MISL 2 Milwaukee Wave

Wave prepares for back-to-back road/home weekend

Published on November 8, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


(Milwaukee, WI) Fresh off a 7-5 win over the Kansas City Comets this past Saturday (11/6) that featured a hat trick (three goals) from team captain and all-time leading scorer Michael King, the Milwaukee Wave (1-1 home / 1-0 road / 2-1 overall) is preparing for its first double weekend of the 2004-05 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) regular season. The Wave travels to Baltimore (2-3) to take on the two-time defending MISL Champions Blast this Friday, November 12, 6:35 PM CST at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD before returning home to entertain the Cleveland Force the following night, Saturday, November 13, 6:05 PM at U.S. Cellular Arena.

Both games can be heard live on the Wave's website (www.milwaukeewave.com) while Friday's game in Baltimore, like all other road contests throughout the 2004-05 season can also be heard locally on 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word").

The first 5,000 fans attending the game on Saturday will receive a free souvenir schedule cup courtesy of Sprecher, official sponsor of the "Wave Sprecher Power Play" in which fans sitting in selected sections at U.S. Cellular Arena receive a voucher for a free root beer every time Milwaukee scores a power play goal. Four different sections of fans enjoyed the free root beer bonus this past Saturday as the Wave tallied four power play goals against the Comets.

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, 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. Nov. 8 Practice 1 pm Uihlein Soccer Park

Tue. Nov. 9 Practice 10 am Uihlein Soccer Park

Wed. Nov. 10 Practice 10 am Uihlein Soccer Park

Thu. Nov. 11 Practice 10 am Uihlein Soccer Park

Fri. Nov. 12 Game at Baltimore 6:35 pm CST 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD

SAT. NOV. 13 GAME V. CLEVELAND 6:05 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. Nov. 12 Baltimore 6:35 pm 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD 540 AM, WRRD

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SAT. NOV. 13 CLEVELAND 6:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA milwaukeewave.com

FRI. NOV. 19 MONTERREY 7:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA milwaukeewave.com

Fri. Nov. 26 Chicago 7:30 PM UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL 540 AM, WRRD

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SAT. DEC. 4 CHICAGO 6:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA milwaukeewave.com

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

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

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

Suspensions: none

Not Available: Pos. Player Reason

M Erick Acevedo Has not reported (visa pending)

Wave Futsal Contingent Preparing for FIFA World Championship in Chinese Taipei

The U.S. National Futsal Team, coached by Wave Coach Keith Tozer and featuring Wave players Greg Howes, Todd Dusosky, Johnny Torres and Pat White is getting ready for the FIFA Futsal World Championship November 21 – December 5 in Chinese Taipei. The MISL-dominated U.S. squad also includes: Sean Bowers and Steve Butcher (San Diego); Pat Morris, (Philadelphia); Jamar Beasley (Kansas City); John Ball (Cleveland); Andy Guastaferro (Chicago); and recently retired ex-Baltimore goalkeeper Scott Hileman. All but Torres, Butcher, Beasley, and Morris played for the U.S. squad which qualified for the upcoming FIFA tournament by winning the CONCACAF title in Costa Rica this past summer. The U.S. squad is set to depart November 14th and would return November 28th if it does not advance beyond first round pool play. The U.S. is scheduled to play Italy (11/21), Paraguay (11/23), and Japan (11/25) in the first round.

Futsal, the international version of indoor soccer, is a derivative of the outdoor game played with five players on each side (four field players and a goalkeeper) utilizing a limited-bounce ball on an open (wall-less) court slightly bigger than a basketball court. The U.S. Team has now qualified for four-of-five FIFA Futsal World Championships (1989, 1992, 1996, 2004).

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

Upcoming Opponents: The Wave will be taking on Baltimore in the first of four scheduled meetings between the clubs this season. It's also the first match between the teams since the Blast defeated the Wave three-game-to-none in the best-of-five 2004 MISL Championship Series. Milwaukee is also set to clash with Cleveland in the first of four scheduled confrontations.

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

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

All-Time – Regular Season 16-4 10-11 26-15

All-Time – Playoffs 2-3 0-2 2-5

2003-04 Schedule / Results 10/18/03 @ Mil Mil 7, Bal 5

12/6/03 @ Bal Bal 9, Mil 8 (OT)

3/14/04 @ Mil Mil 5, Bal 3

4/3/04 @ Bal Mil 10, Bal 9

4/23/04** @ Mil Bal 12, Mil 3

4/24/04** @ Mil Bal 8, Mil 4

5/1/04** @ Bal Bal 6, Mil 2

**MISL Championship Series

2004-05 Schedule Fri. 11/12/04 @ Bal 6:35 PM CST

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

Wave v. Cleveland - Series History @ Mil @ Cle Overall

2003-04 1-0 0-1 1-1

All-Time - Regular Season 17-5 9-13 26-18

All-Time - Playoffs* 2-1 1-1 3-2

*Milwaukee defeated Cleveland 3-2 in the 2000 league championship series.

2003-04 Schedule / Results 10/31/03 @ Mil Mil 8, Cle 5

11/1/03 @ Cle Cle 10, Mil 6

1/23/04 @ Cle Mil 5, Cle 4

1/24/04 @ Mil Mil 6, Cle 2

2004-05 Schedule / Results Sat. 11/13/04 @ Mil 6:05 PM

Sat. 1/22/05 @ Mil 6:05 PM

Sat. 4/2/05 @ Cle 6:05 PM CDT

Sat. 4/23/05 @ Cle 6:05 PM CDT

MISL Standings (thru 11/7/04)

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

Milwaukee Wave 2-1 --- Philadelphia Kixx 3-0 --- Kansas City Comets 1-1 ---

St. Louis Steamers 2-1 --- Baltimore Blast 2-3 2.0 San Diego Sockers 2-3 0.5

Chicago Storm 2-2 0.5 Cleveland Force 1-2 2.0 Monterrey Tigres 0-2 1.0

Wave Leaders:

Goals Assists Points Blocks

Troy Dusosky-5*** Todd Dusosky-5** Troy Dusosky-8*** Matt Schmidt-7

Michael King-5*** Troy Dusosky-3 Todd Dusosky-7 Chris Morman-4

Greg Howes-3 Nino Marcantonio-2 Michael King-5 Pat White-3

Todd Dusosky-2 Johnny Torres-2 Greg Howes-4 Joe Hammes-3

Angel Rivillo-2 Johnny Torres-3 Angel Rivillo-3

Kevin Burk-2 Angel Rivillo-3

*First in MISL **Tied for first in MISL ***Tied for third in MISL

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

Nick Vorberg 2-0 2 / 2 120:00 29 / 21 8 / 4.00*

Dan Green 0-1 1 / 1 64:33 19 / 10 9 / 8.37

Wave Notes: *The Wave is now 126-45 (.737) in its last 171 regular and post-season games.

*The Wave is now 42-28 all-time in regular season action v. Kansas City, including a 29-6 mark in Milwaukee.

*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).

*Milwaukee's 9-8 (OT) loss v. Chi on 10/29 snapped the Wave's three-game winning streak in home openers and dropped Milwaukee's all-time home opener mark to 14-7.

*Michael King's three goals on 11/6 v. KC increased his 12-year Wave career total to a team record 506, and his 19-year indoor career total to 679. King is the leading scorer in Wave history (506 goals + 290 assists = 796 points) and the sixth leading scorer in North American indoor soccer history (679 goals + 383 assists = 1062 pts.)

*Greg Howes' goal on 11/6 v. KC was the 156th of his five-year Wave / MISL career. Howes is the sixth leading scorer in Wave history (156 goals + 79 assists = 235 points)

*Howes also extended his Wave record consecutive games played streak to 168 straight (regular season and playoffs).

*The Wave's "Twin Tandem" - Todd and Troy Dusosky - has now combined for 306 goals (Todd 209 + Troy 97) and 332

assists (Todd 259 + Troy 73) for 638 points (Todd 468 + Troy 170), good for seventh on the all-time indoor soccer brothers scoring list. The Dusoskys (Todd 419 + Troy 81 = 500) 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 10/23 @ Chi was the 25th of his six-year Wave / MISL career.

*Matt Schmidt extended his Wave consecutive games played streak to 87 straight (regular season and playoffs) and his Wave / Wave United consecutive games played streak to 143 straight since the start of the 2002-03 indoor season.

*Goalkeeper Nick Vorberg is now 11-5 for his two-year Wave career, and 20-20 for his three-year MISL career.

*Rookie midfielders Nino Marcantonio and Jonathan Greenfield each recorded an assist in their regular season debuts on 10/23 @ Chi.

*Coach Keith Tozer, the winningest coach in Wave and North American indoor soccer history, currently sports all-time won-loss records of 312-164 (Wave regular season) and 518-317 (all-time regular season). Including playoffs, Tozer's marks are 344-186 with the Wave, and 563-355 all-time.

Last Outing: 11/6 @ Milwaukee Wave 7, Comets 5 Attendance – 2,382

The Wave improved to 2-1 with a 7-5 win over Western Division rival, the Kansas City Comets (1-1). Team co-captain Michael King collected a hat trick to give him five goals thus far this season. Nick Vorberg (2-0) recorded the win in goal for the Wave with eight saves on the night.

The Wave got on the board first when King caught the rebound and redirected the ball into the top corner of the net. The Wave extended its lead to 2-0 off a goal by Johnny Torres at 4:56 of the first period. King added his second goal of the game at 6:23 of the opening period to give the Wave a three goal lead. The Comets got on the board at the end of the first period off a goal by midfielder Anthony Maher.

King recorded the hat trick to keep the Wave rolling in the second quarter. He collected his fifth goal of the season off the power play when Kansas City was penalized for too many men on the field. The Comets cut the lead down to one with back-to-back goals by Anthony Maher and Stefan Stokich. Dino Delevski fed Maher the ball on the far side and Maher blasted the ball into the back of the net. Stokich caught a friendly bounce off the boards and converted for the score, the assist went to Jamar Beasley. The Wave extended its lead back to two when Maher was sent to the box when he was whistled for his fourth foul and Todd Dusosky converted the power-play goal.

Kansas City Comets goalkeeper Chris Damico was called for a handball at 6:12 of the final period, awarding Milwaukee a shoot out goal. Greg Howes converted past Sanaldo who stepped into goal while Damico was in the box. Beasley collected a power-play goal for the Comets at 7:23 after Troy Dusosky was called for holding. Maher cut the lead back to one when he collected the hat trick off the assist from Evans at 8:46. With just over a minute remaining, the Comets Jeff Davis was called for tripping and just seconds later, Damico was called for another handball outside the box, giving the Wave a two man advantage. Troy Dusosky was able to convert off the restart to extend the Wave lead to two with just 37 seconds remaining.

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

Kansas City 1-2-0-2=5 21 5 14 0 1-3 D'Amico (ND) / Sanaldo (L, 0-1) 17-10

MILWAUKEE 3-2-0-2=7 22 8 18 0 4-7 Vorberg (W, 2-0) 13-8

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

1 1 4:23 King (3) – Morman

2 1 4:56 Torres (1) – Howes

3 1 6:23 King (4) – Fontana

1 1 7:57 Maher (1) – Djerislo

4 2 0:49 King (5) – Troy Dusosky (PPG)

2 2 5:29 Maher (2) – Delevski

3 2 5:49 Stokich (1) – Beasley

5 2 14:40 Todd Dusosky (2) – Torres (PPG)

6 4 6:14 Howes (3) – SOG

4 4 7:23 Beasley (2) – Koehler (PPG)

5 4 8:46 Maher (3) – Evans

7 4 14:23 Troy Dusosky (5) – Todd Dusosky (PPG, RSG)

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