SIDEKICKS CLINCH WISL PLAYOFF BERTH WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS
With one week remaining in the 2001 regular season,
the Dallas Sidekicks of the World Indoor Soccer League
(WISL) clinch a playoff berth with a 13-9 overall
record after posting back-to-back victories on Nov
23-24. After shutting out the visiting Sacramento Knights
(11-11) by a 6-0 score on Nov. 23, the Sidekicks earned
a spot in the 2001 WISL post-season with a 6-4 victory
over the host San Diego Sockers (12-9) the next day.
In other WISL games, the Utah Freezz (9-13) posted a 3-2
win over the host Sockers on Nov. 25, while the visiting
Knights defeated the St. Louis Steamers (9-12) 6-3. The
2001 regular season concludes this weekend (Nov. 30 - Dec 2)
as the remaining four teams battle for the final three
WISL playoff spots. The best-of-three semifinals begin
on Dec. 7, with the winners advancing to the 2001
championship final series (best-of-three) on Dec. 14.
For more information check the WISL website at www.wisl.net.

KIXX DROP TWO IN A ROW, BUT REMAIN IN FIRST-PLACE IN MISL STANDINGS
After winning their first five matches of the 2001-02
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) campaign, the
Philadelphia Kixx dropped two straight last week for a
5-2 overall ledger. The Kixx remain in first-place in
the MISL standings as the squad lost 9-2 to the host
Harrisburg Heat (5-3) on Nov. 21, and then dropped a
10-4 decision to the visiting Cleveland Crunch (3-6) on
Nov. 24. In other MISL games, the Milwaukee Wave (5-2)
and Kansas City Comets (3-7) split a two-game series as
the host Comets won the opener 9-7 on Nov. 23, but the
Wave took the second match 27-16 in Nashville, Tenn. the
next day. The Heat scored two consecutive victories as
they defeated the host Crunch 17-13 on Nov. 23, and then
topped the visiting Baltimore Blast (4-5) the next day.
For more information check the MISL website at www.misl.net.

U.S. FUTSAL PLAYERS SHINE IN WAVE-COMETS ENCOUNTER
Several U.S. Futsal National Team players shined in the
MISL match between the Milwaukee Wave and the Kansas
City Comets in Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 24. The Wave
posted a 27-16 victory over the Comets with U.S. forward
Todd Dusosky (1 goal, 5 caps) notching a hat trick, while
veteran goalkeeper Victor Nogueira (16 caps) earned 11
saves to preserve the win. Forward Matt Tirschman (3
goals, 5 caps) and defender Glenn Carbonara (3 goals,
12 caps) also added to the Wave's scoring, while forward
Wes Wade (9 goals, 13 caps) tallied a hat trick in the
loss for the Comets.