OMAHA, Neb. - The Mavericks picked up a win in the Summit League opener with a 2-0 shutout vs. Kansas City.
Dominik Danis netted his first career goal and the game winner in the 14th minute of action.
With the win, Omaha improves to 3-4-1 overall and 1-0-0 in league play.
How It Happened
- The Mavericks netted their first opportunity Saturday afternoon to go up 1-0 in the 14th minute. Fitzroy Cummings made a pass to the goal area where Danis connected using one touch to beat the goalkeeper low right.
- Sixteen seconds later Kenji Mboma Dem nearly doubled the lead, but Cooper Clark tallied a save between the pipes for Kansas City.
- At the 21:29 and 22:09 marks, Hugo Kametani and Connor Jokerst put shots on target. Clark managed to deflect both for a pair of saves. Kametani tallied the final shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the match remained 1-0 Omaha heading into the break.
- Much like the first half, the Mavericks connected on their first strike of the half. Tevin Rochester sent a ball into the box. Jokerst gave chase and put a foot on it as he slid on the ground. The goal deflected off Clark into the net to put the Mavericks up 2-0 in the 47th minute.
- Gustavo Murtha managed UMKC's first shot of the match at the 56:36 mark, but it went wide right. The Roos would take two more shots, while the Mavericks tallied three more shots before the match ended. All were off target, and Omaha won 2-0.
Inside the Box Score
- Danis' goal in the 14th minute marked his first career goal and game winner.
- Jokerst's goal also marked the first of his career. He finished with two shots on goal for Omaha.
- Kametani led the match with four shots. He took two on target.
- Malik Elmi added three shots, while Mboma Dem recorded two with one on goal.
- The Mavericks outshot the Roos 13-4 and held them without a shot on goal.
- Nathanael Sallah made the start for Omaha. He notched his second shutout of the season and improves to 2-1-0 overall.
Up Next
The Mavericks will take on Indiana on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Bloomington, Indiana.