KiXX Finish Regular Season In California, April 5
April 4, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Philadelphia KiXX News Release
Philadelphia, PA - The defending MISL Champion Philadelphia KiXX will finish out the 2007-08 regular season with a trip to California to play the Cougars at 10:15pm ET on Saturday, April 5. The KiXX were eliminated from post-season play on April 3 in a 16-12 loss to the Monterrey La Raza. The losing season marks just the second time in the KiXX 12-year history the team finished below the .500 mark.
Philadelphia and California met the first month of the season, when the clubs split a home-and-home series on November 25 and 30. In Stockton, Aaron Susi broke out against his former team scoring two goals and recording an assist for five points. Susi was selected first overall by Philadelphia in the 2007 MISL Expansion Draft after the Cougars left him unprotected. Ptah Myers also contributed two goals, one being a three-pointer against a sixth attacker. On November 30 in Philadelphia, Don D'Ambra scored a goal and two assists in an overtime loss. Former KiXX player Chris Handsor scored 2:41 into the extra frame to win it for California. On March 23 in Philadelphia, the KiXX won 19-15. Jonathan Steele scored a hat trick to lead the KiXX back from a 13-7 deficit with 12 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Enrique Tovar leads California with 28 goals in 26 games this season on the offensive end, while Ryan Hall ranks third in the League in blocks with 53. Sanaldo has started 26 of 29 games for the Cougars, after being picked up in a trade with the Detroit Ignition during the offseason. Sanaldo holds a 9-15 record and a 13.89 PAA.
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