LEADING OFF
Omaha takes off to Tulsa this weekend for a Saturday match at Oral Roberts. It's a battle of the top of the league standings with ORU in first and Omaha in second. The Mavericks look for their third straight win, while the Golden Eagles are on a five-match unbeaten streak heading into Saturday's contest. Kickoff between Omaha and ORU is slated for 7 p.m.
QUICK KICKS
• Omaha recorded its second straight win with a 1-0 shutout vs. St. Thomas last weekend.
Kenji Mboma Dem scored the game winner in the 74th minute.
• Mboma Dem leads the Summit League with 14 points. He is tied first with five goals and second with four assists.
• The Mavericks scored a season-high four goals in a win at Southern Indiana last week. Omaha downed the Screaming Eagles, 4-1, for their fifth win of the season.
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Theo Klein finished the match with a career-high five points. He scored the first two goals, including the game-winner, and recorded an assist.
• For his efforts, Klein was named the TicketSmarter Offensive Peak Performer of the Week which is his first weekly honor.
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Kenji Mboma Dem and
Tevin Rochester added three points each vs. Southern Indiana. Both scored and recorded an assist.
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Luke Smith also assisted in the match.
• As a team, Omaha has 18 goals scored this season, which leads the conference. The Mavericks are two goals shy of matching their season total from 2020 when the squad made the NCAA Tournament. There are five Mavericks with two or more goals this year.
• Tied games will result in a draw following regulation. Overtime will not be played in the regular season.
SCOUTING THE ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES
Oral Roberts hasn't dropped a match since Sept. 24. The Golden Eagles are 4-0-1 over their last five matches. They have wins vs. Lindenwood, Kansas City, Eastern Illinois, and St. Thomas. The lone draw came against Central Arkansas. ORU won its last two matches, 11-1. They earned a 6-1 win vs. Eastern Illinois and 5-0 vs. St. Thomas.
GOLDEN EAGLES TO WATCH
• Shane Anderson leads the Golden Eagles with 13 points this season. Seven of those are on assists, which leads the Summit League.
• Reed Berry is tied as the team's leader with four goals on the year. He has 11 total points with three assists.
• Between the posts, Jeremy Coste has 50 saves and a 1.31 GAA. He has made a season-high eight saves twice. Most recently, Coste stopped eight attempts by the Roos.
SERIES HISTORY
The all-time series is tied 6-6-2. ORU took a 2-1 win vs. Omaha last season in the Summit League semifinals to even the series.
