MISL Milwaukee Wave

Wave Splits Pair with Force to Go 3-1

Published on November 3, 2003 under Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


(Milwaukee, WI) The Milwaukee Wave is getting ready for another "double weekend" after splitting a pair of games with the Cleveland Force this past weekend. The Wave defeated the Force 8-5 on Friday (10/31) at U.S. Cellular Arena before falling 10-6 in a rematch the following night (11/1) at Cleveland. The results moved Milwaukee's record to 3-1 for the 2003-04 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) regular season, one-half game ahead of the St. Louis Steamers in the MISL's Central Division standings.

Coach Keith Tozer's team is now preparing to host the expansion Monterrey (Mexico) Fury this upcoming Friday, November 7, 7:05 PM at U.S. Cellular Arena before traveling to St. Louis to battle the first-year Steamers at Family Arena in St. Charles, MO the following night (Saturday, November 8, 7:05 PM).

Friday is "Magnetic Schedule Night" at U.S. Cellular Arena, with the first 5,000 fans receiving a 2003-04 Wave Magnetic Schedule courtesy of Wauwatosa Savings Bank and 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word"), the official radio station of the Milwaukee Wave. Individual tickets at $18, $14, and $12 are on sale at the U.S. Cellular Arena Box Office, 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 on sale at the Wave Office. Call 414-224-WAVE for more information.

Both games this weekend, like all other Wave games, will air live on 540 AM, WRRD with air time for each broadcast 20 minutes prior to kickoff (6:45 PM both nights).

This Week:

Day Date Event Time** Place

Tue. Nov. 4 OFF DAY

Wed. Nov. 5 Practice 10 AM Uihlein Soccer Park

Thu. Nov. 6 Practice 10 AM Uihlein Soccer Park

Fri. Nov. 7 Game v. Monterrey 7:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA

Sat. Nov. 8 Game at St. Louis 7:05 PM Family Arena, St. Charles, MO

**Practice dates and times are subject to change. Please contact the Wave Media Relations Dept. at 414-908-6338 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. 11/7 MONTERREY 7:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA 540 AM, WRRD

Sat. 11/8 at St. Louis 7:05 PM Family Arena 540 AM, WRRD

FRI. 11/14 KANSAS CITY 7:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA 540 AM, WRRD

FRI. 11/28 ST. LOUIS 7:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA 540 AM, WRRD

Sat. 12/6 at Baltimore 6:35 PM First Mariner Arena 540 AM, WRRD

Sat. 12/13 at Philadelphia 6:05 PM Wachovia Spectrum 540 AM, WRRD

Sun. 12/14 at Kansas City 4:05 PM Kemper Arena 540 AM, WRRD

Howes Named MISL Offensive Player of the Week:

Wave forward Greg Howes was named MISL Offensive Player of the Week for his performance this past weekend. Howes tallied four goals and two assists in the two games against Cleveland on 10/31 and 11/1. He also had the game-winning goal in the Wave's 8-5 win over the Force on 10/31 at U.S. Cellular Arena.

Injury Report:

Player Injury Status

Chris Morman hamstring doubtful

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

Suspensions: none

MISL Standings (thru 11/3/03)

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

Milwaukee Wave 3-1 Cleveland Force 3-1 Dallas Sidekicks 3-3

St. Louis Steamers 2-1 Philadelphia Kixx 3-1 Monterrey Fury 1-2

Kansas City Comets 1-2 Baltimore Blast 2-3 San Diego Sockers 0-4

Wave Leaders:

Goals Assists Points Blocks

Greg Howes-5 Greg Howes-4 Greg Howes-9 Troy Dusosky-6

Michael King-3 Todd Dusosky-4 Todd Dusosky-6 Matt Stewart-6

Chris Morman-3 Michael King-3 Michael King-6 Chris Morman-5

Todd Dusosky-2 Giuliano Oliviero-3 Giuliano Oliviero-5 Pat White-5

Troy Dusosky-2 Marcelo Fontana-2 Marcelo Fontana-4 Matt Schmidt-4

Joe Reiniger-2 Matt Stewart-2

Giuliano Oliviero-2

Marcelo Fontana-2

Angel Rivillo-2

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

Vorberg 3-1 4/4 219:24 65 / 43 22 / 6.02

Upcoming Regular Season Milestones:

Player Milestone Needs

3-Lovelace Ackah 50 points / 300 blocks 2 / 93

8-Matt Schmidt 50 points / 100 games 26 / 33

9-Greg Howes 150 goals / 200 points 49 / 45

10-Pat White 200 points / 400 blocks 40 / 38

12-Chris Morman 50 goals / 200 blocks 17 / 1

13-Michael King 700 goals / 1050 points 49 / 29

17-Todd Dusosky 200 goals / 250 assists 15 / 28

19-Troy Dusosky 100 goals / 300 blocks 17 / 5

20-Marcelo Fontana 100 goals / 150 points 22 / 8

21-Joe Reiniger 550 goals / 850 points 28 / 18

23-Giuliano Oliviero 300 goals / 500 points 31 / 17

Current Streaks: Games

Greg Howes 129 straight regular and post-season games (Wave)

Greg Howes 76 straight indoor / outdoor games combined (Wave and Wave United)

Pat White 86 straight regular and post-season games (Wave)

Matt Schmidt 48 straight regular and post-season games (Wave)

Matt Schmidt 76 straight indoor / outdoor games combined (Wave and Wave United)

Troy Dusosky 53 straight regular and post-season games (Wave)

Michael King 43 straight regular and post-season games (Wave)

Current Streaks: Points (regular season)

Greg Howes four straight

Todd Dusosky two straight**

Marcelo Fontana two straight**

Joe Reiniger two straight**

**includes goals in each game

Last Week's Recap:

10/31 @ Milwaukee Wave 8, Force 5 Attendance: 3,775

The 3,755 fans that came out to U.S. Cellular Arena on Halloween night were given a treat as the Milwaukee Wave won its third straight game of the young Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)season. The 8-5 win over the Cleveland Force left Milwaukee as the league's only undefeated team, while Cleveland dropped to 2-1. Greg Howes led the way for the Wave, tallying two goals and two assists, while Todd Dusosky also contributed a goal and two assists for the Wave in his season debut.

The Force struck first, as Lee Edgerton (0:21) scored on a deflection which snuck past Wave goalkeeper Nick Vorberg. The Wave answered quickly when Marcelo Fontana (3:14) scored off a pass from Todd Dusosky. The Wave put the Force defense under continued pressure throughout the first period. Otto Orf made several key saves for the Force, turning away ten shots to keep the score tied.

Greg Howes (5:00) gave the Wave the lead in the second period, when he rocketed a 60-foot shot into the upper left hand corner of the goal past the outstretched arms of a diving Edgerton. Just seconds later, Matthew Stewart found a wide-open Michael King (5:38), who easily struck the ball into the unprotected Force net. The two-goal lead would not last long, however. Lee Edgerton (7:08) scored his second goal of the game off a clearance from goalkeeper Otto Orf, who was credited with his second assist of the game. Adauto Neto (9:42) scored minutes later to even the score at 3-3. The Wave was able to regain the lead when Todd Dusosky fed a pass to Matt Schmidt (12:55) who slotted the ball into the back of the net.

The Force opened the scoring in the third period when Justin Evans (3:41) found the back of the net. Nevio Pizzolitto gave the Force their first lead of the game at the 13:01 mark. With seconds left in the third period, Michael King (14:42) scored his second goal of the game to even the score again at 5-5.

A Force penalty on Nevio Pizzolitto at the 10:56 mark in the final period provided the Wave with a power play opportunity that Milwaukee converted when Greg Howes (11:47) tapped scored at the far post off a shot by Giuliano Oliviero that initially touched Troy Dusosky. The Wave increased its lead to two goals when Todd Dusosky (12:29) scored his first goal of the season on a deflection off another shot by Oliviero. Milwaukee put the game away when Joe Reiniger scored at the 14:05 mark against sixth attacker John Ball make the final score 8-5. Vorberg registered 14 saves to get his third straight win while Orf suffered the loss in his first start despite making 18 saves.

11/1 @ Cleveland Force 10, Wave 6 Attendance: 8,686

The Force jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first 10:16 of the first quarter and never looked back as Cleveland avenged the previous night's loss to the Wave by defeating Milwaukee 10-6. Ato Leone sparked Cleveland's attack with three goals, while Greg Howes had two for the Wave. The loss snapped the Wave's season opening three game winning streak, while Cleveland improved to 3-1.

Goalkeeper Jim Larkin, who spent the past outdoor season with Wave United, posted 20 saves to improve his record to 3-0. Nick Vorberg took his first loss of the campaign by yielding nine goals in 17 shots faced. Vorberg played little in the second half as defenders Troy Dusosky and Lovelace Ackah alternated as sixth attackers in an effort to help Milwaukee try to overcome an 8-3 halftime deficit.

Notes: *The Wave is now 99-33 (.750) in its last 132 regular and post-season outings.

*Michael King's two goals on 10/31 v. Cleveland increased his all-time Wave regular season total to 478. Now in his 11th season with the Wave, "Kinger" has scored a team record 755 points. His first goal on 10/31 was the 650th of his career as he became just the seventh player in North American indoor soccer history to reach that level.

*The Wave's "Twin Tandem" - Todd and Troy Dusosky - has now combined for 268 goals (Todd 185, Troy 83) and 284 assists (Todd 222, Troy 62) for 552 points (Todd 407, Troy 145), good for ninth on the MISL's all-time brothers scoring list. The Marinaros (Hector 1888, Rob 8) are the highest scoring brother pair with 1896 points, followed by the Pikuzinskis (Rudy 931, Randy 725) at 1656.

*Greg Howes extended his indoor consecutive games played streak to 129 straight (regular season and playoffs). It's the Wave's longest active streak, and the fourth highest streak in team history following Michael King (161), Steve Morris (155) and Pat White (139).

Wave All-Time Leaders: Regular Season (STILL ACTIVE WITH WAVE in CAPS)

Games Played Points Goals Assists

1. KING-384 KING-755 KING-478 KING-277

2. Nogueira-374 Morris-420 Morris-190 Morris-230

3. Morris-325 TODD DUSOSKY-358 TODD DUSOSKY-166 TODD DUSOSKY-192

4. WHITE-305 Pastor-238 Pastor-153 Knezic-112

5. TO. DUSOSKY-241 REINIGER-225 Loftin-139 Richardson-110

6. Carbonara-221 Richardson-211 REINIGER-136 REINIGER-89

Goalkeepers

Games Played Minutes Wins Losses GAA

1. Nogueira-374 Nogueira-21154 Nogueira-252 Nogueira-111 Nogueira-5.13

2. Pierce-178 Pierce-9393 Pierce-71 Pierce-83 Pierce-5.17

3. GREEN-57 GREEN-2373 GREEN-18 GREEN-21 GREEN-6.75

Coach Keith Tozer: Now in his 12th season as Head Coach of the Wave (his 20th overall as a professional head coach) Keith Tozer enters the 2003-04 campaign as the winningest coach in North American indoor soccer. Tozer, who became the first and only coach to reach the 500 win plateau on 4/12/02, enters the upcoming campaign with a combined regular and post-season record of 536-343 (.610), including a 317-174 mark (.646) as coach of the Wave. The 46-year old Grosse Point, 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. He has led Milwaukee to three league titles and five championship series appearances in the last six seasons.

Regular Season Post-Season

Wave Record (1992-Present) 286-156 31-19

NPSL / MISL Record 430-239 44-32

Indoor Record (1984-Present) 492-309 44-35

Championships 1998, 2000, 2001

Wave Record Breakdown - Regular Season

The Wave's 422 regular season victories are third most in North American indoor soccer history. Only the Wichita Wings (493 wins from 1979-2001) and San Diego Sockers (423 wins) have more regular season victories.

Season Home Road Overall

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

2002-03 15-3 13-5 28-8

BC Era (1988-2003** 233-69 139-163 372-232

Tozer Era (1992-Present)*** 186-38 103-121 289-159

All-Time 266-111 156-221 422-332

** includes home games played at the Arena (2-2 in 1988-89) and Nashville (1-0 in 2001-02)

***includes games coached by Art Kramer (1-0 home, 2-3 road)

Wave Record Breakdown - Playoffs

Season Home Road Total

2002-03 2-1 0-1 2-2

BC Era (1988-2003)** 26-9 9-16 35-25

Tozer Era (1992-Present)** 22-6 9-13 31-19

All-Time 26-9 9-16 35-25

*won league title in 1998, 2000, and 2001

**includes home games played at the Arena in 1995-97 (2-2)

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