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March 30, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release


Baltimore Blast
baltimoreblast.com
Record: 13-18 (.419)
Leading Scorer: Giuliano Celenza (28 g, 14 ast)
Leading GK: Brian Rowland (8-7, 5.74 gaa)
Head Coach: Tim Wittman

Blast Notes - The Blast lost at home to Chicago 5-3 on Saturday night, falling 3.5 games out of fourth place with 8 games to play... Baltimore has lost 8 of 9 games... Giuliano Celenza has assumed the team lead in scoring; he is now T-6th in the MISL with 42 pts... On Tuesday, Baltimore dealt D Neil Gilbert and M Allen Eller to Cleveland for F's Joel Bailey and Sipho Sibiya... Rookie GK Brian Rowland is 4th in the league with a .719 sv%... The Blast hosts the Cleveland Force on Friday and travels to Philadelphia on Sunday... Friday's game will be the 100th of F P.J. Wakefield's career (all with the Blast).

Chicago Storm
chicagostorm.net
Record: 16-17 (.484)
Leading Scorer: Novi Marojevic (24 g, 17 ast)
Leading GK: Danny Waltman (16-14, 5.21 gaa)
Head Coach: Frank Klopas

Storm Notes - Chicago split two weekend road contests, falling 6-4 on Friday in St. Louis and earning a 5-3 win in Baltimore on Saturday... The Storm enters the week 1.5 games behind fourth-place Cleveland... M Matt Stewart is riding an 8-gm scoring streak (11 total pts)... F Mark Ughy scored 2 g and 5 pts over the weekend; he is T-4th in the league with 27 g... Rookie GK Danny Waltman is 4th in the MISL with a 5.21 gaa, 3rd with 346 svs, and leads the league with 1,796 min... F Byron Alvarez (21 g, 27 pts) was recalled this past week by the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division... The Storm heads to Kansas City on 4/2 and hosts St. Louis on 4/3.

Cleveland Force
clevelandforce.com
Record: 16-14 (.533)
Leading Scorer: John Ball (25 g, 23 ast)
Leading GK: Jim Larkin (14-12, 5.24 gaa)
Head Coach: Omid Namazi

Force Notes - Cleveland's five-game winning streak came to an end on Saturday with an 8-2 loss in Philadelphia... The Force still holds a 1.5 game lead over fifth-place Chicago, and is only a half-game behind third-place St. Louis... Cleveland sent F's Joel Bailey and Sipho Sibiya to Baltimore this week in exchange for D Neil Gilbert and M Allen Eller... F John Ball's 9-game scoring streak was snapped on Saturday; he ranks 3rd in the MISL with 48 pts... D Genoni Martinez is riding a 6-game scoring streak... Cleveland's offense leads the league (5.9 goals per game)... GK Jim Larkin tops the MISL with 397 saves... Cleveland is in Baltimore on 4/1 and entertains Milwaukee on 4/2.

Kansas City Comets
kccomets.com
Record: 12-19 (.387)
Leading Scorer: Dino Delevski (26 g, 19 ast)
Leading GK: Sanaldo (7-10, 6.22 gaa)
Head Coach: Zoran Savic

Comets Notes - The Comets dropped a 9-6 decision in St. Louis on Saturday, falling 4.5 games out of fourth place with 8 games to play... F Dino Delevski scored twice against St. Louis, giving him 26 g and 45 pts (4th in the MISL)... Vlatko Andonovski tallied 3 pts (g, 2 ast on Saturday) remains the league's highest-scoring defender with 41 pts (T-8th in the MISL); he is also 3rd in the league with 25 ast... F Ibrahim Kante has now scored 6 g over his last 5 games... The Comets open a four-game homestand with games this weekend versus Milwaukee (3/31) and Cleveland (4/2).

Milwaukee Wave
milwaukeewave.com
Record: 20-11 (.645)
Leading Scorer: Greg Howes (32 g, 22 ast)
Leading GK: Nick Vorberg (18-6, 3.70 gaa)
Head Coach: Keith Tozer

Wave Notes - The Wave, victorious in 9 of its last 10 games, had off last week... F Greg Howes leads the MISL in both points (54) and goals (32)... GK Nick Vorberg leads the league in gaa (3.70), wins (18), and sv% (.761)... The Wave holds the best home record (13-4, .765) in the MISL... Milwaukee is the only team in the league allowing under 5 goals per game (4.3)... Milwaukee plays four of its next five games on the road, beginning this week with contests in Kansas City (3/31) and Cleveland (4/2).

Philadelphia KiXX
kixxonline.com
Record: 19-14 (.576)
Leading Scorer: John Barry Nusum (27 g, 17 ast)
Leading GK: Peter Pappas (17-12, 4.57 gaa)
Head Coach: Don D'Ambra

KiXX Notes - Kevin Sloan scored 4 pts (3 g, ast) and John Barry Nusum found the net twice in an 8-2 KiXX win over Cleveland at home on Saturday... The win moved Philly within 2 games of first-place Milwaukee... Sloan has scored 10 pts over the course of a 6-game scoring streak... F Goran Vasic, who leads the MISL with 27 ast, is also riding a 6-game scoring streak... Nusum is 5th in the league with 44 pts and T-4th with 27 g... D Drew Kopp was named Defensive Player of the Week on Monday for his efforts in Saturday's win... GK Peter Pappas is 2nd in the MISL in gaa (4.57), wins (17), minutes (1,718), and saves (372)... The KIXX face third-place St. Louis on the road on 4/2 and entertain Baltimore on 4/3.

St. Louis Steamers
stlsteamers.com
Record: 18-15 (.545)
Leading Scorer: Carlos Farias (29 g, 22 ast)
Leading GK: Brett Phillips (14-13, 4.75 gaa)
Head Coach: Daryl Doran

Steamers Notes - The Steamers captured a pair of big home wins over the weekend, defeating Chicago 6-4 on Friday and Kansas City 9-6 on Saturday... F Carlos "Chile" Farias exploded for 7 pts (5 g, 2 ast) in the two games, including a 6-point night on Saturday; he was named Offensive Player of the Week on Monday... Farias is 2nd in the MISL in pts (51) and g (29)... F Daryl Doran is T-6th in the league with 42 pts and 2nd with 26 ast... Brett Phillips, in goal for both wins, earned Goalkeeper of the Week honors... St. Louis hosts second-place Philadelphia on 4/2 and faces fifth-place Chicago on 4/3.

NOTABLE:

- The MISL has announced that Milwaukee has been awarded Game One of the 2005 MISL Championship Series Finals, and St. Louis has been awarded Game Two. Game One will take place on Saturday, May 14, at U.S. Cellular Arena at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, and Game Two at the Savvis Center will kick off at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, May 21.

- The 2005 MISL Championship Series, featuring the league's top four regular season teams, will begin the weekend of April 29 - May 1. The Semifinal Round is a two-game "home and home" series, with the No. 4 seed meeting the No. 1 seed and the No. 3 seed drawing the No. 2 seed. The higher seed reserves the right to choose home field for either Game One or Game Two. Should the semifinalists split their two-games, an overtime period with a "Golden Goal" will determine the series winner, which will advance to the MISL Championship Series Final. Should the finalists split their two games, an overtime period with a "Golden Goal" will determine the 2005 MISL Champion.

- MISL Players of the Month for March will be announced on Tuesday, April 5.

- The Chicago Storm has announced that they will retire Chicago soccer legend Karl-Heinz Granitza's number 12 in a ceremony on April 3 after the Chicago Soccer Legends Game at 4:30 p.m. CT, prior to the Storm's game against the St. Louis Steamers at the UIC Pavilion.

- Philadelphia defender Pat Morris is being highlighted in this week's "Ask The Pros" feature at www.misl.net. Fans may e-mail questions for Pat to fanmail@misl.net through the weekend.



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