LEADING OFF
Both Omaha and Southern Indiana head into Saturday's match with one league win. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Evansville, Indiana. The Mavericks dropped their last match to Denver, while the Screaming Eagles fell in a non-conference meeting with Bellarmine.

QUICK KICKS
• With non-conference action wrapping up, the Mavericks have settled into Summit League play and sit 1-1 ahead of the weekend.
• Omaha fell to No. 13 Denver, 1-0, last weekend after earning a win vs. Western Illinois in the league opener.
• The Mavericks shutout the Leathernecks 2-0 in Macomb.
• Kenji Mboma Dem notched his second game this season with at least three points. Mboma Dem scored the game winner in the 36th minute and assisted on Ede Gramberg's goal in the 78th.
• Gramberg's goal was his second of the season. He scored in the opener vs. Rutgers.
• Mboma Dem leads the Mavericks with nine points this season. He tallied five of those for a career-high in Omaha's win vs. Oakland.
• Mathis Pilon St-Louis leads Omaha with four goals. It is first in the league and 71th in the NCAA.
• Three of St-Louis' goals are game winners, which is the third most in the country.
• St-Louis and Mboma Dem are both in the league's top in in shots per game this year. St-Louis is third with an average of 2.5 per game, while Mboma Dem is 10th with 1.63 per game.
• They both also appear in total goals. St-Louis is tied first with four, while Mboma Dem's three is tied fifth.
• Lute Lillo Portero made his season debut in goal for Omaha last weekend. He tallied four saves and earned the shutout at WIU. It marked the second shutout this season for the Mavericks.
• Tied games will result in a draw following regulation. Overtime will not be played in the regular season.

SCOUTING THE SOUTHERN INDIANA SCREAMING EAGLES
Southern Indiana made its Division I transition this season after playing at the Division II level since the program's inception. The Screaming Eagles are 1-8-2 heading into the weekend and 1-1 in league play. Their first win of the year came against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 1. They outscored the Panthers, 3-2.

SCREAMING EAGLES TO WATCH
• Nick Faddis leads USI with six points this season. He has two goals and two assists. He tallied a goal and assist vs. Northern Kentucky. He added a goal vs. Lindenwood and an assist at Chicago State earlier this season.
• Sam Benoist netted both his goals this season vs. Eastern Illinois helping his team to their first win of the year. He converted both his shot attempts that match.
• Alec Meissner has started 10 matches in goal for the Mavericks. He has 40 saves and a 1.96 GAA.

SERIES HISTORY
This wil be the first meeting between the Mavericks and Screaming Eagles in program history.