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MASL Weekly - Week 17

February 18, 2015 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) News Release


Silver Knights Rise As Eastern Threat, Comets on Verge of Perfection

2/18/15 - The Syracuse Silver Knights, on the back of two impressive road wins, have emerged as a dark horse in the Eastrern Conference, which is composed of the Eastern and Central Divisions.

The Missouri Comets are the consensus top ranked team with a 19-0 record and only the 4-14 Tacoma Stars standing in the way of a perfect regular season. The Comets would join the San Diego Sockers (2011/12) and Chicago Mustangs (2013/14) as the only teams in league history to go undefeated, but the first since the league expanded the regular season from 16 to 20 games.

But after the Comets and Baltimore Blast (14-2 after dropping two of their last three), the Silver Knights are quietly on a roll. Syracuse improved to 10-7 after road wins at the Milwaukee Wave and Chicago Mustangs who were a combined 13-4 at home before last weekend. The Silver Knights lost all four meetings with Baltimore, but take those games away and their record improves to 10-3. They are 9-4 overall since losing at Detroit on December 6.

Syracuse, who will face the Rochester Lancers in the first round of the playoffs, have three games remaining, all at home. If the Silver Knights can keep their momentum going they are on a collision course for another shot at the Blast in the division finals.

Playoffs!

The Silver Knights, Lancers, and Mustangs clinched the final three playoff spots last weekend and now the 12-team bracket is set. The Ron Newman Cup Playoffs begin February 26 and the four division winners have first round byes. The #2 and #3 seeds in each division will face off, with the winner traveling to meet the #1 seed. Here is the bracket:

MASL Team of the Week

GK - William Vanzela, Baltimore Blast

Vanzela recorded his third shutout of the season in the Blast victory over the Lancers. He leads the MASL in GAA (3.02) and save percentage (.810).

D - Nelson Santana, Syracuse Silver Knights

Santana had three goals and one assist at Milwaukee, which included a free kick game winning goal in overtime. He is also the team leader in assists with 17.

D - Bo Jelovac, Syracuse Silver Knights

Jelovac recorded three goals and one assist on the weekend in two big Syracuse victories helping the Silver Knights clinch a playoff spot.

M - Ivan Simental, Las Vegas Legends

Simental recorded two goals in the Legends victory over the Sockers on Friday night, coming on the heels of his game winning goal in last week's win over visiting Baltimore. He has recorded 20 points so far this season with 13 goals and seven assists.

F - Lucas Totti, Oxford City FC of Texas

Totti recorded a nine point weekend including three goals and four assists in a victory over Satillo and then a goal and an assist in a close game against Monterrey. Totti leads Texas with 55 points which is 5th best in the league. The rookie forward has recorded 35 goals and 20 assists so far this season.

F - Erick Tovar, Monterrey Flash

Tovar recorded three goals in a victory over Oxford on Sunday night. Tovar is second on the team with 31 points and has recorded 25 goals and 6 assists so far this season.

Honorable Mention - Baltimore: Tony Donatelli ; Chicago: Miguel Vaca ; Dallas: Freddy Moojen, Nestor Hernandez ; Detroit: Miki Djerisilo, Chris Williams ; Milwaukee: Matt Eisold, Luan Sales Oliveira, Stefan St Louis ; Missouri: Danny Waltman, Leo Gibson ; Ontario: Juan Topete ; Rochester: Mauricio Salles, Yakiel Perez, Jeremy Ortiz ; Sacramento: Bryce Campbell ; San Diego: Ney Almeida ; Syracuse: Rich Pflasterer, Kenardo Forbes ; Texas: Juan Gamboa

Suspension Report

Baltimore - Adriano Dos Santos suspended for 2/13 and 2/20/15 (red card, points accumulation)

Dallas - Dominic Schell suspended for 2/21/15 (points accumulation)

Sacramento - Jason Martin suspended for 2/22/15 (points accumulation)

St. Louis - Anthony Arico suspended for 2/20/15 (points accumulation)

St. Louis - Chad Vandegriffe suspended for 2/20/15 (points accumulation)

San Diego - Kraig Chiles suspended 2/21/15 (points accumulation)

Texas - Carlos "Chile" Farias suspended for 2/21/15 (points accumulation)

Wichita - Kevin Ten Eyck suspended for 2/21/15 (points accumulation)

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MASL Taps GoLive for Live Webcasts

Every MASL game will be broadcast live on GoLive Sports Cast this year. All games will also be archived on GoLive at http://golivesportscast.com/video-schedule/.

Gibson Surges to Points, Assists Record

Leo Gibson of the Missouri Comets is rewriting the MASL record book. With one more regular season match left before the playoffs, Gibson has already set new league records for points, surpassing Kraig Chiles's 72 in 2012/13, and assists with 41, topping Enrique Tovar's 40 in 2013/14. This is the first season the MASL has played a 20-game schedule after playing 16 each of the first six years.

More Bad News for Chiles

The night before Kraig Chiles lost his league points record, his 63-game point scoring streak came to an end in an 8-5 loss to the Las Vegas Legends. It was the first time he didn't register either a goal or an assist in a game since November 19, 2011. Adding further insult to injury Chiles breached his penalty limit and will have to serve a one game suspension for accumulation.

Sockers Win in Pacific Coast

The San Diego Sockers wrapped up the Pacific Division title on Friday with a relatively easy 9-5 win at the Ontario Fury. The Fury could have won the division by winning their final two games, but the Sockers continued their unbeaten run against Ontario.

The Week Ahead

Harrisburg Rochester Thu, Feb 19 7:00 pm Blue Cross

Chicago Syracuse Thu, Feb 19 7:00 pm Oncenter

St. Louis Tulsa Fri, Feb 20 7:05 pm Expo Square

Chicago Baltimore Fri, Feb 20 7:35 pm Royal Farms

Brownsville Saltillo Fri, Feb 20 10:30 pm Deportivo RSS

Texas Brownsville Sat, Feb 21 6:00 pm Est Barracudas

Detroit Milwaukee Sat, Feb 21 6:05 pm UW-M P Arena

Harrisburg Baltimore Sat, Feb 21 6:05 pm Royal Farms

Monterrey Dallas Sat, Feb 21 7:00 pm Allen EC

Tulsa Wichita Sat, Feb 21 7:05 pm Hartman Arena

Ontario San Diego Sat, Feb 21 7:05 pm VV Casino Arena

Tacoma St. Louis Sat, Feb 21 7:35 pm Family Arena

Sacramento Las Vegas Sun, Feb 22 1:05 pm LV Sports Park

Wichita Tulsa Sun, Feb 22 3:05 pm Expo Square

Tacoma Missouri Sun, Feb 22 3:05 pm Independence EC

Rochester Syracuse Sun, Feb 22 4:00 pm Oncenter

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