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The Omaha men's soccer team (4-8-1, 2-1-1 Summit) finishes its four-game road stretch at Summit League foe Kansas City on Saturday at 1 p.m. It marks the first trip for the Mavs back to the site of the program's first win, as UNO knocked off UMKC, 2-1, on Aug. 26, 2011 in its first game as a program. Kansas City enters with a 5-7-2 record and a 3-1 mark in Summit League play. The Mavs are in third place with seven points, while UMKC is in second place with nine points. Each team has three games remaining. Live stats and a live webcast (purchase necessary) will be available at OMavs.com.
Series History
UNO leads the all-time series, 1-0. The Mavs' win over Kansas City was a historic one, as it came in UNO's first game as a men's soccer program. Omaha defeated UMKC, 2-1, on Aug. 26, 2011 in Kansas City, Mo., for the program's first win.
Mo Salama scored the game-winner in the 64th minute off a corner kick.
Logan Mendez also had a goal.
Mavs Suffer First Summit DefeatThe Mavericks fell 1-0 last Saturday at Fort Wayne, their first Summit League loss in four games this season. Omaha dominated play early on with a 6-0 shot advantage, but IPFW scored against the run of play in the 31st minute. Despite outshooting IPFW 13-11, the Mavs were unable to crack one past goalie Brandon Cloutier. Until last Saturday, the Mavs had scored in five straight games and had notched at least two goals in each of their previous four games.
Standings Watch
With seven points, UNO is alone in third place in The Summit League standings, two points behind second-place Kansas City and five points behind first-place Oakland. A win at Kansas City would vault the Mavs into second place with two games to play. The Mavs cannot qualify for the conference tournament, which the top four teams go to.
Stats Glance
The Mavericks are well represented in the national and Summit League statistics so far this season.
Giovanni Giattino is sixth in Division I in assists per game (0.70) and is second in The Summit League with seven assists. Chava Garcia and
Vance Rookwood are tied for sixth in The Summit League in points with 10 each. The Mavericks as a team are tied for 39th nationally in total assists (22) and are second in The Summit League. Omaha is second in The Summit League in goals per game (1.7). Eighteen of the Mavs' 22 goals have been scored by freshmen and sophomores.
Home Field AdvantageThe Mavericks are 4-0 at the UNO Soccer Field this season with a goal difference of 13-3. Last year, the Mavs were 0-3 at home. With just one home match remaining on Oct. 28 against Oakland, the Mavericks are assured of a winning record at home this season.
Next Up for the Mavs
The Mavs return home for their final home match of the season next Sunday, Oct. 28 against Oakland at Noon at the UNO Soccer Field. Oakland is 4-0 in Summit League play heading into Saturday's game at Fort Wayne.
Last Time Out
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The UNO men's soccer team capped its non-conference portion of the schedule with a 2-0 loss at Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoon. The Panthers scored twice in the first half to take control of the game. The Mavericks fell to 4-8-1 on the season, while Milwaukee improved to 7-4-2 and remained unbeaten in its last five games. Aaron Horvat started the scoring in the 17th minute when he headed home an easy shot on the goal line after goalie
Josh Christensen had deflected a shot by Robbie Boyd. In the 36th minute, Milwaukee's leading scorer, Laurie Bell, tallied his sixth goal of the season after a scramble in the box. Horvat took back-to-back shots from the left side of the box that Christensen made saves on, but the final rebound bounced toward the center of the box, where Bell finished it into the middle of the net to make it 2-0. The Mavs' best scoring chance came in the 55th minute when
Emir Alihodzic's blast from 25 yards out passed just over the crossbar.
Houston Hoffman and Jake Linden each had shots on goal for the Mavericks in the game.
Craig Buettner added a header from close range in the 85th minute that was cleared by a Milwaukee defender before threatening the Panther net. The Panthers outshot UNO 21-11 overall and 12-2 in shots on goal. Christensen made nine saves in his first start of the season.
Scouting Kansas CityKansas City enters with a 5-7-2 record overall and 3-1 mark in Summit League action, good for second place in the conference standings. The Kangaroos have lost two in a row to tough opponents after winning four in a row and going unbeaten in six straight games. UMKC's only conference defeat is a 3-1 loss at Oakland last Saturday. The 'Roos lost at Creighton on Tuesday, 3-0. Sophomore Jordan Rideout is the Kangaroos' top scoring threat with four goals and two assists. David Sarabia has three goals and one assist. Connor Sparrow has 10 starts in goal and a 4-5-1 record with two shutouts. He has a .635 save percentage and 2.12 goals against average.
