OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha men's soccer team earned their sixth trip to the Summit League Tournament. The Mavericks are the No. 3 seed and will face No. 2 Oral Roberts in the second semifinal of Thursday's action. No. 1 Denver and No. 4 Kansas City meet at 11 a.m., while Omaha and ORU following at 2 p.m. This season's tournament is hosted by Western Illinois in Macomb, Illinois.
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Quick Kicks
- Kenji Mboma Dem netted the golden goal last weekend vs. Western Illinois to clinch a tournament berth for Omaha. It marked his first game winner of the year.
- Mboma Dem now leads the Mavericks with seven points on two goals and three assists.
- Mboma Dem and Nathanael Sallah swept the final week of Summit League weekly awards after the win vs. Western Illinois. It marked Mboma Dem's first honor of the year, and Sallah's second straight.
- Omaha had six players earn all-league honors Wednesday morning. Two Mavericks are on the first team, three on the second team, and two on the newcomer team.
- Fitzroy Cummings earned First Team accolades for the second straight season. He helped post six shutouts and tallied his first career assists vs. Kansas City.
- Mboma Dem joins Cummings on the First Team. His seven points leads the Mavericks and ranks second across the league in conference play.
- Ed Gordon was tabbed to the Second Team. He notched an assist in Omaha's first ever win in the Mile High City.
- Stevie Siy picked up his second straight accolade with Second Team honors this year. Siy helped Omaha to six shutouts and tallied an assist.
- Neville Morgan was the only Maverick to earn multiple honors. He was named to the Second Team and All-Newcomer Team. Morgan helped Omaha to six shutouts.
- Sallah was named to the All-Newcomer Team. He finished the year 5-4-0, tallied four shutouts, and made 22 saves.
Scouting the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
ORU split the regular season title with the Denver Pioneers after posting a 10-2-1 overall record and a 4-1-1 finish in league play. The only non-conference loss the Golden Eagles suffer was to No. 17 Loyola Marymount on Aug. 26. They didn't drop another match until Denver on Oct. 23. ORU took home the Offensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and Coach of the Year awards, while naming 10 players to an all-league team.
Golden Eagles to Watch
- Dante Brigida was tabbed the Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. He led the league with 17 points on eight goals and one assist in the regular season. He netted a pair vs. Omaha earlier this year.
- Felipe D'Agostini was named the Newcomer of the Year. He posted two goals and five assists this season. He tallied a goal and an assist vs. Central Arkansas on Oct. 5 for a career-high three points.
- Miles Motakef played every minute in goal during the regular season. He has six shutouts, a .76 goals against average, 35 saves, and a .778 save percentage.
Series History
Omaha leads the all-time series 6-5-2. The teams met at Caniglia earlier this season on Oct. 16. The Golden Eagles took a 3-2 win over the Mavericks.
Hugo Kametani and
Mitch Hammer scored in the loss.
