KANSAS CITY WINS THREE IN-A-ROW

Milwaukee Losses First Game Of 2002-03 MISL Season
The Kansas City Comets improved to a 4-5 overall record in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) standings after posting three consecutive road victories from Nov. 6-10.

The Comets opened the road trip with an 18:12 win over the Dallas Sidekicks (2-8) on Nov. 6. Then Kansas City snapped the league-leading Milwaukee Wave's (7-1) undefeated streak with a 9:7 victory on Nov. 8. The Comets made it three in-a-row with a 15:10 win over the host Harrisburg Heat (4-4) on Nov. 10.

The defending MISL champion Philadelphia Kixx, who have the second-best record in the league with a 7-3 mark, earned a split of two games on Nov. 8-9. After posting a 12:5 win over the host Baltimore Blast (2-7) on Nov. 8, the Kixx dropped a heartbreaking 8:6 decision on the road to the Cleveland Force (4-3) the next day.

In other matches, the visiting Blast fell in overtime 14:12 to the Heat on Nov. 9, while the San Diego Sockers (5-4) swept a home-and-home series against the Sidekicks from Nov. 9-10. After winning the first game 15:10 in Dallas on Nov. 9, the Sockers completed the sweep with an 8:4 victory over the visiting Sidekicks in San Diego the following day.

Next round of MISL regular season matches will feature the Milwaukee Wave visiting the Baltimore Blast on Nov. 15. Rounding out the weekend's action will be the Philadelphia Kixx greeting the Cleveland Force on Nov. 16, while the Milwaukee Wave host the San Diego Sockers.

2002-03 MISL Standings (Through Nov. 10)

Western Conference
Teams (GP, W-L, GB, PF:PA, .PCT)
Milwaukee Wave (8, 7-1, -, 116:62, .875)
San Diego Sockers (9, 5-4, 2.5, 89:100, .556)
Kansas City Comets (9, 4-5, 3.5, 121:133, .444)
Dallas Sidekicks (10, 2-8, 6, 100:122, .200)

Eastern Conference
Teams (GP, W-L, GB, PF:PA, .PCT)
Philadelphia Kixx (10, 7-3, -, 111:93, .700)
Cleveland Force (7, 4-3, 1.5, 58:71, .571)
Harrisburg Heat (8, 4-4, 2, 88:89, .500)
Baltimore Blast (9, 2-7, 4.5, 93:106, .222)

U.S. FUTSAL NATIONAL TEAM PLAYER POOL IN MISL ACTION ON NOV. 6-10
Baltimore Blast - Player/Coach Sean Bowers (5 goals, 23 caps) had a goal, while forward Lee Tschantret (6 goals, 12 caps) added two assists in the 12:5 loss to Philadelphia on Nov. 8. Goalkeeper Scott Hileman (1 cap) had 15 saves in the loss for Baltimore. A hat-trick by forward Giuliano Celenza (0 caps) and tallies by Tschantret and defender Dewan Bader (0 caps) wasn't enough in the 14:12 defeat in overtime to Harrisburg on Nov. 9. Hileman added 13 saves in the defeat. ... Harrisburg Heat - Goalkeeper Doug Petras (9 caps) posted 23 saves in the 14:12 overtime win over Baltimore on Nov. 9. Petras had 30 saves in the 15:10 loss to Kansas City on Nov. 10. ... Kansas City Comets - Goals by forward Nino Da Silva (0 caps), Nate Houser (0 caps) and defender Jeff Davis (5 goals, 5 caps) paced Kansas City to an 18:12 win over Dallas on Nov. 6. Forward Wes Wade (9 goals, 13 caps) had an assist in the 9:7 victory against Milwaukee on Nov. 8. Two goals by Da Silva and one by Houser led Kansas City to a 15:10 win over Harrisburg on Nov. 10. ... Milwaukee Wave - Forward Joe Reiniger (0 caps) notched a goal and two assists, while midfielder Brian Loftin (7 goals, 14 caps) added a tally in the 9:7 loss to Kansas City on Nov. 8. Defender Troy Dusosky (3 caps) dished out an assist, while goalkeeper Victor Nogueira had nine saves in the loss. ... Philadelphia Kixx - Midfielder Gary De Palma (0 caps) scored a goal, while player/coach Don D'Ambra added an assist in the 12:5 victory over Baltimore on Nov. 8. D'Ambra scored twice in the 8:6 loss to Cleveland on Nov. 9. ... San Diego Sockers - Forward Shawn Beyer (0 caps) had a tally in the 15:10 win over Dallas on Nov. 9. Beyer added two more goals in the 8:4 victory over Dallas on Nov. 10.