Soccer on the Sound: Stars rally falls short against Wave

Tacoma Stars 6-7 Milwaukee Wave

KENT, WA–Tacoma Stars fell short on Sunday night against Milwaukee Wave, 7-6, in Major Arena Soccer League action at the ShoWare Center in Kent. It is the third straight defeat and leave the Stars in fifth, just one point above the playoff line ahead of Empire and Baltimore. The Wave are currently top of the MASL despite a later loss to Empire on Monday.

The Wave jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the Stars pulled one back with just under two minutes left in the half through Alex Caceres. Eddie Na made it 3-2 with under two minutes left in the third quarter. Following that, though, the teams alternated back-to-back scores before the end of the third quarter until the end of the match. Mario Alvarez, Oscar Flores, and Alex Steinwascher each scored twice for the Wave; while Na and Michael Ramos scored braces for the Stars.

Next up for the Stars is a home match against San Diego on Saturday (6pm PT) before traveling to Empire Strykers on Sunday (4pm PT).

Photos by Yuriy Tsupruk

Follow us on bluesky

Follow us on Twitter

Share and Enjoy !

Shares
Dan Gaichas

Recent Posts

Soccer on the Sound: Defiance still looking for first regulation win

Tacoma Defiance 0-1 Ventura County FC TUKWILA, WA--Tacoma Defiance are still looking for their first…

9 hours ago

A tough test against an entitled Whitecaps dominating the Portland Timbers

  (14) Portland Timbers (1,3,1, 4 points) vs (2) Vancouver Whitecaps (4,1,0, 12 points) Saturday,…

10 hours ago

Five star romp for Belgium over USA

USA 2-5 Belgium ATLANTA, GA--It was promising for a while for the US Men's National…

2 days ago

Angel City rallies past Houston to remain undefeated

Three minutes. That was all Angel City needed to turn a 1-0 deficit into a…

3 days ago

March Madness: Football Edition

ATLANTA, GA--This weekend, the US Men's National Team are preparing for a pair of friendlies…

4 days ago

Kylian Mbappé & Hugo Ekitike’s chip goals lead 10-man France to 2-1 victory over Brazil

FOXBOROUGH, MA - The French National Team battled to a 2-1 victory over the Brazil…

4 days ago