OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha men's soccer team concludes Summit League play with a showdown vs. No. 24 Oral Roberts on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Caniglia Field.
Follow The Match
Links to live stats, audio and video are available on OMavs.com. Saturday's match can be seen on OMavs.com with student broadcasters Owen Godberson Jack Hoover on the call.
Quick Kicks
- Omaha enters Saturday with a 3-7-3 overall record and 2-1-1 mark in conference play after the Mavericks fell 2-0 at Denver last weekend.
- With a win on Saturday and a tie between Oral Roberts and Western Illinois next week, the Mavericks can clinch a share of the Summit League regular-season title.
- Aaron Uribe leads the Mavericks this season with seven points and three goals.
- Andreas Hermansson is second on the team with four points and two goals while Diego Gutierrez and Vlad Jokic have four points with a goal and two assists each.
- Behind Uribe and Hermansson, six Mavericks have scored one goal on the year.
- Martin Veys has handed out a team-high three assists, followed by Gutierrez and Jokic with a pair of dimes for the Mavericks.
- Goalkeeper Jeremy Pollard is 3-2-3 on the season with 31 saves, a .756 save percentage and 1.15 goals-against average.
- Senior goalkeeper Ugo Tritz is 0-5-0 on the season with 17 saves, a .654 save percentage and 1.71 goals-against average.
- Saturday's match marks the final home match for Omaha's six seniors Marcos Bautista, Billy Hoffmann, Pep Mateu, Cole Nelson, Seth Rinderknecht and Ugo Tritz.
Scouting the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles enter Saturday's match with a No. 24 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll and 12-2-0 (3-0-0) record on the season.
The Golden Eagles are sixth in the country with 37 goals in 14 matches this season. The Oral Roberts offense is taking 15.3 shots per match with 48.1 percent of those on target. 13 different players have scored goals for the Golden Eagles this season.
The Oral Roberts defense has given up 15 goals while recording five shutouts. Opponents are shooting 9.4 shots per match, including 45.8 percent of those on goal. Goalkeeper Miles Motakef is 11-1-0 on the season with 37 saves, a .755 save percentage and 0.95 goals-against average.
Golden Eagles to Watch
No. 9 Reed Barry – Leads Summit League with 25 points and 10 goals on the season.
No. 12 Dante Brigida – Second in the Summit League with 20 points and nine goals in 13 appearances.
No. 8 Tanguy Guerineau – Ranks first in the country with 10 assists in 14 starts.
Omaha vs. Oral Roberts
Omaha leads the all-time series with Oral Roberts, 5-3-1. In their last meeting, the Mavericks picked up a 2-1 victory over the Golden Eagles on Oct. 27, 2018 in Tulsa, Okla.
Looking Ahead
The Mavericks step out of Summit League play with a non-conference contest at San Diego State on Friday, Nov. 8 at 9 p.m. CT.
