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April 20, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release
Baltimore Blast
baltimoreblast.com
Record: 15-22 (.405)
Leading Scorer: Giuliano Celenza (32 g, 17 ast)
Leading GK: Sagu (7-12, 5.56 gaa)
Head Coach: Tim Wittman
Blast Notes - Following a 7-6 overtime loss to Kansas City on Friday and a 6-5 defeat in Chicago on Saturday, the defending champion Blast has officially been eliminated from playoff contention...F Giuliano Celenza is 5th in the league with 49 pts and T-2nd with 32 g...Celenza is also T-2nd with 8 ppg...GK Sagu has recorded a 3.81 goals against average and .779 save percentage in his last four games...F Lee Tschantret has scored in five straight games (3 g, 5 ast)...Since the start of February, Baltimore has gone 5-11...The Blast completes its season this weekend versus Cleveland (4/22) and at Milwaukee (4/24).
Chicago Storm
chicagostorm.net
Record: 18-20 (.474)
Leading Scorer: Novi Marojevic (29 g, 18 ast)
Leading GK: Danny Waltman (18-17, 5.25 gaa)
Head Coach: Frank Klopas
Storm Notes - After a 7-2 loss in Cleveland on Friday, the Storm remained alive in the playoff race with a 6-5 win over Baltimore on Saturday...MF Andy Rosenband scored the game-winner with 8 seconds left in Saturday's game; it was Rosenband's first goal since 3/13...F Novi Marojevic scored a hat trick in the game; he has scored 5 g and 6 pts in his last three games and ranks 6th in the MISL with 47 pts...F Mark Ughy is T-4th in the league with 30 g...Rookie GK Danny Waltman leads the league in minutes played (2,090) and is 3rd in saves (397)...The Storm needs to win on 4/23 in St. Louis and hope the Steamers lose their final two games to make the playoffs.
Cleveland Force
clevelandforce.com
Record: 21-16 (.568)
Leading Scorer: John Ball (27 g, 30 ast)
Leading GK: Jim Larkin (18-14, 5.10 gaa)
Head Coach: Omid Namazi
Force Notes - The Force remained the league's hottest team (14-6 since the start of February) with wins over Chicago (7-2 on Friday) and Milwaukee (8-7 in overtime on Sunday), clinching a playoff berth in the process...F Adauto Neto was named Offensive Player of the Week on Monday...GK Jim Larkin leads the league in saves (479) and is third in save percentage (.743)...F John Ball is 3rd in the MISL with 57 pts and T-1st with 30 assists...Cleveland's 21 wins are the team's most since the 1999-2000 season...Cleveland could still capture the MISL regular season title with two wins and two Milwaukee losses...The Force is in Baltimore on 4/22 and hosts the Wave on 4/23.
Kansas City Comets
kccomets.com
Record: 17-20 (.459)
Leading Scorer: Dino Delevski (32 g, 22 ast)
Leading GK: Sanaldo (10-10, 5.76 gaa)
Head Coach: Zoran Savic
Comets Notes - The Comets are eliminated from playoff contention despite a pair of exciting overtime wins last week, 7-6 in Baltimore on Friday and 3-2 in Philadelphia on Saturday...The Comets are 5-1 in their last six games...GK Sanaldo and D Casey Barton were both named Players of the Week on Monday...Barton is T-2nd in the MISL with 51 blocks...F's Dino Delevski and Jamar Beasley both scored three goals, including game-winners, in the games...Delevski is 4th in the league with 54 pts and T-2nd with 32 g, and has scored in 28 of his 29 games this season...Beasley has scored 11 pts over the course of a six-game scoring streak...The Comets wrap up 2004-05 with home games vs. St. Louis (4/22) and Chicago (4/23).
Milwaukee Wave
milwaukeewave.com
Record: 23-14 (.622)
Leading Scorer: Greg Howes (38 g, 28 ast)
Leading GK: Nick Vorberg (21-9, 3.75 gaa)
Head Coach: Keith Tozer
Wave Notes - The first-place Wave defeated St. Louis 7-2 on April 16, then fell 8-7 in overtime to Cleveland on Sunday...F Greg Howes leads the MISL in both points (66) and goals (38)...M Angel Rivillo has scored 8 points (5 g, 3 ast) over his last three games, including 6 points over the weekend...F Todd Dusosky has recorded 7 points over his last three games...M Giuliano Oliviero has scored in 19 of his last 22 games...GK Nick Vorberg leads the league in goals against average (3.75), wins (21), and save percentage (.767)...D Chris Morman is T-2nd in the league with 51 blocks...Milwaukee will clinch the regular season title with a win in either of its two weekend games: 4/23 at Cleveland or 4/24 versus Baltimore.
Philadelphia KiXX
kixxonline.com
Record: 21-17 (.553)
Leading Scorer: John Barry Nusum (27 g, 17 ast)
Leading GK: Peter Pappas (18-15, 4.41 gaa)
Head Coach: Don D'Ambra
KiXX Notes - The KiXX dropped a 3-2 overtime decision at home against Kansas City on Saturday, slipping a half-game behind second-place Cleveland in the standings...F's John Barry Nusum and Don D'Ambra are T-8th in the league with 44 pts...D'Ambra is T-4th with 30 g...GK Peter Pappas is 2nd in the league with in gaa (4.41), wins (18), minutes (2,028), saves (439), and save percentage (.747)...D Pat Morris leads the league with 92 blocks...F Goran Vasic is T-1st in the MISL with 30 ast...The KiXX could still finish in second; having taken the season series with Cleveland, they need only to match the Force's final record...Philadelphia's regular season finale comes in Kansas City on 4/23.
St. Louis Steamers
stlsteamers.com
Record: 19-19 (.500)
Leading Scorer: Carlos Farias (29 g, 29 ast)
Leading GK: Brett Phillips (15-16, 4.98 gaa)
Head Coach: Daryl Doran
Steamers Notes - The Steamers lost their third straight game, 7-2 at home against Milwaukee on Saturday, but remain in excellent position to clinch a playoff berth this weekend...F Carlos "Chile" Farias is 2nd in the league with 58 pts...Farias has scored 17 points (7 goals, 10 assists) in his first 9 games with the team...Farias and F Daryl Doran are T-3rd in the league with 29 ast...Doran ranks 7th in the MISL with 46 pts...GK Brett Phillips is 3rd in the league with a 4.98 gaa...With a win this weekend, the Steamers would clinch a playoff berth-just one season after finishing 14-22. St. Louis is in Kansas City on 4/22 and hosts Chicago on 4/23.
NOTABLE:
- The 2005 MISL Championship Series Finals will be seen live in prime time on ESPN2. Game One of the Finals, will take place at 9:00 p.m. EST at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee on Saturday, May 14. Game Two from Savvis Center in St. Louis will kick off at 7:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, May 21.
- The 2005 MISL Championship Series kicks off the weekend of April 29 - May 1.
- Milwaukee's Greg Howes has all but locked up the 2004-05 MISL Spalding Scoring Championship. Howes, last year's Scoring Champ with 85 points, is holding an eight-point lead (66 to 58) over St. Louis' Carlos "Chile" Farias entering the regular season's final weekend.
- The Philadelphia KiXX have drawn a total of 12,869 fans to their last two home games.
- Cleveland Force defender Genoni Martinez recorded the 500th block of his career in Sunday's 8-7 overtime win over Milwaukee.
- For the second straight season, a Milwaukee Wave goalkeeper will have the lowest goals against average in the MISL: Nick Vorberg enters the week with a sterling 3.75 gaa. Wave netminder Dan Green led the league in 2003-04 with a 4.02 gaa.
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