February 13, 2015 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) Comets Remain Unscathed, but Blast Finally Falter on the Road

2/11/15 - The Missouri Comets won two more games to extend their run to 18-0. Their 10-5 win in St. Louis Saturday, followed by an 11-4 rout of the Wichita B-52s Sunday were their 22nd and 23rd consecutive regular season wins going back to last season. Their last non-playoff loss was February 9, 2014 against the Baltimore Blast.

The Blast's own impressive season-opening streak of 13 wins ended abruptly when Ivan Simental converted a 2-0 break early in overtime to give the Las Vegas Legends a shocking 5-4 win. Before their first loss of the season could sink in, Baltimore had to travel to San Diego, where they suffered a 7-2 loss in one of the most anticipated games of the season. The Baltimore-San Diego rivalry which dates back to the 1982-83 season, has now officially been rekindled.

Kraig Chiles led the Sockers to victory with three goals and an assist and took the league lead with 42 goals, but he lost his league points record. Leo Gibson's five points Sunday gave him 73 on the season, eclipsing Chiles's record of 72 set during the 2012/13 season.

The Sockers, who hold the league record with 32 consecutive home regular season wins, have now won 13 straight at the Valley View Casino Center.

MASL Team of the Week

GK - Chris Toth, San Diego Sockers

Toth recorded 12 saves, a handful spectacular, as the Sockers beat the Baltimore Blast 7-2 in front of 6,274 fans on Saturday night. Toth's biggest saves came when the game was tied 1-1, stopping a point-blank volley in the final two minutes of the second quarter, and then a back post sitter in the opening seconds of the third quarter. Toth is 10-3 in net this season with a 4.82 GAA and .722 save percentage.

GK - Zeke Sanchez, Las Vegas Legends

Sanchez recorded 20 saves and allowed only 4 goals on Friday night leading the Legends to a victory over the then-undefeated Baltimore Blast. He leads the league in games played (17) minutes (1034) and number of saves (277).

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MASL Weekly - Week 16