The Omaha men's soccer team resumes Summit League action on Saturday at IUPUI at 6 p.m. (Central). The Mavericks are 1-0 in league play after opening with a win against defending champion Western Illinois on Sept. 28, 2-1. IUPUI tied its first conference game with Eastern Illinois, 1-1, on Sept. 29. Live stats and a live webcast (fee required) will be available at OMavs.com.
The Teams Omaha (2-6-1, 1-0-0 Summit League) is 1-1-1 in its last three games. The Mavericks are led by
Vance Rookwood and Chava Garcia's six points each. Rookwood has a team-high three goals, while Chava Garcia has a goal and four assists. He entered the week tied for 24th in the NCAA in assists.
Emir Alihodzic has two goals for four points. Senior goalie
Matt Grosey has played every minute and has 26 saves, a .619 save percentage and a 1.71 goals against average.
IUPUI (0-8-3, 0-0-1 Summit League) is still in search of its first win of the season. The Jaguars have two players with two goals - Ian Block and Michael Sass. Lance Davis has one goal and one assist. Eduardo Cortes has started eight games in net but has not played in the last two matches. Cortes, the reigning Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year, has a .667 save percentage and 1.97 goals against average. Christian Lomeli has started the other three matches and has a .632 save percentage with a 1.93 goals against average. IUPUI has been outscored 23-6 this season.
Series History Omaha leads the all-time series 1-0. The first meeting between the programs came last year with the Mavs taking a 2-0 win in Omaha on Sept. 29.
Last Time Out OMAHA, Neb. - Three goals in the second half helped an unbeaten Milwaukee team win its seventh straight game with a come-from-behind 3-1 win over the Omaha men's soccer team Wednesday at the UNO Soccer Field. The Mavericks (2-6-1) were the aggressor early on and took the lead on the Panthers (8-0-1) in the 42nd minute.
Mark Moulton had his jersey pulled from behind in the box while contesting a cross, resulting in a penalty kick for the Mavs.
Emir Alihodzic buried his second PK of the season to give UNO the 1-0 lead at 41:50. The goal was only the second time Milwaukee has trailed this season and the 1-0 halftime deficit for the Panthers was their first time trailing at the half all year. But in the second half, UWM struck for three goals, beginning with a penalty kick of its own at 65:21. Laurie Bell scored his sixth goal of the season on the PK to tie the match 1-1. Just 4:25 later, Aaron Horvat got free behind the Maverick defense on a through ball as they tried to pull an offsides trap. Right back James Ashcroft capped the scoring at 74:38, sending in a driven cross from an odd angle on the right sideline that caught everyone off guard and ended up in the back of the net.
Up Next The Mavericks step out of conference play when they visit Belmont next Saturday at Noon.
