LEADING OFF
Omaha caps the 2022 regular season this Saturday with Eastern Illinois. Kickoff was moved up to 10:30 a.m. between the Mavericks and Panthers. With their draw at Kansas City last weekend, the Mavericks clinched a Summit League Tournament spot. The seeding comes down to this weekend's action.

Prior to kickoff, Omaha will honor four seniors on the squad: Andreas Hermansson, Sam Pollard, Tevin Rochester, and Harrison Bouma.

QUICK KICKS
• Omaha went 1-0-1 last week with a 5-0 shutout vs. Lindenwood and a 1-1 draw at Kansas City.
• Theo Klein netted two goals for Omaha in the win vs. the Lions. It marked the second time this season Klein scored two goals in a match. In both those games, he recorded the game-winner.
• Mathis Pilon St-Louis and Tevin Rochester each recorded a goal in the win. Rochester also tallied an assist for a three-point outing. 
• Tomas Restrepo netted his first career-goal for the fifth of the night. Joe Vokins assisted for the first time in his career.
• Against the Roos, St-Louis scored off his own deflected shot in the 55th minute. Kansas City tied it in 89th minute but the point was enough to secure a spot in the league tournament.
• After the week, St-Louis is tied as the league leader with six goals this season.
• Kenji Mboma Dem is tied second with six assists. He is also tied with Klein for fourth with five goals this season.
• Mboma Dem's 16 points on the year is a team-high and ranks third overall in conference.

SCOUTING THE EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS
The Panthers are 1-11-3 overall and still in search of their first league win of the season sitting 0-6-1 in conference play. EIU earned a 1-0 shutout at Purdue Fort Wayne, while tying Xavier, Western Illinois, and Bradley. The Panthers have score 10 goals this season but have allowed 37.

PANTHERS TO WATCH
• Sam Eccles has half of EIU's goals with five this season. He leads the team in points with 11. Eccles also has a team-high 40 shots.
• In goal, Chad Smith has logged nearly 1,300 minutes over 15 matches. Smith has a .703 save percentage with 83 total saves and a 2.43 goals against average.

SERIES HISTORY
Omaha leads the all-time series 10-0-2. Naz Astwood scored the game-winner last season assisted by Mboma Dem in a 2-1 win.