Sunday, February 24, 2019 · 3:05 PM CST The Family Arena · St. Charles, Missouri St. Louis Ambush vs. Florida Tropics Broadcast: masl.tv St. Louis Ambush MASL Game 126 Florida Tropics 8-9 OVERALL St. Louis Ambush Game 18 4-11 OVERALL 4-4 HOME St. Louis Ambush Home Game 9 4-4 HOME 4-5 AWAY Florida Tropics Game 16 0-7 AWAY 2-2 HEAD TO HEAD Florida Tropics Away Game 8 2-2 HEAD TO HEAD TODAY’S GAME • Today’s game is the fifth of six meetings between the Ambush and Tropics during the 2018-19 regular season. • Florida comes to town looking to right the ship after losing their last four games. • The Tropics are seeking their first road win. Prior to today’s game, they are winless (0-7) on the road. • Florida’s road woes extend back to last season, when they lost their last three road games. Their last win on the road was February 23, 2018. • The Ambush are looking to rebound from a heartbreaking 7-6 overtime loss to Orlando Friday night. • Today’s game is also the fifth in a seven-game home stand for the Ambush. It is the longest home stand of the season. PLAYERS TO WATCH: AMBUSH • Forward Justin Stinson leads the team in points (24) and is second in goals (15) and tied for first in points per game average (1.4). He is a candidate for Rookie of the Year. He earned a spot on the Sporturf MASL Team of the Week last week. Has four goals and three assists in last three games. • Forward Zach Reget leads the team in goals (17), is second in points (23) leads in game-winning goals (2), is tied for first in points per game average (1.4) and currently leads all rookies in the MASL in goals scored. He’s been named MASL Player of the Week once, named to the Sporturf Team of the Week twice and earned honorable mention four times. Like Stinson, Reget is a candidate for Rookie of the Year. Has two goals and two assists in last three games. • Midfielder Lucas Almeida leads the team in assists (13) and is third in points (19). His five-point game against the Comets on February 9 earned him a spot on last week’s Sporturf MASL Team of the Week. Has two goals and five assists in last three games. PLAYERS TO WATCH: TROPICS • Midfielder Victor Parreiras is second on the team in goals (11) and points (18) and leads the team in game- winning goals (2). Has three goals and an assist in his last three games played. • Forward Max Touloute leads the team in assists (9). • Midfielder Antonio Manfut was dealt from the Ambush to the Tropics on January 16. He has tallied six goals and one assist in six games played for the Tropics. • Forward/midfielder Guilherme Dos Santos leads the Tropics in points (20), goals (15), average points per game (1.8) and power play goals (2), but is out with a knee injury. SPORTURF MASL TEAM OF THE WEEK / PLAYER OF THE WEEK St. Louis Ambush players earning Sporturf MASL 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 9 -- -- Zach Reget 10 Magui – Paulo, Zach Reget 11 Lucas Almeida, Justin Stinson -- -- 12 BYE WEEK -- -- TEAM STATS 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE ST. LOUIS AMBUSH CATEGORY FLORIDA TROPICS 17 Games Played 15 5.9 Average Goals Scored Per Game 5.3 6.8 Average Goals Against Per Game 7.4 -16 Goal Differential -32 6.7 Average Penalty Minutes Per Game 5.5 100 Total Goals For 79 116 Total Goals Against 111 34 Power Play Opportunities 20 15 Power Play Goals For 10 18 Power Play Goals Against 7 .441 Power Play Percentage .500 33 Number of times Short Handed 27 2 Short Handed Goals For 2 0 Short Handed Goals Against 0 .455 Penalty Kill Percentage .741 ST. LOUIS AMBUSH SITUATIONAL STATS 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE Ambush record when scoring first: 3-4 Ambush record in overtime games (with or without a shootout): 2-1 Ambush record when opponent scores first: 5-5 Ambush record in overtime games with a shootout: 1-0 Ambush record when leading at halftime: 4-1 Ambush record when playing on a Monday: 0-1 Ambush record when trailing at halfime: 3-7 Ambush record when playing on a Friday: 4-1 Ambush record when tied at halftime: 1-1 Ambush record when playing on a Saturday: 3-7 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 W 7-6 Sat, Jan 26 6:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center L 9-7 Fri, Feb 1 7:35 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 8-3 Sat, Feb 2 7:05 p.m. CST Orlando SeaWolves St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 8-7 Sat, Feb 9 7:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 10-8 Fri, Feb 22 7:35 p.m. CST Orlando SeaWolves St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 7-6 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. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 4-3 Sat, Dec 16 7:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena L 10-4 Sun, Dec 17 3:05 p.m. CST Cedar Rapids Rampage St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena W 6-5 Fri, Dec 22 7:35 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Cedar Rapids Rampage US Cellular Center L 6-2 Sun, Dec 31 2:05 p.m. CST Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush TheFamily Arena L 8-5 Sat, Jan 6 7:05 p.m. CST Kansas City Comets St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 11-9 Fri, Jan 12 6:35 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Florida Tropics RP Funding Center W 7-5 Fri, Jan 19 7:35 p.m. CST Syracuse Silver Knights St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 9-5 Sun, Jan 21 3:05 p.m.