MISL 2 Milwaukee Wave

Wave Seeks Seventh Straight Win Friday at KC

January 13, 2004 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


(Milwaukee, WI) The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Central Division leading Milwaukee Wave (7-0 home / 6-3 road / 13-3 overall) resumes action this Friday, January 16, 7:35 PM when it battles the Kansas City Comets (6-11) at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO. It will be the third of six scheduled meetings between the division rivals with Milwaukee currently holding a 2-0 advantage. Friday's match, like all other Wave regular and post-season contests can be heard on 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word") with air time for the pre-game show approximately 20 minutes prior to kick-off (7:15 PM).

Coach Keith Tozer's team extended its latest winning streak to six consecutive games with a 5-3 win over the San Diego Sockers this past Saturday (1/10) at the San Diego Sports Arena. Forward Greg Howes, the MISL's current leading scorer (38 points) paced Milwaukee's attack with two goals and an assist while goalkeeper Dan Green, the league's top keeper (8-1, 3.78 GAA) posted 14 saves to also register his sixth straight win. The Wave's 13-3 mark is currently the top record in the MISL and represents Milwaukee's best 16-game start in the club's 20-year history.

Following Friday's tilt in Kansas City, the Wave will wrap-up its current four-game road swing on Friday, January 23 at Cleveland when it takes on the Force at the CSU Convo Center (1/23, 6:35 PM CST). Milwaukee's next home game is the following night, Saturday, January 24, 6:05 PM when the Wave hosts Cleveland in a rematch at U.S. Cellular Arena. It will be "NASCAR Night" at U.S. Cellular Arena presented by the Milwaukee Mile and Lazer 103 with a special appearance by Roush Racing Team Driver #99 Carl Edwards. Edwards, one of the fastest rising stars in NASCAR, will sign autographs from 5 PM until kick-off and will also participate in a special halftime miniature car race against one lucky fan. Other prize giveaways include Carl Edwards autographed hats and other NASCAR theme related prizes.

Tickets for all Wave home games at $18, $14, and $12 are on sale 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 starting at just $90 are also available through the Wave Office. Call 414-224-WAVE for more information.

This Week:

Day Date Event Time** Place

Tue. Jan. 13 Practice 10 AM Uihlein Soccer Park

Wed. Jan. 14 Practice 10 AM Uihlein Soccer Park

Thu. Jan. 15 Practice 10 AM Uihlein Soccer Park

Fri. Jan. 16 Game at Kansas City 7:35 PM Kemper 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.

January 31 Game Time Change: The kick-off time for Milwaukee's game against the St. Louis Steamers on Saturday, January 31 at U.S. Cellular Arena has been changed from 4:05 PM to 1:05 PM.

Upcoming Schedule: HOME GAMES in CAPS

Day Date Opponent Time (CST) Venue Broadcast

Fri. 1/16 @ Kansas City 7:35 PM Kemper Arena 540 AM, WRRD

Fri. 1/23 @ Cleveland 6:35 PM CSU Convo Center 540 AM, WRRD

SAT. 1/24 CLEVELAND 6:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA 540 AM, WRRD

TV-41, WMLW

SAT. 1/31 ST. LOUIS 1:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA 540 AM, WRRD

TV-41, WMLW

Sun. 2/1 @ Monterrey 6:35 PM Arena Monterrey 540 AM, WRRD

THU. 2/5 KANSAS CITY 7:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA 540 AM, WRRD

TV-41, WMLW

SUN. 2/8 PHILADLEPHIA 1:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA 540 AM, WRRD

Injury Report: Player Injury Status

Giuliano Oliviero calf probable

Nick Vorberg ankle probable

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

Suspensions: none

Wave on TV: The Wave has seven more games scheduled to be televised on TV-41, WMLW. WMLW is currently available on Time Warner Digital Cable channel 741and, effective January 29, will be available on Time Warner Basic Cable channel 7. Upcoming games to be televised on WMLW include:

Day Date Broadcast Time* Opponent

Sat. 1/24 6 PM Cleveland

Sat. 1/31 TBA (Game Time 1:05 PM) St. Louis

Thu. 2/5 7 PM Philadelphia

Sat. 2/14 7 PM Dallas

Sun. 3/7 1 PM St. Louis

Thu. 3/25 7 PM San Diego

Fri. 4/2 7 PM Philadelphia

*All times Central

Upcoming Opponent: Kansas City Comets

Day / Date Friday, January 16, 2004

Time / Venue 7:35 PM at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO

Series Began 1991-92

Coach Keith Tozer: Now in his 12th season as Head Coach of the Wave (his 20th overall as a professional head coach) Keith Tozer is the winningest coach in the 25-year history of North American indoor soccer. Tozer, who became the first and only coach to reach the 500 win plateau on 4/12/02, currently sports a combined regular and post-season record of 546-345 (.613), including a 327-176 mark (.650) as coach of the Wave. The 46-year old Grosse Pointe, MI native, who is also Milwaukee's Vice President – Soccer Operations overseeing both the Wave indoor and Wave United outdoor teams, began his coaching career as a player-coach with the Louisville Thunder in 1984 following a six-year career in the original MISL. He has led Milwaukee to three league titles and five championship series appearances in the last six seasons. He is also a five-time NPSL / MISL Coach of the Year award winner (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2003.)

Wave Notes: *The Wave is now 109-35 (.757) in its last 144 regular and post-season outings.

*The Wave's 13-3 record represents Milwaukee's best 16-game start in the club's 20-year history. The Wave had been 12-4 on four previous occasions (1995-96, 1998-99, 2001-02, and 2002-03) prior to this season.

*The 12/31 contest v. Monterrey was Coach Keith Tozer's 500th game as coach of the Wave. Now in his 12th season with Milwaukee, Tozer is just the third coach in North American indoor soccer history to guide one team for as many games. Only Kenny Cooper (751 games with Baltimore) and Ron Newman (701 games with San Diego) have coached more games with a single franchise.

*Assistant Coach Steve Morris made his professional head coaching debut on 12/6 @ Bal. He stepped in for Keith Tozer, who was coaching the U.S. Futsal Team in Anaheim, CA.

*Milwaukee's 9-8 (OT) loss on 12/6 @ Bal broke a five-game overtime winning streak for the Wave dating back to the 2001-02 campaign. Milwaukee was 4-0 in extra-session games last year and 1-1 the year before.

*The Wave's 6-5 (OT) win over SD on 1/2 @ Mil improved the Wave's overtime record to 1-1 this season and 25-30 all-time, including 18-10 at home.

*The 15 goals on 11/14 v. KC is the fourth highest total in team history. The Wave team record for most goals in a contest is 18, set on 12/6/98 v. Cle.

*Troy Dusosky and Marcelo Fontana each scored a goal to record the 150th point of their respective careers in Milwaukee's 6-2 win over Monterrey on 12/31 @ Mil.

*The Wave's "Twin Tandem" - Todd and Troy Dusosky - has now combined for 282 goals (Todd 195 + Troy 87) and 298 assists (Todd 232 + Troy 66) for 580 points (Todd 427 + Troy 153), good for ninth on the MISL's all-time brothers scoring list. The Marinaros (Hector 1899 + Rob 8 = 1907) are the highest scoring brother pair followed by the Pikuzinskis (Rudy 931 + Randy 725 1656). The Dusoskys (Todd 378 + Troy 64 = 442) are also the highest scoring brother pair in Wave history ahead of the White brothers (Pat 162 + Erik 9 = 171).

*Joe Reiniger has tallied at least one point in 9-of-15 games so far this season and 340-of-359 career NPSL / MISL regular season contests. Reiniger still holds the league's second longest scoring streak at 105 straight games.

*Greg Howes current indoor consecutive games played streak is currently 141 straight (regular season and playoffs). It's the Wave's longest active streak, and the third longest streak in team history following Michael King (161) and current Wave Assistant Coach Steve Morris (155). Howes, who currently leads the MISL with 38 points (22 goals, 16 assists) was shut-out for the only time this season on 1/2 v. SD.

*Goalkeeper Dan Green equaled his career-best 60 minute performance by allowing just one goal on 11/7 v. Mon. Green had previously allowed just one goal on 12/7/01 @ Bal. The Waukesha, WI native has won six straight decisions and currently tops the league with a 3.78 GAA.

*Goalkeeper Nick Vorberg has not made any appearances since suffering an ankle injury in practice last month. The 28-year old netminder, who was acquired by the Wave in the off-season trade that sent Victor Nogueira to San Diego, is off to a fine start in Milwaukee with a 5-2 record to go along with a 4.68 GAA.

Last Week's Recap:

1/10 @ San Diego Wave 5, Sockers 3 Attendance – 5,208

The Wave won its sixth straight game and improved to 3-0 against the Sockers this season as Milwaukee defeated San Diego 5-3 Saturday night (1/10) at the San Diego Sports Arena. For the second time in eight days, Sockers goalkeeper Victor Nogueira was out-dueled by his former back-up Dan Green, who had been Nogueira's teammate the past four seasons in Milwaukee. Forward Greg Howes led the Wave's offense with three points (two goals and an assist) while teammates Todd Dusosky (goal and assist) and Matt Stewart (two assists) added two points each.

Howes put Milwaukee on the board first with a short-handed goal, his second in two games while the Wave was killing off a tripping penalty to Troy Dusosky. Tony Velasquez tied it up at 1-1 at 3:53 of the second quarter, but the Wave responded with goals from Chris Morman (7:52) and Greg Howes (14:50) to take a 3-1 halftime advantage.

Milwaukee held San Diego scoreless in the third quarter while adding a goal by Angel Rivillo. Paul Wright scored off a booming free kick at 2:51 of the fourth quarter to draw the Sockers back within two (4-2), but Todd Dusosky's goal off a San Diego turnover at 6:24 virtually iced the game. Like the Wave, Green won his sixth straight decision. He finished with 14 saves as did his counterpart Nogueira.

Wave United to Open 2004 A-League Campaign on May 14, 7:05 PM at Uihlein Soccer Park: Milwaukee Wave United, the Wave's A-League (outdoor) team will kick-off the 2004 season on Friday, May 14, 7:05 PM when it hosts the Edmonton Aviators at Uihlein Soccer Park. Coach Art Kramer's team, which finished with the league's best record during the 2003 regular season, will once again feature most of the current Wave indoor squad during the upcoming campaign. Call the Wave / Wave United Office at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for tickets or more information or visit www.milwaukeewaveunited.com.

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