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April 11, 2023 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) - Milwaukee Wave News Release

After wrapping the regular season over a week ago, the 7-time champion Milwaukee Wave had to wait to see would they would play in the opening round of the Major Arena Soccer League Ron Newman Cup Playoffs; they got that answer Monday night as Utica City FC forced overtime and defeated the Kansas City Comets 6-5.

"That was an exciting game last night," said Milwaukee Wave Head Coach Giuliano Oliviero. "Utica has been, outside of San Diego, the hottest team in the MASL the second half the season."

Milwaukee and Utica met three times during the regular season with the Wave winning the season series 2-1.

Away vs. Home Score Date

Milwaukee vs Utica 5 - 7 Feb 19

Utica vs Milwaukee 3 - 5 Feb 5

Utica vs Milwaukee 7 - 9 Dec 31

Milwaukee's Ian Bennett led the Wave during the regular season with 45 points, 35 points and 10 assists. Utica's Gordy Gurson led City FC during the regular season with 41 points, 22 goals, 19 assists.

"You look at us and Utica and there are some similarities amongst the teams," added Oliviero. "And then there's Head Coach Hewerton."

Former Milwaukee Wave champion and now Utica City FC Head Coach Hewerton Moreira won three championships during his seven seasons with the Wave. He also won numerous individual awards and was a three-time all-star.

"Hewerton has done a great job getting Utica into the postseason and now he's coming home," stated Oliviero. "This is where he spent most of his career and he always wants to do well in Milwaukee whether it be a postseason, regular season, pre-season game; that part of it I don't think matters. He relishes the opportunity to play and try to beat the Wave."

Game One: Milwaukee Wave vs Utica City FC

Thursday, April 13, 6:05pm CT from UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

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Game Two: Milwaukee Wave at Utica City FC

Sunday, April 16, 2:05pm CT from Adirondack Bank Center.

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Game Three: (Knockout Game) *if necessary. If the playoff series is tied after the 2nd game, there will be an additional knockout game which will be treated as an entirely new game. The 1st period of the knockout game will be a full 15-minute period. New lineups will be submitted just like the start of a new game. If tied after the 1st full 15-minute period, additional overtime periods of 10-minutes sudden victory periods will be played.

"We've worked so hard to get here to the postseason and we want to take care of business in our building, in front of our fans and put the pressure on Utica heading back to upstate New York on Sunday," exclaimed Oliviero. "We know it'll be intense all the way through but we have to rely on our good habits that got us here, we have to play smart and make good decisions. We're ready and looking forward to it!"

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