Massachusetts Twisters Storm Into Philadelphia
November 14, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Massachusetts Twisters News Release
The Twisters will open their inaugural NISL campaign on Saturday night, November 15th when they will travel to face the Philadelphia Kixx at the Spectrum, with kickoff scheduled for 7:05PM. The Twisters will kick off the home portion of the schedule on December 6th, when the Kixx will come to the Big E for a 7:35PM kickoff.
The Twisters went 7-7 in the regular season before losing to the Rockford (Ill.) Rampage in the AISL championship. Rockford announced in September it would join the NISL, which also includes the Baltimore Blast, Philadelphia KiXX and Monterrey La Raza.
The Twisters play in The Eastern States Coliseum - known locally as The Big E Coliseum - which opened in 1926 and seats 5,900 fans. West Springfield is a community of roughly 30,000, as of the 2000 census. Cities just outside of the West Springfield borders are Hartford CT, Springfield, Pittsfield and Boston.
To listen to the game live, log on to WWW.KIXXONLINE.COM
The Twisters will look to their AISL roster, as well as the New England MLS/USL franchises, for the bulk of their players.
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