MISL 2 Milwaukee Wave

Wave, Storm ready to clash again Friday in Chicago

Published on November 23, 2004 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


(Milwaukee, WI) Coming off another dramatic overtime victory, the Milwaukee Wave (3-1 home / 2-0 road / 5-1 overall) will attempt to win its fifth consecutive Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) regular season contest this upcoming Friday, November 26, 7:30 PM when it battles the arch-rival Chicago Storm (4-2) at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL. It's the third of eight scheduled meetings between the clubs this season, with each team claiming victory on the other's home turf (Milwaukee with an 8-3 win in the 2004-05 season opener 10/23 at Chicago, the Storm with a 9-8 (OT) triumph in the Wave's home opener on 10/29). Fans interested in attending the contest should contact the Storm Office at 312-226-4625 regarding ticket information.

Despite being without Head Coach Keith Tozer and star players Greg Howes, Todd Dusosky, Johnny Torres, and Pat White (all on duty with the U.S. National Futsal Team at the FIFA World Championship in Chinese Taipei) the Wave was able to keep its current winning streak intact with an 8-7 (OT) win over the Monterrey Tigres this past Friday (11/19) at U.S. Cellular Arena. Midfielder Marcelo Fontana, who scored the OT game-winner in Milwaukee's previous outing v. Cleveland (6-5 (OT) win on 11/13 @ U.S. Cellular Arena) was once again the hero for the Blue and White as he redirected a Giuliano Oliviero end-board pass through Monterrey goalkeeper Aurelio Portes at 4:04 of the extra session to provide the margin of victory. The overtime was made possible by Fontana's first goal of the night, a sixth-attacker conversion to knot the score at seven with just 1:15 left in regulation. Including his game-winner on 11/12 @ Bal, Fontana has now tallied the Wave's last three GWGs.

Following Friday's game, Milwaukee will face another road challenge when it squares off with the St. Louis Steamers on Friday, December 3, 7:30 PM at the Savvis Center in St. Louis, MO. The Wave's next home match is Saturday, December 4 when Milwaukee entertains the Storm in a 6:05 PM match at U.S. Cellular Arena.

Saturday, December 4 will also be Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin Sports Medicine Center Work-Out with the Wave and Team Picture Card Night, with the first 5,000 fans receiving a Wave Team Picture Card courtesy of Froedtert. It's also the annual Teddy Bear Toss Game, with all fans encouraged to bring unused stuffed animals to toss on the field after the Wave scores its first goal. The stuffed animals will be collected and donated to Toys for Tots.

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

Tue. Nov. 23 Practice 10 am Uihlein Soccer Park

Wed. Nov. 24 Practice 10 am Uihlein Soccer Park

Thu. Nov. 25 Practice 8 am Uihlein Soccer Park

Fri. Nov. 26 Game at Chicago 7:30 pm UIC Pavilion

**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. 26 at Chicago 7:30 pm UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL 540 AM, WRRD

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Fri. Dec. 3 at St. Louis 7:35 pm Savvis Center, St. Louis, MO 540 AM, WRRD

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

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 6:05 PM U.S. CELLULAR ARENA milwaukeewave.com

FRI. DEC. 17 BALTIMORE 7:05 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 currently participating in the FIFA Futsal World Championship 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. team which qualified for the FIFA tournament by winning the CONCACAF title in Costa Rica this past summer. The U.S. squad departed November 14th and would return November 27th if it does not advance beyond first round pool play. Despite goals from Torres and Todd Dusosky, the U.S. dropped its opener to Italy (6-3) this past Sunday (11/21). The team is also scheduled to play Paraguay (11/23) and Japan (11/25) later this week. The top two teams from each of four 4-team groups will advance to the next round of pool play beginning November 28.

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 Opponent: The Wave will be battling Chicago in the third of eight scheduled meetings between the clubs this season. Milwaukee defeated Chicago in the Storm's first-ever regular season game 8-3 at the UIC Pavilion on 10/23. Chicago returned the favor in Milwaukee's home opener on 10/29 by claiming a 9-8 (OT) victory over the Wave.

Wave v. Storm: 2004-05 Schedule / Results

Sat. 10/23 @ Chi Mil 8, Chi 3

Fri. 10/29 @ Mil Chi 9, Mil 8 (OT)

Fri. 11/26 @ Chi 7:30 PM

Sat. 12/4 @ Mil 6:05 PM

Fri. 12/31 @ Mil 1:05 PM

Sun. 1/23 @ Chi 3:00 PM

Fri. 2/11 @ Chi 7:30 PM

Sun. 2/20 @ Mil 1:05 PM

MISL Standings (thru 11/21/04)

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

Milwaukee Wave 5-1 --- Philadelphia Kixx 5-1 --- Kansas City Comets 1-2 ---

St. Louis Steamers 4-2 1.0 Cleveland Force 2-3 2.5 San Diego Sockers 3-5 0.5

Chicago Storm 4-2 1.0 Baltimore Blast 2-6 4.0 Monterrey Tigres 0-4 1.5

Wave Leaders:

Goals Assists Points Blocks

Troy Dusosky-6 Todd Dusosky-8* Todd Dusosky-11** Matt Schmidt-11

Greg Howes-6 Troy Dusosky-3 Troy Dusosky-9 Chris Morman-9

Michael King-6 Nino Marcantonio-3 Greg Howes-8 Troy Dusosky-8

Marcelo Fontana-6 Johnny Torres-3 Marcelo Fontana-7 Lovelace Ackah-7

Todd Dusosky-3 Giuliano Oliviero-3 Michael King-7 Joe Hammes-6

Kevin Burk-3 Greg Howes-2 Giuliano Oliviero-5 Pat White-5

Angel Rivillo-3 Chris Morman-2 Johnny Torres-5 Angel Rivillo-5

Chris Morman-2 Nick Vorberg-2 Angel Rivillo-5

Johnny Torres-2 Matt Schmidt-2 Kevin Burk-4

Giuliano Oliviero-2 Angel Rivillo-2 Chris Morman-4

Jonathan Greenfield-2 Nino Marcantonio-4

*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 5-0 5 / 5 314:39 72 / 51 21 / 4.00*

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

Wave Notes:

*The Wave is now 129-45 (.741) in its last 173 regular and post-season games. Milwaukee is also 184-28 (.868) in all home games (regular and post-season) since the start of the 1995-96 campaign.

*The Wave is now 5-0 all-time v. Monterrey, including a 3-0 mark in Milwaukee.

*Assistant Coach Steve Morris improved his all-time head coaching record to 1-1 with the 8-7 (OT) win v. Mon on 11/19.

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

*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 it's home turf.

*Michael King's goal on 11/19 v. Mon increased his 12-year Wave career total to a team record 507, and his 19-year indoor career total to 680. King is the leading scorer in Wave history (507 goals + 291 assists = 798 points) and the sixth leading scorer in North American indoor soccer history (680 goals + 384 assists = 1064 pts.)

*Greg Howes' two goals on 11/13 v. Cle increased his five-year Wave / MISL career regular season total to 159. Howes is the fifth leading scorer in Wave history (159 goals + 80 assists = 239 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 is taking part in the FIFA World Championship in Chinese Taipei.

*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 308 goals (Todd 210 + Troy 98) and 335 assists (Todd 262 + Troy 73) for 643 points (Todd 472 + Troy 171), good for sixth on the all-time indoor soccer brothers scoring list. The Dusoskys (Todd 423 + Troy 82 = 505) are also the highest scoring brother pair in Wave history ahead of the White brothers (Pat 165 + Erik 9 = 174).

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