Wichita's Ten Eyck named player of the week

March 07, 2012

{WICHITA, Ks.} — The Major Indoor Soccer League announced on Tuesday that Wichita Wings forward Kevin Ten Eyck had been named the league’s Player of the Week for the final week of the 2011-12 regular season. Ten Eyck had 10 points in two games, including a hat trick in the Wings’ final game of the season.

Ten Eyck helped the Wings close out their season on a high note against Norfolk this past Sunday. With Wichita trailing the SharX 11-4 late in the third quarter, the 25-year-old fired in a 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining before the intermission to pull his side within two goals. He added a second three minutes into the fourth quarter, and then after Chris Lemons tied the game for the Wings, Ten Eyck struck 28 seconds into overtime to clinch the victory for the Wings.

Ten Eyck finished third on the Wings this season with 44 points, but had been on a strong run of form to close out the season. He scored in each of the Wings’ final six matches, including a 10-point outing against the Rochester Lancers in a narrow 20-17 victory late in February. Overall, the rookie had 25 points in his final six games.

Other players considered for the award included the Baltimore Blast’s Max Ferdinand, who had a pair of good games as the Blast took a pair of victories. Ferdinand recorded five assists in the Blast’s victory against Wichita on Friday night, moving into first place in the MISL in assists as a result. Norfolk’s Matt Delicate also had a strong final contest of the season, recording a hat trick and seven-point game for the SharX against Wichita.

The MISL Playoffs open this weekend with the Eastern and Central Division Finals, with both games of each series available on MISL Live (www.misllivesoccer.com), the league’s free online video service.

The Rochester Lancers and Baltimore Blast meet in the Eastern Division Finals, the Blast hosting Game 1 on Saturday night at 7:35 p.m. ET with the Lancers hosting Game 2 on Monday night at 7 p.m. ET. The Blast enter the playoffs on a four-game winning streak, and took the season series against the Lancers 4-0. Rochester came close to victory twice in their last two meetings, though, falling by a combined four points.

The Missouri Comets and Milwaukee Wave meet in the Central Division Finals, the Comets hosting Game 1 on Friday night at 7:35 p.m. CT and the Wave hosting Game 2 on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. CT. The Wave took the season series 4-2, but the Comets won two of the teams’ last three meetings of the season.

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