2014–15 Sacramento Surge season

August 2023 Sacramento Surge 2014–15 MASL General Manager Ryan Hopping Head Coach Mark Bickham Arena McClellan ParkSacramento, California Major Arena Soccer League 6th, Pacific (regular season) Ron Newman Cup Matt Germain (26 goals, 8 assists) 545 (January 24 vs. San Diego Sockers) 358 (January 25 15 vs. San Diego Sockers) 417 (10 games) 2013–14 (PASL) 2015–16 The 2014–15 Sacramento Surge season was the third season of the Sacramento Surge professional indoor soccer club. The Sacramento Surge, a Pacific Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played their home games in Jackson Sports Academy at McClellan Park in Sacramento, California. The team was led by general manager Ryan Hopping and head coach Mark Bickham. The Surge ended the season with a 4–16 record, placing 6th in the MASL's Pacific Division and not eligible for play in the post-season. Season summary The Surge struggled at the start of the season, both on the field by losing their first seven games and at the box office with their first four home games averaging just 407 fans, the lowest of the 23 teams in the league. However, late December wins over Turlock Express and the Seattle Impact gave the Surge their first back-to-back wins in franchise history. 2014 ended and 2015 began the same way, with losses, but a struggling Seattle Impact team gave Sacramento its third victory of the season. The Surge suffered 6 consecutive losses before an overtime win over Turlock gave them their fourth win on the year. The season ended with a road loss to Las Vegas. The Surge finished with a 4–16 record, the same as the Seattle/Tacoma combine, but the head-to-head scoring tiebreaker dropped Sacramento to 6th place in the six-team Pacific Division. History The Sacramento Surge was a Professional Arena Soccer League expansion team for the 2012–13PASL season. In 1991 and 1992, Sacramento was home to the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football. The soccer team is named in their honor. During the Surge's inaugural season, they struggled to find their footing on the field and placed last in the Pacific Division with a 2–14 record. (One of those two wins was a forfeit, earned when the Tacoma Stars announced they would not travel for the final game of the regular season). The Surge fared only slightly better in the 2013–14 season, earning a 3–13 record with a win over expansion Bay Area Rosal and two over the Turlock Express. During its 2012–13 inaugural season, the Surge played at Off The Wall Soccer Arena in Sacramento. For 2013–14, they moved to Estadio Azteca Soccer Arena, also in Sacramento. For this season, the team moved to a new purpose-built facility at the Jackson Sports Academy in McClellan Park, on a portion of the former McClellan Air Force Base. Off-field moves In May 2014, the Professional Arena Soccer League added six teams from the failed third incarnation of the Major Indoor Soccer League and reorganized as the Major Arena Soccer League. With the league expansion and reorganization, the other Pacific teams for 2014–15 are California-based Ontario Fury, San Diego Sockers, and Turlock Express plus the Las Vegas Legends and expansion Seattle Impact. The Impact's assets were purchased mid-season and the team replaced on the schedule by the Tacoma Stars.Geoff Baker The Seattle Times The Seattle Times Company Seattle, WA Tacoma Stars buy rights to return to the highest level of professional indoor soccer http://seattletimes.com/html/othersports/2025464362_tacomastars15xml.html January 14, 2015 January 15, 2015 In August 2014, the team replaced original head coach Jorge Fernandez with former Sacramento Knights player and experienced coach Mark Bickham as their head coach for 2014–15. Bickham had most recently served as assistant coach for San Jose Earthquakes U23, the developmental team for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. Schedule #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Score Record 1 Saturday November 1 7:05pm at Turlock Express L 8–11 0–1 Turlock Soccer Complex 460 2 Sunday November 9 3:05pm at Ontario Fury L 7–12 0–2 Citizens Business Bank Arena 1,738 3 Saturday November 15 7:05pm Seattle Impact L 8–12 0–3 McClellan Park 363 4 Saturday November 22 7:05pm Turlock Express L 3–12 0–4 McClellan Park 447 5 Sunday December 7 4:00pm at Seattle Impact L 5–6 0–5 ShoWare Center 867 6 Saturday December 13 7:05pm Las Vegas Legends L 7–13 0–6 McClellan Park 435 7 Friday December 19 7:35pm at Turlock Express L 5–10 0–7 Turlock Soccer Complex 493 8 Saturday December 20 7:05pm Turlock Express W 13–5 1–7 McClellan Park 385 9 Friday December 26 7:30pm at Seattle Impact W 8–7 (OT) 2–7 ShoWare Center 911 10 Sunday December 28 3:05p Ontario Fury L 7–8 2–8 McClellan Park 415 11 Saturday January 3 7:05pm at San Diego Sockers L 5–18 2–9 Valley View Casino Center 3,254 12 Saturday January 10 7:05pm Seattle Impact W 10–7 3–9 McClellan Park 435 13 Friday January 16 7:00pm at Las Vegas Legends L 4–18 3–10 Orleans Arena 1,555 14 Saturday January 24 7:05pm San Diego Sockers L 6–13 3–11 McClellan Park 545 15 Sunday January 25 3:05pm San Diego Sockers L 5–10 3–12 McClellan Park 358 16 Saturday January 31 7:05pm Ontario Fury L 10–11 3–13 McClellan Park 395 17 Saturday February 7 7:05pm at Ontario Fury L 3–26 3–14 Citizens Business Bank Arena 4,672 18 Friday February 13 7:35pm at Turlock Express L 5–9 3–15 Turlock Soccer Complex 385 19 Saturday February 14 7:05pm Turlock Express W 9–8 (OT) 4–15 McClellan Park 413 20 Sunday February 22 1:05pm at Las Vegas Legends1 L 3–22 4–16 Las Vegas Sports Park 792 1 Game originally scheduled to be played on February 21. References 30em Major Arena Soccer League 2014-15 League Attendance http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=1289&seasonid=12864 January 31, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Sacramento Surge Schedule http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/teamschedule.html?teamid=400840&seasonid=12864 October 30, 2014 Matt Furtado KHTK Sacramento, CA Surge Provides New Style Of Soccer For Sacramento http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/11/07/surge-provides-new-style-of-soccer-for-sacramento/ November 7, 2014 November 8, 2014 Eddie Ruiz Turlock Journal Turlock, CA Morris Multimedia Turlock Express join new league http://www.turlockjournal.com/archives/25964/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141104113331/http://www.turlockjournal.com/archives/25964/ dead November 4, 2014 May 20, 2014 November 2, 2014 Ray Brewer Las Vegas Sun Greenspun Corp. Las Vegas, NV Legends indoor soccer team joins new league http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/19/legends-indoor-soccer-team-joins-new-league/ June 19, 2014 November 12, 2014 Raymond Marshall The Dallas Morning News A. H. Belo Dallas, TX MASL Announces 2014-15 Alignment http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/masl-announces-2014-15-alignment.html/ July 29, 2014 September 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018154111/http://soccerblog.dallasnews.com/2014/07/masl-announces-2014-15-alignment.html/ October 18, 2014 dead mdy-all Jose Luis Martinez El Diario de Coahuila Coahuila Anuncia Rancho Seco su acción es http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2014/8/21/anuncia-rancho-seco-accion-450776.asp August 21, 2014 November 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141102061521/http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2014/8/21/anuncia-rancho-seco-accion-450776.asp November 2, 2014 dead mdy-all Kent Reporter Sound Publishing Kent, WA Impact FC's game schedule released http://www.kentreporter.com/sports/275150951.html September 15, 2014 November 8, 2014 Alex Riggins U-T San Diego MLIM Holdings San Diego, CA Sockers to kick off season in new league http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/31/sockers-indoor-soccer-masl-kruger-chiles/2/ October 31, 2014 November 2, 2014 Dennis Pope The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA A. H. Belo Ontario Fury go national https://www.pressenterprise.com/2014/06/28/soccer-ontario-fury-go-national/ June 28, 2014 November 10, 2014 Mark Anderson Sacramento Business Journal Sacramento Surge to hold open tryouts for indoor soccer league players http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/08/29/sacramento-surge-to-hold-open-tryouts-for-indoor.html August 29, 2014 December 9, 2014 Jackson Sports Academy McClellan, CA JSA Welcomes the Sacramento Surge http://jacksonsportsacademy.net/jsa-welcomes-sacramento-surge/ November 7, 2014 December 12, 2014 Eric S. Torres The State Hornet California State University, Sacramento Former Hornet goalkeeper finds home with Sacramento Surge http://www.statehornet.com/sports/former-hornet-goalkeeper-finds-home-with-sacramento-surge/article_22c6d7e8-7c53-11e4-8827-ef86ce33ffa1.html December 4, 2014 December 6, 2014 https://archive.today/20141206123721/http://www.statehornet.com/sports/former-hornet-goalkeeper-finds-home-with-sacramento-surge/article_22c6d7e8-7c53-11e4-8827-ef86ce33ffa1.html December 6, 2014 dead mdy-all Indoor Soccer News Sacramento Surge Hire Mark Bickham As Head Coach http://proindoorsoccer.com/sacramento-surge-hire-mark-bickham-as-head-coach-share/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141213192909/http://proindoorsoccer.com/sacramento-surge-hire-mark-bickham-as-head-coach-share/ dead December 13, 2014 August 28, 2014 December 13, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Turlock Indoor Soccer - Sat, Nov 01, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2511463 November 1, 2014 November 2, 2014 The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA A. H. Belo SOCCER: Ontario Fury set for MASL opener https://www.pressenterprise.com/2014/08/02/soccer-ontario-fury-set-for-masl-opener/ August 2, 2014 November 10, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Citizens Business Bank Arena - Sun, Nov 09, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512152 November 9, 2014 November 10, 2014 The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA A. H. Belo Fury ties team record for goals https://www.pressenterprise.com/2014/11/09/soccer-fury-ties-team-record-for-goals/ November 9, 2014 November 10, 2014 Our Sports Central Sacramento Surge Surge Lose to Fury, 12-7 http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4892933 November 10, 2014 November 11, 2014 Shel Segal Fontana Herald News Fontana, CA Century Group Newspapers A look at pro sports: Ontario Fury soccer team gains 12-7 win http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/sports/article_970faf26-6b55-11e4-b88c-7b1450e757da.html November 13, 2014 November 14, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: McClellan Park - Sat, Nov 15, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512170 November 15, 2014 November 16, 2014 Our Sports Central Sacramento Surge Surge First Home Match at McClellan Park on November 15 http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4893878 November 12, 2014 November 13, 2014 Mae Fesai KCRA-TV Sacramento, CA Sacramento indoor soccer team makes debut http://www.kcra.com/news/sacramento-pro-indoor-soccer-team-makes-debut/29716628 November 14, 2014 November 18, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: McClellan Park - Sat, Nov 22, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512500 November 22, 2014 November 23, 2014 Eddie Ruiz Turlock Journal Turlock, CA Morris Multimedia Express eyeing big year with new look, new league http://www.turlockjournal.com/section/3/article/27986/ https://archive.today/20141124105831/http://www.turlockjournal.com/section/3/article/27986/ dead November 24, 2014 November 20, 2014 November 24, 2014 Our Sports Central Sacramento Surge Surge Fall to Express 12-3 http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4897634 November 23, 2014 December 31, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: ShoWare Center - Sun, Dec 7, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2596165 December 7, 2014 December 9, 2014 Our Sports Central Sacramento Surge Surge Lose on the Road to Impact, 6-5 http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4903348 December 9, 2014 December 31, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: McClellan Park - Sat, Dec 13, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512556 December 13, 2014 December 14, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Turlock Soccer Complex - Fri, Dec 19, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512598 December 19, 2014 December 20, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: McClellan Park - Sat, Dec 20, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512604 December 20, 2014 December 21, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: ShoWare Center - Fri, Dec 26, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512607 December 26, 2014 December 27, 2014 Ross Coyle Kent Reporter Sound Publishing Kent, WA Downs, then ups, then downs for Seattle Impact http://www.kentreporter.com/sports/286426111.html December 22, 2014 December 23, 2014 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: McClellan Park - Sun, Dec 28, 2014 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512620 December 28, 2014 December 29, 2014 Shel Segal Fontana Herald News Fontana, CA Century Group Newspapers A look at college and pro sports: Former Summit star is setting rebounding records at Oregon http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/sports/article_26fde27a-8d1f-11e4-a066-d3c30b59abd5.html December 25, 2014 December 27, 2014 The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA A. H. Belo INDOOR SOCCER: Fury hangs on for win https://www.pressenterprise.com/2014/12/28/indoor-soccer-fury-hangs-on-for-win/ December 28, 2014 December 29, 2014 Boxscore New York, NY Stryker-Indigo Media Ontario Fury hangs on to beat Sacramento Surge, 8-7 http://boxscorenews.com/ontario-fury-hangs-on-to-beat-sacramento-surge-p109865-68.htm December 28, 2014 December 29, 2014 Shel Segal Fontana Herald News Fontana, CA Century Group Newspapers Ontario Fury soccer team gains exciting 8-7 victory http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/sports/article_952ecbf2-92a0-11e4-9d04-3368daa21ecf.html January 2, 2015 January 3, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Valley View Casino Arena - Sat, Jan 03, 2015 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512630 January 3, 2015 January 4, 2015 Alex Riggins U-T San Diego MLIM Holdings San Diego, CA Sockers stop Surge in return home http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jan/03/sockers-stop-surge-in-return-back-home/ January 3, 2015 January 4, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: McClellan Park - Sat, Jan 10, 2015 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512659 January 10, 2015 January 11, 2015 Jonathan Garabba SubMerge Sacramento, CA See: Five More Home Games for Pro Indoor Soccer Team the Sacramento Surge http://submergemag.com/lifestyle/five-more-home-games-for-pro-indoor-soccer-team-the-sacramento-surge/13939/ January 25, 2015 January 25, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Orleans Arena - Fri, Jan 16, 2015 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512666 January 16, 2015 January 17, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: McClellan Park - Sat, Jan 24, 2015 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512687 January 24, 2015 January 25, 2015 U-T San Diego MLIM Holdings San Diego, CA Chargers Deny Report of L.A. Stadium Deal http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jan/25/tp-chargers-deny-report-of-la-stadium-deal/ January 25, 2015 January 25, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: McClellan Park - Sun, Jan 25, 2015 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512695 January 25, 2015 January 26, 2015 U-T San Diego MLIM Holdings San Diego, CA Dixon Helps Ganassi Team Take Rolex 24 http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jan/26/tp-dixon-helps-ganassi-team-take-rolex-24/ January 26, 2015 January 26, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: McClellan Park - Sat, Jan 31, 2015 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512730 January 31, 2015 February 1, 2015 The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA A. H. Belo SOCCER: Fury holds back the Surge for playoff spot https://www.pressenterprise.com/2015/01/31/soccer-fury-holds-back-the-surge-for-playoff-spot/ January 31, 2015 February 1, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Citizens Business Bank Arena - Sat, Feb 07, 2015 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512747 February 7, 2015 February 8, 2015 The Press-Enterprise Riverside, CA A. H. Belo FURY: Ontario easily turns back Surge https://www.pressenterprise.com/2015/02/07/fury-ontario-easily-turns-back-surge/ February 7, 2015 February 11, 2015 Shel Segal Fontana Herald News Fontana, CA Century Group Newspapers A look at pro sports: Ontario Reign hockey team stays in 2nd place with 4-1 win http://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/sports/article_e6910a3a-b2d7-11e4-add9-3ffa16276020.html February 12, 2015 February 28, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Turlock Soccer Complex - Fri, Feb 13, 2015 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512753 February 13, 2015 February 14, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: McClellan Park - Sat, Feb 14, 2015 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512757 February 14, 2015 February 15, 2015 Major Arena Soccer League Box Score: Las Vegas Sports Park - Sun, Feb 22, 2015 http://masl.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=2512776 February 22, 2015 February 23, 2015 External links Sacramento Surge official website Sacramento Surge at KHTK expanded Category:Sacramento Surge (MASL) Sacramento Surge Sacramento Surge 2014 Sacramento Surge 2014