
The Race for Playoffs Continues as Mke Wave Take on Cedar Rapids Sunday at Uw-Milwaukee Panther Aren
February 10, 2017 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Milwaukee Wave News Release
After coming off a 1-1 weekend on the East Coast, your Six-Time Champion Milwaukee Wave prepare to faceoff against Cedar Rapids Rampage at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena Sunday afternoon at 2:05pm.
"We played a great game against Syracuse the first night." Said Head Coach Giuliano Oliviero. "You could tell the back-to-back nights and travel affected us the second half against Baltimore, but we are satisfied with the 1-1 outcome of last weekend. Now we just look forward to playing Sunday"
The Cedar Rapids Rampage currently sit in second in MASL Central Division as the Milwaukee Wave are currently in third. This will be the fourth game the Wave has played against the Rampage this season.
"It's a big game for both organizations." Said Oliviero. "We've been having a great week of practice and we're going to put our best foot forward come Sunday. "
Milwaukee Wave midfielder, number 24 Max Ferdinand was named MASL Player of Month. Ferdinand leads the league in assists with 28 total. Goalkeeper, number 30 Josh Lemos and midfielder, number 26 Ian Bennett were named Team of the Week for Week 14.
"When you have the top goalkeeper, leading scorer, and leading assist man in the league you have the recipe for success." Commented Oliviero. "The atmosphere around the team is outstanding and we know we can't take any steps backward. All of our focus is on Cedar Rapids and playing them here on Sunday."
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GAME NOTES FOR SUNDAY, February 12th.
Milwaukee Wave (11-6)
3rd / MASL Central Division.
7 game winning streak snapped by Baltimore 2/4/17
Cedar Rapids Rampage (11-5)
2nd/ MASL Central Division.
1 game winning streak.
MKE WAVE POINTS LEADERS:
1.) #26 Ian Bennett; 56 points. 46 goals, 10 assist.
2.) #24 Max Ferdinand; 43 points. 15 goals, 28 assists.
3.) #8 Robert Renaud; 25 points 16 goals, 9 assists.
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
#30 Goalkeeper - Josh Lemos
Josh Lemos was named to the Major Arena Soccer League's Team of the Week for Week 14 of action as he continues excel in his rookie season. Lemos made 15 saves against the Cedar Rapids offense. His total number of saves is 129 with a .701 save percentage.
#26 Midfielder - Ian Bennett.
Ian Bennett was also named to the Major Arena Soccer League's Team of the Week for Week 14 of action as he continued his exciting 2017 campaign with a four goal weekend, scoring three against Syracuse and one against Baltimore.
Bennett leads the team in points and goals with 56 and 46. He also leads the league in Power Play Goals with 14 and is ranked first in points with 56.
MKE WAVE 2016-17 Roster & Pronunciation Guide
#2 - (F) Tenzin Rampa (Romp-ah) 5'6, 179 - Madison, Wisconsin
#3 - (D) Chad Vandegriffe (Van-da-griff) 6'1, 181 - St. Louis, Missouri
#4 - (D) Sean Totsch (Tote-ch) 6'1, 190 - Oswego, IL.
#6 - (D) Guilherme Veiga (Gey-air-may) (Vee-a-gah) 6'1, 198 - Brazil
#7 - (M) Hans Denissen (H-ah-nz) (Den-ah-sin) 5'10, 168 - Holland
#8 - (F) Robert Renaud (Ra-know) 5'8, 187 - Laval, Quebecc, Canada
#9 - (D) Daniel Chamale (Cha-ma'-lay) 5'11, 174 - Toronto, Canada
#10 - (M/F) Ricardino Sobreira (Re-Car-Dean-Yo) (So-Bree-Ah) 5'7, 126 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
#12 - (M) Stuart Grable (Gray-bull) 5'10, 163 - Neenah, Wisconsin
#14 - (M/F) Daniel Mattos (Mah-tos) 5'11, 175 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
#15 - (D) Edder Nelson (Ed-er) Costa Rica.
#16 - (D) Drew Ruggles (Rug-els) 6'0, 173 - Favetteville, North Carolina.
#18 - (F) Isaac Pereyra (Pa-ray-rah) Irapuato, Mexico
#22 - (D) Chris Kurth (Ker-th) Green Bay, Wisconsin
#23 - (M) Tony Patterson 5'9, 180 - - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#24 - (M) Max Ferdinand - Reading, Pennsylvania
#25 - (M) Andrew Wiedabach (Wee-da-bock) 5'11, 168 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#26 - (M) Ian Bennett - (E-uhn) (Ben-it) 5'7, 162 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
#30 - (GK) Josh Lemos (Lee-Mos) 6'0, 202 - Toronto, Canada.
#31 - (GK) Matt Eisold (Ice-old) 5'10, 168 - Burlington, WI
#77 - (M) Marcio Leite (Lay-tay) 5'11, 169 - Brazil
#82 - (GK) Rafael Dias (Dee-Ah-ss) 6'0, 221, Brazil
#99 - (F) Andre Hayne - 6'3, 209 - Vitoria, Brazil.
COACHING STAFF:
Head Coach Giuliano Oliviero (Gew-Lee-On-Oh) (Oh-Liv-EE-Air-Oh)
Assisted by Marcelo Fontana.
GK Coach, Nick Vorberg.
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MKE Wave Scores / Results:
at Baltimore 2 - 5 L Central / Eastern Sat, Feb 4 Final
at Syracuse 8 - 6 W Central / Eastern Fri, Feb 3 Final
vs Cedar Rapids 14 - 3 W Central Sun. Jan 29 Final
at St. Louis 5 - 3 W Central Sun. Jan 22 Final
vs Baltimore 7 - 2 W Eastern / Central Sat. Jan 21 Final
at Chicago 10 - 8 W Central Sat. Jan 14 Final
vs St. Louis 5 - 3 W Central Sat. Jan 7 Final
vs Chicago 9 - 4 W Central Sat. Dec 31 Final
vs Syracuse 3 - 6 L Central / Eastern Sat Dec 17 Final
at Chicago 8 - 11 W Central Sat Dec 10 Final
vs St. Louis 14 - 6 W Central Sat Dec 3 Final
at Cedar Rapids 7 - 5 L Central Sat Nov 26 Final
vs Kansas City 6 - 5 W Central Sat Nov 19 Final
at Cedar Rapids 5 - 4 L Central Fri Nov 18 Final OT
at Harrisburg 6 - 5 L Eastern / Central Sat Nov 12 Final OT
at Baltimore 3 - 4 W Eastern / Central Fri Nov 11 Final
at Kansas City 11 - 4 L Central Fri Nov 4 Final
MKE Wave Remaining Schedule:
Milwaukee vs C. Rapids Central Sun Feb 12 2:05PM CST UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Milwaukee vs KC Central Sat Feb 18 1:05PM CST UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Milwaukee vs Chicago Central Sun Mar 5 2:05PM CST UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
MKE Wave vs Baltimore Blast Highlights.
Saturday, January 21st, 2017.
UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
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