MISL weekly

Published on February 18, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release

THIS WEEK'S MISL GAMES:

Friday, February 20, 2004

Milwaukee Wave at Dallas Sidekicks
Reunion Arena, 7:05 p.m. CT
Two division leaders will collide when the Central leading Wave travel south to face the Western leading Sidekicks. Milwaukee came out on top in their last meeting, with a 6-5 victory on February 14.

St. Louis Steamers at Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena, 7:35 p.m. CT
The Steamers will hope to improve their 3-7 road record in the fourth meeting between these two clubs this season. In their last meeting on January 24, the Steamers lost a tight game 4-3 in Kansas City.

San Diego Sockers at Monterrey Fury – POSTPONED
This game at Arena Monterrey, along with the game scheduled for February 22, has been postponed due to a three-day concert event at the facility. The matches will be rescheduled for after the League's 2004 All-Star Game, which will take place on Sunday, February 29, at the Family Arena in St. Charles, MO. Dates for the rescheduled games will be announced at a later time.

Saturday, February 21, 2004

Cleveland Force at Baltimore Blast
1st Mariner Arena, 7:35 p.m. ET
Cleveland will be looking for their first Eastern Division victory Sunday night in Baltimore. Entering the week, the Blast boasts the best home record in the MISL at 11-2.

Philadelphia KiXX at St. Louis Steamers
Family Arena, 7:05 p.m. CT
The KiXX will look to close the gap on the Eastern leading Baltimore Blast with a victory in St. Louis. The KiXX are currently riding a five-game winning streak.

San Diego Sockers at Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena, 7:35 p.m. CT
The Comets, in the midst of a three-game winning streak, have faced the Sockers twice this season and been defeated by a combined score of 14-5.

Sunday, February 22, 2004

Milwaukee Wave at Philadelphia KiXX
Wachovia Spectrum, 1:05 p.m. ET
The KiXX will look to take advantage of the Wave's 8-4 road record when Milwaukee comes to town. The Wave has accumulated an eight-game lead in the Central Division, while Philadelphia is one game in back of the Blast.

Baltimore Blast at Cleveland Force
CSU Convocation Center, 3:05 p.m. ET
In what will be the second meeting for the two clubs in as many days, the Blast will look to rebound from a two-game slide. The Blast currently holds a one game lead on Philadelphia in the East.

Dallas Sidekicks at Monterrey Fury – POSTPONED
This game scheduled to take place at Arena Monterrey has been postponed due to a three-day concert event in the facility. The match will be rescheduled for after the League's 2004 All-Star Game, which will take place on Sunday, February 29, at the Family Arena in St. Charles, MO. A rescheduled game date will be announced at a later time.



LAST WEEK'S MISL RESULTS:


Games of Thursday, February 12, 2004

Monterrey Fury 6, ST. LOUIS STEAMERS 3

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 2,317
Monterrey 2-0-1-3=6 Monterrey: Hector Mireles, 14 SF – 11 SA
St. Louis 1-1-0-1=3 St. Louis: Brett Phillips, 10 SF – 5 SA

Monterrey: Genoni Martinez (goal, assist), Marco Coria (two goals), Marco Lopez (goal, assist), Oswaldo Medina (goal), Victor Quiroz (goal), Ramon Fernandez (assist)

St. Louis: Steve Butcher (goal, assist), Daryl Doran (goal), Sterling Wescott (assist), Sipho Sibiya (goal)
Notes: The Fury traveled to St. Louis and defeated the Steamers 6-3 in a School Day game at Family Arena. Sipho Sibiya gave the Steamers their only lead of the game (1-0) at 9:25 of the first quarter. Monterrey soon seized control, with Coria and Victor Quiroz ripping shots past netminder Brett Phillips within a 44-second span before halftime. Hector Mireles faced only 14 shots, and saved 11, as the Fury extended a two-game win streak. Phillips turned away five of 10 for the 7-15 Steamers.



Games of Saturday, February 14, 2004


KANSAS CITY COMETS 3, Monterrey Fury 2

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 3,279
Monterrey 0-0-2-0=2 Monterrey: Hector Mireles, 14 SF – 11 SA
Kansas City 0-1-1-1=3 Kansas City: Chris Damico, 14 SF – 12 SA

Monterrey: Renato Pereira (goal), Marco Lopez (goal), Oswaldo Medina (assist), Hector Mireles (assist)

Kansas City: Anthony Maher (two goals), Dino Delevski (goal), Jamar Beasley (assist)
Notes: The Fury saw its two-game winning streak end in a hard-fought game in Kansas City. Anthony Maher scored the Comets' first two goals, at 3:12 of the second quarter and 7:17 of the third. Dino Delevski scored 17 seconds into the fourth quarter to ensure the victory. The Fury kept pressing throughout the fourth quarter, outshooting the Comets 7-3 as time wound down. Kansas City goalkeeper Chris Damico stood strong making four of his 12 saves during the final 15 minutes to preserve the win.


MILWAUKEE WAVE 6, Dallas Sidekicks 5 (2OT)

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 4,659
Dallas 0-1-2-2-0-0=5 Dallas: DJ Horvath, 23 SF – 17 SA
Milwaukee 2-1-1-1-0-1=6 Milwaukee: Nick Vorberg, 22 SF – 17 SA

Dallas: Martin Nash (four goals), Eric Dade (assist), Kiley Couch (assist), Frank Filo (goal), Ricardinho (assist)

Milwaukee: Greg Howes (three goals), Matthew Stewart (goal, assist), Todd Dusosky (goal, assist), Leighton O'Brien (assist), Chris Morman (assist), Joe Reiniger (goal), Giuliano Oliviero (assist)
Notes: In a rare double overtime game, Dallas lost 6-5 to the Wave at the U.S. Cellular Arena. All-Star Greg Howes contributed a hat trick and the game-winner at 3:22 of the second overtime to give Milwaukee the win. Howes also scored the equalizer for the Wave with only 44 seconds left in regulation. Dallas' Martin Nash scored four goals for the second consecutive game.


SAN DIEGO SOCKERS 5, Baltimore Blast 3

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 4,670
Baltimore 0-2-1-0=3 Baltimore: Scott Hileman, 22 SF – 17 SA
San Diego 1-1-2-1=5 San Diego: Victor Nogueira, 27 SF – 24 SA

Baltimore: Carlos Farias (goal, assist), Giuliano Celenza (goal), Denison Cabral (goal), Lee Tschantret (assist), P.J. Wakefield (assist)

San Diego: Paul Dougherty (goal, assist), Mariano Bollella (goal), Kevin Sakuda (assist), Nino DaSilva (assist), Paul Wright (goal), Tony Velazquez (goal), Robbie Aristodemo (goal), Victor Nogueira
Notes: San Diego's effective performance resulted in a 5-3 win over Eastern Division-leading Baltimore, and ended a three-game skid for the Sockers. San Diego pulled to within two and one-half games of the Western Division-leading Dallas Sidekicks. Robbie Aristodemo scored at 1:14 into the contest off a Nino DaSilva assist, and the Sockers never looked back. Goalkeeper Victor Nogueira stopped a season-high 24 of 27 shots, while Scott Hileman of Baltimore turned away 17 of 22 in net.



Games of Sunday, February 15, 2004

CLEVELAND FORCE 7, Dallas Sidekicks 6

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 3,430
Dallas 2-3-1-0=6 Dallas: DJ Horvath, 23 SF – 16 SA
Cleveland 4-2-0-1=7 Cleveland: Jim Larkin, 26 SF – 20 SA

Dallas: Martin Dugas (goal, assist), Martin Nash (two goals), Ricardinho (two assists), Mark Rowland (two goals), Kiley Couch (goal), Fabinho (assist)

Cleveland: Adauto Neto (three goals), Braeden Cloutier (three assists), Zoran Karic (goal, two assist), Omid Namazi (goal, assist), Myles Stoddard (goal), John Ball (goal)
Notes: Cleveland came out on top 7-6 in a seesaw battle with the Sidekicks at the CSU Convocation Center. Dallas tied the game for the fourth time (6-6) when Martin Dugas was credited with a goal that rang off Cleveland midfielder Justin Evans and into the net at 2:08 of the third quarter. The Force regained the lead for good (7-6) when rookie Adauto Neto completed his hat trick on the third assist of the game for Braeden Cloutier at 6:45 of the fourth quarter.

Games of Monday, February 16, 2004

ST. LOUIS STEAMERS 6, San Diego Sockers 3

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 2,365
San Diego 2-1-0-0=3 San Diego: Victor Nogueira, 23 SF – 17 SA
St. Louis 2-2-2-0=6 St. Louis: Brett Phillips, 17 SF – 14 SA

San Diego: Mariano Bollella (goal, assist), David Beltran (assist), Paul Wright (goal), Mauricio Alegre (assist), Tony Velazquez (goal)

St. Louis: Steve Butcher (three goals), Daryl Doran (two goals, assist), Mike Apple (goal, assist), Sterling Wescott (assist), Franck M'Bemba (assist), Sipho Sibiya (assist)
Notes: Brett Phillips stopped 14 of 17 shots in goal, and Steamers All-Stars Steve Butcher and Daryl Doran led St. Louis to a 6-3 win in a Monday afternoon match at Family Arena. Butcher recorded a hat trick, including the game-winning goal at 14:11 of the second quarter, and Doran finished with two goals and an assist. After Paul Wright gave San Diego a 3-2 lead at 1:19 of the second, the Steamers scored four unanswered goals to complete the game.

EASTERN DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES

Baltimore Blast www.baltimoreblast.com
Record: 18-8, 1st place in the Eastern Division
Home: 11-2 Road: 7-6 Goals For: 170 Goals Against: 132
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Carlos Farias, 48 Goals: Denison Cabral, 23 Assists: Carlos Farias, 34
Denison Cabral, 36 Giuliano Celenza, 21 Denison Cabral, 13
David Bascome, 29 Two Tied, 18 Chris Handsor, 13

Blocks: Wendell Regis, 40 Goalkeeper: Scott Hileman, 17-7, 4.82 GAA, .720 save percentage
Billy Nelson, 31
Lee Tschantret, 23
This Week: Saturday, February 21, vs. Cleveland, 7:35 p.m. ET
Sunday, February 22, at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m. ET

Notes: The Blast lost its second consecutive game in San Diego on Saturday night, falling 5-3. Entering the week, Baltimore is holding a narrow one-game lead over Philadelphia in the East. Leading scorer Carlos Farias is second in the MISL with 48 points, and leads the circuit with 34 assists. Denison Cabral is fifth in the League with 23 goals and is eighth in the League with 36 points. Scott Hileman leads the MISL in wins (17) and minutes (1,469), and ranks third with 303 saves. The Blast plays Cleveland twice in as many days this weekend, hosting the Force on Saturday and traveling to the CSU Convocation Center on Sunday afternoon.


Cleveland Force www.clevelandforce.com
Record: 8-16, 3rd place in the Eastern Division
Home: 5-8 Road: 3-8 Goals For: 114 Goals Against: 140
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Zoran Karic, 26 Goals: Lee Edgerton, 18 Assists: Zoran Karic, 20
Lee Edgerton, 23 Adauto Neto, 15 John Ball, 9
Hector Marinaro, 22 Two Tied, 14 Two Tied, 8

Blocks: John Ball, 28 Goalkeepers: Jim Larkin, 6-10, 5.07 GAA, .736 save percentage
Hector Marinaro, 27 Otto Orf, 2-6, 6.29 GAA, .702 save percentage
Josh Timbers, 27
This Week: Saturday, February 21, at Baltimore, 7:35 p.m. ET
Sunday, February 22, vs. Baltimore, 3:05 p.m. ET

Notes: Following a 5-3 loss in Philadelphia on Wednesday morning, the Force captured a 7-6 victory at home against Dallas on Saturday night. Cleveland is eight games behind second-place Philadelphia and nine games in back of first-place Baltimore. Zoran Karic has assumed the team lead in scoring with 26 points, and has now recorded 20 assists in 18 games this season. Goalkeeper Jim Larkin is seventh in the League with a 5.07 goals against average and fifth with a .736 save percentage. The Force faces a crucial upcoming weekend: on Saturday, the club will travel to Baltimore to face the Blast, and on Sunday afternoon Baltimore and Cleveland will meet at the CSU Convocation Center. The Force is 0-3 against Baltimore this season, and 0-7 against Eastern Division opponents.



Philadelphia KiXX www.kixxonline.com
Record: 16-8, 2nd place in the Eastern Division
Home: 8-3 Road: 8-5 Goals For: 140 Goals Against: 109
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Goran Vasic, 37 Goals: Don D'Ambra, 27 Assists: Goran Vasic, 27
Don D'Ambra, 31 Joel Shanker, 21 Ze Roberto, 10
Joel Shanker, 30 Kevin Sloan, 15 Joel Shanker, 9

Blocks: Pat Morris, 55 Goalkeeper: Peter Pappas, 15-6, 4.32 GAA, .782 save percentage
Mauricio Vincello, 30
Drew Kopp, 23
This Week: Saturday, February 21, at St. Louis, 7:05 p.m. CT
Sunday, February 22, vs. Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m. ET

Notes: Philadelphia was idle over the weekend after a 5-3 win over Cleveland in a School Day Game at the Wachovia Spectrum on Wednesday morning. Thanks to that win and Baltimore's 5-3 loss in San Diego on Saturday night, the KiXX are now only one game behind the Blast in the East. Leading scorer Goran Vasic ranks seventh in the League with 37 points and is second with 27 assists. Player/coach Don D'Ambra is third in the MISL with 27 goals. Pat Morris is second in the League with 55 blocks. Goalkeeper Peter Pappas is among the MISL leaders in goals against average (4.32, second), wins (15, second), and minutes (1,264, fourth), and leads the League in saves (326) and save percentage (.782). Philadelphia travels to St. Louis on Saturday night, then returns home for a Sunday afternoon engagement with the Central Division-leading Milwaukee Wave.


CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES


Kansas City Comets www.kccomets.com
Record: 11-15, 2nd place in the Central Division
Home: 6-7 Road: 5-8 Goals For: 162 Goals Against: 207
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Dino Delevski, 42 Goals: Dino Delevski, 31 Assists: Miodrag Djerisilo, 19
Miodrag Djerisilo, 34 Jamar Beasley, 19 Jeff Davis, 15
Jeff Davis, 30 Anthony Maher, 19 Vlatko Andonovski, 15

Blocks: Jeff Davis, 45 Goalkeeper: Chris Damico, 5-5, 7.44 GAA, .628 save percentage
Casey Barton, 30
Matt Tanzini, 27
This Week: Friday, February 20, vs. St. Louis, 7:35 p.m. CT
Saturday, February 21, vs. San Diego, 7:35 p.m. CT

Notes: The Comets upped their winning streak to three games with a 3-2 win over Monterrey at home on Saturday night. The victory marked the team's best defensive effort of the season. Reigning MVP and Spalding Scoring Champion Dino Delevski is fourth in the MISL with 42 points, and ranks second with 31 goals. Miodrag Djerisilo is 10th in the League with 34 points. Jeff Davis is the second-highest-scoring defender in the MISL with 30 points (tied for 15th overall). Davis is also fourth in the League with 45 blocks. The Comets will look to keep their winning streak alive with two home games this weekend, against St. Louis on Friday and San Diego on Saturday.



Milwaukee Wave www.milwaukeewave.com
Record: 18-6, 1st place in the Central Division
Home: 10-2 Road: 8-4 Goals For: 155 Goals Against: 107
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Greg Howes, 57 Goals: Greg Howes, 35 Assists: Todd Dusosky, 23
Todd Dusosky, 39 Michael King, 20 Greg Howes, 22
Michael King, 33 Joe Reiniger, 19 Michael King, 13

Blocks: Lovelace Ackah, 42 Goalkeepers: Dan Green, 10-2, 3.72 GAA, .768 save percentage
Pat White, 33 Nick Vorberg, 8-3, 4.75 GAA, .719 save percentage
Troy Dusosky, 27
This Week: Friday, February 20, at Dallas, 7:05 p.m. CT
Sunday, February 22, at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. ET

Notes: The Wave rediscovered its winning ways with a 6-5 win against Dallas in double overtime at home on Saturday night. Greg Howes scored three goals, including the game-tying and game-winning tallies, in the game; he leads the MISL with 57 points and 35 goals, and is tied for fourth with 22 assists. Todd Dusosky (39 points, sixth) and Michael King (33 points, tied for 11th) are also among the League's leading scorers. Dusosky is also third in the League with 23 assists. Defender Lovelace Ackah is fifth in the MISL with 42 blocks. Goalkeeper Dan Green leads the MISL in goals against average (3.72) and is second with a .768 save percentage. Milwaukee's upcoming weekend features a pair of road games, in Dallas on Friday night and in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon.



St. Louis Steamers www.stlsteamers.com
Record: 8-15, 3rd place in the Central Division
Home: 5-8 Road: 3-7 Goals For: 100 Goals Against: 133
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Steve Butcher, 37 Goals: Steve Butcher, 24 Assists: Steve Butcher, 13
Daryl Doran, 22 Daryl Doran, 11 Daryl Doran, 11
Two Tied, 18 Two Tied, 9 Sterling Wescott, 10

Blocks: Mali Walton, 19 Goalkeepers: Brett Phillips, 8-12, 5.48 GAA, .724 save percentage
Jeff DiMaria, 19 Nando Hernandez, 0-3, 5.66 GAA, .692 save percentage
D.J. Newsom, 18
This Week: Friday, February 20, at Kansas City, 7:35 p.m. CT
Saturday, February 21, vs. Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. CT

Notes: St. Louis fell to Monterrey by a 6-3 score last Thursday, and defeated San Diego 6-3 on Monday afternoon. The Steamers are now one and one-half games behind Kansas City in the Central Division. All-Star Steve Butcher leads the team in goals (24, fifth overall), points (37, tied for seventh) and assists (13). Over his last three games, goalkeeper Brett Phillips has posted a .772 save percentage and a 3.52 goals against average. The Steamers play a big game in Kansas City on Friday night, then return home to entertain the Philadelphia KiXX on Saturday night.



WESTERN DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES


Dallas Sidekicks www.dallassidekicks.com
Record: 14-12, 1st place in Western Division
Home: 11-3 Road: 3-9 Goals For: 156 Goals Against: 124
Statistical Leaders:
Points: David Doyle, 33 Goals: David Doyle, 19 Assists: David Doyle, 14
Martin Nash, 33 Nick Stavrou, 19 Martin Nash, 14
Nick Stavrou, 30 Martin Nash, 19 Ricardinho, 14

Blocks: Kiley Couch, 41 Goalkeeper: Sagu, 14-8, 4.34 GAA, .734 save percentage
Sinisa Alebic, 31
Frank Filo, 28
This Week: Friday, February 20, vs. Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m. CT

Notes: Dallas went 0-2 last week, falling 6-5 in double overtime at Milwaukee on Saturday and dropping a 7-6 contest in Cleveland on Sunday. Those results do little to diminish the torrid hot streak of Martin Nash, who scored six goals in the two weekend games to give him 11 goals over his last four contests. Nash is now tied for the team lead with 33 points (tied for 11th in the League) and 19 goals. Nick Stavrou is tied for 15th in the MISL with 30 points. Injured goalkeeper Sagu still ranks third in the League in goals against average (4.34) and wins (14), and is fourth in saves (287). Dallas still holds a two and one-half game lead over San Diego in the West; the Sidekicks welcome Milwaukee on Friday night for their only game of the week. The club's game scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Monterrey has been postponed and will be rescheduled for after the All-Star Game on February 29.


Monterrey Fury www.monterreyfury.com
Record: 7-17, 3rd place in Western Division
Home: 2-6 Road: 5-11 Goals For: 113 Goals Against: 147
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Genoni Martinez, 46 Goals: Genoni Martinez, 25 Assists: Marco Lopez, 22
Marco Lopez, 40 Marco Lopez, 18 Genoni Martinez, 21
Armando Valdivia, 22 Octavio Perez, 15 Armando Valdivia, 10

Blocks: Genoni Martinez, 47 Goalkeepers: Hector Mireles, 6-12, 5.37 GAA, .740 save percentage
Oswaldo Medina, 38 Christian Guemez, 1-5, 7.99 GAA, .615 save percentage
Victor Quiroz, 22
This Week: No games

Notes: The Fury defeated the St. Louis Steamers 6-3 on Thursday night, and fell 3-2 in Kansas City on Saturday. All-Stars Genoni Martinez and Marco Lopez continue to play well for Monterrey; Martinez is third in the MISL with 46 points, fourth with 25 goals, and third with 47 blocks. Lopez is tied for fourth with 22 assists and ranks fifth with 40 points. Goalkeeper Hector Mireles is eighth in the League with a 5.37 goals against average, but ranks fourth in save percentage (.740) and fifth in saves (284). Over his last three games, Mireles has posted an .827 save percentage and 3.03 goals against average. Monterrey's two home games scheduled for this weekend (San Diego on Friday, Dallas on Sunday) have been postponed due to a three-day concert event in Arena Monterrey. The games will be rescheduled for after the League's All-Star Game on February 29.



San Diego Sockers www.sockers.com
Record: 11-14, 2nd place in Western Division
Home: 9-5 Road: 2-9 Goals For: 108 Goals Against: 119
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Paul Wright, 30 Goals: Mariano Bollella, 16 Assists: Paul Wright, 17
Mariano Bollella, 25 Three Tied, 13 Sean Bowers, 12
Sean Bowers, 20 Mariano Bollella, 9

Blocks: Sean Bowers, 66 Goalkeeper: Victor Nogueira, 11-14, 4.69 GAA, .741 save percentage
David Beltran, 35
Matt Johnson, 31
This Week: Saturday, February 21, at Kansas City, 7:35 p.m. CT

Notes: The Sockers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over Baltimore at home on Saturday night, and fell 6-3 in St. Louis on Monday afternoon. Entering the week, San Diego is two and one-half games behind Western Division-leading Dallas. Leading scorer Paul Wright is tied for 15th in the League with 30 points. Defender Sean Bowers leads the MISL with 66 blocks. Goalkeeper Victor Nogueira is fourth in the MISL with a 4.69 goals against average, ranks second with 323 saves, and sits third with a .741 save percentage. The Sockers' game scheduled for Friday in Monterrey has been postponed and will be rescheduled for after the League's All-Star Game on February 29, meaning that San Diego's lone game this week comes on Saturday night in Kansas City.



LEAGUE NOTES

- Philadelphia KiXX defender Pat Morris has now played in 89 consecutive regular season games, dating back to the 2001-02 season. Greg Howes of the Milwaukee Wave has played in 149 straight regular season and playoff games.

- With three blocks against Dallas on February 14, Pat White became the Milwaukee Wave's all-time leader in that category (390), passing Glenn Carbonara (387).

Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from February 18, 2004

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