2013–14 Illinois Piasa season

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Illinois Piasa
Chicago Mustangs)
Average home league attendance299 (8 games)[1]
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The 2013–14 Illinois Piasa season was the eighth

Piasa Bird of Native American legend, are an Eastern Division team who played their home games at The Field Sports Complex in Pontoon Beach, Illinois.[2]

The team was led by general manager Matt Williams and interim head coach Ed Rulo. The Pizazz Dance Team was led by Danielle Lusicic-Wise. Former player Doug Montroy led the team as head coach for the first 10 games of the season before being dismissed "with the best interests of both parties in mind".[3] Ed Rulo served out the season as interim coach,

Season summary

The Piasa season started strong under rookie head coach Doug Montroy with a home win over the expansion

Chicago Mustangs.[3] The team averaged just 299 fans per home game, the 18th-best draw in the 20-team league.[1]

The Illinois Piasa participated in the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer, losing their Round of 32 game against the independent Chicago-based A.A.C. Eagles on Saturday, December 14, 2013, by a score of 7–4.


Schedule

  Win   Loss

Regular season

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[6] Attendance
Score Record
1 Friday November 1 7:35pm Tulsa Revolution W 7–4[7][8] 1–0 The Field Sports Complex[9] 496[4]
2 Saturday November 9 7:05pm at Wichita B-52s L 8–9[10][11][12] 1–1 Hartman Arena[13][14] 1,943[15]
3 Saturday November 16 7:05pm at
Chicago Mustangs
 L 2–15 1–2 Grand Sports Arena 805[16]
4 Saturday November 23 7:35pm at
Cincinnati Saints
 L 4–6 1–3 Tri-County Soccerplex 415[17]
5 Saturday November 30 7:35pm Wichita B-52s L 7–8[18] 1–4 The Field Sports Complex[19] 538[20]
6 Saturday December 7 7:35pm
Detroit Waza
 L 5–9[21] 1–5 The Field Sports Complex 368[22]
7 Friday December 20 7:35pm Cleveland Freeze L 5–7 1–6 The Field Sports Complex 142[23]
8 Saturday December 21 7:35pm at
Cincinnati Saints
 L 2–11 1–7 Tri-County Soccerplex 175[24]
9 Saturday December 28 7:05pm at
Chicago Mustangs
 L 0–8 1–8 Grand Sports Arena 598[25]
10 Saturday January 4 7:05pm at Cleveland Freeze L 6–27[5] 1–9 Soccer Sportsplex 343[26]
11 Saturday January 11 7:35pm
Chicago Mustangs
 L 1–13[27] 1–10 The Field Sports Complex 109[28]
12 Saturday January 18 7:05pm at Wichita B-52s L 5–11[29] 1–11 Hartman Arena 1,826[30]
13 Saturday February 1 7:35pm
Cincinnati Saints
 L 3–8 1–12 The Field Sports Complex 182[31]
14 Saturday February 8 7:35pm
Harrisburg Heat
 W 4–3[32] 2–12 The Field Sports Complex[33] 206[34]
15 Saturday February 15 7:35pm Wichita B-52s L 3–6[35] 2–13 The Field Sports Complex 353[36]
16 Saturday February 22♥ 7:00pm at
Detroit Waza
 CANCELLED[37] 2–13 Melvindale Civic Center N/A

♥ Postponed from January 5 due to extreme winter weather then postponed again from January 26 due to a scheduling conflict

U.S. Open Cup for Arena Soccer

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[6] Attendance
Score Record
Round of 32 Saturday December 15 7:35pm A.A.C. Eagles L 4–7 0–1 The Field Sports Complex 107[38]

References

  1. ^
    Professional Arena Soccer League
    . Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. St. Louis, MO: Lee Enterprises
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  3. ^
    St. Louis, MO: Lee Enterprises
    . January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  4. ^
    Professional Arena Soccer League
    . November 1, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  5. ^
    A. H. Belo
    . Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  6. ^
    Professional Arena Soccer League
    . Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  7. St. Louis, MO: Lee Enterprises
    . November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  8. Tulsa, OK
    : World Publishing Company. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  9. ^ "Illinois Piasa Cruise to Victory over the Tulsa Revolution". Our Sports Central. November 2, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  10. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original
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  11. KWCH-TV. November 9, 2013. Archived from the original
    on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  12. ^ "Illinois Piasa Fall 9-8 in Wichita to the B-52s". Our Sports Central. November 11, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  13. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original
    on December 14, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  14. ^ "Wichita B-52s Home Opener vs Illinois Report". Our Sports Central. November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  15. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  16. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  17. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . November 30, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  18. The McClatchy Company. November 30, 2013. Archived from the original
    on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  19. ^ "Wichita B-52s Double-Header Weekend in Illinois". Our Sports Central. November 29, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  20. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . November 30, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  21. ^ "Illinois Piasa Suffers 9-5 Home Loss to Detroit Waza". Our Sports Central. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  22. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  23. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  24. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  25. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  26. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  27. St. Louis, MO: Lee Enterprises
    . January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  28. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  29. The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original
    on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  30. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . January 18, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  31. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  32. Harrisburg, PA: Advance Publications
    . Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  33. Harrisburg, PA: Advance Publications
    . Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  34. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  35. The McClatchy Company. February 16, 2014. Archived from the original
    on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  36. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  37. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  38. Professional Arena Soccer League
    . December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.

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