| Mid Michigan Bucks Press Release July 18, 2003
Contact: Kyle Karns (989) 781-6888 info@mmbucks.com Bucks Drop Second Straight
Kalamazoo Hands Mid Michigan Their Third Conference Loss, 1-0.Coming off the heels of a hard fought battle against the NY/NJ MetroStars the Mid Michigan Bucks (13-3-1) traveled to Kalamazoo on Thursday to play against the
Kingdom (8-7-2). The game proved to be a midfield battle as quality scoring chances came few and far between. Bucks keeper, Jeff Wiese, kept the game scoreless going into the half with 3 spectacular breakaway saves. Shortly into the second half, Kingdom's Ali Lukungu scored the games only goal with an assist from Trent Miller.
The Bucks in need of a spark on the field, went to their bench in the second half making four out of their five substitutions. However the Bucks found themselves coming up short with these fresh pair of legs as well. "It was evident that some of the guys were still tired from last nights game, it is hard to play a full 90 minutes two nights in a row," said assistant coach Dan Fitzgerald.
The Bucks will now turn their effort towards the last game of the regular season this Saturday in Fort Wayne against the second place Fever (10-5-1).
Thursday Night Against Kingdom
Goals: Kingdom- Lukungu (Miller assisting, 49th minute)
Shots: 12-10 Kingdom. Saves: 6-5 Bucks. Fouls: 22-9 Kingdom.
Buck's Lineup: Wiese, Perry, Norman (Craft 50th), Rzepka, Edwards, David,
Geiger (Nelson 65th), Turpin, Webster, Kithas (Dobbie 59th),
Omekanda (Snape 65th).
Kingdom's Lineup: Sokolowski, Luya, Kemple, Peaslee (Vande Vusse 73rd), Duhl, Schuring (Barone 45th), Walton (Kellog 80th), Dwaihy, Lukungu, Miller,
Foster (Nelson 21st).
BUCKS LAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Bucks were selected on July 16th to host the Central Conference Championship, a final four-format tournament, on July 26th and 27th, which features the top two teams from the Great Lakes and Heartland Divisions of the Premier Development League (PDL). Heartland champs Chicago (13-2-1) will face the second-place team from the Great Lakes Division at 5:00pm on Saturday, with the Bucks (13-2-1) challenging the second-place side from the Heartland Division at 7:30pm at Hurley Field in Berkley. With two regular season games remaining, the two final playoff spots have yet to be determined. The winners on Saturday will meet on Sunday at 7:30pm at Hurley Field to advance to the PDL Semifinals against the Western Conference champions on August 2nd. Tickets will be available for the Central Conference Championships at the gate each night for $10 (Adult) and $5 (Youth - under 19). Children under five are admitted free. Join the Insider or check out the Bucks' website for addi!
tional details next week.
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