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February 13, 2009 - Xtreme Soccer League (XSL)
Chicago Storm News Release
New Jersey Ironmen (3-6) at Chicago Storm (3-6)
Sunday, Feb 15, 2009 - 3 p.m. CST
Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Ill.
QUICK FACTS:
SERIES RECORD: New Jersey leads 4-3.
LAST MEETING: The Storm defeated the Ironmen 18-12 last Sunday in Newark.
NEW JERSEY COACH: Omid Namazi (153-104/9 seasons)
CHICAGO COACH: Steve Morris (35-34/3 seasons)
LIVE WEBCAST: B2 Networks
TV: None
MEDIA CONTACTS:
NEW JERSEY: John Archibald jarchibald@njironmen.com
CHICAGO: Matt Schroeder 262-227-0342 mschroeder@milwaukeewave.com
THE STAKES:
The winner of this contest gets within a breath of the .500 mark at the midway point of the XSL season, and back in the race. The loser isn't eliminated, of course, but at 3-7, they'll be at least 3.5 games behind the winner of Milwaukee and Detroit. Almost every game is a must-win at this point.
TEAM LEADERS:
POINTS: New Jersey- Lucio Gonzaga (32)
Chicago - Chris Cerroni, Fabinho (4)
GOALS: New Jersey - Lucio Gonzaga (11)
Chicago - Fabinho (10)
ASSISTS: New Jersey - Chile Farias (7)
Chicago - Andy Rosenband (3)
BLOCKS: New Jersey - Ryan Hall (13)
Chicago - Branko Savic (9)
SAVES: New Jersey - Brett Phillips (72)
Chicago - Jeff Richey (105)
GK WINS: New Jersey - Brett Phillips (2)
Chicago - Jeff Richey (3)
STORM MILESTONE WATCH:
- Fabinho: 100 career points (93)
- Lazo Alavanja: 100 career blocks (87)
- Chris Cerroni: 50 career points (43)
INJURY REPORT
NEW JERSEY: OUT -- Ryan Hall (concussion). QUESTIONABLE - Shawn Boney (hamstring).
CHICAGO: OUT -- Chris Brisson (knee). PROBABLE -- Frederico Moojen (toe), Jeff Richey (wrist)
SAY WHAT?
"We haven't really discussed the match on Sunday. We just focused on today, and having as sharp a training session as we possibly could. ... Right now, we just want them concentrating on each day, and when we do that, we're a much better team." - Storm Head Coach Steve Morris
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