Wave United Hopes to Turn up Heat in El Paso

Published on June 17, 2003 under A-League (A-League)
Milwaukee Wave United News Release


(Milwaukee, WI) Milwaukee Wave United, the Wave's A-League (outdoor) team is getting ready for one of its most challenging road trips of the season as it prepares to face Central Division rival El Paso this Friday (6/20, 8:35 PM CST) and Sunday (6/22, 7:05 PM CST) at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX. Wave United and the Patriots will be squaring off in the first two games of a four game season series that also includes a pair at Milwaukee on July 25 and July 27. Coach Art Kramer's team will be looking to bounce back from a 3-0 home loss to Rochester that broke Milwaukee's previous two-game winning streak.

Although it's still early in the 2003 campaign, the results from these two matches could have notable implications on the Central Division playoff race. (The top two teams in the division will qualify for the post-season.) Wave United is currently fourth in the division with a record of 4-3-0 (12 points) and could overtake the Patriots (5-5-2, 17 points) with a pair of wins. On the other hand, a pair of El Paso victories would provide the second place Patriots with an 11-point cushion over Milwaukee that would be very difficult for Wave United to make up. Regardless of what happens, the two teams should provide the fans in El Paso with a pair of intense battles on the artificial pitch at the Sun Bowl. The term "hotly contested" should also have literal application to the proceedings, with game time temperatures expected to be around 90 degrees. Both games will be broadcast live on 540 AM, WRRD ("The Word") with air time for each broadcast 20 minutes prior to kick-off.

Some other notes about the upcoming match-up:

*Wave United is 2-0 on the road, with both wins coming at Minnesota, the current Central Division leader at 7-4-0 (21 points).

*The Patriots are 0-1-1 thus far on a seven game homestand. El Paso lost to Portland 3-1 on 6/7 before battling to a scoreless draw with Seattle on 6/13. The Patriots overall home record is 3-2-1.

Wave United's next home game is Sunday, June 29, 4:05 PM against the Indiana Blast. Call the Wave / Wave United Office for more information, or check out www.milwaukeewaveunited.com.

Tickets: All Wave United home games are played at Uihlein Soccer Park, 7101 W. Good Hope Rd. on Milwaukee's northwest side. General Admission tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for kids under 12. Reserved seating at Uihlein Soccer Park is limited to season ticket holders – call the Wave / Wave United Office at 414-224-WAVE (9283) for more information. Tickets for all Wave United home games are available at the Wave / Wave United Office, 1040 N. Water St. in downtown Milwaukee, the Uihlein Soccer Park Ticket Office, all TicketMaster outlets, and through phone charge at 414-276-4545. Groups of 10 or more should contact the Wave / Wave United Group Sales Dept. at 414-224-WAVE for group rate discounts.

Wave Camps: The 2003 Milwaukee Wave / Wave United Summer Soccer Camp program kicks-off June 16 with 58 sessions in 34 locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. Highlighting this year's schedule is the Wave's first European Academy, which will be held in London, England July 18-27 in conjunction with Queens Park Rangers. Call the Wave Office at 414-224-WAVE for a camp brochure and registration form, or register on-line at www.milwaukeewave.com

Sessions this upcoming week (June 23-27): Sessions the following week (June 30-July 2):

Camp# City Location Camp# City Location 7 Hartland University Lake School 13 Team Camps (own field) 8 Elm Grove Elm Grove Park 14 3 v. 3 Camp Uihlein Soccer Park 9 Waukesha UW-Waukesha County 15 Striker / GK Camp Uihlein Soccer Park 10 Kenosha Anderson Park 11 Green Bay Broadview Soccer Complex 12 Brookfield Brookfield Soccer Park

Upcoming Opponent El Paso Patriots (5-5-2, 17 points) Date / Time / Venue Friday, June 20, 8:35 PM, Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX Sunday, June 22, 7:05 PM, Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX

A-League Series History v. El Paso Series began in 1997 @ Mil @ EP Overall 2003 – Regular Season 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2002 – Regular Season 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 2002 – Playoffs (did not meet) All-Time – Regular Season 5-1-0 3-2-1 8-3-1 All-Time – Playoffs 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0

Weekend Recap:

Sun. 6/15 @ Milwaukee Raging Rhinos 3, Wave United 0 Attendance: 2,468

Coming off a win at Minnesota the day before (2-1 on 6/14), the Raging Rhinos roared into Milwaukee and handed Wave United its worst home setback of the season. Ian Fuller put Rochester on the board in the 11th minute with his third goal of the season, while teammate Doug Miller scored his eighth to provide the Rhinos with a 2-0 advantage in the 27th minute. Kirk Wilson capped off the scoring with his second of the campaign in the 56th minute and Rochester cruised home with its first-ever regular season win in Milwaukee. Goalkeeper Bill Andracki registered seven saves to post his fourth shutout of the season. Milwaukee's best chance came in the 26th minute when Matt Schmidt ran on to a long pass from John Ball but was stopped by Andracki from 12 yards out. Wave United also had a goal waved off in the 60th minute when the referee's whistle for a Rochester foul near the top of the penalty area nullified Greg Howes' 15-yard blast. Milwaukee goalkeeper Jim Larkin suffered the loss as he saw his opponent scoreless streak end at 191 minutes.

Linescore 1-2=F Shots Fouls Off. CK GK (W/L, Rec.) SF-SA Rochester 2-1=3 12 16 6 2 Andracki (7-2-2) 14-7 MILWAUKEE 0-0-0 14 12 1 4 Larkin (4-3-0) 12-5

Rochester: Andracki, Demmin, Schweitzer, Mendes, Sedgewick (DiNunzio 64), Mladenov, Hayes, Wilson (Suarez 64), Steenkamp, Miller (Rocha 74), Fuller (Mitchell 61)

MILWAUKEE: Larkin, Dombrowski (Walls 45), Lawrence, Hammes, Troy Dusosky (Fadeski 79), Aldrich, Ball (Timbers 74), Schmidt, Howes (Bernal 61), Delevski, Todd Dusosky (Maher 56)

Scoring: Rochester – 11 – Fuller (3) from Wilson Rochester – 27 – Miller (8) from Steenkamp Rochester – 56 – Wilson (2) from Steenkamp

Cautions: Rochester: Wilson (32) MILWAUKEE: Hammes (42), Troy Dusosky (66)

Injury Report: No one listed at the present time

Suspensions: none

Notes: *Wave United is now 2-3-0 at home, 2-0-0 on the road.

*Milwaukee has been shut out two times this season, both at home.

*Goalkeeper Jim Larkin and midfielder Jeremy Aldrich have played every minute so far this season.

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