Ignition Weekly
March 19, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., March 19, 2008) - The Detroit Ignition (18-7) will travel to Stockton this weekend to take on the California Cougars (9-17) for the last time this during the 2007-08 regular season. The Ignition have posted a 2-1 record against the Cougars so far this season.
IGNITION RECORD
Overall: 18-7 Home: 10-3 Road: 8-4
THIS WEEK'S OUTINGS
March 22, 2008: Detroit Ignition (18-7) at California Cougars (9-17)
The Ignition will face the Cougars for the final time this season on Saturday night at Stockton Arena. The Cougars, who have been hit by a string of injuries this season, are led by forward Enrique Tovar who has tallied 60 points so far this season.
LAST WEEK'S OUTINGS: March 14, 2008 - Ignition, 18 Sharks, 2: The Detroit Ignition (18-7) defeated the visiting Orlando Sharks (3-24) 18-2 tonight for the club's sixth straight victory.
Jamar Beasley struck first for Detroit, scoring two points at 3:15 of the first with an assist from forward Hewerton Moreira. Ignition midfielder Ze Roberto netted a two-point tally at 8:50, and Kyt Selaidopoulos followed 13 seconds later with another two-point score for Detroit. Hewerton added a pair of two-pointers in the second quarter to put the Ignition up 10-2 going into the half. Selaidopoulos was credited with the assists on both goals.
Just over a minute into the third quarter, midfielder Doug Rice notched a two-point tally with an assist from Beasley, and buried another two-point shot, this time unassisted, at 4:40. Birmingham native Ryan Mack followed Rice's lead less than two minutes later, scoring two points off an assist from Vahid Assadpour. At 10:57 of the third, Hewerton scored his third goal of the night, a two-point tally with an assist from Droo Callahan to bring the final score to 18-2.
ITINERARY: Week of March 17-23
* 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, March 20: Training, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday, March 21: Training, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Travel to California
Saturday, March 22: Detroit Ignition at California Cougars, 10:15 pm
Sunday, March 23: Off
INJURY REPORT
Player Injury Status
Doug Rice Quad Probable
Josh Rife Ribs Probable
Kyt Selaidopoulos Knee Questionable
Worteh Sampson Hip Flexor Questionable
Ricardinho Knee Out
Abraham Francois Knee Out - IR
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Mike Apple needs 7 goals to reach 100 MISL career goals
Nate Craft needs 4 blocks to reach 25 MISL career blocks
Hewerton needs 11 points to reach 150 MISL career points
Ryan Mack needs 8 points to reach 75 MISL career points
Ricardinho needs 1 point to reach 150 MISL career points
Ze Roberto needs 5 points to reach 25 MISL career points
Bill Sedgewick needs to play 5 games to reach his 250th MISL career game
Kyt Selaidopoulos needs 2 goals to reach 50 MISL career goals
Danny Waltman needs 5 wins to reach 50 MISL career wins
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