LEADING OFF
Omaha continues north with a match in Brookings, South Dakota vs. South Dakota State. The Mavericks and Jackrabbits remain undefeated in Summit League action. Both teams played to draws Friday night. Omaha and South Dakota tied 1-1, while SDSU and Denver were scoreless. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Sunday to wrap up the week's action.
QUICK KICKS
• After Friday's match, the Mavericks sit third in the league standings. Omaha and South Dakota tied, 1-1, improved the Mavericks' record to 1-0-2 in league action.
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Alyssa Hansen scored for Omaha. It marked the second time she's scored this season.
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Emilie Erland tallied the assist. She is the seventh different Maverick this year to record an assist in a match.
• Omaha earned its first conference win last week with following a game winner from
Sophia Green in the final ten seconds of play.
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Cece Behrens gave the Mavericks a 1-0 lead with her second goal of the season in the 20th minute. NDSU tied the match in the 85th minute.
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Maggie Gunderson gained control of the ball in the 90th minute feeding it to Green who took it up the field for her first goal of 2022.
• Prior to the win vs. NDSU, Omaha played to a 0-0 draw vs. North Dakota. The Mavericks outshot the Fighting Hawks, 20-1.
• Behrens leads Omaha with two goals this season, while Green,
Emilie Erland,
Alyssa Hansen, and
Grace Ostergaard have one each.
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Mia Reedtz Rehde Olesen got her third shutout in goal vs. UND. She's made 30 saves this season and has a 1.19 goals against average.
SCOUTING THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS
South Dakota State hasn't dropped a match yet this season entering the week at the 6-0-4 mark. The Jackrabbits tied their lone league match with the Coyotes last weekend. SDSU tied its season opener at Arizona State before winning its next four matches. Recently, the Jackrabbits beat Air Force and Kansas State to close non-conference play.
JACKRABBITS TO WATCH
• Maya Hansen leads SDSU and the Summit League with 15 points this season. She has five goals and five assists. She had three consecutive matches with at least two points. She tallied four vs. Northern Arizona (1G/2A), two vs. Bemidji State (1G), and four vs. UNI (1G/2A).
• Hailee Fischer and Jocelyn Tanner have split equal time in goal for SDSU. Fischer leads the Jacks with 22 saves, while Tanner has a .40 GAA.
SERIES HISTORY
SDSU narrowly leads the all-time series 8-7-4. Green scored first last season, but the Jacks responded with two straight for a 2-1 win.