4:34 mark of the fourth quarter. League-leading scorer Jamar Beasley led all scorers with five points registering one three-point goal and one two-point goal in the contest. Goalkeeper Danny Waltman started Sunday's contest but was replaced by Sanaldo following the first quarter due to an injury.
Ignition Player of the Game: Jamar Beasley - 1 3PG, 1 2PG, 5 PTS
Goalkeeper: Sanaldo - 16 Shots Faced, 12 Saves, 8 Points Against
IGNITION 14, WAVE 12 (3-2-07) - The Detroit Ignition (14-9) moved into sole possession of first-place in the Major Indoor Soccer League standings with a 14-12 victory in overtime against the Milwaukee Wave (11-12) in front of 3,577, and the fifth consecutive sellout crowd, at Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth, MI. The game-winning goal, a two-pointer, was scored just 25 seconds into the overtime period by midfielder Kyt Selaidopoulos. Forward Jamar Beasley extended his League lead in scoring with a six point performance off of three two-point goals for the Ignition.
Ignition Player of the Game: Hewerton - 2 2PG, 1 A, 5 PTS
Goalkeeper: Sanaldo - 22 Shots Faced, 16 Saves, 12 Points Against
Upcoming Games
The Ignition heads to Chicago on Sunday, March 11 to battle the Chicago Storm in a possible playoff preview. If the season were to end today, these two clubs would go head-to-head in a best of three games MISL semifinals series. Going into the weekend, the magic number for the Ignition is two consisting of any combination of Detroit wins and Milwaukee Wave losses equaling two, moving the first-year club into the playoffs. This will be the fifth meeting of the season between these two clubs with the Ignition claiming the last three contest. Detroit defeated the Storm 16-10 on Saturday, February 17 and a 24-14 on Friday, January 5. The Ignition registered an 11-7 on Sunday, December 17 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, IL. Chicago denied Detroit, 9-7, at the Sears Centre on Saturday, December 2 in the first- ever contest between the two clubs.
Storm Players to Watch:
Jim Larkin - The veteran netminder has allowed just 89 goals all season while allowing an average of 11.29 points per game. Larkin allowed just ten points in a 20-10 victory over the California Cougars on March 1 during his last outing while bringing his save percentage for the season to a respectable .690.
Stephen Armstrong - This Birkenhead, England native leads the Storm in goals scored with 17 thus far this season. One of the MISL's top rookie forwards, Armstrong has shown throughout the season that he will continue to improve with his transition from the outdoor game to indoor. Armstrong played in the MLS from 2001-2005 and spent one year in the USL First Division before joining the Storm prior to the 2006-07 campaign.
Stat of the Week:
Despite an 0-for-5 performance with the man-advantage on Sunday against the Milwaukee Wave, Detroit still boasts the League's top power play unit with a 50.0% success rate.
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from March 5, 2007
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- Wave eye future stars in 2007 amateur draft - Milwaukee Wave
- KiXX split weekend set, trail Detroit by a half-game in the MISL Standings - Philadelphia KiXX
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