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December 16, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release
Baltimore Blast
baltimoreblast.com
2004-05 Record: 4-7
2004-05 Leader: Carlos "Chile" Farias (10G, 8A)
2003-04 Record: 25-11, 1st in Eastern Division
2004 Championship Series: MISL Champions
2003-04 Leader: Carlos Farias (22 G, 43 A)
Blast Notes - Split a pair of matches last week, stopping Milwaukee 5-4 at home, falling at Chicago, 10-6, ending their second two-game win streak for the season... The Blast travel to Milwaukee for a Friday battle, then are back to 1st Mariner Arena on Saturday to face the St. Louis Steamers... Baltimore will continue to play without the services of Denison Cabral, Adilson De Lima and Carlos Garcia, all out with knee injuries... F David Bascome celebrated his 400th NPSL/MISL game with two goals in the win over Milwaukee last week... F Giuliano Celenza stands two goals shy of the century mark for his career and is just six points away from 200... Baltimore has a 2-4 record versus Central Division opponents this season.
Chicago Storm
chicagostorm.net
2004-05 Record: 6-6
2004-05 Leaders: Novica Marojevic (7G, 5A).
(Expansion Club for 2004-05)
Storm Notes - Chicago snapped a three-game skid with a 10-6 win at Baltimore last Saturday, then lost to Philadelphia, 9-5, the following day... The Storm host Philadelphia on Friday and travel to meet Central Division rival St. Louis on Saturday afternoon... F Awadalla "Awad" Morad has recorded seven goals and four assists in just six professional games, notching two goals and an assist versus Baltimore and another tally against Philadelphia... Rookie GK Danny Waltman leads the MISL in minutes (644) and saves (133)... He has also faced more shots than any other keeper... Chicago and Philadelphia have split their first two meetings this season, while the Storm face St. Louis in their first-ever meeting.
Kansas City Comets
kccomets.com
2004-05 Record: 4-3
2004-05 Leader: Dino Delevski (11G, 4A)
2003-04 Record: 17-19, 2nd in Central Division
2003-04 Championship Series: Semifinals
2003-04 Leader: Dino Delevski (43G, 20A)
Comets Notes - Kansas City extended its win streak to three games with a 6-4 triumph over San Diego last week... Offensive Player of the Week Anthony Maher notched his third hat trick, his second in as many games, including the game-winner with 1:50 left to play on an assist from Goalkeeper of the Week, Chris Damico... Damico stopped 12 of the 15 shots he faced... Damico ranks third among MISL keepers in save percentage (.734), having stopped 91 of 124 shots in six starts this season... The Comets will host Chicago on Saturday afternoon.
Cleveland Force
clevelandforce.com
2004-05 Record: 4-5
2004-05 Leaders: John Ball (3G, 8A), Chris Handsor (9G, 2A).
2003-04 Record: 15-21, 3rd in Eastern Division
2004 Championship Series: Quarterfinals
2003-04 Leaders: Lee Edgerton (23G, 15A), Hector Marinaro (22G, 16A)
Force Notes - Cleveland stopped a short two-game slide with a 6-5 win at Philadelphia last Saturday... D Wendell Regis recorded three more blocks to extend his League-leading block total to 19... The Force seeks the .500 mark when they travel to St. Louis on Friday night, where they were 4-2 winners back on November 14... GK Jim Larken has recorded 105 saves, good for second among the League leaders... The Force offense is second in the MISL scoring at a 6.33 goals per game pace.
Milwaukee Wave
milwaukeewave.com
2004-05 Record: 8-3
2004-05 Leaders: Greg Howes (7G, 7A)
2003-04 Record: 27-9, 1st in Central Division
2004 Championship Series: Finals
2003-04 Leader: Greg Howes (57G, 28A)
Wave Notes - The Wave dropped a one-goal decision in Baltimore, 5-4, and followed that up with a 3-2 triumph over division opponent St. Louis... Troy Dusosky notched his 100th career NPSL/MISL goal at Baltimore... Milwaukee faces two Eastern Division rivals this week, hosting Baltimore on Friday, their first meeting in Milwaukee since the Championship Series Final last season, and then traveling to Philadelphia on Saturday for the first of four meetings this season... The Wave are 1-1 in games played in Baltimore this season... Milwaukee has a +15 goal differential, has not lost a game by more than a goal, and averages 6.09 g.p.g... The Wave are tops in the League in wins and win % (8/.727), assists (60), PK% (71.4), Shot % (23.7) and scoring margin (1.36).
Monterrey Tigres
2004-05 Record: 1-5
2004-05 Leader: Marco "Chikis" Lopez (7G, 5A).
(Expansion Club for 2004-05)
Tigres Notes - D Genoni Martinez is the MISL's two-time defending Defender of the Year, who finished second in the MISL in points last season, but hadn't scored a goal through four games and 25 shots this season, before breaking through with four goals over the weekend. Martinez (two goals) and F Marco "Chikis" Lopez (two goals) combined for four goals on Dec. 4 as the Tigres gained their first win, 6-3 over Chicago ... Only eight players have scored goals for Monterrey ... Tigres have been outscored 13-4 in the fourth quarter ... Have an overall goal differential of -12 ... Head coach Erich Geyer has been involved with 13 professional indoor championships as player, head coach, or assistant coach.
Phladelphia KiXX
kixxonline.com
2004-05 Record: 6-5
2004-05 Leader: John Barry Nusum (10G, 6A)
2003-04 Record: 20-16, 2nd in Eastern Division
2004 Championship Series: Quarterfinals
2003-04 Leader: Goran Vasic (14G, 34A)
KiXX Notes - Philadelphia played twice at home last week, dropping an Eastern Division battle to Cleveland, 6-5, and upending Chicago, 9-5... Six rookies accounted for nine of the KiXX 17 total points in the KiXX win, including six of the club's nine goals... D Pat Morris collected his third MISL Defensive Player of the Week honor for the season... Eastern Division leading Philadelphia meet two Central foes this week, traveling to Chicago on Friday, and then hosting Central leader Milwaukee on Saturday... The KiXX are 1-1 versus Chicago this season, and have not faced the Wave in 2004-05... JAKO USA will provide Philadelphia KiXX t-shirts to the first 2,500 fans, 14 and under, at Saturday's game.
St. Louis Steamers
stlsteamers.com
2004-05 Record: 7-4
2004-05 Leader: Daryl Doran (8G, 10A)
2003-04 Record: 14-22, 3rd in Central Division
2004 Championship Series: Did not qualify
2003-04 Leader: Steve Butcher (31G, 17A)
Steamers Notes - Player-coach Daryl Doran played in his 800th career indoor game in a 3-2 loss versus Milwaukee on Friday, an all-time record ... Doran leads the Steamers and is tied for the MISL lead with 18 points (8G, 10A) ... Three more St. Louis players - F Mike Apple, F Joe Reiniger, and MF Sterling Wescott - join Doran in the top-6 in the MISL in scoring ... Special teams have been a strength for the Steamers. Power play (47.1 percent) ranks fourth in the MISL, and the penalty killing unit (64.7 percent) ranks second ... Have outscored opponents in each of the first three quarters, have been outscored 19-12 in the fourth ... Co-owners Wally Smerconish and Michael Hetelson have begun production on a reality television show that focuses on the team.
San Diego Sockers
sockers.com
2004-05 Record: 4-6
2004-05 Leader: Mark Ughy (12G, 3A)
2003-04 Record: 13-23, 2nd in Western Division
2004 Championship Series: Did not qualify
2003-04 Leader: Paul Wright (21G, 28A)
Sockers Notes - San Diego dropped an important Western Division matchup versus Kansas City, 6-4 last Saturday... The game marked the first loss in five games this season in which San Diego entered the fourth quarter with the lead... The Sockers have drawn first blood in nine of their 10 games played this season, holding a 4-5 record in those games...Mark Ughy is tied for fourth place on the MISL Spalding Scoring list with 15 points (12g, 3a)... San Diego sits atop the leader board in power play goals (11) and power play percentage (73.3%)... San Diego's home match versus Cleveland on December 18 has been postponed.
MISL Notes:
- Through 44 games, home teams have a record of 25-19.
- Through 44 games in 2004-05, 506 goals have been scored for an average of 11.5. The average for the 2003-04 season was 11.3.
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