2002-03 Cleveland Force Statistics
Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 19-17
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Mike Pilger (1-2)
Coach: Andy Schmetzer (18-15)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 96,852, Avg. 5,381 in 18 home dates
2002-03 Cleveland Force RosterTeam Record: 19-17
in the MISL's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Mike Pilger (1-2)
Coach: Andy Schmetzer (18-15)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 96,852, Avg. 5,381 in 18 home dates
The Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 19 wins and 17 losses in the MISL's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Force chalked up 185 goals and surrendered 203. Giuliano Oliviero scored 32 goals for Cleveland, while Chris Stathopoulos, Lee Edgerton and John Ball each netted fifteen or more also. John Ball recorded 20 assists. Jim Larkin topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 5.52 goals against average, leading keepers with significant playing time.
Mike Pilger and Andy Schmetzer coached the team. The 2002-03 Cleveland Force lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuliano Oliviero | F | 36 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 28 | 137 | 23.4 |
| Chris Stathopoulos | F | 36 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 122 | 22.1 |
| Lee Edgerton | F | 29 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 76 | 28.9 |
| John Ball | M | 33 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 38 | 87 | 17.2 |
| Hector Marinaro | F | 15 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 80 | 17.5 |
| Kiley Couch | D | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 57 | 43 | 25.6 |
| Steve Butcher | F | 23 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 65 | 16.9 |
| Justin Evans | M | 33 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 51 | 23.5 |
| Nevio Pizzolitto | D | 33 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 43 | 89 | 10.1 |
| Anthony Maher | F | 35 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 10 | 54 | 14.8 |
| D.J. Newsom | D | 34 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 59 | 43 | 14.0 |
| Myles Stoddard | F | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 26.3 |
| Joe Mattacchione | D | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 46 | 30 | 6.7 |
| Eric Kvello | D | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 23.5 |
| Jim Larkin | GK | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Zoran Karic | F | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Craig Kench | M | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 27.3 |
| Braeden Cloutier | M | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 10.5 |
| Andrew Gregor | M | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Mark Schulte | D | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Zach Scott | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Otto Orf | GK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernie Lilavois | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bill Sedgewick | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denny Ciornei | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Casey Barton | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 534 | 185 | 153 | 338 | 220 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 605 | 403 | 1014 | 18.2 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuliano Oliviero | 1 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nevio Pizzolitto | 1 | 0:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otto Orf | 3 | 96:50 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.72 | 31 | 25 | .806 |
| Jim Larkin | 35 | 2021:41 | 19 | 16 | 186 | 5.52 | 713 | 527 | .739 |
| John Ball | 8 | 19:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.16 | 3 | 1 | .333 |
| Denny Ciornei | 2 | 35:04 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10.27 | 10 | 4 | .400 |
| D.J. Newsom | 3 | 8:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14.43 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Justin Evans | 1 | 1:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51.43 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 54 | 2182:45 | 19 | 17 | 203 | 5.58 | 760 | 557 | .733 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | FC | BL | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuliano Oliviero | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Chris Stathopoulos | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Lee Edgerton | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| John Ball | M | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Kiley Couch | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Butcher | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Justin Evans | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nevio Pizzolitto | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16.7 |
| D.J. Newsom | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Joe Mattacchione | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jim Larkin | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zoran Karic | F | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Braeden Cloutier | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mark Schulte | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 39 | 15.4 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Larkin | 1 | 57:38 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.37 | 24 | 17 | .708 |
| John Ball | 1 | 2:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.00 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 25 | 17 | .680 |
