MASL Milwaukee Wave

Wave Head East for Busy Weekend against Baltimore and Syracuse; MASL Round 1 Playoff Dates Announced

Published on February 22, 2018 under Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


Your Six-Time Champion Milwaukee Wave (15-4) head east to face their biggest rival Friday night, the Baltimore Blast (15-4). Kickoff is scheduled for 6:35pm CT from SECU Arena on the Towson University campus in Towson, Maryland.

You can watch the game LIVE! & FREE! on MASLtv at http://maslsoccer.com

This will be the final regular season meeting between these two teams with each franchise chalking up a win.

2/10 GAME RECAP: MKE 5, BAL 6. Final.

2/17 GAME RECAP: MKE 5, BAL 1. Final.

"It's about continued preparation," said Milwaukee Wave Head Coach Giuliano Oliviero. "We are playing them at home, so we have to tweak our game plan a little bit. I think defensively we're going to have be really sharp considering it's a smaller field. We just have to keep our focus all the way through. It's arena soccer and things happen fast and they will happen even faster on a smaller field. We have to be ready mentally from the first whistle to the final whistle."

After Friday's game the Milwaukee Wave travel to Syracuse to take on the (12-7) Silver Knights, Sunday afternoon at 3:05pm CT from Oncenter War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, New York.

You can also watch this game LIVE! & FREE! on MASLtv at http://maslsoccer.com

This game will also be the final regular season meeting between Milwaukee and Syracuse. The last time the two teams played was at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Saturday, January 20th with the Wave shutting out the Silver Knights 6-0.

1/20 GAME RECAP: MKE 6, SYR 0. Final.

"I don't want to say we're putting all of our eggs in one basket, but it's really about the first game," said Oliviero. "We're focusing on getting the outcome we want in the first game against Baltimore and then we'll reevaluate for Syracuse."

MKE Wave Defender Stuart Grable on the weekend...

"A lot of discipline and hard work defensively, from Baltimore especially. They are really good on that smaller field. Despite that their scores have stayed low, so we just have to be patient and focus on our game. Syracuse is always a tough game and will be ready to battle. They do a good job of keeping themselves ready for game. It will definitely be a tough weekend for us."

MKE Wave Forward #24 Max Ferdinand on preparing for this weekend...

"Practice has been very aggressive and competitive. Obviously when you play a team like Baltimore you cannot relax. This weekend is going to be difficult, but we're going to be ready for it. We put a lot of work into training this week and hopefully it'll translate over into the games this weekend."###

MASL PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE: (Best of 3* series)

GAME ONE: Saturday, March 10th.

MKE Wave at Cedar Rapids Rampage at *U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.*

*GAME RELOCATED TO: Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois.

Kickoff scheduled for 12:05pm.

GAME TWO: Sunday, March 11th.

Cedar Rapids Rampage at Milwaukee Wave at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:05pm.

Purchase tickets at http://milwaukeewave.com

15-MINUTE MINI-GAME THREE*: Sunday, March 11th.

Cedar Rapids Rampage at Milwaukee Wave at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

Kickoff will be scheduled for fifteen minutes after Game Two, *if necessary.

MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE PLAYOFF FORMAT:

The 2017-2018 Ron Newman Cup tournament will consist of three rounds; The Divisional Championships, Conference Finals and Ron Newman Cup Championship.

The Divisional Championships will be a home-and-home series with each team getting a chance to host a game. The higher seed will decide which game in the series they would prefer to host.

The Conference Finals and Ron Newman Cup Championships will each be decided in a one-game, winner-take-all format. The higher seed will determine the date and location of each game.

Get a Ticket + a Shirt for just $25 for our Princesses and Superheroes game on March 3rd!

A portion of the proceeds benefits the American Cancer Society. Shirts can be picked up on game day in the annex behind section 208.

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