OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha women's soccer team plays its final non-conference home match this Wednesday, Sept. 19, welcoming Drake to Caniglia Field. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Keeping Up with the Mavericks
Owen Godberson and Matt Kirkle will have the radio call on MavRadio. Links to live stats, audio and video are available on OMavs.com.
From the Goal Line
• Omaha looks to snap a two-match losing streak on Wednesday after dropping a pair of non-conference road matches last weekend.
• The Mavericks went 333:39 minutes without allowing a goal, the longest streak in UNO's Division I history.
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Emily Romero scored her first goal of the season and fifth of her career at Ball State last Friday.
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Erin Bunker and
Ina Gudjonsdottir have each played one match in goal this weekend.
• Eighteen different players have started at least one game for Omaha this season with seven of those players
being freshmen.
• 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.
• Head coach
Tim Walters is in his second season at the helm of the Maverick women's soccer program.
• Summit League head coaches voted the Mavericks to finish seventh in the Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Scouting Omaha
Omaha returns home after going 0-2 last weekend in matches at Ball State and Illinois State. UNO lost a 3-1 decision to Ball State last Friday, before it fell 2-0 to Illinois State. So far this season, the Mavericks have a 2-6-1 overall mark with a 2-1 record at Caniglia Field.
Emily Romero etched her name into the scoring column this weekend with a goal against Ball State. Romero joins
Andrea Daves,
Hannah Heinemann and
Brylie Meyer as the only Mavericks to score this season.
Bailey Cascio picked up her first career assist. Cascio along with Daves, Romero and
Sophia Roux all have one assist.
Ina Gudjonsdottir has appeared in six matches with five starts. Gudjonsdottir is 0-4-1 on the season with a 1.57 goals-against average and .727 save percentage.
Erin Bunker is 2-2 in four starts with a 1.43 goals-against average and .722 save percentage.
Scouting Drake
Drake snapped a two-match losing streak with a 2-1 win over Summit League foe Western Illinois on Sunday. The Bulldogs are 3-6 overall on the season.
Olivia Bruce leads the team with four points on two goals. Five other Bulldogs have scored a goal this season. Four different players have one assist for Drake.
Kelsie Stone has played every minute in goal for the Bulldogs. Stone is 3-6 with a 1.22 goals-against average and .796 save percentage.
Series History with Drake
Omaha trails 3-2 in the all-time series with Drake. The Bulldogs defeated the Mavericks 2-0 on Sept. 20, 2017, at Caniglia Field.
Up Next
The Mavericks conclude non-conference play next weekend with a visit to UTRGV. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Edinburg, Texas. Links to live stats, audio and video will be available on OMavs.com.
