STANDINGS
Eastern Conference
| Northeast | GP | W | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Rochester | 24 | 20 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 83 |
| *Staten Island | 25 | 18 | 7 | 49 | 24 | 77 |
| Long Island | 25 | 16 | 9 | 50 | 37 | 65 |
| Boston | 25 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 26 | 60 |
| Pittsburgh | 25 | 13 | 12 | 51 | 39 | 57 |
| Lehigh Vly. | 23 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 52 |
| Toronto | 25 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 42 |
| Connecticut | 27 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 64 | 34 |
| Atlantic | GP | W | L | GF | GA | P |
| Hershey | 25 | 15 | 10 | 47 | 31 | 66 |
| Charleston | 26 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 31 | 64 |
| Richmond | 24 | 15 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 58 |
| Jacksonville | 25 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 52 | 54 |
| Atlanta | 24 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 47 |
| Hamp. Roads | 24 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 44 |
| Raleigh | 25 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 44 | 38 |
| Maryland | 25 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 69 | 13 |
Western Conference
| Central | GP | W | L | GF | GA | P |
| *Minnesota | 24 | 18 | 6 | 48 | 14 | 71 |
| U.S. Pro-40 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 62 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 61 |
| Milwaukee | 24 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 54 |
| Tennessee | 24 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 42 | 49 |
| Indiana | 26 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 46 | 45 |
| Cincinnati | 25 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 62 | 33 |
| Pacific | GP | W | L | GF | GA | P |
| *San Diego | 26 | 19 | 7 | 60 | 28 | 85 |
| *Seattle | 25 | 17 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 75 |
| Vancouver | 24 | 16 | 8 | 63 | 30 | 69 |
| Orange Cty. | 25 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 64 |
| El Paso | 26 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 51 |
| S.F. Bay | 26 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 49 | 33 |
| Sacramento | 25 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 78 | 0 |
RESULTS
Aug. 17 in Metairie, La.
New Orleans 5 Tennessee 4 (OT). Goals: Alcero (Tadlock) 38, J.Russell (Alcero) 77, Hansen (Descombs) 86, Allen (Smotherman) 88, Descombs (Adjanohouh) 97; Cole (Potter) 9, Tomlinson 11, DeVall (Ziyenge) 75, Mittelstaedt 89.
New Orleans -- Andrews (Hoogerwerf, 29), Mikulski, C.Brown (Allen, 61), Gaunt, J.Russell, Tadlock (Adjanohouh, 76), Smotherman, Gaustaferro (Alcero, 32), Veselka, Maxwell (Descombs, 86), Hansen.
Tennessee -- Germaine, Fisher, McNamee, Cohen (Howle, 81), DeVall, McAlpine (Moss, 66), Londono (Van Atta, 76), Cole, Potter (Mittelstaedt, 65), Ziyenge, Tomlinson.
Red card: Tennessee -- Mittelstaedt 93.
Att.: 1,405.
Aug. 18 in Blaine, Minn.
Minnesota 4 U.S. Pro-40 Select 1. Goals: M.Saunders (Nowak) 36, Nowak (Gentile) 61, Mladenov (Gentile) 67, M.Saunders (Nowak) 75; Botello (Hayes) 6.
Minnesota -- Swallen, Coughlin, Sylvester (Raines, 70), Bankov, Gramenz, Leventhal, Gentile, Nowak (Otto, 78), Mladenov, Lagos (Schneider, 68), M.Saunders (Labastida, 77).
U.S. Pro-40 -- Vallow, Chulis, Van Saun, Cooks, Abukusumo, Alavanja, Albright, Botello (Moore, 57), Hayes, Otero, DaSilva.
Att.: 3,832.
Aug. 18 in El Paso, Texas
El Paso 4 Sacramento 2. Goals: Mora (Griego) 30, Griego (Sells) 35, Mora (Lomeli) 60, Castro (pen.) 69; Willey 82, K.Mercado 84.
El Paso -- Estrada, Castro, Juarez, O.Mercado, Sells, Marquez (Delgado, 74), Lomeli, Orozco (McFarlane, 84), Griego (E.Wilson, 66), Mora, Galindo (Perez 84).
Sacramento -- Landon, Edge (Bruckner, 64), Nelson, Maestretti, Willey, Villa, Perez (Valdez, 46), Temblador, Cohmanschi, K.Mercado, Farfan (Fabian, 76).
Red cards: El Paso -- Delgado 81; Sacramento -- Valdez 51, Landon 76.
Att.: 1,430.
Aug. 19 in Bangor, Pa.
Lehigh Valley 5 Long Island 4 (OT). Goals: Dotsenko (Zavagnin) 4, Zavagnin (pen.) 49, Trotman (J.Henderson) 63, Dotsenko (Stockton) 67, Trotman 103; Piturro 3, Leon 62, Wolyniec (Kolic) 65, Leon (Wolyniec) 80.
Lehigh Vly. -- Sutton, Franzke (Boney, 72), Dal.Edwards, Zavagnin, Oudin, Bader (B.Marshall, 72), Stockton (Houser, 87), Checcio, J.Henderson, Trotman, Dotsenko.
Long Island -- Carou, Wiseman (Weinstein, 70), Nealis, Piturro, Price, Lucey, Fernandes, Leon, B.Sullivan, Wolyniec, Kolic.
Red cards: Lehigh Valley -- Dal.Edwards 100; Long Island -- Weinstein 100.
Att.: 896.
Aug. 19 in Bethel Park, Pa.
Pittsburgh 0 Rochester 1 (OT). Goal: D.Miller (Kirmse) 93.
Pittsburgh -- Dedini, Bell, Terlecky, Tripoli, Bonseu, Ihekononye (Husbands, 65), Butler, Kot (Jaworski, 77), Eller (Vasic, 68), Evans, Karn (Apple, 72).
Rochester -- Onstad, Restrepo, Ti.Hardy, Schweitzer, Walton, Tanner (Daligcon, 63), Young (Kirmse, 55), Allnutt, Sedgewick, Biello, Tilley (D.Miller, 70).
Att.: 4,015.
Aug. 20 in Raleigh, N.C.
Raleigh 0 Atlanta 1. Goal: Suarez (pen.) 89.
Raleigh -- Sommer, Whyte, Dan.Edwards, Pinon, DeSantis, Pao (Parry, 76), Merkel, Nunley, Carithers, Watkins, Mekelburg (Knights, 87)
Atlanta -- Oshoniyi, Crane (Samuels, 80), Renfrum, Norcott, Silva, Valcourt, Raeburn (Suri, 83), Castillo, Bednar, Suarez, Shishkov (Mohyeldin, 57).
Red card: Atlanta -- Norcott 83.
Att.: 1,277.
Aug. 20 in Virginia Beach, Va.
Hampton Roads 0 Charleston 2. Goals: Conway 13, Conway (Ilarionov) 38.
Hampton Rds. -- Busch, Branigan, Brady, Bailey, Kraemer (B.Mitchell, 51), Hooper (Valencia, 56), Maier, Scrofani, Dominguez (Owens, 79), Siikala (Kinturi, 70), Donnelly.
Charleston -- Hudock, Sewell, Spooner, Jean-Baptiste, J.Wilson (R.Miller, 47), T.Miller (Brownell, 88), Limniatis, Rodriguez (Thelen, 73), Ilarionov, Burke (Akin, 70), Conway.
Red card: Charleston -- Ilarionov 54.
Att.: 2,794.
Aug. 20 in Wilder, Ky.
Cincinnati 2 El Paso 4. Goals: Haitonic (Yacks) 25, DiGuardi (Rockey) 44; Mora 3, Griego (Juarez) 4, Orozco (Castro) 12, E.Wilson 88.
Cincinnati -- Wanamaker, DiGuardi, Perzigian (Schaeffer, 17), Haitonic, Yacks, Scheer (Rockey, 15), Caution (Schilten, 42), Keenan, Strang (Cerroni, 77), Schulte, Michalak.
El Paso -- Plummer, Juarez, McFarlane, O.Mercado, Sells, Orozco (E.Wilson, 46), Galindo, Castro, Lomeli, Griego (Delgado, 74), Mora.
Att.: 850.
Aug. 20 in Framingham, Mass.
Boston 6 Maryland 0. Goals: Lips (O.Simpson) 7, Poltl 8, Montes (D.Simpson) 12, Montes (John) 25, Poltl (Kerr) 44, Lujan (Vita) 90.
Boston -- Latronica (Fouts, 46), Nicol (Coye, 46), Lips, LaRochelle, Ceccarelli, John, Poltl, Kerr (Franklin, 46), Vita, D.Simpson (Lujan, 66), Montes (London, 83).
Maryland -- Yetso, Kitson, Pusey, Knapman, Echeverry, Anderson, Newland, LeCrum, D.Phillips, Se.Phillips, Hunter.
Att.: 811.
Aug. 20 in New Britain, Conn.
Connecticut 1 Staten Island 2. Goals: Barbieri (Navarrete) 15; Ke.Wilson 36, da Silva 79.
Connecticut -- Gatti, Collins, D.Sullivan (Bokole, 79), Cardozo, Cornett, Navarrete, Reidy, Ezeugo, Keevan, Barbieri, Sogbie.
Staten Island -- Pappas, da Silva, Mohammed, Diffley, Titus, Dugas, Oliviero, Tschantret (Oliver, 57), Leanti (Cadet, 83), Inneh (Marcotrigiano, 87), Ke.Wilson.
Att.: 1,004.
Aug. 20 in Metairie, La.
New Orleans 0 Jacksonville 1. Goal: De Oliveira (Nunez) 28.
New Orleans -- Hoogerwerf, Mikulski, Gaunt, C.Brown (Descombs, 73), Guastaferro, Smotherman, Alcero (Samples, 68), J.Russell, Maxwell (Allen, 46), Veselka, Hansen.
Jacksonville -- Larusson, Broderick, Schmidt, Simutowe (Bryan, 70), Tomaro, Care, Nickerson, Gonzalez, De Oliveira (Munoz, 67), Cozier, Nunez (Santora, 87).
Red card: Jacksonville -- Bryan 77.
Att.: 2,548.
Aug. 20 in Burnaby, B.C.
Vancouver 2 Orange County 3. Goals: Sebrango (Sulentic) 2, Skinner (Sulentic) 26; Patterson (M.Vasquez) 8, Patterson (M.Vasquez) 48, Patterson (Boyce) 55.
Vancouver -- Shepherd, Bodnark (Lyall, 66), MacDonald, To.Hardy, Fonseca (Morris, 78), Sulentic, Berg, Skinner, D'Onofrio (Jordan, 62), Mobilio (Thompson, 52), Sebrango.
Orange Cty. -- Littman, Engesser, Lak, Hesse, McDonnell (S.Saunders, 87), M.Foster, M.Vasquez (M.Robles, 78), Polowski, Boyce, Patterson, Leal (Soto, 58).
Att.: 5,104.
Aug. 20 in Renton, Wash.
Seattle 6 Sacramento 0. Goals: Storkson (S.Henderson) 21, Storkson (Baena) 43, I.Russell (Annicchero) 47, I.Russell (pen.) 54, Baena (Nguyen) 84, Baena (Mann) 86.
Seattle -- May, Jenkins, Annicchero, Waibel, Barton, Gaw (B.James, 79), S.Henderson, Heald, I.Russell (Nguyen, 67), Storkson (Mann, 52), Baena.
Sacramento -- Landon, Edge, Maestretti, Temblador, Willey (Barbe, 67), Nelson (Bruckner, 58), Cohmanschi, Perez, Farfan, K.Mercado, Rohrer (Fabian, 61).
Att.: 2,290.
Aug. 21 in Richmond, Va.
Richmond 1 Charleston 2. Goals: Lowe (Bueso) 74; Spooner (Rodriguez) 43, Conway (R.Miller) 85.
Richmond -- McGinty, Da.Etienne (Tri.Ellis, 77), Scott (McKay, 83), T.Williams, Ferruzzi, Borgard, Jonas (Lowe, 46), Messam (Bueso, 65), Glasgow, De.Etienne, DeRosario.
Charleston -- Hudock, R.Miller, Spooner, Jean-Baptiste, Sewell, T.Miller, Limniatis (Thelen, 87), Rodriguez, Ilarionov, Burke (Akin, 74), Conway.
Att.: 2,349.
Aug. 21 in New Britain, Conn.
Connecticut 3 Maryland 4. Goals: Barbieri (Bokole) 64, Barbieri (Cardozo) 71, Bokole 85; Love 42, Armas 54, Newland 63, Echeverry 83.
Connecticut -- Gatti, Keevan, Cornett, Collins, Ezeugo, Lessig (Bokole, 61), Navarrete (Domm, 69), Reidy (Vaughan, 76), Cardozo, Sogbie, Barbieri.
Maryland -- Yetso, Love, LeCrum, D.Phillips, Pusey, Se.Phillips, Armas, Knapman, Anderson (Kitson, 80), Newland, Echeverry.
Red card: Connecticut -- Collins 41.
Att.: 324.
Aug. 21 in Wilder, Ky.
Minnesota 4 Cincinnati 1. Goals: Nowak (Lagos) 11, Mladenov (Labastida) 24, Nowak (Sylvester) 54, Schneider (Wood) 68; Yacks (Lowey) 30.
Minnesota -- Warren, Raines, Sylvester, Bankov (Coughlin, 72), Gramenz, Zeba (Leventhal, 65), Wood (Otto, 72), Mladenov (Schneider, 65), Nowak, Labastida, Lagos.
Cincinnati -- Cwiklik, DiGuardi (Rockey, 27), Haitonic, Yacks, Schilten (Scheer, 63), Roettker, Lowey, Schulte, Michalak (Keenan, 63), Schaeffer (Perzigian, 75), G.Crawford.
Att.: 389.
Aug. 21 in Bangor, Pa.
Lehigh Valley 2 Pittsburgh 1. Goals: Franzke (Zavagnin) 57, Dotsenko (Franzke) 64; Butler (Flavius) 39.
Lehigh Valley -- Dutra, Franzke, Dal.Edwards, Zavagnin, Oudin, Bader (B.Marshall, 60), Stockton, J.Henderson, Checcio, Trotman, Dotsenko (Boney, 86)
Pittsburgh -- Dedini, Terlecky, Bell (Castma, 79), Tripoli (Jaworski, 72), Bonseu, Vasic (Eller, 64), Flavius (Karn, 53), Husbands, Butler, Kot, Evans.
Red card: Pittsburgh -- Bonseu 86.
Att.: 756.
Aug. 21 in Hershey, Pa.
Hershey 0 Rochester 1. Goal: Daligcon (Biello) 58.
Hershey -- Petras, Penny (Swords, 65), M.Williams (Mittendorf, 83), Kopp, Henning, J.Smith (Leonard, 69), Klein, DiFlorio, Feniger (Ford, 75), J.Mitchell, Simmonds.
Rochester -- Andracki, Ti.Hardy, Restrepo, Schweitzer, Walton, Tanner, Allnutt, Biello, Sedgewick, D.Miller (Kirmse, 59), Tilley (Daligcon, 46).
Red card: Rochester -- Tanner 34.
Att.: 4,901.
Aug. 21 in Milwaukee
Milwaukee 3 U.S. Pro-40 Select 0. Goals: Igel 12, Jo.Provan 35, D.Marshall (Timbers) 64.
Milwaukee -- Green, Lopez, Ackah, Timbers, Ross, Jo.Provan, Igel (Ja.Provan, 31), Marquinhos (Dalombo, 70), Szczepanski, D.Marshall, Stebbins.
U.S. Pro-40 -- Nyman, Abukusumo, Otero, Botello, DaSilva (Gomez, 49), Moore, Alavanja, Chulis, Albright, Cooks, Hayes.
Att.: 6,392.
Aug. 21 in San Diego
San Diego 4 San Francisco Bay 1. Goals: Adair (Legg) 13, Legg 29, Cruz 52, Hetherington (Legg) 88; Harty 15.
San Diego -- Rueda, P.Brown, Cruz (Banks, 81), Sinohui, Gins (Alegre, 36), Legg, Calderson (Munro, 75), Chaisongkram, Hetherington, A.Robles (B.Smith, 66), Adair.
S.F. Bay -- Connell, Sablo, Duncan, Huber (Schultz, 70), S.Simpson (Davini, 53), Ratzburg, M.White, Harty (Siegman, 76), Salazar, R.Edwards, Soebye.
Red card: S.F. Bay -- Ratzburg 63.
Att.: 5,841.
Aug. 22 in Franklin, Tenn.
Tennessee 3 New Orleans 2. Goals: Tomlinson (Ziyenge) 3, DeVall (Barrett, Tomlinson) 59, DeVall (Mittelstaedt) 73; J.Russell 75, J.Russell (Veselka) 88.
Tennessee -- Burke, Fisher, McNamee, Moss (Cohen, 64), McAlpine (Van Atta, 58), DeVall, Cole, Mittelstaedt (McConnell, 75), Potter (Barrett, 46), Ziyenge, Tomlinson.
New Orleans -- Hoogerwerf, C.Brown, Mikulski, Gaunt, Samples (Descombs, 86), Adjanohouh, Smotherman (Guastaferro, 46), Alcero, J.Russell, Veselka, Maxwell (Allen, 70).
Att.: 1,313.
Aug. 22 in Indianapolis
Indiana 2 Minnesota 2 (Minnesota wins shootout, 3-0). Goals: M.Phillips (Sweeney) 46, M.Phillips (L.Crawford) 82; M.Saunders (Magee) 60, Schneider (Mladenov) 90.
Indiana -- Browder, Cowan, A.Parrish, Pickup, Blackbourne (L.Crawford, 76; Dresser, 101), Duff, Sweeney, E.Moneme (Weiger, 87), Menk, M.Phillips, C.James.
Minnesota -- Swallen, Coughlin, Raines (Schneider, 85), Bankov, Gramenz (Nowak, 74), Leventhal, Zeba, Gentile, Mladenov, Magee (Labastida, 96), M.Saunders (Otto, 91).
Att.: 1,314.
Aug. 22 in Staten Island, N.Y.
Staten Island 2 Long Island 1 (OT). Goals: Tschantret (Ke.Wilson) 49, Oliver (Dugas) 105; Kolic (Weinstein) 80.
Staten Island -- Pappas, Namazi, Mohammed, Titus, Dugas, Oliviero (Cadet, 79), Leanti, Oliver, Tschantret (Villagra, 80), Inneh, Ke.Wilson.
Long Island -- Carou, Rambo, Nealis, Wiseman, Piturro, Fernandes (Ragusa, 62), Lucey (Price, 62), Leon (Weinstein, 76), B.Sullivan, Kolic, Wolyniec.
Red card: Long Island -- PIturro 93.
Att.: 1,587.
Aug. 22 in Renton, Wash.
Seattle 2 Orange Cty. 1. Goals: Hattrup (pen.) 57, S.Henderson (Hattrup) 78; Soto 5.
Seattle -- May, Jenkins (Hattrup, 46), Barton, Gaw (Storkson, 46), I.Russell, Nguyen (Mann, 73), Heald, Annicchero, Waibel, S.Henderson, Baena.
Orange Cty. -- Littman, Lak, Engesser (Leal, 86), M.Foster, Hesse (M.Robles, 18), Polowski, M.Vasquez, Boyce, McDonnell (S.Saunders, 86), Patterson, Soto.
Att.: 2,116.
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