COACH'S COMMENTS & STATS:

Saturday, September 7, 2002

Warsaw Wave           2
Ft. Wayne Sport Club  1

Playing in their first game of the season the Warsaw Wave team came away with a hard fought victory.  After a scoreless tie in the first half, Stephen W. got the first goal of the season on a breakaway in the third minute of the second half.  The Wave capitalized on their momentum from the goal and scored nine minutes later on a far post shot by Jordan S.  Ft. Wayne scored a consolation goal in the last minute of play to make things interesting.  Warsaw out shot Ft. Wayne 13 to 7.

Goals:
Stephen W. assisted by Jordan S. in the 38th minute
Jordan S. assisted by P.J. V. in the 47th minute
Sport Club #12 in the 69th minute

Sunday, September 8, 2002
Warsaw Wave  1
Goshen Stars 1

In the second game of the season Warsaw tied the Goshen Stars.  Once again Warsaw came out strong in the second half and scored on a 35 yard shot by Mike R. who chipped the keeper beautifully.  The Wave controlled play in the second half, but had a defensive lapse on a corner kick which allowed Goshen to equalize the game at one in the 60th minute.  An evenly played game saw Warsaw outshoot Goshen 9 to 8.  The Wave record now stands a 1-0-1.

Goals:
Mike R. unassisted in the 39th minute
Goshen #4 unassisted in the 60th minute

Saturday, Sept 21

Warsaw Wave    1
Elkhart Flames 1

A tightly played game looked to be heading toward a 0-0 tie, until the 69th minute, when Alex H. made a run down the left side and crossed to an unmarked Stephen W. who redirected the ball into the goal.  The resolve of the Elkhart team did not allow the Wave to escape with victory as just forty seconds later an equalizer was scored.  A let down in defense allowed an Elkhart player a free shot from eight yards out.  Despite being badly outplayed in the first half Warsaw was able to turn the game around in the second half of play.  The Wave out shot Elkhart 8-2 in the second half, for the game Elkhart out-shot Warsaw 14-10.  Justin E. excellent play in goal was highlighted by a season high 7 saves for the game.  Both teams came away from the game still undefeated.

Goals:
Stephen W. assisted by Alex H. in the 69th minute
Elkhart #10 unassisted in the 70th minute

Sunday, Sept 22

Warsaw Wave          3
South Bend Jr. Irish 2

Jordan S. got things going for the Wave as he scored a pair of goals in the first half.  The first was a far post shot on the ground off a beautiful pass from Kyle B.  Jordan's second goal was created by his own hustle.  He stole the ball at midfield then dribbled down and chipped the ball over the onrushing keeper's head.  A bad second half of play allowed the Irish to creep back into the game, but Katy T. scored the game winning goal by knocking in a free kick taken by Alex H.  A good run to the far post by Katy allowed her to knock the ball into the back of the net.  Warsaw out-shot the Jr. Irish 12-7, in recording the win.

Goals:
Jordan assisted by Kyle in the 15th minute
Sharp unassisted in the 20th minute
Jr. Irish #9 assisted by #11 in the 41st minute
Katy assisted by Alex in the 48th minute
Jr. Irish #6 assisted by #17 in the 65th minute

Saturday, Sept. 28
Warsaw Wave               1
Duneland Cheeze Town Rats 1

Great goalkeeping and a little luck were enough to keep Warsaw undefeated in NISL league play.  Hustle allowed Jordan S. to score off of an assist from Dustin J.  Dustin took a shot that deflected off of the keeper and Jordan who was following up on the play was able to knock home the
rebound for the game's first goal.  Duneland struck back late in the first half to tie the game.  The second half was played very evenly, but a shot by Duneland midway through the second half beat goalkeeper Justin E., but the post kept the ball from going into the net.  Justin E. came up big for Warsaw having his best game in goal, while recording a season high eight saves.  For the game Duneland out shot the Wave 16 to 9.

Goals:
Jordan S. assisted by Dustin J. in the 22nd minute
Duneland #12 assisted by #3 in the 29th minute

Saturday, October 5

Warsaw Wave      1
Middlebury Magic 0

Despite the lack of a finishing touch the Warsaw Wave was able to pick up a hard fought victory over Middlebury.  Justin E. earned his first shutout in goal, and recorded three saves on the day.  Warsaw was able to get off 21
shots, but only scored on a penalty kick late in the game.  Griffin F. won the penalty when he dribbled to the endline and attempted a cross, while crossing the ball he was pushed to the ground by a Magic defender.  Jordan S. converted the penalty kick.  Jordan is leading the team in goals
scored.  Warsaw's record moves to 3-0-3 on the season.

Goal:
Jordan unassisted in the 60th minute

Warsaw Wave            2
Lakeland Christian JV  2

An exhibition game between the Warsaw Wave and Lakeland Christian Academy's JV team resulted in a tie.  Playing against players bigger and faster theWave showed no intimidation and held much of the possession for the game. 
However, they did go down a goal in the first half when Cougar forward Kyle Schang scored on an empty net.  A shot hit the crossbar and Schang was open at the far post to knock the ball in.  Showing great resolve Warsaw fought
back and tied the game just five minutes into the second half.  The goal came from a corner when Dustin Johnson crossed to an unmarked Stephen Wright who blasted the ball into the back of the net.  Pressing for a go-ahead goal the Wave were rewarded as a defensive blunder allowed a hustling Katie Taylor to slot a ball past the Lakeland keeper.  The Wave played defensively for the last twenty minutes of the game, but were unable to keep the Cougars from tying the game.  Just five minutes from time Dan Yocum took a shot from 35 yards out that found the goal, and tied the game at two.  The Wave were a little lucky as minutes later a shot from Lakeland forward Evan Pickens hit the crossbar and bounced away.  Warsaw was playing without injured keeper
Justin Evans.  The Wave was out shot 18 to 11 for the game.  With this result the Warsaw Wave still remains undefeated on the season.

Goals:
LCA goal Kyle Schang assisted by Scott Johnson in the 24th minute

Wave goal Stephen Wright assisted by Dustin Johnson in the 40th minute

Wave goal Katie Taylor assisted by Alex Hall in the 46th minute

LCA goal Dan Yocum unassisted in the 65th minute

Warsaw Wave      2
Inner City Pumas 2

Playing against the undefeated and untied Pumas the Wave played a strong game.  Warsaw started slow giving up a goal and not creating many chances offensively in the first half.  But in the second half Warsaw played well scoring on two opportunities and just missing a third.  Jordan Sharp got
things started as he converted on a penalty kick for a foul committed on Stephen Wright.  This tied the game at one, but minutes later the Pumas scored on an incredible shot to the far post off of a corner kick.  Showing their resilience Warsaw fought back to tie the game at two.  A long ball
played to Alex Hall was kick saved by the keeper, but it went directly to Dustin Johnson who crossed the ball back to Hall who put a shot in from twenty yards away.  Warsaw would have won the game if it hadn't been for an incredible save by the Pumas keeper on a Stephen Wright shot destined for the near post corner.  Griffin Fuller played a great game in goal filling in for the injured Justin Evans.  He made eight saves in the game, as the Pumas out shot Warsaw 18 to 9.  The Wave ends regular season play undefeated with a record of 3-0-4.

Goals:
Pumas #9 in the 25th minute
Jordan Sharp (PK) in the 50th minute
Pumas #9 in the 55th minute
Alex Hall assisted by Dustin Johnson in the 58th minute

NISL Tournament

Warsaw Wave      1
Plymouth Rockies 2

Despite out shooting Plymouth 14 to 12 and having many great scoring opportunities the Warsaw Wave fell in the first round of tournament play. Kyle Boyd got things going for Warsaw when he took a cross from Jordan Sharp and put the ball into the top far corner of the net.  A let down in defense allowed the Rockies to run up the field unmarked and score seconds after
Boyd's goal.  Early in the second half a 30 yard run from a Plymouth midfielder resulted in the game winning goal as he shot the ball into the upper corner.  The loss was the first of the season.

Goals:
Kyle Boyd assisted by Jordan Sharp in the 3rd minute
#48 Plymouth assisted by #70 in the 4th minute
#48 Plymouth unassisted in the 42nd minute