Wisconsin Soccer Central

Marco Terminesi had a goal and an assist as the Milwaukee Wave scored four times in a 1:51 span midway through the second quarter to take control and went on to a 16-13 victory over the host Wichita Wings in a Major Indoor Soccer League game Thursday night.

Greg Howes scored his team-best 14th and 15th goals of the season and added an assist for the Wave (13-2), who finished 4-1 on their five-game road trip and increased their lead over the Missouri Comets in the Central Division to four games with nine matches left to play.

After 13 successful seasons at NCAA Division III UW-Whitewater, Greg Henschel is making the move up to Division I.

Henschel, a former standout player at Brookfield East High School and UW-Oshkosh, was named the seventh coach in UW-Milwaukee women's soccer history Tuesday. He succeeds Michael Moynihan, who resigned last month after 14 seasons to take over the Northwestern program.

"We are very excited to hire Greg as our women's soccer coach and it is great to see how excited he is to join our family in Milwaukee," UWM athletic director Rick Costello said in a news release. "He has a championship pedigree and a long history of success in the state of Wisconsin."

The Madison 56ers of the National Premier Soccer League are holding open tryouts for the 2012 season.

56ers coach Jim Launder and player-assistant Jed Hohlbein will evaluate players from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 1 at Madison indoor facility Salon Centinela, 5018 Blazing Star Drive.

There is a $25 fee to participate in the tryout, and all interested players must fill out a registration form (download PDF).

Ian Barker, who spent nine seasons as an assistant in the University of Wisconsin men's program, resigned as the coach at Macalester (Minn.) on Tuesday to become the director of coaching education for the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Barker was on assistant on coach Jim Launder's staff at UW from 1989 to '97, helping the Badgers earn four NCAA tournament berths – including the 1995 national championship. After four seasons as an assistant at Macalester, he led the NCAA Division III Scots to a 97-59-15 record in nine seasons.

Milwaukee Wave forward Ian Bennett, who had a hand in 10 goals last week, was named the Major Indoor Soccer League Player of the Week.

He's the second Milwaukee player to earn the weekly award this season: Defender Joe Hammes (Cedarburg) was honored Dec. 13.

The 28-year-old Bennett had four goals and six assists as the Wave won two of three matches to improve their league-best record to 12-2. He leads Milwaukee with 38 points – a career high for the fifth-year pro – and ranks second with 12 goals and 11 assists.

Bennett has recorded points in 11 of 14 games for the Wave, who close out a five-game road trip Thursday night with their third consecutive match at the Wichita Wings.