MISL 2 Milwaukee Wave

Wave boots KiXX, 7-2, in regular season home finale

Published on April 2, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


(Milwaukee, WI) Forward Greg Howes registered his team record seventh hat trick of the season (three goals scored) as the Milwaukee Wave defeated the Philadelphia Kixx 7-2 Friday night (4/2) in a Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) contest before 7,747 fans at U.S. Cellular Arena. The win extended Milwaukee's winning streak to three straight games and enabled the Wave (26-9) to split the season series with the Kixx (19-16) at two games apiece.

The Wave got off to a quick start with a pair of goals from Todd Dusosky (2:44) and Johnny Torres (3:41) early in the first quarter. Philadelphia answered on a goal by Tony McPeak at 14:16 to make 2-1 heading into the second quarter.

Howes scored the only goal of the second period on an assist from Torres at 11:23. Milwaukee extended its lead on third period goals by Giuliano Oliviero (11:13) and Howes (13:45), who scored on a power play following a tripping penalty to Philadelphia's Ze Roberto.

Milwaukee iced the game in the fourth quarter on goals by Marcelo Fontana (7:26) and Howes (11:31), the latter coming on a power play after holding penalty against Kixx player-coach Don D'Ambra. Les Lunsford closed out the scoring with a power play goal at 14:07.

Wave goalkeeper Dan Green (17-3) turned in another stellar performance as he claimed the win by stopping 16-of-18 shots faced. Peter Pappas (16-12) saved 11-of-18 in taking the loss.

The Wave concludes the 2003-04 regular season tomorrow night (Saturday, April 3, 6:35 PM CST) when it battles the defending MISL Champion Baltimore Blast (25-10) at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD. A Wave victory or Blast win by less than four goals would give Milwaukee the regular season championship and #1 seed for the upcoming MISL playoffs. Air time for the radio broadcast on 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word") will be 6:15 PM.

The Wave begins playoff action on Friday, April 16, 7:35 PM at U.S. Cellular Arena when Milwaukee hosts a one-game semi-final match-up against an opponent to be determined (Dallas, Philadelphia, Kansas City, or Cleveland). The winner of that contest advances to the best-of-five MISL Championship Series beginning the following weekend.

Individual play-off tickets ($20, $16, and $14) as well as Wave Playoff 4-Packs (two dollar discount per ticket) are available through the Wave Office at 510 W. Kilbourn Ave. (Suite B), or by calling 414-224-WAVE (9283). Anyone who purchases a Wave Playoff 4-Pack will also receive two tickets for the Milwaukee Wave United A-League (outdoor) season opener on Friday, May 14, 7:05 PM v. the Edmonton Aviators at Uihlein Soccer Park.

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