St. Charles, Missouri St. Louis Ambush Vs. Kansas City Comets Webcast: Masl.Tv
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Sunday, March1, 2020 · 3:05 p.m. CST The Family Arena · St. Charles, Miss uri St. ! uis Am"ush #s. $ansas City C mets %e"cast: masl.t# St. ! uis Am"ush MAS! &ame 1'1 $ansas City C mets 8-11 OVERALL St. ! uis Am"ush &ame 20 8-9 OVERALL 5-4 HOME St. ! uis Am"ush ( me &ame 10 7-3 HOME 3-7 AWAY $ansas City C mets &ame 1) 1-6 AWAY 2-2 HEAD TO HEAD $ansas City C mets A*ay &ame ) 2-2 HEAD TO HEAD T+,A-.S &AM/ • Today’s game is the fifth of six meetings between the Ambush and Comets slated for the 2019-20 regular season. • The season series between the two teams is tied 2-2. • This is the only game for each team this weekend. !AST T0M/ +1T • In their most recent contest, the Ambush lost 12-6 to the Milwaukee Wave on Sunday, February 23 at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. • In their last game, the Comets fell 11-8 to the Ontario Fury Sunday, February 23 at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Independence. %(+.S (+T: ST. !+1IS AM21S( • With Tony Walls gone for his outdoor gig with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, the leading offensive threats for the Ambush are forwards JT Thomas and Duduca. • Thomas leads the team in points (30) and goals (21). He has five goals and an assist in his last three games. • Duduca is second on the team in points (26) and goals (18). • Midfielder Lucas Almeida and defender Pablo Da Silva have been the team’s top playmakers. They are tied for the team lead in assists with 12 each. • Almeida has posted three goals and four assists in his last three games. • Da Silva has tallied two goals and five assists in his last three games. %(+.S (+T: $ANSAS C0T- C+M/TS • Player/coach Leo Gibson ranks first on the team and second in the league in points with 52. He also leads the Comets in goals (28) and is second in the league lead and leads the team in assists (24). Leo has five goals and four assists in his last three games. • Midfielder Kiel Williams has three goals and four assists in his last three games. • Midfielder Kevin Ellis has posted four goals and two assists in his last three games. • Defender John Sosa has tallied two goals and two assists in his last three games. T%+ +F T(/ !/A&1/.S 2/ST ,/F/3,/4S • Two of the MASL’s top defenders could be on display for this game (assuming they both play). • Kansas City’s Robert Palmer ranks second in the league in blocked shots with 34. • St. Louis’ Axel Duarte ranks fifth in the MASL with 31 blocked shots. $//503& 0T 03T/4/ST03& • Three of the eight wins by the Ambush thus far this season have been overtime affairs. • Six of those eight wins were by a single goal. S1S5/3S0+3S (IT /AC( T/AM • Ambush defender Vadim Cojocov is suspended for two games due to a red card issued during the February 23 loss to Milwaukee. Automatic one game suspension to be served on March 1. Following review by the MASL discipline review committee, an additional game suspension has been issued. The automatic one game suspension will be served March 1 and the additional game is to be served on March 8. The committee determined to add an additional game suspension as the tackle was deemed to be egregious in nature with intent to injure therefore they must act to protect player safety or the integrity of the game. • Comets defender John Sosa is suspended for one game for points accumulation (eight points). One game suspension to be served on March 1. T/AM STATS ST. !+10S AM2US( S0T1AT0+3A! STATS 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE ST. LOUIS AMBUSH CATEGORY KANSAS CITY COMETS AMBUSH RECORD WHEN..... 19 Games Played 17 Scoring first 4-4 8-11 Overall Record 8-9 Opponent scores first 4-7 .421 Winning Percentage .471 Leading at halftime 5-4 6.1 Average Goals Scored Per Game 7 Trailing at halftime 3-7 7.9 Average Goals Against Per Game 6.6 Tied at halftime 0-0 -35 Goal Differential 9 Game goes into overtime 3-0 6.3 Average Penalty Minutes Per Game 7.6 Game goes into overtime with a shootout 1-0 115 Total Goals For 119 Playing on a Monday 0-0 150 Total Goals Against 110 Playing on a Tuesday 1-0 SPECIAL TEAMS Playing on a Friday 3-4 36 Power Plays 27 Playing on a Saturday 2-2 18 Power Play Goals For 15 Playing on a Sunday 2-5 22 Power Play Goals Against 18 Game starts before 5:00 p.m. CST 3-4 .500 Power Play Percentage .556 Game starts after 5:00 p.m. CST 5-7 40 Number of Times Short Handed 33 Playing an Eastern Conference opponent 7-8 1 Short Handed Goals For 2 Playing a Western Conference opponent 1-3 2 Short Handed Goals Against 0 Playing at The Family Arena 5-4 .450 Penalty Kill Percentage .455 Playing on the road 3-7 MA6+4 A4/3A SOCC/4 !/A&1/ STA3,03&S 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE EASTERN DIVISION Team GP W L W% GF GA Diff Home Away Div Streak Next Game 1 x-Florida 18 16 2 .889 146 69 +77 8 - 1 8 - 1 11 - 2 W 2 Mar 1 at Stars 2 Utica 17 14 3 .824 127 80 +47 7 - 1 7 - 2 11 - 3 W 8 Mar 1 at Soles 3 Milwaukee 17 12 5 .706 131 80 +51 6 - 3 6 - 2 11 - 4 L 1 Mar 1 at Fury 4 Baltimore 22 14 8 .636 166 99 +67 9 - 2 5 - 6 12 - 7 W 1 Mar 7 vs Heat 5 Harrisburg 19 12 7 .632 140 103 +37 7 - 1 5 - 6 10 - 6 W 2 Mar 7 at Blast 6 Kansas City 17 8 9 .471 119 110 +9 7 - 3 1 - 6 6 - 7 L 2 Mar 1 at Ambush 7 St. Louis 19 8 11 .421 115 150 -35 5 - 4 3 - 7 7 - 8 L 3 Mar 1 vs Comets 8 o-Orlando 16 1 15 .063 66 157 -91 1 - 6 0 - 9 1 - 13 L 10 Mar 1 vs Express 9 o-Rochester 20 0 20 .000 63 218 -155 0 - 10 0 - 10 0 - 20 L 20 Mar 6 vs Tropics WESTERN DIVISION Team GP W L W% GF GA Diff Home Away Div Streak Next Game 1 y-Monterrey 20 19 1 .950 177 97 +80 10 - 0 9 - 1 19 - 1 W 6 Mar 2 vs Sidekicks 2 San Diego 20 14 6 .700 118 102 +16 8 - 1 6 - 5 10 - 4 W 2 Mar 8 vs Stars 3 Ontario 19 10 9 .526 124 107 +17 6 - 3 4 - 6 8 - 9 L 1 Mar 1 vs Wave 4 Sonora 20 9 11 .450 148 142 +6 6 - 3 3 - 8 9 - 7 L 3 Mar 1 vs City FC 5 Tacoma 17 7 10 .412 101 109 -8 4 - 4 3 - 6 7 - 6 L 2 Mar 1 vs Tropics 6 Turlock 17 6 11 .353 83 103 -20 5 - 6 1 - 5 5 - 11 W 2 Mar 1 at SeaWolves 7 Mesquite 20 6 14 .300 98 116 -18 4 - 7 2 - 7 6 - 10 L 2 Mar 7 vs Express 8 o-Dallas 20 3 17 .150 82 158 -76 3 - 8 0 - 9 2 - 15 W 1 Mar 2 at Flash WIN PERCENTAGE > HEAD TO HEAD > GOAL DIFFERENTIAL > WINS > GOAL DIFFERENTIAL Y = CLINCHED DIVISION X = CLINCHED PLAYOFF SPOT O = ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFFS MAS! T/AM OF T(/ %//$ 7 5!A-/4 OF T(/ %//$ St. Louis Ambush players earning MASL Team of the Week and Player of the Week honors during the 2019-20 regular season. MASL WEEK TEAM OF THE WEEK PLAYER OF THE WEEK 6 Tony Walls Tony Walls 12 Douglas Dos Santos Douglas Dos Santos ST. !+10S AM2US( 2018920 SC(/,1!/ : 4/S1!TS DATE TIME VISITOR HOME VENUE RESULT Fri, Nov 29 7:05 p.m. CST Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 7-2 Sat, Nov 30 6:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Silverstein Eye Centers Arena L 6-4 Sun, Dec 8 5:05 p.m. CST Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 6-1 Sun, Dec 15 3:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 8-7 Fri, Dec 27 7:35 p.m. CST Tacoma Stars St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 7-6 Tue, Dec 31 3:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 7-6 Fri, Jan 3 9:00 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Sonora Soles Centro de Usos Multiples L 12-7 Sun, Jan 5 5:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Monterrey Flash Arena Monterrey L 15-6 Sun, Jan 12 1:07 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena W 8-7 Fri, Jan 17 7:35 p.m. CST Utica City FC St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 7-6 Sun, Jan 19 3:05 p.m. CST Utica City FC St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 11-5 Fri, Jan 24 6:35 p.m.