MISL 2 Milwaukee Wave

Wave getting ready for another tough weekend

Published on December 6, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


(Milwaukee, WI) Coming off a successful back-to-back weekend, the Milwaukee Wave (4-1 home / 3-1 road / 7-2 overall) is preparing for what promises to be another challenging set of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) games this upcoming weekend. The Wave travels to Baltimore to take on the defending champion Blast (3-6) Friday night (12/10, 6:35 PM CST, 540 AM, WRRD and www.milwaukeewave.com) at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD before returning home to host the St. Louis Steamers (7-3) Saturday night, December 11, 6:35 PM at U.S. Cellular Arena (www.milwaukeewave.com).**

**Note – Saturday's (12/11) game time (6:35 PM) is a change from the original kick-off time listed on the schedule (6:05 PM)!

The Wave will be looking to improve upon its current league-best record of 7-2 following wins against St. Louis (6-4 on 12/3 @ StL) and Chicago (4-3 on 12/4 at U.S. Cellular Arena) this past weekend. Goalkeeper Dan Green, who was named MISL Goalkeeper of the Week, anchored a solid Milwaukee defense in both contests while nine different players scored for the Wave including reigning MISL MVP Greg Howes, who celebrated his return from the FIFA Futsal World Championship in Chinese Taipei by scoring the GWG with just 46 seconds left against Chicago.

This Saturday is also Cousins Subs Night at U.S. Cellular Arena, with some lucky fans getting the opportunity to win free subs for a year. 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.

Season ticket packages, including the new VIP Elite seating packages with waiter / waitress service are on sale at the Wave / Wave United Office, 510 W. Kilbourn Ave., Suite B in downtown Milwaukee. Call 414-224-WAVE for more information, or visit www.milwaukeewave.com.

This Week:

Day Date Event Time** Place

Mon. Dec. 6 Practice 10 am U.S. Cellular Arena

Tue. Dec. 7 Practice 8 am U.S. Cellular Arena

Wed. Dec. 8 Practice 10 am U.S. Cellular Arena

Thu. Dec. 9 Practice 10 am U.S. Cellular Arena

Fri. Dec. 10 Game at Baltimore 6:35 pm CST 1st Mariner Arena

SAT. DEC. 11 GAME V. ST. LOUIS 6:35 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA

**Practice dates and times are subject to change. Please contact the Wave Media Relations Dept. at 414-908-6338 / 6339 if you plan to cover any session. Uihlein Soccer Park is located at 7101 W. Good Hope Rd. on Milwaukee's northwest side.

Upcoming Schedule: HOME GAMES in CAPS

Day Date Opponent Time (CST) Venue Broadcast

Fri. Dec. 10 at Baltimore 6:35 pm 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD 540 AM, WRRD

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SAT. DEC. 11 ST. LOUIS 6:35 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA milwaukeewave.com

FRI. DEC. 17 BALTIMORE 7:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA milwaukeewave.com

Sat. Dec. 18 at Philadelphia 6:05 PM Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 540 AM, WRRD

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FRI. DEC. 31 CHICAGO 1:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA milwaukeewave.com

FRI. JAN. 7 ST. LOUIS 7:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA milwaukeewave.com

FRI. JAN. 14 PHILADELPHIA 7:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA milwaukeewave.com

Injury Report: Pos. Player Injury Status GM – DLP**

F Todd Dusosky hamstring doubtful 1 – 11/13/04

F Michael King nose questionable 0

F / M Giuliano Oliviero calf doubtful 0

* probable = 75% chance of playing; questionable = 50%; doubtful = 25%; out = will not play

**Games Missed due to current injury – Date Last Played

Suspensions: none

Wave on Radio / Internet: All games may be heard live on the Wave website at www.milwaukeewave.com. All road games may be also be heard live on 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word") with air time for each broadcast 15 minutes prior to kick-off.

This Week's Appearances:

Date Who Where

Mon. 12/6/04 Nick Vorberg, Johnny Torres, Nino Marcantonio Longfellow Elementary School

3:30-4:30 pm 1021 S. 21st St., Milwaukee

Tue. 12/7/04 Nick Vorberg, Johnny Torres United Community Center

3:30-4:30 pm 1028 S. 9th St., Milwaukee

Tue. 12/7/04 Matt Schmidt, Troy Dusosky (with Cincere) Hawthorne Elementary School

2:30-3:30 pm 6945 N. 41st St., Milwaukee

Tue. 12/7/04 Jonathan Greenfield, Pat White West Allis Central H.S. Fieldhouse

6:00-7:00 pm 8516 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis

Wed. 12/8/04 Matt Schmidt, Kevin Burk (with Cincere) 53rd St. Community School

2:15-3:15 pm 3618 N. 53rd St., Milwaukee

Thu. 12/9/04 Greg Howes, Dan Green, Keith Tozer Time Warner Store

1:00-2:00 pm Mayfair Mall, Wauwatosa

MISL Standings (thru 12/5/04)

Central Division W-L GB Eastern Division W-L GB Western Division W-L GB

Milwaukee Wave 7-2 --- Philadelphia Kixx 5-4 --- Kansas City Comets 3-3 ---

St. Louis Steamers 7-3 0.5 Cleveland Force 3-5 1.5 San Diego Sockers 4-5 0.5

Chicago Storm 5-5 2.5 Baltimore Blast 3-6 2.0 Monterrey Tigres 1-5 2.0

Upcoming Opponents: The Wave will be taking on Baltimore in the second of four scheduled meetings between the clubs this season. Milwaukee will also be battling St. Louis in the second of eight scheduled match-ups between the clubs.

Wave v. Baltimore - Series History @ Mil @ Bal Overall

2004-05 0-0 1-0 1-0

2003-04 2-0 1-1 3-1

All-Time – Regular Season 16-4 11-11 27-15

All-Time – Playoffs 2-3 0-2 2-5

2004-05 Schedule Fri. 11/12/04 @ Bal Mil 6, Bal 1

Fri. 12/10/04 @ Bal 6:35 PM CST

Fri. 12/17/04 @ Mil 7:05 PM

Sun. 4/24/05 @ Mil 1:05 PM

Milwaukee v. St. Louis: All-Time

Regular Season Playoffs

Team @ Mil @ StL Overall @ Mil @ StL Total

St. Louis Ambush (1992-2000) 13-4 6-11 19-15 5-1 1-4 6-5

St. Louis Steamers (2003-Present) 3-0 4-0 7-0 (have not met)

Totals 16-4 10-11 26-15 5-1 1-4 6-5

2004-05 Schedule / Results: Fri. 12/3/04 @ StL Mil 6, StL 4

Sat. 12/11/04 @ Mil 6:35 PM

Fri. 1/7/05 @ Mil 7:05 PM

Fri. 2/4/05 @ Mil 7:05 PM

Sat. 2/19/05 @ StL 7:05 PM

Thu. 3/3/05 @ StL 11:05 AM

Sat. 3/19/05 @ Mil 6:05 PM

Sat. 3/26/05 @ StL 1:05 PM

Wave Leaders:

Goals Assists Points Blocks

Marcelo Fontana-8 Todd Dusosky-8** Todd Dusosky-11 Matt Schmidt-12

Troy Dusosky-7 Giuliano Oliviero-6 Marcelo Fonatana-11 Lovelace Ackah-10

Michael King-7 Chris Morman-6 Troy Dusosky-10 Troy Dusosky-10

Greg Howes-7 Johnny Torres-3 Chris Morman-10 Chris Morman-9

Angel Rivillo-6 Troy Dusosky-3 Greg Howes-10 Joe Hammes-7

Chris Morman-4 Nino Marcantonio-3 Angel Rivillo-9 Pat White-7

Todd Dusosky-3 Angel Rivillo-3 Giuliano Oliviero-9 Angel Rivillo-5

Kevin Burk-3 Matt Schmidt-3 Michael King-8

Giuliano Oliviero-3 Marcelo Fontana-3

Greg Howes-3

**Tied for second in MISL

Goalkeeping W-L GP/GS Minutes SF / SA GA / GAA

Nick Vorberg 5-1 6 / 6 373:18 93 / 64 29 / 4.66

Dan Green 2-1 3 / 3 184:33 49 / 33 16 / 5.20

Wave Notes:

*The Wave is now 131-46 (.740) in its last 177 regular and post-season games. Milwaukee is also 185-29 (.864) in all home games (regular and post-season) since the start of the 1995-96 campaign.

*Wave Coach Keith Tozer, the winningest coach in Wave and North American indoor soccer history, currently sports a combined regular and post-season record of 566-355 (.615), including a 347-186 mark (.651) as coach of the Wave.

*Assistant Coach Steve Morris, who served as the Wave's Head Coach while Keith Tozer was coaching the U.S. Futsal Team, is 2-1 this season and 2-2 for his Wave / MISL coaching career.

*The Wave has now won seven of its first nine in each of the last three seasons including the current campaign. Milwaukee has also won at least seven-of-nine to start the season seven different times in its 21 seasons. The best nine-game start in team history is 8-1 in both the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons.

*The Wave has won three straight regular season openers (all on the road) and is 13-8 all-time in season openers (5-4 road / 8-4 home).

*The Wave's 8-7 (OT) win on 11/19 v. Cle improved the Wave's overtime record to 2-1 this season and 28-33 all-time, including a 21-12 mark on its home turf.

*Michael King's goal on 12/3 @ StL increased his 12-year Wave career total to a team record 508, and his 19-year indoor career total to 681. King is the leading scorer in Wave history (508 goals + 291 assists = 799 points) and the sixth leading scorer in North American indoor soccer history (681 goals + 384 assists = 1065 pts.)

*Greg Howes' GWG on 12/4 v. Chi increased his five-year Wave / MISL career regular season total to 160. Howes is the fifth leading scorer in Wave history (160 goals + 81 assists = 241 points).

*Greg Howes' team record consecutive games played streak ended at 170 straight (regular season and playoffs) when he missed the game on 11/19 v. Mon due to commitments with the U.S. National Futsal Team, which was participating at the FIFA World Championship in Chinese Taipei.

*Matt Schmidt has extended his Wave consecutive games played streak to 93 straight (regular season and playoffs) and his Wave / Wave United consecutive games played streak (regular season, open cup, and playoffs) to 149 straight since the start of the 2002-03 indoor season.

*Goalkeeper Dan Green is now 38-25 for his six-year Wave career.

*Goalkeeper Nick Vorberg is now 14-6 for his two-year Wave career and 23-21 for his three-year MISL career.

*Todd Dusosky's goal on 11/13 v. Cle was the 191st of his Wave career putting him ahead of Steve Morris into second place on the Wave's all-time regular season goal scoring list.

*The Wave's "Twin Tandem" - Todd and Troy Dusosky - has now combined for 309 goals (Todd 210 + Troy 99) and 335 assists (Todd 262 + Troy 73) for 644 points (Todd 472 + Troy 172), good for sixth on the all-time indoor soccer brothers scoring list. The Dusoskys (Todd 423 + Troy 83 = 506) are also the highest scoring brother pair in Wave history ahead of the White brothers (Pat 165 + Erik 9 = 174).

*Lovelace Ackah's goal on 12/4 v. Chi was the 26th of his six-year Wave / MISL career.

*Midfielder Marcelo Fontana scored his 100th NPSL / MISL regular season goal on 12/3 @ StL.

*Rookie midfielders Nino Marcantonio and Jonathan Greenfield each recorded an assist in their regular season debuts on 10/23 @ Chi. Marcantonio subsequently scored his first MISL goal on 11/19 v. Mon while Greenfield notched his first on 12/3 @ StL.

*Rookie forward / midfielder Erick Acevedo recorded his first goal and assist in his MISL debut on 12/3 @ StL.

Last Week's Recap:

12/3 @ St. Louis Wave 6, Steamers 4 Attendance – 5,124

Rookie F / M Erick Acevedo enjoyed a successful MISL debut highlighted by his game-tying goal late in the second quarter that sparked the Wave to a 6-4 win over the Steamers Friday night (12/3) at Savvis Center in St. Louis, MO. Acevedo's goal at 11:12 of the second period sparked a four-goal Milwaukee run that was truncated only by Ibrahim Kante's unassisted sixth-attacker restart goal with just eight seconds left in the match.

Scoring Shots Blocks Fouls CK PP GK (W/L, Rec) SF-SA

Milwaukee 2-1-1-2=6 18 5 21 2 0-2 Green (W, 1-1) 16-12

ST. LOUIS 2-1-0-1=4 21 4 16 0 0-0 Smith (L, 3-1) 14-8

12/4 @ Milwaukee Wave 4, Storm 3 Attendance – 3,124

Forward Greg Howes scored at 14:14 of the fourth quarter to break a 3-3 tie and propel the Milwaukee Wave to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Storm in a Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) game Saturday night (12/4) at U.S. Cellular Arena. A crowd of 3,124 saw Milwaukee (7-2) rally from a pair of two-goal fourth quarter deficits to eventually beat the Storm (5-5) and even the season series between the clubs at two games apiece.

The game-winning sequence began when the Wave was awarded a free kick at midfield with 50 seconds remaining. Chris Morman chipped a ball into the left corner which bounced out to Howes at the edge of the penalty area. While shielding his defender, Howes turned and hit a right footed bouncer just inside the left post to give Milwaukee the lead and the subsequent victory.

Scoring Shots Blocks Fouls CK PP GK (W/L, Rec) SF-SA

Chicago 0-2-0-1=3 18 7 20 1 0-1 Waltman (L, 5-4) 21-17

MILWAUKEE 0-0-0-4=4 28 4 12 0 0-2 Green (W, 2-1) 14-11

Chi MIL Per. Time Goal (Season Total) – Assist

1 2 7:46 Alavanja (3) – unassisted

2 2 12:58 Naumoski (5) – Marojevic

1 4 3:21 Ackah (2) – Rivillo

3 4 4:10 Morad (4) – Decu

2 4 5:11 Rivillo (6) – Morman

3 4 8:28 Greenfield (2) – Howes

4 4 14:14 Howes (7) – Morman (GWG)

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