ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Omaha men's soccer team lost a hard-fought non-conference contest, 2-1, in double overtime at No. 24 Michigan on Saturday afternoon.

The loss dropped the Mavericks to 7-4-2 overall, while the Wolverines improved to 8-4-2 on the season. 

Omaha opened the scoring late in the first half as Xavier Gomez played a ball from the left wing that found Diego Gutierrez at the top of the box.  Gutierrez gathered the ball and slipped his shot inside the left post for a 1-0 lead.

Michigan scored the equalizer early in the second half on a set piece when Marc Ybarra played a ball into the six-yard box to Mohammed Zakyi who headed the ball into the net to tie the game 1-1 in the 61st minute.

The Wolverines ended the match in the second overtime period.  Tristan Jacob sent a free kick into the box where Zakyi was able to get a foot on the ball for the game-winner.

Inside the Box Score
•    The Mavericks and the Wolverines combined for 34 shots during 105 minutes of play.  UM held an 8-5 advantage in shots on goal.
•    The two squads combined for 29 fouls and five yellow cards.
•    Elvir Ibisevic had a team-high six shots, including two on goal.
•    Diego Gutierrez scored his first career goal for Omaha.
•    Goalkeeper Joseph Ghitis played the full game and made six saves.

Mavericks News and Notes
•    Xavier Gomez dished out his Summit League-leading sixth assist of the season.
•    Gutierrez became the sixth different Maverick to score a goal this season.
•    Omaha is 1-1-2 in overtime games this season.

In Their Words
Omaha head coach Jason Mims on the atmosphere of today's game.
"It was a great atmosphere.  I want to give special thanks and a shout out to all the Omaha fans and students that came to Michigan to support us today.  Thank you, students!"

How did your team play this afternoon?
"We gave a valiant effort.  It was an awesome college soccer game today.  Michigan has some very dangerous attacking options, and I thought we handled them in the course of play well."  

What are your overall thoughts on the match?
"We have to keep our heads held high as we came into Michigan.  We did not sit back, played aggressively, and created enough chances to win the game.  It is heartbreaking to lose off two set-piece goals as I thought we controlled the second half and the overtimes.

Up Next
Omaha will get back to Summit League play on Saturday, Oct. 21 when it hosts Western Illinois at Caniglia Field.  Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.  Links to live stats, audio and video are available on OMavs.com.