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Second-Half Outburst Sends Wave To Sixth Straight Road Win

January 13, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


STOCKTON, Calif. (Jan. 13, 2008) - Greg Howes added three goals and an assist to his league-leading point total as the Milwaukee Wave won their sixth consecutive road game Sunday evening, 17-9 over the California Cougars.

The Wave (11-4) forged a half-game lead over the Detroit Ignition in the MISL standings heading into Friday's match at Detroit.

Trailing 9-6 at halftime, the Wave dominated the second half. The key play occurred on a power play with 13:38 remaining. Howes attacked up the right flank and played a ball hard off the end boards on the far side. The ball rebounded to Troy Dusosky, who one-timed a 3-pointer past Sanaldo to put the Wave on top 13-9. Howes completed a hat trick about 90 seconds later on a nifty backheel from Adam West.

Rookie Jonathan Santos had his first two-goal game and Tijani Ayegbusi scored his first MISL goal in 98 games as the Wave shut out the Cougars in the second half.

Ayegbusi scored with 5:22 remaining in the first quarter, tying the score at 4. He authored a nice move to get just inside the 3-point line on the right edge of the penalty area, then fired a right-footed shot that deflected off a sliding defender and past Sanaldo. He later assisted on Santos' first goal.

While Ayegbusi has one career goal, Howes has seven in the last two games. He has 62 points, 12 clear of Monterrey's Dino Delevski at the Wave's halfway point.

The Wave also killed three power plays in four chances, while converting their only two power -play tries.

Milwaukee visits Detroit at 6:35 p.m. Friday in a game broadcast live locally on Time Warner Sports. Fans are invited to a viewing party at Major Goolsby's at the corner of Kilbourn and 4th Street, where they can meet actor Mark Metcalf, see the Wave of Kindness Harley-Davidson and enjoy specials and giveaways.

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