Wave United gets ready for two this weekend in Virginia
June 14, 2004 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Milwaukee Wave United News Release
(Milwaukee, WI) Coming off a disappointing 1-2 home stand, Milwaukee Wave United, the Wave's A-League (outdoor) team is getting ready for another challenging weekend as it prepares to go on the road to battle the Virginia Beach Mariners (Friday, June 18, 7:05 PM CDT) and Richmond Kickers (Saturday, June 19, 6:05 PM CDT). Coach Art Kramer's team, which currently stands at 1-5-1 (4 points) will be looking to secure its first points on the road during the 2004 campaign. (Milwaukee is 0-3-0 on the road so far this season). Friday night's game at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex may also be seen on Fox Sports World, which is also Channel 114 on Time Warner Digital Cable.
Milwaukee's clash with Virginia Beach (2-6-2, 8 points) will be the first of two between the clubs this season. The Mariners, who are 2-2-0 at home, are coming off a pair of losses this past weekend at Rochester (2-1 on 6/12) and Syracuse (1-0 on 6/13). Virginia Beach will also be in action this Wednesday night (6/15) when it hosts the Dallas/Fort Worth Tornados (PDL) in a Second Round Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Match. Meanwhile, the Kickers (6-3-3, 21 points) go into Saturday night's first and only game against Wave United on the heels of a 1-0 win over the defending A-League Champion Charleston Battery this past Saturday (6/12) in Richmond.
Milwaukee's next home game is Wednesday, June 23, 7:35 PM when Wave United takes on the Portland Timbers at Uihlein Soccer Park. June 23 is also "Carload Night" at Uihlein, with admission per vehicle (and all fans in it) just $25, excluding the $5 Uihlein Parking Fee. Individual general admission tickets are $12 (adult) and $8 (children under 12). Call the Wave / Wave United Office at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for more information, or visit www.milwaukeewaveunited.com.
Tickets ($12 adult, $8 children under 12) are available at the Wave / Wave United Office, 510 W. Kilbourn Ave, Suite B (414-224-WAVE), the Uihlein Soccer Park Ticket Office (7101 W. Good Hope Rd.) and all TicketMaster outlets. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Wave / Wave United Group Sales Dept. at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for group rate discounts.
All Wave United games home and away can be hear live on 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word") with air time for each contest approximately 20 minutes prior to kick-off.
This Week:
Day Date Event Time** Place
Tue. June 15 Practice 4:30 PM Uihlein Soccer Park
Wed. June 16 Practice 4:30 PM Uihlein Soccer Park
Thu. June 17 Travel Day
Fri. June 18 Game at Virginia Beach 7:05 PM CDT Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Sat. June 19 Game at Richmond 6:05 PM CDT University of Richmond Stadium
**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 (CDT) Venue Broadcast
Fri. 6/18 Virginia Beach 7:05 pm VB Sportsplex, Virginia Beach, VA 540 AM, WRRD
Fox Sports World**
Sat. 6/19 Richmond 6:05 pm Richmond Stadium, Richmond, VA 540 AM, WRRD
WED. 6/23 PORTLAND 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK 540 AM, WRRD
FRI. 6/25 MINNESOTA 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK 540 AM, WRRD
Sat. 6/26 Minnesota 7:05 pm Griffin Stadium, St. Paul, MN 540 AM, WRRD
FRI. 7/2 SEATTLE 7:05 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK 540 AM, WRRD
Fox Sports World**
FRI. 7/9 VIRGINIA BEACH 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK 540 AM, WRRD
WED. 7/14 CALGARY 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK 540 AM, WRRD
SAT. 7/17 EDMONTON 7:35 PM UIHLEIN SOCCER PARK 540 AM, WRRD
**Channel 114 on Time Warner Digital Cable
Wave United on Radio: All Wave United games home and away may be heard live on 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word") with air time for each broadcast approximately 20 minutes prior to kick-off.
Injury Report: Pos. Player Injury Status GM â DLP
F Kevin Burk hand out 5 â 5/22
* probable = 75% chance of playing; questionable = 50%; doubtful 25%; out = will not play
**Games Missed due to current injury â Date Last Played
Suspensions: none
Recent Transactions: 5/6 Signed F Nick Walls.
5/7 Signed F Sean Reti
5/20 Acquired D / MF David Wagenfuhr on loan from Dallas Burn (MLS)
5/26 Signed MF Nino Marcantonio
5/27 Signed F Neil Krause
6/4 Acquired D Ibrahim Kante on loan from Baltimore Blast (MISL)
6/11 Acquired F / MF Jamar Beasley on loan from Kansas City Comets (MISL)
Released F / MF Sean Reti and F Neil Krause
Wave United Notes:
*The originally scheduled May 14 season opener v. Edmonton, postponed due to wet grounds at Uihlein Soccer Park, has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 19, 7:35 PM at Uihlein Soccer Park. Fans with tickets for the May 14 game may exchange them for that game, or any other 2004 Wave United regular season contest. Call the Wave Office at 414-224-WAVE (9283).
*Wave United's 2-1 loss to Seattle on 6/13 at Pat Jones Field was Milwaukee's first loss on the PJF in five career outings. Wave United was 3-0-0 last season before playing to a scoreless draw with Minnesota on 5/22. In each case, the games were shifted to the PJF due to wet or unplayable conditions on the Stadium Field at Uihlein Soccer Park.
*Although its record doesn't indicate it, Wave United has actually played pretty well so far this season. Of its five losses, Milwaukee has suffered two setbacks in overtime, and one other in the final minute of stoppage time. Collectively, Wave United has trailed for just 74 or the 676 minutes it has played this season.
*Jim Larkin's shutout on 6/6 v. Syracuse was the 25th of his seven-year A-League career (91 games) and the 9th of his two-year Wave United career (25 games).
*The two shutouts suffered by Wave United 5/21 and 5/22 were the first back-to-back shutouts in team history. Wave United was shutout six times in 2003, three of which occurred at Uihlein Soccer Park.
*The scoreless draw on 5/22 with Minnesota was also the first tie in Wave United history. Wave United did not have any ties when it posted an A-League best 18-10-0 (54 pts.) record in 2003. Coach Art Kramer's team played just one overtime period the entire season, that coming in a 1-0 (OT) win at El Paso on 6/22/03.
*Minnesota's 1-0 aggregate goal victory over Wave United on 5/21 and 5/22 denied Milwaukee a chance to participate in the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament. It's the first time since the 2000 season that a Milwaukee A-League club has not qualified for the U.S. Open Cup
*Wave United's season-opening five-game winless streak tied the longest winless streak in Milwaukee A-League history. The '97 Rampage squad also went winless in five straight (all losses) from 5/25/97 thru 6/20/97.
*Four players have logged double duty with both Wave United and the U.S. National Futsal Team so far this season. Forwards Greg Howes and Johnny Torres, along with defender Pat White and goalkeeper Nick Vorberg all saw action in a CONCACAF Qualifier v. Honduras last month at U.S. Cellular Arena. The Keith Tozer coached U.S. squad defeated their Central American rivals 7-1 (5-1 on 5/18, 2-0 on 5/20) in the two-game total goal series to enable the U.S. to advance to the eight-team CONCACAF Futsal Championships July 23-31 in Costa Rica. The top two teams from the latter competition will qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Championship, which will be held in Chinese Taipei Nov. 21 â Dec. 5, 2004.
Last Week's Recap:
Sun. 6/13 @ Milwaukee Sounders 2, Wave United 1 Attendance â 1,447
Welton's goal in the 54th minute proved to be the game-winner as the Seattle Sounders topped Milwaukee Wave United 2-1 in an A-League contest Sunday night (6/13) at Uihlein Soccer Park. A crowd of 1,447 witnessed the match played at Pat Jones Field as wet grounds prevented the game from being played on the Stadium Field. Milwaukee, which is now 0-2 v. Seattle this season, dropped to 1-5-1 overall (4 points) while the Sounders improved to 5-4-1 (16 points).
Seattle tallied first on an own goal by Milwaukee in the 35th minute when Wave United defender Steve Lawrence inadvertently redirected the ball into his own net attempting to block a pass by Seattle's Sean Henderson. Henderson's low cross from the right side of the penalty area was intended for teammate Chad Brown; instead it was accidentally volleyed by Lawrence past Milwaukee goalkeeper Jim Larkin from eight yards away.
Milwaukee had a chance to even the score in the 43rd minute on a penalty kick by Johnny Torres, but Torres' attempt hit the crossbar and sailed over the goal.
The Sounders made it 2-0 in the 54th minute when Welton converted on a full volley from six yards out at the far post off a redirected pass from Roger Levesque. Levesque picked up the assist when Welton scored off his header from the initial pass into the penalty area by Marco Velez.
Wave United finally got on the board on a turning right footer by Greg Howes from the middle of the box in the 62nd minute. Howes connected on a bouncing one-timer to the far post following a grass-hugging entry pass from the top right side of the penalty area by Chad Dombrowski.
From that point on, Seattle goalkeeper Preston Burpo and the Seattle defense thwarted continuous Milwaukee pressure to secure the victory. Wave United nearly tied the score on several occasions, including a free kick blast by Torres in the 90th minute that clanged off the crossbar. Burpo finished the contest with 10 saves, while counterpart Larkin had three for Wave United.
Linescore 1-2=F Shots Fouls Off. CK GK (W/L/T, Rec.) SF-SA
Seattle 1-1=2 4 19 4 0 Burpo (W, 5-4-1) 17-10
MILWAUKEE 0-1=1 17 13 2 6 Larkin (L, 1-5-1) 4-3
Seattle: Burpo, Scott, Edwards, Jackson, Velez, Callahan (Jenkins 61), Henderson, Farrell, Brown (Nguyen 46), Levesque, Welton (Smith 56, Tomlinson 87)
MILWAUKEE: Larkin, Dombrowski, Lawrence, Morman (Oliviero 57), Hammes (Troy Dusosky 46), Kante (Takawira 46), Schmidt, Marcantonio (Todd Dusosky 46), Walls (Beasley 68), Torres, Howes
Scoring: Seattle â 35 â (own goal by Milwaukee)
Seattle â 54 â Welton (4) from Levesque
MILWAUKEE â 62 â Howes (1) from Dombrowski
Cautions: Seattle â Smith (74)
MILWAUKEE â Lawrence (40), Marcantonio (44)
Wave / Wave United Summer Camps:
The 2004 Wave / Wave United Summer Camp Program kicks-off this week with camps at five different locations. All told, the 2004 Camp Program will include 58 different sessions in 33 locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. Highlighting this year's summer camp schedule is the second annual Wave European Academy (held in conjunction with Queens Park Rangers FC) July 23-August 1 in London, England. Call the Wave / Wave United Office at 414-224-WAVE (9283) to request a camp brochure and registration form. Campers may also register online at www.milwaukeewaveunited.com. Walk-up registrations for each camp are accepted beginning Monday at 8:30 AM.
Sessions this week: (June 14-18): Sessions next week: (June 21-25):
Camp# City Location Camp# City Location
1 Whitefish Bay Jewish Com. Center 6 Hartland University Lake School
2 Greendale Highland View School 7 Elm Grove Pilgrim Park Middle School
3 Wauwatosa Hawthorne Park 8 Waukesha UW-Waukesha County
4 New Berlin Valley View Park 9 Kenosha Anderson Park
5 New Holstein Kiwanis Park 10 Mequon* Rotary Park
*Select Camp (half-day only, 9 AM â Noon)
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