OMAHA, Neb. - The Mavericks closed the regular season with a 1-0 shutout vs. the Coyotes Sunday afternoon. Green's goal in the 63rd minute clinched the No. 3 seed in the Summit League Tournament, and Omaha will make its second straight trip to the postseason.

With the win, the Mavericks finish the regular season 9-7-2 overall and 6-3-0 in league play. The nine wins this season marks the most wins in the Division I era for the Mavericks.

How It Happened

• Omaha's defense locked down the first half and didn't allow a single South Dakota shot in the first 45 minutes of play, but the Mavericks applied offensive pressure from the start.
• Green made the first attack at the 2:47 mark putting the first shot on goal for Omaha. Emma Harkleroad made the early stop.
• Grace Ostergaard tallied a shot on goal in the 24th minute with a shot from the right side of the box. Grace Thede struck three minutes later, but Harkleroad made both saves to keep a clean sheet through the first half.
• The Coyotes found momentum going into the second making their first strike a minute and a half into the action. Alexis Mitchell put a shot on target that would be saved by Rachel Thigpen. Hannah Heinemann responded with a header that nearly made it past a diving Harkleroad.
• In the 63rd minute, Andrea Daves set up for a free kick and sent the ball to the top of the box. Emilie Erland fired a shot that was saved by USD. Green charged the deflection and scored on the rebound to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead.
• Isabelle Sorge and Taylor Ravelo attempted to tie the match for the Coyotes, but Thigpen saves clinched a win and berth to the Summit League Tournament. Mavericks won 1-0.

Inside the Box Score

• Green's goal marks her sixth of the season and fourth game winner. 
• Following her game winner, Green became the Division I career leader with seven game winners.
• Green's 12 career goals is second in the Division I career books, too.
• The Mavericks tallied 12 shots with six on goal.
• Green led Omaha with three total shots and two on goal. Thede and Ostergaard added two each.
• Omaha's win today marked the ninth win of the season. It is the most wins by the Mavericks in a single-season since the Division I transition. The six Summit League wins is second all-time to last season's eight in the conference.
• The Mavericks will head to the conference tournament for the second straight season and fourth time under head coach Tim Walters.
• Omaha earned the No. 3 seed for the second consecutive season.

Up Next
The Mavericks travel to Denver, Colorado for the Summit League Tournament next week. As the No. 3 seed, Omaha will play No. 2 South Dakota State on Thursday, Nov. 4. Kickoff is 5 p.m. CT. 

A full preview will be released on OMavs.com early this week with more details to come.