MISL weekly

Published on March 10, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release


THIS WEEK'S MISL GAMES:

Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Dallas Sidekicks at Monterrey Fury
Arena Monterrey, 8:35 p.m. CT
The Sidekicks are 2-2 against the Fury this season, and are coming off a 10-3 win against Monterrey last Friday at Reunion Arena.

Thursday, March 11, 2004
Cleveland Force at San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena, 6:00 p.m. PT
The Sockers will look to close the gap on the Western leading Dallas Sidekicks with a victory at home. The Sockers are currently in the middle of a four-game losing streak.

Friday, March 12, 2004
Milwaukee Wave at Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena, 7:35 p.m. CT
Kansas City joins Philadelphia as the only teams in the League to defeat the Wave more than once this season. The Comets are 1-1 against Milwaukee at Kemper Arena in 2003-04.

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Saturday, March 13, 2004
Cleveland Force at Kansas City Comets
Kemper Arena, 7:35 p.m. CT
The Force will hope to improve their 4-10 road record in the third meeting between these two clubs this season. In their last meeting on January 17, the Force won a tight game 9-7 in Kansas City.

Sunday, March 14, 2004
Baltimore Blast at Milwaukee Wave
U.S. Cellular Arena, 1:00 p.m. CT
The Blast and Wave, both of whom have clinched postseason berths, continue to battle for the League's number one overall playoff seed. The season series between the clubs is currently tied at 1-1; the teams meet twice more after this weekend.

Dallas Sidekicks at Cleveland Force
CSU Convocation Center, 5:05 p.m. ET
The Force continues their draw of Western division foes Sunday night when Dallas comes to town. Cleveland owns the second worst home record in the League, and faces a Dallas team on a two-game winning streak.

Philadelphia KiXX at Monterrey Fury
Arena Monterrey, 6:35 p.m. CT
The KiXX hope to keep their Eastern Division title aspirations alive with a victory in Monterrey. Philadelphia is 2-1 against the Fury in 2003-04.

St. Louis Steamers at San Diego Sockers
San Diego Sports Arena, 5:00 p.m. PT
The Steamers, in the midst of a two-game losing streak, have faced the Sockers three times this season and have won twice by a combined score of 12-5.



LAST WEEK'S MISL RESULTS:

Games of Friday, March 5, 2004

DALLAS SIDEKICKS 10, Monterrey Fury 3

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 5,413
Monterrey 1-1-0-1=3 Monterrey: Hector Mireles, 17 SF – 10 SA
Dallas 4-0-3-3=10 Dallas: DJ Horvath, 17 SF – 14 SA

Monterrey: Genoni Martinez (goal, assist), Marco Coria (goal, assist), Octavio Perez (goal)

Dallas: Gaston Pernia (goal, three assists), Ricardinho (goal, two assists), Sinisa Alebic (goal), Patrick Shamu (goal, assist), Martin Nash (goal, assist), Mark Rowland (two goals), Chad Deering (two goals), Kiley Couch (assist), Martin Dugas (assist), Beau Brown (goal), Shaun David (assist)
Notes: Eight different goal scorers helped the Dallas Sidekicks to a 10-3 win over the Fury on Friday. After a goal from Octavio Perez pulled the Fury to within 4-2 midway through the second, the Sidekicks rattled off five unanswered goals to build an insurmountable 9-2 lead in the fourth quarter. DJ Horvath made 14 saves on 17 shots in goal for the Sidekicks, while Hector Mireles stopped 10 of 17 for Monterrey.

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BALTIMORE BLAST 10, Philadelphia KiXX 9

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 9,315
Philadelphia 1-3-2-3=9 Philadelphia: Stuart Dobson, 20 SF – 10 SA
Baltimore 4-1-2-3=10 Baltimore: Scott Hileman, 22 SF – 13 SA

Philadelphia: Pat Morris (three goals), Jeremy Aldrich (goal, assist), Tony McPeak (two goals), Andy Guastaferro (two goals), Ze Roberto (goal), Don D'Ambra (assist), Drew Kopp (assist), Stuart Dobson (assist)

Baltimore: David Bascome (two goal), Giuliano Celenza (two goals), Denison Cabral (goal, assist), Carlos Farias (goal, assist), Tarik Walker (two assists), Rich Daughtridge (goal, assist), PJ Wakefield (goal, assist), Billy Nelson (assist), Lee Tschantret (goal), Carlos Garcia (goal)
Notes: The Baltimore Blast scored three straight fourth-quarter goals to defeat the KiXX. Philadelphia scored two goals early in the fourth to take an 8-7 lead. Carlos Farias then gave Baltimore an 8-8 tie, and David Bascome scored back-to-back goals in less than four minutes to put the Blast ahead, 10-8. Pat Morris scored a sixth-attacker goal with 21 seconds remaining in the game to pull the KiXX within one point, 10-9, but the comeback stopped there. Scott Hileman made 13 saves on 22 shots faced. Stuart Dobson took the loss for the KiXX, making 10 saves on 20 shots.

Games of Saturday, March 6, 2004

Cleveland Force 6, ST. LOUIS STEAMERS 2

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 3,157
Cleveland 1-2-2-1=6 Cleveland: Jim Larkin, 28 SF – 26 SA
St. Louis 0-2-0-0=2 St. Louis: Brett Phillips, 17 SF – 12 SA

Cleveland: Braeden Cloutier (two goals), Jim Larkin (goal, assist), Joel Bailey (goal, assist), Aduato Neto (goal, assist), Hector Marinaro (goal)

St. Louis: Daryl Doran (assist), Sterling Wescott (goal), Jeff DiMaria (assist), Steve Butcher (goal)
Notes: Goalkeeper Jim Larkin single-handedly kept the Steamers in check, making 26 saves and adding a goal and an assist in a 6-2 win over the St. Louis at Family Arena. The Force put the game away with three second-half tallies. Joel Bailey scored the first insurance goal at 2:36 of the third quarter, and Hector Marinaro put in a restart goal at 12:45. Brett Phillips stopped 12 of 17 shots as the Steamers fell to 10-16.

MILWAUKEE WAVE 9, Kansas City Comets 7

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 7,033
Kansas City 1-1-2-3=7 Kansas City: Chris Damico, 25 SF – 17 SA
Milwaukee 1-3-2-3=9 Milwaukee: Dan Green, 18 SF – 11 SA

Kansas City: Jamar Beasley (goal, two assists), Scheer (two goal), Jeff Davis (goal), Brian Soell (goal), Jake Dancy (assist), Anthony Maher (goal), Matt Tanzini (assist), Phil Presser (goal), Dino Delevski (assist)

Milwaukee: Greg Howes (four goal), Todd Dusosky (goal, two assists), Chris Morman (goal), Joe Reiniger (goal, assist), Giuliano Oliviero (goal, assist), Troy Dusosky (goal), Marcelo Fontana (assist), Dan Green (assist)
Notes: Greg Howes continued his bid for the Spalding Scoring Champion Award with four goals to lift the Wave over the Kansas City Comets. Chris Morman snapped a 7-7 tie at 13:47 of the fourth quarter, and Howes capped the win with his fourth goal of the game, at 14:37. Howes has 16 points in five games against Kansas City this season. Jamar Beasley equalized for the Comets at 5:10, but the Wave closed out the half with unanswered goals by Howes (9:14) and Todd Dusosky (10:23) for a 4-2 advantage. Joe Reiniger boosted that lead to 5-2 at 8:13 of the third quarter. Kansas City's Brian Soell took only 27 seconds to respond to Reiniger's goal, and Anthony Maher pulled the Comets to within one point (5-4) at 11:02. Howes gave Milwaukee the last word of the period, however, scoring at 12:23 to leave the Wave up 6-4 with 15 minutes to play.

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BALTIMORE BLAST 9, San Diego Sockers 8

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 6,234
San Diego 3-1-0-4=8 San Diego: Victor Nogueira, 16 SF – 7 SA
Baltimore 2-3-1-3=9 Baltimore: Scott Hileman, 21 SF – 14 SA

San Diego: Mauricio Alegre (two goals, two assists), Paul Dougherty (goal, assist), Sean Bowers (two assist), Nino DaSilva (goal, assist), Joshua Elbaum (assist), Mariano Bollella (goal), Ato Leone (goal), Brad Flanagan (assist), Paul Wright (goal), Tony Velazquez (goal)

Baltimore: Tarik Walker (four goals, assist), Giuliano Celenza (goal, two assists), Scott Hileman (two assists), Denison Cabral (two goals), Carlos Garcia (goal), Chris Handsor (two assists), Lee Tschantret (goal)
Notes: Tarik Walker had four goals, and rookie Carlos Garcia scored at 8:45 of the fourth quarter to give the Baltimore Blast a 9-8 win over the San Diego Sockers. In a back-and-forth affair, Denison Cabral's score at 9:23 of the second started a three-goal run that continued into the fourth quarter and proved too much for San Diego to overcome. Walker scored the only goal of the third quarter, at 2:30, and Tschantret finished off an assist from Chris Handsor 34 seconds into the fourth to leave the Blast up 7-4. Blast's Scott Hileman made 14 saves on 21 chances, and collected a pair of assists. Victor Nogueira took the loss for the 11-16 Sockers, stopping seven of 16 shots.

Games of Sunday, March 7, 2004

PHILADELPHIA KIXX 7, San Diego Sockers 6

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 4,113
St. Louis 2-2-1-1=6 San Diego: Riley Swift, 20 SF – 13 SA
Philadelphia 1-3-2-1=7 Philadelphia: Stuart Dobson, 19 SF – 13 SA

San Diego: Mariano Bollella (four goals), Dougherty (goal, assist), Nino DaSilva (two assists), Robbie Aristodemo (goal, assist), Mauricio Alegre (assist)

Philadelphia: Don D'Ambra (two goals, two assists), Pat Morris (goal, two assists), Kevin Sloan (three goals), Andy Guastaferro (goal), Goran Vasic (assist), Les Lunsford (assist)
Notes: Andy Guastaferro scored with 1:20 left in the game to give the Philadelphia KiXX a 7-6 win over the San Diego Sockers. Player/coach Don D'Ambra put Philadelphia on the board 2:22 after the opening kickoff. Sockers Mariano Bollella took that point back at 3:23, and the Sockers surged ahead with goals by Paul Dougherty at 8:22 and Bollella at 3:25 and 9:40 of the second stanza. Pat Morris started the KiXX comeback 2:15 before the intermission, and Kevin Sloan hammered home two goals in a 1:07 span to tie the score before the half. Sloan completed his hat trick at 8:34 of the third quarter. Philly goalkeeper Stuart Dobson faced 19 shots and made 13 saves while the Sockers' Riley Swift stopped 13 of 20 shots.

MILWAUKEE WAVE 10, St. Louis Steamers 3

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 6,081
St. Louis 2-1-0-0=3 St. Louis: Brett Phillips, 16 SF – 9 SA
Milwaukee 2-2-2-0=6 Milwaukee: Nick Vorberg, 20 SF – 17 SA

St. Louis: Sipho Sibiya (goal, two assists), Daryl Doran (assist), Jeff DiMaria (goal), Steve Butcher (goal)

Milwaukee: Greg Howes (four goals, assist), Todd Dusosky (goal, two assists), Michael King (two goals), Chris Morman (goal), Angel Rivillo (assist), Troy Dusosky (goal), Joe Reiniger (goal), Giuliano Oliviero (assist)
Notes: Greg Howes scored four goals for the second time in as many games to help the Wave clinch the Central Division with a 10-3 win over the Steamers at U.S. Cellular Arena. Sipho Sibiya's game-opening goal, at 5:13 of the first quarter, would be the only lead of the game for St. Louis. The lead lasted only 51 seconds as Chris Morman then tied the match with the first of four unanswered Milwaukee goals. Todd Dusosky gave the Wave a 2-1 lead before intermission, and Howes scored at 6:31 and 9:12 of the second quarter to boost Milwaukee's lead to 4-1. Nick Vorberg posted the win in goal, with 17 saves on 20 chances. Brett Phillips went 9-for-16 for the Steamers, and Nando Hernandez allowed three goals on as many shots in 10:42 of relief. (more)



MONTERREY FURY 5, Cleveland Force 4 (OT)

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 6,708
Cleveland 2-0-2-0-0=4 Cleveland: Jim Larkin, 22 SF – 17 SA
Monterrey 2-2-0-0-1=5 Monterrey: Hector Mireles, 21 SF – 17 SA

Cleveland: Antonio Sutton (goal, assist), Josh Evans (assist), Lee Edgerton (assist), Braeden Cloutier (goal), Myles Stoddard (goal), Joel Bailey (goal), Hector Marinaro (assist)

Monterrey: Genoni Martinez (goal), Octavio Perez (two assists), Gaston Pereira (goal), Walter Gomez (assist), Armando Valdivia (assist), Marco Lopez (goal), Ramon Fernandez (goal), Renato Pernia (goal)
Notes: Genoni Martinez scored 1:51 into overtime to give the Monterrey Fury a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Force on Sunday at Arena Monterrey. The win was the expansion team's fourth in as many games over the Force this season, and was the Fury's first under new head coach Erich Geyer. Hector Mireles, who finished with 17 saves, held off an 11-shot onslaught in the fourth quarter to help the Fury force overtime. Force netminder Jim Larkin also stopped 17 shots.

Games of Tuesday, March 9, 2004

Kansas City Comets 5, PHILADELPHIA KIXX 3

Score by Quarters: Goalkeepers: Attendance: 2,714
Kansas City 1-0-1-3=5 Kansas City: Sanaldo, 14 SF – 11 SA
Philadelphia 0-1-0-2=3 Philadelphia: Stuart Dobson, 19 SF – 14 SA

Kansas City: Jason Cole (goal), Sandre Naumoski (goal), Brian Soell (assist), Anthony Maher (goal), Jamar Beasley (goal), Vlatko Andonovski (goal), Dino Delevski (assist)

Philadelphia: Don D'Ambra (two goals), Goran Vasic (goal), Andy Guastaferro (assist), Pat Morris (assist)
Notes: Five different players scored for the Comets, and Brazilian import Sanaldo saved 11 of 14 shots in goal as Kansas City downed the KiXX 5-3 on Tuesday night at the Wachovia Spectrum. Jason Cole's goal at 11:34 of the fourth stood as the game-winner; it was Cole's first score in a Comets uniform. Don D'Ambra scored twice for Philadelphia. Sanaldo has won his first two MISL starts. Comets defender Jeff Davis blocked nine shots in the contest.

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EASTERN DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES

Baltimore Blast www.baltimoreblast.com
Record: 22-8, 1st place in the Eastern Division
Home: 14-2 Road: 8-6 Goals For: 203 Goals Against: 160
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Carlos Farias, 54 Goals: Denison Cabral, 28 Assists: Carlos Farias, 39
Denison Cabral, 43 Giuliano Celenza, 28 Denison Cabral, 15
Giuliano Celenza, 38 David Bascome, 22 Chris Handsor, 15

Blocks: Wendell Regis, 42 Goalkeeper: Scott Hileman, 21-7, 5.09 GAA, .708 save percentage
Billy Nelson, 39
Lee Tschantret, 28
This Week: Sunday, March 14, at Milwaukee, 1:00 p.m. CT
Notes: The Blast won two tough home games last week, 10-9 over Philadelphia on Friday and 9-8 over San Diego on Sunday. With the victories, Baltimore improved its League-best home record to 14-2. The club holds a four and one-half game-lead over Philadelphia in the East. Leading scorer Carlos Farias is second in the League with 54 points, and leads the circuit with 39 assists. Denison Cabral (43 points, seventh) and Giuliano Celenza (38 points, 11th) are also among the MISL scoring leaders. Cabral and Celenza are both tied for fifth in the League with 28 goals. Scott Hileman became the MISL's first 20-game winner this season; he leads the League with 21 victories. Baltimore's only game this weekend comes on Sunday, with a contest in Milwaukee. The Blast's magic number to clinch the Eastern Division title is three; the club has already clinched at least a wild card playoff berth.

Cleveland Force www.clevelandforce.com
Record: 9-19, 3rd place in the Eastern Division
Home: 5-9 Road: 4-10 Goals For: 135 Goals Against: 161
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Zoran Karic, 27 Goals: Lee Edgerton, 18 Assists: Zoran Karic, 21
Lee Edgerton, 27 Adauto Neto, 18 John Ball, 11
Two Tied, 24 Justin Evans, 16 Three Tied, 9

Blocks: John Ball, 36 Goalkeepers: Jim Larkin, 7-13, 5.06 GAA, .743 save percentage
Josh Timbers, 35 Otto Orf, 2-6, 6.29 GAA, .702 save percentage
Hector Marinaro, 31
This Week: Thursday, March 11, at San Diego, 6:00 p.m. PT
Saturday, March 13, at Kansas City, 7:35 p.m. CT
Sunday, March 14, vs. Dallas, 5:05 p.m. ET
Notes: Cleveland defeated St. Louis 6-2 on Friday night, and fell 10-3 in Milwaukee on Sunday. Jim Larkin earned Goalkeeper of the Week honors thanks largely to his stellar performance against the Steamers; he saved 26 of 28 shots and scored two points, including the first goal of his career. Larkin is now third in the League with a .743 save percentage. The Force faces a very busy week, as their slim playoff hopes are on the line with games in San Diego (Thursday) and Kansas City (Saturday) before a home contest against Dallas on Sunday.

Philadelphia KiXX www.kixxonline.com
Record: 17-12, 2nd place in the Eastern Division
Home: 9-5 Road: 8-7 Goals For: 165 Goals Against: 146
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Goran Vasic, 41 Goals: Don D'Ambra, 32 Assists: Goran Vasic, 30
Don D'Ambra, 39 Joel Shanker, 21 Pat Morris, 11
Two Tied, 30 Two Tied, 19 Ze Roberto, 10

Blocks: Pat Morris, 62 Goalkeepers: Peter Pappas, 15-7, 4.44 GAA, .775 save percentage
Mauricio Vincello, 36 Stuart Dobson, 2-5, 6.12 GAA, 650 save percentage
Drew Kopp, 33
This Week: Sunday, March 14, at Monterrey, 6:35 p.m. CT
Notes: The KiXX went 1-2 last week, with a 7-6 victory against San Diego sandwiched between losses to Baltimore (10-9 on Friday) and Kansas City (5-3 on Tuesday). Philadelphia enters the week four and one-half games behind Baltimore in the East, and currently stands as the top-seeded wild card team in the playoff race. Leading scorer Goran Vasic is tied for eighth in the League with 41 points and is tied for second with 30 assists. Player/coach Don D'Ambra is third in the MISL with 32 goals and ranks 10th overall with 39 points. Defender Pat Morris is third in the MISL with 62 blocks. Goalkeeper Peter Pappas, who missed all three games last week with injury, is third in the League with a 4.44 goals against average, ranks second in both wins (15) and saves (338), and leads the MISL with a .775 save percentage. Philadelphia heads south for its only game this week, in Monterrey on Sunday; their magic number to clinch a playoff berth is three. (more)

CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES

Kansas City Comets www.kccomets.com
Record: 13-17, 2nd place in the Central Division
Home: 7-8 Road: 6-9 Goals For: 184 Goals Against: 229
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Dino Delevski, 49 Goals: Dino Delevski, 35 Assists: Miodrag Djerisilo, 19
Jamar Beasley, 36 Jamar Beasley, 24 Jeff Davis, 15
Miodrag Djerisilo, 35 Anthony Maher, 22 Vlatko Andonovski, 15

Blocks: Jeff Davis, 66 Goalkeepers: Chris Damico, 5-7, 7.32 GAA, .637 save percentage
Vlatko Andonovski, 36 Sanaldo, 2-0, 4.00 GAA, .778 save percentage
Casey Barton, 33
This Week: Friday, March 12, vs. Milwaukee, 7:35 p.m. CT
Saturday, March 13, vs. Cleveland, 7:35 p.m. CT
Notes: The Comets went 1-1 last week, falling 9-7 to Milwaukee on Saturday and defeating Philadelphia 5-3 on Tuesday. The Comets cannot capture the Central Division crown but they enter the week clinging to the League's fifth overall playoff seed by virtue of winning percentage. Dino Delevski is tied for third in the MISL with 49 points, and is second with 35 goals. Jamar Beasley is 14th with 36 points, and Miodrag Djerisilo is tied for 15th with 35 points. Defender Jeff Davis is second with 66 blocks. Brazilian goalkeeper Sanaldo has won his first two MISL starts, posting a 4.00 goals against average and .778 save percentage. The Comets are home for both of their games this week, on Friday against Milwaukee and Saturday against Cleveland.

Milwaukee Wave www.milwaukeewave.com
Record: 21-7, 1st place in the Central Division
Home: 12-2 Road: 9-5 Goals For: 185 Goals Against: 124
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Greg Howes, 70 Goals: Greg Howes, 47 Assists: Todd Dusosky, 30
Todd Dusosky, 48 Michael King, 22 Greg Howes, 23
Michael King, 37 Joe Reiniger, 21 Michael King, 15

Blocks: Lovelace Ackah, 51 Goalkeepers: Dan Green, 12-3, 3.90 GAA, .755 save percentage
Chris Morman, 34 Nick Vorberg, 9-3, 4.60 GAA, .732 save percentage
Pat White, 33
This Week: Friday, March 12, at Kansas City, 7:35 p.m. CT
Sunday, March 14, vs. Baltimore, 1:00 p.m. CT
Notes: The Wave continued to surge with two weekend wins, 9-7 over Kansas City on Saturday and 10-3 on Sunday against St. Louis. Milwaukee has locked up the Central Division crown and continues to battle Baltimore for the number one overall playoff seed. Greg Howes has scored four goals in each of his last three games, and leads the League in points (70) and goals (47). Todd Dusosky is fifth in the MISL with 48 points and is tied for second with 30 assists. Defender Lovelace Ackah is fifth in the League with 51 blocks. Goalkeeper Dan Green leads the League in goals against average (3.90) and is second in save percentage (.755). Milwaukee travels to Kansas City this Friday before hosting Baltimore on Sunday.

St. Louis Steamers www.stlsteamers.com
Record: 10-17, 3rd place in the Central Division
Home: 6-9 Road: 4-8 Goals For: 118 Goals Against: 155
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Steve Butcher, 44 Goals: Steve Butcher, 30 Assists: Daryl Doran, 15
Daryl Doran, 28 Daryl Doran, 13 Steve Butcher, 14
Sipho Sibiya, 26 Sipho Sibiya, 12 Sipho Sibiya, 14

Blocks: Mali Walton, 23 Goalkeepers: Brett Phillips, 10-14, 5.37 GAA, .730 save percentage
D.J. Newsom, 22 Nando Hernandez, 0-3, 6.11 GAA, .667 save percentage
Carlton Williams, 22
This Week: Sunday, March 14, at San Diego, 5:00 p.m. PT
Notes: St. Louis dropped two games over the weekend by a combined score of 16-5, and enter the week one-half game behind San Diego for the MISL's final wild card playoff spot. The Steamers' contest in San Diego on Sunday stands as one of the most consequential games of the 2003-04 season thus far. Leading scorer Steve Butcher is sixth in the MISL with 44 points, and fourth with 30 goals. Goalkeeper Brett Phillips is fourth in the League with 325 saves.
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WESTERN DIVISION TEAM CAPSULES

Dallas Sidekicks www.dallassidekicks.com
Record: 16-12, 1st place in Western Division
Home: 13-3 Road: 3-9 Goals For: 170 Goals Against: 130
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Martin Nash, 37 Goals: Martin Nash, 21 Assists: Martin Nash, 16
David Doyle, 33 David Doyle, 19 Ricardinho, 16
Nick Stavrou, 31 Nick Stavrou, 19 Two Tied, 14

Blocks: Kiley Couch, 47 Goalkeepers: Sagu, 14-8, 4.34 GAA, .734 save percentage
Sinisa Alebic, 33 DJ Horvath, 2-2, 4.45 GAA, .736 save percentage
Frank Filo, 30
This Week: Wednesday, March 10, at Monterrey, 8:35 p.m. CT
Sunday, March 14, at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m. ET
Notes: Dallas downed Western Division rival Monterrey 10-3 on Friday night at home, and enter the week with a five-game lead over second-place San Diego. The Sidekicks' magic number to clinch the division title or a wildcard playoff berth is three. Dallas activated David Doyle, who has scored 33 points in 21 games this season, from injured reserve this week. In his absence, Martin Nash (37 points, 12th overall) assumed the team lead in scoring. Still sidelined with injury is goalkeeper Sagu, who ranks second in the MISL with a 4.34 goals against average. DJ Horvath has gone 2-2 with a 4.45 GAA and .736 save percentage in his first four games for Dallas. The Sidekicks travel to Monterrey to face the Fury on Wednesday night, and head to Cleveland on Sunday.

Monterrey Fury www.monterreyfury.com
Record: 8-18, 3rd place in Western Division
Home: 3-6 Road: 5-12 Goals For: 121 Goals Against: 161
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Genoni Martinez, 49 Goals: Genoni Martinez, 27 Assists: Marco Lopez, 22
Marco Lopez, 41 Marco Lopez, 19 Genoni Martinez, 22
Armando Valdivia, 23 Octavio Perez, 16 Armando Valdivia, 11

Blocks: Genoni Martinez, 52 Goalkeepers: Hector Mireles, 7-13, 5.42 GAA, .737 save percentage
Oswaldo Medina, 43 Christian Guemez, 1-5, 7.99 GAA, .615 save percentage
Victor Quiroz, 22
This Week: Wednesday, March 10, vs. Dallas, 8:35 p.m. CT
Sunday, March 14, vs. Philadelphia, 6:35 p.m. CT
Notes: The Fury named Erich Geyer as head coach on Sunday. Geyer, who coached the CISL's Monterrey La Raza from 1993-2000 and led the Harrisburg Heat to a 15-21 record in 2002-03, marked his Fury debut with a 5-4 overtime win against Cleveland on Sunday night. The win came on the heels of a 10-3 loss in Dallas on Friday; Genoni Martinez served as interim coach for that game, in place of the fired Andres Carranza. Monterrey is still alive in the playoff race, two games out of the final wild card spot entering the week. In the team's favor, the Fury will play nine of its final 10 regular season games at Arena Monterrey.

San Diego Sockers www.sockers.com
Record: 11-17, 2nd place in Western Division
Home: 9-5 Road: 2-12 Goals For: 127 Goals Against: 142
Statistical Leaders:
Points: Paul Wright, 35 Goals: Mariano Bollella, 21 Assists: Paul Wright, 19
Mariano Bollella, 31 Paul Wright, 16 Sean Bowers, 14
Sean Bowers, 24 Nino DaSilva, 15 Two Tied, 10

Blocks: Sean Bowers, 70 Goalkeepers: Victor Nogueira, 11-15, 4.88 GAA, .730 save percentage
David Beltran, 39 Riley Swift, 0-2, 5.76 GAA, .688 save percentage
Matt Johnson, 34
This Week: Thursday, March 11, vs. Cleveland, 6:00 p.m. PT
Sunday, March 14, vs. St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. PT
Notes: San Diego lost two road games by a total of two goals (10-9 in Baltimore on Friday, 7-6 in Philadelphia on Sunday) over the weekend, falling five full games behind Dallas in the West. The Sockers are still in contention for the West title (Dallas' magic number to clinch is three) and currently hold the final wild card spot in the playoff race. Leading scorer Paul Wright is tied for 15th in the League with 35 points. Defender Sean Bowers leads the MISL with 70 blocks. Victor Nogueira is fourth overall with a 4.88 goals against average and ranks third with 330 saves. The Sockers play twice at home this week, against Cleveland on Thursday and St. Louis (who trail the Sockers by a half-game in the playoff race) on Sunday. (more)

LEAGUE NOTES

- The Monterrey Fury named Erich Geyer, who led the Harrisburg Heat to a 15-21 record in 2002-03, as head coach on Sunday, March 7. Geyer earned an overtime victory, 5-4 over Cleveland, in his debut. The native of Germany coached the Monterrey La Raza of the CISL/WISL from 1993-2000, winning three titles. He has been involved in an amazing 14 championships as a player, assistant coach, and head coach in his indoor soccer career. Geyer joins Cleveland's Omid Namazi as recently appointed MISL coaches.

- Milwaukee's Greg Howes has posted three consecutive four-goal games, the first time in Wave history that the feat has been accomplished. Howes, the MISL's leading scorer, has scored 22 goals and 26 points over his last eight games, building a firm lead in the 2003-04 Spalding Scoring Champion race as the season winds down.

- The MISL announced last Friday the rescheduled game dates and start times for four games originally scheduled to take place at Arena Monterrey in January and February. Those contests were postponed due to circumstances beyond the League's control. A fifth game that was originally scheduled to take place on Friday, March 19 (San Diego at Monterrey), has also been moved to Thursday, March 18. The 2003-04 MISL regular season will now last one day longer than originally planned, as St. Louis will play in Monterrey on Monday, April 5.

NEW DATE GAME TIME ORIGINAL DATE GM #
Wednesday, March 10 Dallas at Monterrey 8:35 p.m. CT Sunday, February 22 122
Wednesday, March 17 San Diego at Monterrey 8:35 p.m. CT Friday, February 20 116
Thursday March 18 San Diego at Monterrey 8:35 p.m. CT Friday, March 19 141
Wednesday, March 31 St. Louis at Monterrey 8:35 p.m. CT Sunday, January 11 77
Monday, April 5 St. Louis at Monterrey 1:05 p.m. CT Sunday, February 8 106

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