MISL weekly
Published on December 22, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release
Baltimore Blast
baltimoreblast.com
2004-05 Record: 5-8 (1-2 Eastern)
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 - Baltimore dropped a 6-1 decision to Central Division leader Milwaukee and returned home to outlast St. Louis, 6-5, in OT... Six different Blast players scored versus the Steamers... Lee Tschantret recorded three blocks to hit the 300-block mark for his career in the Milwaukee game... Baltimore is now 3-5 in games versus Central Division opponents and 2-0 in overtime matches... The Blast host Eastern Division leading Philadelphia on 12/26... Baltimore has lost both matches versus the KiXX this season... With a victory, the Blast would close the year with a 4-2 record in December... F Giuliano Celenza's next goal will be the 100th of his career.
Chicago Storm
chicagostorm.net
2004-05 Record: 6-8 (2-3 Central)
2004-05 Leaders: Novica Marojevic (9G, 8A).
(Expansion Club for 2004-05)
Storm Notes - Chicago dropped a pair of matches last week, losing at home against Philadelphia, 9-4, and falling short at Kansas City, 9-8 in OT... Costea Decu tallied twice for the Storm versus Philadelphia... Awadalla Morad scored a team record four goals in the loss to Kansas City, increasing his season output to 11 goals in eight games... Chicago travels to Milwaukee for a New Year's Eve match scheduled for a 1:05 CST kickoff... Rookie GK Danny Waltman leads the MISL in minutes (704) and saves (143)... He has also faced more shots than any other keeper (213)... Chicago and Milwaukee have split their first four meetings this season.
Kansas City Comets
kccomets.com
2004-05 Record: 5-3 (3-1 Western)
2004-05 Leader: Dino Delevski (14G, 7A)
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 four games with a 9-8 OT triumph over Chicago last week... Offensive Player of the Week Dino Delevski finished with three goals and three assists for six points, a single-game high for the Comets this season... The performance propelled Delevski to second place in the Spalding Scoring Race standings (14g, 7A)... The Comets host Philadelphia to ring in the New Year, with a 7:35 CST start on 12/1... The game is a Family 4-Pack Night where fans can get four end zone reserve tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for just $40... Kansas City leads the MISL in goals per game (6.75) and shot % (23.8%).
Cleveland Force
clevelandforce.com
2004-05 Record: 4-6 (2-2 Eastern)
2004-05 Leaders: John Ball (3G, 9A), Chris Handsor (9G, 3A).
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 traveled to St. Louis and came home with a 9-3 defeat... D Wendell Regis continues to lead the League in blocks with 22... The Force are 4-6 after 10 games this season, equaling their performance of a year ago at the same point... However, the Force are +12 in goals scored this season over last (60 GF/48 GF), scoring six goals per contest... Cleveland is back in action on 1/7, hosting Monterrey at 7:35 EST.
Milwaukee Wave
milwaukeewave.com
2004-05 Record: 9-4 (4-2 Central)
2004-05 Leaders: Greg Howes (8G, 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 faced two Eastern Division foes last week, and came away with a split decision... The Wave surrendered a 1st Qrt goal to Baltimore and then notched six unanswered tallies for a 6-1 win at home for their league-leading ninth victory... Milwaukee then traveled to Philadelphia and lost, 6-3... Michael King recorded the 800th regular season point of his 12-year career in the Baltimore match... Greg Howes' goal versus Baltimore increased his five-year Wave/MISL career regular season total to 161 and he is fifth on the all-time Wave scoring list with 246 points (161g, 85a)... Milwaukee plays host to Division rival Chicago for their annual New Year's Eve Day game at 1:05 CST.
Monterrey Tigres
2004-05 Record: 1-5 (0-2 Western)
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.
Philadelphia KiXX
kixxonline.com
2004-05 Record: 8-5 (3-2 Eastern)
2004-05 Leader: John Barry Nusum (13G, 7A)
2003-04 Record: 20-16, 2nd in Eastern Division
2004 Championship Series: Quarterfinals
2003-04 Leader: Goran Vasic (14G, 34A)
KiXX Notes - The Eastern Division leading Philadelphia KiXX defeated two Central foes last week, traveling to Chicago on Friday for a 9-4 victory, and then hosting Central leader Milwaukee on Saturday with a 6-3 triumph... D Pat Morris collected his fourth MISL Defensive Player of the Week honor for the season after registering a pair of points and one block in each of the club's contests... GK of the Week, Peter Pappas, earned the pair of victories this weekend, improving his record to 6-4 overall this season... Pappas is second in saves (133) and minutes (600), third in save percentage (.743), and fourth in goals against average (4.59)... The KiXX travel to Baltimore for a 12/26 meeting with the Blast.
St. Louis Steamers
stlsteamers.com
2004-05 Record: 8-5 (1-2 Central)
2004-05 Leader: Daryl Doran (10G, 12A)
2003-04 Record: 14-22, 3rd in Central Division
2004 Championship Series: Did not qualify
2003-04 Leader: Steve Butcher (31G, 17A)
Steamers Notes - St. Louis played twice last week and split those matches, winning at home, 9-3, over Cleveland and falling, 6-5 in OT, in Baltimore... St. Louis is back in action when they host the Baltimore Blast on 1/2 at 6:05 CST... After 13 games last season, the Steamers were 3-10 as compared to their 8-5 w-l record this season, a 266.7% increase in win %... St. Louis has scored 22 more goals this season over last, while surrendering 13 fewer goals over the same number of games a season ago... 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 (2-2 Western)
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 50 games, home teams have a record of 30-20.
- Through 50 games in 2004-05, 575 goals have been scored for an average of 11.5. The average for the 2003-04 season was 11.3.
Major Indoor Soccer League 2 Stories from December 22, 2004
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