Lancers Keep Playoff Hopes Alive In Stunning Win
February 24, 2013 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Rochester Lancers News Release
(Rochester, NY) - With Abby Wambach in attendance as the Lancers honorary captain, MISL Leading scorer Doug Miller scored the game winning goal as the Rochester Lancers (10-16) defeated the Milwaukee Wave 9-8 at Christopher J. Wilmot Field at the Blue Cross Arena. With the win, the Lancers keep their playoff hopes alive as they attempt to make the playoffs for the second straight season. Mauricio Salles and Elliot Fauske each had four point games for the Lancers. Gavin McInerney made 15 saves in the win for the Lancers.
Both teams came out conservatively and the first quarter ended in a scoreless tie.
Milwaukee would open the scoring in the second quarter when Nicolas Perera scored less than three minutes into the quarter. Fauske would tie the score when Stephen Basso played a long ball off the end boards and Fauske turned and fired the shot past Milwaukee goalkeeper Nick Vorberg. The teams would go into the halftime interval tied at two.
In the third quarter, Milwaukee would take the lead again when Perera set up Luan Oliveira for the goal. Salles would give the Lancers their first lead of the game when he took a restart and scored from 3-point range. Milwaukee would retake the lead with a restart goal of the their own when Hewerton was set up by Giuliano Oliveiro with only 13 seconds left in the third quarter. The Wave would carry a 6-5 lead into the final quarter.
The Wave would extend their lead early in the final quarter when Ian Bennett struck for the visitors. The Lancers would pull to within a point when Fauske scored off the rebound of a Salles shot. That would set the stage for Miller to play hero. With just under six minutes remaining, Miller took the restart and scored to give the Lancers the 9-8 win.
With four goals by the Lancers this evening Dunkin Donuts will donate four pounds of coffee to Foodlink. So far this season Dunkin Donuts has donated 152 pounds of coffee.
All matches can be heard live on the Lancers flagship station Fickle 93.3 FM with veteran broadcaster Joe Giuliano once again calling all of the action. In addition all MISL matches can be seen live via webcast at www.MISLLive.com.
Rochester Lancers Season Tickets are now available on the Lancers' website at www.RochesterLancers.com or by calling (585) 872-KICK [5425]. Lancers tickets are available at all local Wegmans locations, through Ticketmaster by calling 1-800-745-3000 to charge by phone or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Major Indoor Soccer League Stories from February 24, 2013
- Comets Clinch Playoff Spot - Kansas City Comets
- Wings Fade to Comets in Final Series Match - Wichita Wings
- Wave Loses More than Game in New York - Milwaukee Wave
- Lancers Keep Playoff Hopes Alive In Stunning Win - Rochester Lancers
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