OMAHA, Neb. – When you can count the number of home games the Omaha men and women have had on one hand, it's clearly not a typical year. But this weekend, Maverick basketball fans will have more than their share of hardwood action.
The Omaha men welcome Western Illinois for a two-game series on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6. Both games begin at 7 p.m. The women will host the Leathernecks on Saturday and Sunday with both games beginning at 3 p.m.
Tickets for all four games are available at
Ticketmaster.com,
BaxterArena.com and through the Maverick app. There will be no walk-up sales at the Baxter Arena box office to eliminate crowds in the arena lobby.
Among the story lines for this weekend's games:
Omaha men
- Omaha has won 10 of the last 11 meetings with Western Illinois, including eight straight.
- La'Mel Robinson is coming off a breakout weekend at South Dakota where he was Omaha's leading scorer in back-to-back games. The redshirt freshman averaged 17.0 points per game and finished the series with a bang, scoring a career-high 23 points.
- Nick Ferrarini also had a standout effort in the finale, posting a career-high 15 points in 16 minutes of work off the bench. Ferrarini ignited for 13 points in the final four minutes.
Omaha women
- Elena Pilakouta leads the Mavericks in scoring, averaging 12.3 points per game.
- Ella Ogier and Claire Killian are tied for second in Summit League with 1.7 steals per game.
- Sarah Schmitt is eighth among the conference leaders with 2.8 assists per game.
- Omaha is holding opponents to 63.9 points per game which ranks fourth in Summit League.
For more on the Mavericks' game-day health and safety protocols, visit
BaxterArena.com.
