Ignition Weekly
January 16, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., January 16, 2008) - The Detroit Ignition (10-4) will host the Milwaukee Wave (11-4) Friday night at Compuware Arena at 7:35 pm (ET). The Ignition are a half-game behind the Wave in the fight for first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
IGNITION RECORD
Overall: 10-4 Home: 3-3 Road: 7-1
THIS WEEK'S OUTINGS
January 18, 2008: Detroit Ignition (10-4) vs. Milwaukee Wave (11-4)
The Detroit Ignition will host the Milwaukee Wave on Friday, January 18 at 7:35 pm. The Ignition is a half-game behind the Wave for first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League. Wave forward Greg Howes, who leads the MISL in points with 62, scored a hat-trick in the Wave's victory over the California Cougars on Saturday, January 13.
LAST WEEK'S OUTINGS:
January 11, 2008: Ignition, 12, Storm, 4 - The Detroit Ignition (10-4) defeated the Chicago Storm (9-5) 12-4 Friday night to keep their share of first place in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Ignition forward and reigning MISL MVP Jamar Beasley scored the first points of the match at 4:58 in the first quarter, a two-point goal with an assist from Ricardinho. Chicago's Mariano Bollella responded with two points for the visitors with just over a minute to play in the quarter. Ryan Mack scored two points for Detroit 30 seconds into the second quarter with an assist from Droo Callahan to put the club up 4-2 at halftime.
Midfielder Kyt Selaidopoulos kicked the second half off for the Ignition with a two-point goal at 14:24 in the third quarter.
Selaidopoulos struck again at 2:08 in the fourth quarter with an unassisted two-point score to give Detroit a six point lead. Beasley scored his second goal of the night at 4:36, a two-point shot off an assist from Callahan. Storm midfielder Matthew Stewart added two more points for Chicago at 7:41, but Ignition defender Jonathan Greenfield cemented the win for Detroit with a two-point score at 9:22.
IGNITION KEEPER NAMED MISL GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
Ignition netminder Danny Waltman was named MISL Goalkeeper of the Week for the seven day period ending January 13. Waltman saved 15 of 17 shots faced against his former team, the Chicago Storm on Friday night. The Storm, who were tied with the Ignition for first place, were held scoreless for two consecutive quarters thanks in large part to Waltman's stellar efforts in goal. Waltman also posted an assist on the weekend.
ITINERARY: Week of January 14-20
* All Detroit Ignition practices are held at High Velocity Sports at 46245 Michigan Avenue in Canton unless otherwise scheduled. All practices are open to the media upon request. All times are Eastern Standard Time and subject to change without notice
Thursday, January 17: Training, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday, January 18: Training at Compuware Arena, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Detroit Ignition vs. Milwaukee Wave, 7:35 pm
Saturday, January 19: Off
Sunday, January 20: Off
INJURY REPORT
Player Injury Status
Leo Gibson Back Out
Matt Johnson Ankle Probable
Vahid Assadpour Neck Probable
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Mike Apple needs 12 goals to reach 100 MISL career goals
Vahid Assadpour needs 18 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Jamar Beasley needs 25 points to reach 300 MISL career points
Droo Callahan needs 21 blocks to reach 400 MISL career blocks
Nate Craft needs 6 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Jonathan Greenfield needs 27 points to reach 100 MISL career points
Abraham Francois needs 22 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Matt Johnson needs 7 blocks to reach 150 MISL career blocks
Ryan Mack needs 14 points to reach 50 MISL career points
Hewerton needs 1 goal to reach 50 MISL career goals
Ricardinho needs 3 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Josh Rife needs 7 blocks to reach 75 MISL career blocks
Doug Rice needs 10 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Ze Roberto needs 19 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Worteh Sampson needs 9 points to reach 75 MISL career points
Kyt Selaidopoulos needs 5 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Danny Waltman needs 77 saves to reach 1,000 MISL career saves
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