GREENSBORO, N.C. – Omaha will face No. 4 Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament on Sunday, May 2 at 4 p.m. CT.
The Mavericks made history Thursday night beating UNC-Greensboro in the opening round for the first NCAA win in program history. Stanford finished the regular season 9-2-1 (7-2-1) and downed No. 6 Washington, 1-0, for the Pac-12 Championship. The Cardinals earned a first round bye and open tournament action with Omaha Sunday.
Follow the Match
Thursday's match will be shown live on
ESPN3. Links to the broadcast and live stats can be found at OMavs.com. All media interested in arranging a phone or zoom interview with Coach Warming or players should contact
Kayla Peterson as soon as possible at 815-354-8958 or kaylapeterson@omavs.com.
Live in-game updates can also be found by following @OmahaMSOC on Twitter.
Quick Kicks
- Omaha made history Thursday night winning its first NCAA Tournament match. The Mavericks upset No. 23 UNC-Greensboro, 3-2, to advance to the second round.
- Nil Ayats and Hugo Kametani scored two unanswered goals for the Mavericks to jump out to a 2-0 lead. The Spartans tied the game with two goals in six minutes.
- With less than three minutes left of the clock, Kametani put the game-winner away on a header off a free kick by Mitch Hammer.
- Kametani's two goals scored in the match tied him for the single-season record. He is tied with three other former Mavericks with nine goals scored in a single-season. One more goal this year gives him the single-season bragging rights.
- Head coach Bob Warming became the first coach in NCAA Division I history to take four different schools to the NCAA Tournament. Warming previously took Creighton, Penn State, and St. Louis to the big dance.
- The win vs. No. 23 UNC-Greensboro is the second win in program history vs. a ranked opponent. It also marks the first win vs. a ranked opponent since 2017 when Omaha took down No. 17 Virginia Tech, 5-1, at Caniglia Field.
Scouting the Stanford Cardinals
Stanford enters the tournament ranked No. 4 with a 9-2-2 regular season finish. The Cardinals went 7-2-1 in Pac-12 action and downed No. 6 Washington for the title and tournament bid. This season marks the eighth consecutive season Stanford earned a tournament berth. No team has won more NCAA titles since 2006 than Stanford (3). They won six of the last seven Pac-12 championships.
Cardinals to Watch
- Zach Ryan was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year this season. Ryan has 23 points with 10 goals and three assists this season. He leads Stanford with four game winners.
- Will Richmond adds five goals and six assists. Richmond and Charlie Wehan lead the Cardinals with six assists on the year. Wehan adds three goals.
- Between the pipes, Andrew Thomas has played 11 games and logged over 1,000 minutes. Thomas has only allowed eight goals and posts a .69 goals against average. He's totaled three shutouts and 23 saves this season and is 8-2-1 on the year.
Series History
Stanford leads the series 2-0 vs. Omaha. The teams met for the first time in 2016. The No. 25 Cardinals took a 4-0 win. The first meeting between Omaha and Stanford was in the 2014 season. The Mavericks took the No. 20 Cardinal Squad to overtime. Stanford escaped with a 2-1 win.
