OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha women's soccer team will host Northern Iowa at Caniglia Field on Friday, Aug. 25 for its first home match of the 2017 season. The game is slated to begin at 8 p.m.
Media
Links to live audio, stats and video are available at
OMavs.com. MavRadio's Owen Godberson will handle play by play while Harrison Popp provides analysis.
About the Mavericks
Omaha opened the 2017 season with a pair of losses in Washington. The Mavericks dropped the season opener 5-1 to national tournament qualifier Eastern Washington and then fell 2-0 to Gonzaga last Sunday.
Natalie Johnson leads the team with two points and one goal.
Cydney Skinner leads with one assist. Goalkeeper
Haley Johnson (0-1) leads the team with a 2.00 goals-against average and four saves, while
Erin Bunker (0-1) has a 5.00 goals-against average with two saves.
UNO finished the 2016 season with a 5-11-3 record and a 3-4-1 mark in Summit League play. The Mavericks return six starters from a season ago, including their top three scorers.
Carlie Cook led the team in points (15) and goals (six) last season.
Lydia Holtmann tallied 10 points (four goals, two assists) while
Emily Romero had a team-best five assists.
The Mavericks also return
Erin Dimon and
Sophia Roux. Roux earned a spot on the All-Summit Newcomer team in 2016.
Jessica Bollinger helped anchor a UNO defense that produced four shutouts in 2016. Bunker appeared in four games with three starts last season and posted a 1.39 goals-against average with 13 saves.
The Mavericks welcome 11 newcomers in freshmen
Bailey Cascio,
Andrea Daves,
Sarah Doran,
Emily Fontana,
Sydney Randall,
Maggie Tulay and
Lauren Witte and transfers Johnson,
Erinoelle Clifton,
Susie Dineen and
Jaden Thiem.
Scouting the Northern Iowa Panthers
- 2017 Record: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 MVC)
- The Panthers opened the 2017 regular season with a 5-0 win over Chicago State last Sunday.
- Northern Iowa was picked to finish fifth in the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll.
- 2016 Record: 8-8-3 (2-2-2 MVC)
- Finished third in the MVC standings last season
- Key Returners (nine returning starters and 20 letterwinners)
- Sarah Brandt: All-MVC preseason squad, led UNI with 12 points and six goals last season.
- Hannah McDevitt: had a goal and an assist in the season-opener vs. Chicago State; had two goals and three assists last season.
- Jamie Althiser: had a goal vs. Chicago State; finished 2-16 with four goals and an assist.
History vs. Northern Iowa
Omaha enters Friday's contest 2-1-1 all-time against Northern Iowa. The Mavericks and Panthers played to a 1-1 tie on Aug. 28, 2015.
Up Next
The Mavericks are back in action on Wednesday, Aug. 30 when they travel to Manhattan, Kan., to face Kansas State. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the K-State Soccer Complex.
