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Friday, January 25, 2019 · 6:35 PM CST / 7:35 PM EST Silver Spurs Arena · Kissimmee, Florida St. Louis Ambush at Orlando SeaWolves St. Louis Ambush MASL Game 81 Orlando SeaWolves 5-6 OVERALL St. Louis Ambush Game 12 3-3 OVERALL 2-2 HOME St. Louis Ambush Away Game 8 2-2 HOME 3-4 AWAY Orlando SeaWolves Game 7 1-1 AWAY 1-0 HEAD TO HEAD Orlando SeaWolves Home Game 5 0-1 HEAD TO HEAD TONIGHT’S GAME • Tonight’s game is the second of four meetings between St. Louis and Orlando slated for the 2018-19 regular season. • The Ambush won the first contest between the two teams when they slipped by the SeaWolves in a 5-4 overtime shootout contest at the Silver Spurs Arena on November 30. LAST TIME OUT FOR EACH TEAM • In their most recent game, the Ambush lost 8-5 to Utica City FC on Saturday, January 19 at home. • In their last game, the SeaWolves defeated the Milwaukee Wave 7-4 at home Monday night. PLAYERS TO WATCH: AMBUSH • Rookie forward Zach Reget leads the team in goals (12) and points (13) and currently leads all rookies in the MASL in goals scored. He’s been named MASL Player of the Week once, named to the Team of the Week twice and earned honorable mention twice. If he continues at this rate, he’s a candidate for Rookie of the Year. • Justin Stinson, another rookie, ranks right behind Reget in points (11) and goals (7). • Defender Axel Duarte is an important component of the Ambush defense and currently leads the MASL in blocked shots with 21. • Goalkeeper Paulo has been solid all season for the Ambush, and his save percentage (.675) is good for eighth in the league. PLAYERS TO WATCH: SEAWOLVES • Gordy Gurson is a perennial scoring threat who leads the team in points (17), is tied for the lead in goals (9), assists (8) and average points per game (2.8). Has tallied six goals and five assists in his last three games. • Osvaldo Rojas is tied with Gurson in goals scored and is second on the team in points with 11. Has posted seven goals and two assists in his last three games. • Richard Schmermund scored his first two goals as a member of the SeaWolves in Monday’s win over Milwaukee and he would no doubt like to continue that trend tonight against his former team. RECENT AMBUSH ROSTER CHANGES • Since St. Louis and Orlando last met, the Ambush made some roster moves, placing injured forward Jerjer Gibson on the inactive roster, adding veteran Stefan St. Louis and rookies Nic Powers and Eduardo Maia, and trading for Jowayne Laidley. This week, they added rookie midfielder Howard Miller. • The 2018-19 season marks the eighth in professional indoor soccer for Stefan St. Louis. He has played with the Detroit Waza Flo (PASL), Missouri Comets (MISL and MASL) and Milwaukee Wave (MASL). Stefan appeared in 33 games with the Ambush during the 2014-15, 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. • Midfielder Nic Powers is a hometown product who played collegiate soccer at William Woods University (one year), St. Charles Community College (one year) and Columbia University (two years). When not playing, Powers coaches at Columbia College. • Defender Eduardo Maia is a native of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil who came to the United States at the age of 21 and played three years of collegiate soccer at Missouri Baptist University. When not playing soccer, he coaches at Core Soccer Training and Vetta Sports in the St. Louis area. • On January 16, the Ambush announced the trade of midfielder Antonio Manfut to the Florida Tropics for forward Jowayne Laidley. The native of Kingston, Jamaica has played for the Tropics since 2016. The current season is his third in professional indoor soccer. • Midfielder Howard Miller is a local product who played last summer with St. Louis Maritsa FC, an outdoor team in the UPSL. FAMILIAR FACES IN DIFFERENT PLACES • Five members of the SeaWolves roster (midfielders Victor France and Gordy Gurson, defenders Luiz Mota and Richard Schmermund and goalkeeper Piotr Sliwa) formerly occupied a spot on the Ambush roster. MASL TEAM OF THE WEEK / PLAYER OF THE WEEK St. Louis Ambush players earning Team of the Week, Player of the Week or Honorable Mention during the 2018-19 regular season. (The Player of the Week is selected from the Team of the Week by a combination of votes from each MASL team and from fans.) WEEK TEAM OF THE WEEK PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION 1 -- -- Jerjer Gibson 2 -- -- -- 3 -- -- Corey Adamson, Zach Reget 4 Zach Reget -- Paulo, JT Thomas 5 -- -- Antonio Manfut 6 Zach Reget Zach Reget Axel Duarte, Felipe, Paulo 7 -- -- -- 8 Douglas Dos Santos -- Paulo, Zach Reget, JT Thomas TEAM STATS 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE ST. LOUIS AMBUSH CATEGORY ORLANDO SEAWOLVES 12 Games Played 6 5 Average Goals Scored Per Game 6.8 6.8 Average Goals Against Per Game 5.7 -20 Goal Differential 7 6.2 Average Penalty Minutes Per Game 8 55 Total Goals For 41 75 Total Goals Against 34 19 Power Play Opportunities 15 5 Power Play Goals For 9 12 Power Play Goals Against 5 .263 Power Play Percentage .600 21 Number of times Short Handed 14 0 Short Handed Goals For 0 0 Short Handed Goals Against 2 .429 Penalty Kill Percentage .643 ST. LOUIS AMBUSH SITUATIONAL STATS 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE Ambush record when scoring first: 1-2 Ambush record in overtime games (with or without a shootout): 2-0 Ambush record when opponent scores first: 4-4 Ambush record in overtime games with a shootout: 1-0 Ambush record when leading at halftime: 2-0 Ambush record when playing on a Monday: 0-1 Ambush record when opponent leads at 2-5 Ambush record when playing on a Friday: 2-0 halftime: Ambush record when tied at halftime: 1-1 Ambush record when playing on a Saturday: 2-5 Ambush record when playing on a Sunday: 1-0 ST. LOUIS AMBUSH 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE TIME VISITOR HOME VENUE RESULT Fri, Nov 30 3:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Orlando SeaWolves Silver Spurs Arena W 5-4 Sat, Dec 1 6:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center L 9-4 Sat, Dec 8 6:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Harrisburg Heat PA Farm Show Arena L 7-6 Sun, Dec 16 3:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 6-5 Sat, Dec 22 7:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Silverstein Eye Centers Arena W 6-5 Sat, Dec 29 7:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 10-4 Mon, Dec 31 3:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena L 11-5 Sat, Jan 5 7:05 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 5-4 Sat, Jan 12 1:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena L 7-1 Fri, Jan 18 7:35 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Silverstein Eye Centers Arena W 8-5 Sat, Jan 19 7:05 p.m. CST Utica City FC St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 8-5 Fri, Jan 25 6:35 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Orlando SeaWolves Silver Spurs Arena Sat, Jan 26 6:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center Fri, Feb 1 7:35 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sat, Feb 2 7:05 p.m. CST Orlando SeaWolves St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sat, Feb 9 7:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Fri, Feb 22 7:35 p.m. CST Orlando SeaWolves St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sun, Feb 24 3:05 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sat, Mar 2 7:05 p.m. CST Harrisburg Heat St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sun, Mar 3 3:05 p.m. CST Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena Sun, Mar 10 2:05 P.M. CDT St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center Sun, Mar 17 1:05 p.m. CDT St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena Sat, Mar 23 7:05 p.m. CDT St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Silverstein Eye Centers Arena Fri, Mar 29 7:35 p.m. CDT Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena ST. LOUIS AMBUSH 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE TIME VISITOR HOME VENUE RESULT Sat, Nov 4 7:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Kansas City Comets Silverstein Eye Centers Arena L 10-8 Sat, Nov 11 7:05 p.m. CST Milwaukee Wave St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 9-2 Sun, Nov 19 3:05 p.m. CST Harrisburg Heat St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 4-3 Sun, Nov 26 5:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Cedar Rapids Rampage US Cellular Center L 9-7 Fri, Dec 1 6:35 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Harrisburg Heat PA Farm Show Arena L 8-3 Sat, Dec 2 5:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Baltimore Blast SECU Arena L 5-4 Fri, Dec 8 7:35 p.m. CST Milwaukee Wave St.