MISL weekly

Published on April 27, 2005 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release

Baltimore Blast
baltimoreblast.com
Final Record: 15-24 (.385)
Leading Scorer: Giuliano Celenza (32 g, 17 ast)
Leading GK: Sagu (7-13, 5.62 gaa)
Head Coach: Tim Wittman

Blast Notes - The defending champion Blast wrapped up its 2004-05 season with two losses: 7-6 to Cleveland in overtime on Friday and 11-8 in Milwaukee on Sunday...Leading scorer Giuliano Celenza finished 5th in the MISL with 49 pts...Celenza was also T-2nd with 8 ppg...Veteran F Lee Tschantret, who ended the season on a 7-game scoring streak, was T-14th with 42 pts, and ...Rookie GK Brian Rowland was 4th in the league with a .708 sv% and posted five 20-save performances...Baltimore was tied for last in the MISL in both offense (5.3 gpg) and defense (6.1)...The Blast led the league in average attendance (5,752 per game).

Chicago Storm
chicagostorm.net
Final Record: 18-21 (.462)
Leading Scorer: Novi Marojevic (29 g, 19 ast)
Leading GK: Danny Waltman (18-18, 5.23 gaa)
Head Coach: Frank Klopas

Storm Notes - With a 4-2 loss in St. Louis on Saturday, the expansion Storm was officially eliminated from playoff contention...Chicago posted the second-best home record in the league at 13-7, but the team's road record (5-14) was the MISL's worst...F Novi Marojevic was T-6th in the league with 48 pts...Marojevic scored 7 points over his final 4 games...F Mark Ughy was T-5th with 31 g and T-11th with 43 pts...Ughy scored 19 g and 28 pts in 19 gms with Chicago...Rookie GK Danny Waltman led the league in minutes played (2,145) and was 3rd with 411 saves; he started all but two of the club's 39 games.

Cleveland Force
clevelandforce.com
Final Record: 23-16 (.590)
Leading Scorer: John Ball (30 g, 31 ast)
Leading GK: Jim Larkin (20-14, 5.09 gaa)
Head Coach: Omid Namazi

Force Notes - Cleveland ended the season as the league's hottest team, defeating Baltimore (7-6 in OT on Friday) and Milwaukee (6-4 on Saturday) to capture the #2 playoff seed...The Force will square off against Philadelphia in the Semifinals. Game 1 is set for this Friday, 4/29, in St. Louis (6:00 p.m. EST) and Game 2 will kick off at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, 5/1, in Cleveland...The Force went 3-5 against Philly this season...F Chris Handsor led Cleveland with 11 pts in 7 games against the KiXX, Handsor's former team...F John Ball finished 2nd in the league with 61 pts and T-2nd with 31 ast...GK Jim Larkin led the MISL with 512 svs...Cleveland's offense (6.0 gpg) was the league's best.

Kansas City Comets
kccomets.com
Final Record: 18-21 (.462)
Leading Scorer: Dino Delevski (34 g, 22 ast)
Leading GK: Sanaldo (11-11, 5.69 gaa)
Head Coach: Zoran Savic

Comets Notes - Kansas City downed St. Louis 3-2 on Friday and lost 8-2 to Philadelphia on Saturday...The Comets missed the playoffs despite going 6-2 down the stretch...F Dino Delevski was 4th in the league with 56 pts and 2nd with 34 g...Delevski scored in 30 of his 31 games this season...Vlatko Andonovski was the MISL's second-highest scoring defender with 42 pts; he also blocked 45 shots...GK Sanaldo went 4-1 with a 4.08 gaa and .769 sv% in April; he posted the only shutout of the 2004-05 season on 2/19 vs. Philadelphia...F Jamar Beasley finished the season on an 8-game scoring streak (14 points) and scored 37 points in only 25 games...D Casey Barton was 3rd in the league with 54 blocks.

Milwaukee Wave
milwaukeewave.com
Final Record: 24-15 (.615)
Leading Scorer: Greg Howes (41 g, 32 ast)
Leading GK: Nick Vorberg (22-10, 3.96 gaa)
Head Coach: Keith Tozer

Wave Notes - The Wave fell 6-4 to Cleveland on Saturday and defeated Baltimore 11-8 on Sunday...Regardless, the Wave took the league's #1 playoff seed for the sixth straight season....Milwaukee's Semifinal series with St. Louis kicks off on Friday, 4/29, at Savvis Center (8:30 p.m. EST). Game 2 is Sunday, 5/1, in Milwaukee (2:05 p.m.)...The Wave went 5-3 against the Steamers this season...Milwaukee went 3-1 in St. Louis, outscoring the Steamers 22-15 at Savvis Center...F Greg Howes captured his second straight Spalding Scoring Championship, leading the MISL in points (73), goals (41), and assists (32)...GK Nick Vorberg led the MISL in gaa (3.96), wins (22), and sv% (.762)

Philadelphia KiXX
kixxonline.com
Final Record: 22-17 (.564)
Leading Scorer: Don D'Ambra (32 g, 16 ast)
Leading GK: Peter Pappas (19-15, 4.34 gaa)
Head Coach: Don D'Ambra

KiXX Notes - The KiXX capped off their season with an 8-2 win in Kansas City on Saturday...Philadelphia ended up with the #3 playoff seed and will face Cleveland in the Semifinals. Game 1 will kick off on Friday, 4/29, in St. Louis (6:00 p.m. EST) with Game 2 at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, 5/1, in Cleveland...Player/coach Don D'Ambra, who scored 6 pts over the weekend, ended the season as the team's leading scorer with 48 pts (T-6th in the league)...F Goran Vasic was T-2nd in the league with 31 ast...D Pat Morris was led the MISL with in blk (93) by a wide margin and was also the league's highest-scoring defender (43 points)...GK Peter Pappas was 2nd in the MISL in gaa (4.34), min (2,086), svs (449), and sv% (.748).

St. Louis Steamers
stlsteamers.com
Record: 20-20 (.500)
Leading Scorer: Carlos Farias (29 g, 29 ast)
Leading GK: Brett Phillips (16-17, 4.84 gaa)
Head Coach: Daryl Doran

Steamers Notes - The Steamers wrapped up the #4 playoff seed with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Chicago in front of 8,752 fans at Savvis Center on Saturday...The team overcame a 1-4 record down the stretch to make the playoffs one year after going 14-22 and missing the postseason...St. Louis will face first-place Milwaukee in the Semifinals, beginning this Friday, 4/29 in St. Louis (8:30 p.m. EST). Game 2 is Sunday, 5/1, in Milwaukee (2:05 p.m.)...F Carlos "Chile" Farias was T-3rd in the MISL with 58 pts; he scored 17 pts in 11 gms with the Steamers...F Daryl Doran was T-6th in the league with 48 pts and T-2nd with 31 ast...F Joe Reiniger was T-11th in the league with 43 pts...GK Brett Phillips ranked 2nd in the league with a 4.84 gaa.

NOTABLE:

- Philadelphia KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas, Milwaukee Wave defender Pat White, and Cleveland Force forward Adauto Neto were named Players of the Week on Monday. On Tuesday, Pappas and the Cleveland duo of Genoni Martinez (Defensive) and Aaron Susi (Offensive) earned Player of the Month honors for April.

- Milwaukee's Greg Howes was officially awarded the 2004-05 Spalding Scoring Championship on Tuesday. Howes led all MISL players with 41 goals, 32 assists, and 73 points this season. The 28-year-old won both the Spalding Scoring Championship and the MISL Most Valuable Player Award in 2003-04.

- Milwaukee led the league in defense (4.4 goals allowed per game) for the fourth straight season. A Wave goalkeeper has held the lowest goals against average in the MISL each of those seasons, including Nick Vorberg (3.96 gaa) this season.

- Chicago Storm forward Nino DaSilva has a role in the film The Game of Their Lives, which opens in limited release this Friday, April 29. The film tells the story of the 1950 U.S. World Cup team and its memorable encounter with the mighty English team on June 19, 1950. DaSilva plays winger Eddie Souza.

- The Baltimore Blast is the first defending MISL Champion to miss the playoffs the season after winning a title since the 1993-94 Kansas City Attack (winners in 1992-93).

- The California Cougars, who will begin play in the MISL next season, will introduce their first head coach at 5:00 p.m. EST today. Visit www.misl.net or www.californiacougars.net for complete details following the announcement.

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