MISL 2 Milwaukee Wave

Wave Collects Six Second-Half Goals to Cruise to 7-2 Victory

Published on April 16, 2005 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


ST. LOUIS (Saturday, April 16, 2005) – The Milwaukee Wave collected five unanswered goals in the second half to take a 7-2 decision over the St. Louis Steamers today at the Savvis Center. Midfielder Angel Rivillo collected the first hat trick of his professional career and Greg Howes added two goals and two assists to lead the team. Milwaukee now improves to 23-13 and holds onto the first place spot in the MISL standings.

The Wave got on the board quickly in the opening period with a goal by Greg Howes at 57 seconds. Giuliano Oliviero sent in the pass to Howes who was able to blast a low bouncer past Steamers goalkeeper Riley Swift. St. Louis tied things up late in the first quarter with a goal by Mariano Bollella off the assist from Carlos Farias at 14:08.

The two teams battled back-and-forth in the second period, with neither team able to convert. St. Louis controlled the possession, but the Wave defense led by league-leading goalkeeper Nick Vorberg held the back line to keep the game tied at 1-1 heading into halftime.

The Wave opened up the scoring in the third period with three unanswered goals to take a 4-1 lead midway through the quarter. St. Louis' Justin McMillian was sent to the box for a tripping penalty early and Howes and Oliviero teamed up for the second time on the day with the power-play goal at 2:22. Milwaukee native Pat White (6:17) then sent in a shot that deflected off a Steamers defender into the back of the net and Todd Dusosky fed Angel Rivillo for the Wave's second power-play goal of the day just 36 seconds later.

Following a miscommunication by the St. Louis defense, Milwaukee collected its fifth goal of the match at the 5:05 mark of the final period. The ball slid over the foot of Swift, the Steamers keeper and over the line for the score; Milwaukee's Rivillo was credited with the goal.

Rivillo collected the first hat trick of his professional career as he knocked in his third goal of the afternoon at 12:12 off the assist from Howes. St. Louis tallied its first goal of the second half with just more than two minutes remaining as Cal Thomas beat Vorberg for the score.

Milwaukee wrapped up the scoring on the day as Rivillo returned the favor as he found Howes (13:57) who took the shot from 15 feet out to secure the 7-2 victory.

The Wave are home tomorrow, Sunday, April 17, to play the Cleveland Force at 1 p.m. Sunday, the second to last home game this season, is the Wisconsin Dells Kids Card Giveaway Day and the Annual Mascot Game. The Kids Cards is good for children 12 and under to receive FREE admission to 33 attractions at Wisconsin Dells. Several area mascots will also be joining us for a special halftime game: Roscoe from the Milwaukee Admirals, Marquette University's Golden Eagle, the Usinger Elves and McGruff the Crime Dog just to name a few.

Call 414-224-WAVE for more information, or visit www.milwaukeewave.com. Tickets for all Wave home games ($20, $16, $14 and $12) are available at the Wisconsin Center District (WCD) Box Office, located between U.S. Cellular Arena and the Milwaukee Theater at 510 W. Kilbourn Ave., all TicketMaster Outlets, at www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone charge at 414-276-4545. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Wave's Group Sales Dept. at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for group rate discounts.

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