OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha women's soccer team visits Missouri State on Friday and returns home to host Green Bay on Sunday. Friday's game begins at 6 p.m. in Springfield, Mo., and Sunday's match starts at 1 p.m. at Caniglia Field.
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Scouting Omaha (0-3-1)
Omaha is 0-3-1 this season, following a 1-0 loss to Creighton in its home opener on Monday evening.
Freshman
Brylie Meyer has scored the lone goal for the Mavericks this season. Junior
Sophia Roux is the team-leader with one assist. Sophomore
Bailey Cascio leads the team with four shots and two on goal. Seniors
Erinoelle Clifton and
Emily Romero along with sophomore
Andrea Daves have three shots each.
Freshman goalkeeper
Ina Gudjonsdottir has appeared in every game this season with three starts. Gudjonsdottir has a 0-2-1 record with a 1.61 goals-against average and a .750 save percentage. The Iceland native has faced 67 shots this season and made 18 saves. Junior
Erin Bunker is 0-1 with a 4.00 goals-against average and a .667 save percentage.
From the Goal Line
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Ina Gudjonsdottir ranks third in the Summit League with 18 saves.
• The Mavericks return 14 letterwinners and eight starters from last year's squad that finished 6-10-1. Omaha notched a fifth-place finish in the Summit League with a 3-4 record.
• UNO will see the return of three of its top five offensive threats from a year ago. Senior
Emily Romero tied for the team lead with three goals. Seniors
Marin Dregelid and
Cydney Skinner each scored two goals in 2017.
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Erin Bunker finished last season with a 3-5-1 record with a 2.12 goals-against average and a .673 save percentage.
• Head coach
Tim Walters is entering his second season at the helm of the Maverick women's soccer program.
• The Mavericks were picked to finish seventh in the Summit League's Preseason Poll as voted on by the league's coaches.
Scouting Missouri State (3-3-0)
Missouri State is 3-3 this season. The Tigers opened 2018 with wins over Western Illinois, Tulsa and SEMO before dropping matches to Little Rock, Central Arkansas and Louisiana Tech.
Jordan Eickelman leads the team with five points on two goals and an assist. Kennady Orlick has four points on two goals. Goalkeeper Kaitlin Maxwell has played every minute this season and has a 3-3 record. Maxwell has allowed six goals and made 27 saves.
Series History
Friday will be the seventh all-time meeting between Omaha and Missouri State with the Tigers leading the series 4-1-1. Last time out, the Mavericks came away with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Tigers at Caniglia Field. UNO is 0-3 in matches played in Springfield, Mo.
Scouting Green Bay (1-3)
The Phoenix are 1-3 this season, following a 3-2 home win over Eastern Illinois on Sunday. Green Bay plays at South Dakota State on Friday before heading to Omaha for Sunday's match.
McKayla Kertscher leads the team with five points on two goals and an assist. Brianna Messner is next with three points on a goal and an assist. Alycia Wright also has scored once this season.
Courtney Klatt and Taylor Reichow have split time in goal this season. Reichow has appeared in three games with two starts and has a 1-1 record. She has a 2.80 goals-against average with a .533 save percentage. Klatt has two appearances with a 0-2 mark. She has a 3.33 goals against average and a .706 save percentage.
Series History with Green Bay
Omaha trails the all-time series with Green Bay 1-0. The Phoenix topped the Mavericks 2-0 in Green Bay, Wis., on Aug. 19, 2011.
Up Next
Omaha welcomes Southern Utah to Caniglia Field on Saturday, Sept. 8. Saturday's match begins at 7 p.m.
