Ignition Weekly
February 20, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., February 20, 2008) - The Detroit Ignition (13-7) will host the Baltimore Blast (13-8) on Sunday, February 24 at 4:35 pm. The Blast, who are a half-game behind the Ignition for second place, are led by Machel Millwood who has notched 58 points so far this season. Sunday's game is the second of back-to-back games for the Blast, who play the Chicago Storm (13-8) on Saturday at Sears Centre Arena.
IGNITION RECORD
Overall: 13-7 Home: 6-3 Road: 7-4
THIS WEEK'S OUTINGS
February 24, 2008: Detroit Ignition (13-7) vs. Baltimore Blast (13-8)
The Ignition will face the Blast on Sunday at Compuware Arena for the second of a three-game home streak that started with a 16-4 victory over the Philadelphia KiXX (10-13) last weekend. Blast forward Machel Millwood was named MISL Offensive Player of the Week after recording back-to-back five-point games last weekend. The last meeting between Detroit and Baltimore was on December 8, 2007, when the Ignition came away with a 19-11 victory.
LAST WEEK'S OUTINGS:
February 15, 2008: Ignition, 16 KiXX, 4 The Detroit Ignition (13-7) defeated the defending MISL Champion Philadelphia KiXX (10-13) 16-4 Friday night at Compuware Arena.
Philadelphia forward John Barry Nusum scored the first points of the match at 6:32 in the first quarter with an unassisted two-point score. Josh Rife answered back for Detroit with his second goal of the season, an unassisted two-point tally at 11:10 in the first. Just under two minutes later, Mike Apple added another two points to put the Ignition up 4-2 at the end of the first. At 8:18 in the second quarter, Nusum notched a two-point goal to tie the clubs up at 4-all going into the half.
Detroit rolled into the third quarter, as the Ignition scored eight unanswered points against the KiXX. Jonathan Greenfield added four points with a pair of two-point goals, while midfielders Doug Rice and Ze Roberto rounded out the quarter with a two-point score each.
The Ignition's offensive assault continued into the fourth quarter, as Apple and Worteh Sampson added four more points to bring the final score to 16-4.
ITINERARY: Week of February 18-24
* 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, February 21: Training, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday, February 22: Training, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday, February 23: To be determined
Sunday, February 24: Detroit Ignition vs. Baltimore Blast, 4:35 pm
INJURY REPORT
Player Injury Status
Hewerton Knee Probable
Worteh Sampson Hip Flexor Probable
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Mike Apple needs 9 goals to reach 100 MISL career goals
Vahid Assadpour needs 17 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Jamar Beasley needs 6 points to reach 300 MISL career points
Droo Callahan needs 10 blocks to reach 400 MISL career blocks
Tomer Chencinski needs 8 wins to reach 10 MISL career wins
Nate Craft needs 6 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Jonathan Greenfield needs 18 points to reach 100 MISL career points
Abraham Francois needs 15 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Matt Johnson needs 3 blocks to reach 150 MISL career blocks
Ryan Mack needs 2 points to reach 50 MISL career points
Hewerton needs 32 points to reach 150 MISL career points
Ricardinho needs 2 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Josh Rife needs 5 blocks to reach 75 MISL career blocks
Doug Rice needs 6 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Ze Roberto needs 14 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Worteh Sampson needs 29 points to reach 100 MISL career points
Kyt Selaidopoulos needs 4 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Danny Waltman needs 6 saves to reach 1,000 MISL career saves
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