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Published on March 14, 2007 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Milwaukee Wave News Release


Milwaukee, WI (03/14/07) -After a five-game losing streak, the Milwaukee Wave beat the KiXX 11-7 on Sunday, March 11. This weekend the Wave will return to action with last year's MISL champion, the Baltimore Blast, at the U.S. Cellular Arena at 1 p.m. As is tradition close to St. Patrick's Day, the Wave will wear green jerseys, on which fans can bid during the game. All proceeds benefit Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. With five games left in regular season play, every game counts for the Wave to make the playoffs. The regular season's final home game is Sunday, March 25 at 1 p.m. against Philadelphia. The Wave will appreciate all their fans with the Kicks 4 Tix contest. Don't miss the last two home games in regular season play this month at the U.S. Cellular Arena.

This Week's Itinerary (All times listed are CST):

DATE DESCRIPTION LOCATION TIME

Monday 03/12 Weights and Conditioning Elite 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Tuesday 03/13 DAY OFF

Wednesday 03/14 Practice U.S. Cellular Arena 10 a.m.-noon

Weights and Conditioning Elite 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Thursday 03/15 Practice U.S. Cellular Arena 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

Friday 03/16 Practice U.S. Cellular Arena 10 a.m.-noon

Saturday 03/17 Practice U.S. Cellular Arena 10 a.m.-noon

Sunday 03/18 Milwaukee Wave vs. Baltimore Blast U.S. Cellular Arena 1:05 p.m.

Monday 03/19 DAY OFF

Tuesday 03/20 Practice U.S. Cellular Arena 10 a.m.-noon

Weights and Conditioning Elite 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Milwaukee Wave Milestones:

Greg Howes reached 600 career points.

Giuliano Oliviero tallied a career total of 275 2-point goals.

Lovelace Ackah notched a career total of 400 blocks.

Marcelo Fontana needs five assists for a career total of 100.

Up Close and Personal with Keith Tozer: Don't miss The Keith Tozer Show on Time Warner Cable Channel 32 every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and Friday at 6 p.m. The show consists of interviews with Milwaukee Wave players, information about upcoming games and of course, the star of the show ... Keith Tozer!

Milwaukee Wave Camps: It is getting close to warmer weather which means the Milwaukee Wave Summer Camps are almost in full swing. This summer, Wave offers kids of all ages the chance to participate in camps throughout southeastern Wisconsin. New this year is the football field goal kicking and punting camp, where future football stars can learn from experienced coaches and kick with the Milwaukee Wave pros. For more information visit www.milwaukeewave.com or call 414.224.WAVE.

Last Week's Outings:

Wave 11, KiXX 7 (03/11/07) - Milwaukee - Seven days ago, Marcelo Fontana was distraught.

He took the Milwaukee Wave's 13-8 home defeat to Detroit personally, knowing that he'd missed three can't-miss chances in front of the Ignition goal.

Sunday, the 33-year-old Argentine midfielder responded in true veteran fashion. His two goals and assist sparked the Wave to a 9-0 lead in the first half against Philadelphia, and the Wave held on for an 11-7 victory over the first-place KiXX at U.S. Cellular Arena.

With the win, Milwaukee (12-13) snapped a five-game losing streak in front of 5,426 fans and briefly moved ahead of Chicago again for the fourth and final playoff spot. The Storm (10-12) played Sunday evening against Detroit.

"Celo" had plenty of support. Anthony Maher recorded a goal and assist, Goran Vasic scored his first four points in six games with the Wave and the entire team defended with grit, breaking up passes and blocking shots from beginning to end.

Most indicative of the Wave's determination was a monumental individual effort by Fontana late in the first half.

With a little more than a minute remaining, Philadelphia attempted to work the ball out of their back end on a restart. Fontana pressured and dug the ball right from the feet of Ptah Myers. A couple dribbles, a deke of keeper Peter Pappas and it was 9-0.

That play grew in significance when Genoni Martinez rifled in a restart goal with 19 seconds left in the half for Philadelphia's first points.

The KiXX (15-10) brought Pat Morris on as a sixth attacker with almost 5 minutes left. Don D'Ambra made it 11-7 with 3:39 left on a 3-pointer, but Nick Vorberg made a pair of superb saves in the final 2:30 help lock the game up.

Milwaukee authored another one of its patented fast starts. Vasic's 3-pointer deflected in off a KiXX defender to open the scoring. It reached 5-0 at the 10:09 mark with a gorgeous combination play. Troy Dusosky fired a ball of the near-side boards; it bounced into the penalty area where Fontana touched it to a charging Maher, who one-timed it into the roof. Maher returned the favor 22 seconds into the second quarter, getting free on the boards with a nice spin move, drawing Pappas out and then feeding Fontana for a sliding score.

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