Friday, February 1, 2019 · 7:35 PM CST The Family Arena · St. Charles, Missouri St. Louis Ambush vs. Florida Tropics St. Louis Ambush MASL Game 92 Florida Tropics 6-7 OVERALL St. Louis Ambush Game 14 4-7 OVERALL 2-2 HOME St. Louis Ambush Home Game 5 4-3 HOME 4-5 AWAY Florida Tropics Game 12 0-4 AWAY 1-2 HEAD TO HEAD Florida Tropics Away Game 5 2-1 HEAD TO HEAD TONIGHT’S GAME • Tonight’s game is the fourth of six meetings between the Ambush and Tropics slated for the 2018-19 regular season. • The Tropics won 9-7 the last time the two teams met last Saturday, January 26 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida. • Tonight’s game is also the first game in a seven-game home stand for the Ambush. It is the longest home stand of the season. • The Tropics are still seeking their first road win. They are 0-4 on the road. PLAYERS TO WATCH: AMBUSH • Rookie forward Zach Reget leads the team in goals (15), points (16) and game-winning goals (2) 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 three times, including last week. If he continues at this rate, he’s a candidate for Rookie of the Year. • With 15 points, Justin Stinson, another rookie, ranks right behind his roommate, Reget, in points and is second on the team in goals (9). • Defender Axel Duarte is an important component of the Ambush defense and is currently tied for the league lead in blocked shots with 21. (Axel is injured and won’t play this weekend.) PLAYERS TO WATCH: TROPICS • Guilherme Dos Santos leads the team in points (20) and goals (15). He is also tied for fourth in the league in goals and is tied for seventh in the league in points. • Victor Parreiras has 13 points, good for second on the team. Tallied two goals and three assists against the Ambush last Saturday. • Max Touloute has emerged as the Tropics’ best playmaker. His eight assists leads the team in that category and he is third on the team in points with 11. • Antonio Manfut makes his first appearance at the Family Arena since being traded from the Ambush to the Tropics on January 16. Manfut played against the Ambush on the Tropics’ home turn last Saturday, helping his new team post a 9-7 win by contributing two goals and an assist. • On Thursday, the Tropics announced they had acquired Matt Clare from the Tacoma Stars. This season is Clare’s eighth in professional indoor soccer. He tallied five goals and two assists in ten games played with Tacoma this season. If he plays tonight, it will be his first game as a member of the Tropics. 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 TEAM STATS 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON TO DATE ST. LOUIS AMBUSH CATEGORY FLORIDA TROPICS 13 Games Played 11 5.3 Average Goals Scored Per Game 5.6 6.9 Average Goals Against Per Game 7.3 -21 Goal Differential -18 6.4 Average Penalty Minutes Per Game 5.3 69 Total Goals For 62 90 Total Goals Against 80 SPECIAL TEAMS 23 Power Play Opportunities 14 8 Power Play Goals For 7 13 Power Play Goals Against 4 .349 Power Play Percentage .500 25 Number of times Short Handed 17 0 Short Handed Goals For 2 0 Short Handed Goals Against 0 .480 Penalty Kill Percentage .765 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: 5-5 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 3-6 Ambush record when playing on a Friday: 3-0 halftime: Ambush record when tied at halftime: 1-1 Ambush record when playing on a Saturday: 2-6 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 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. 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. CST Syracuse Silver Knights St. Louis Ambush The Family Arena L 6-4 Sun, Jan 28 1:05 p.m. CST St. Louis Ambush Milwaukee Wave UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena L 7-5 Sat, Feb 3 7:05 p.m.