LEADING OFF
The Mavericks open the 2022 regular season slate on Thursday, Aug. 18 with Oklahoma State. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Caniglia Field. Both team's earned wins in the exhibition matches. Omaha took a 1-0 win vs. Drake and played to a 0-0 draw with Nebraska. Oklahoma State beat Central Oklahoma, 3-0. 

QUICK KICKS
• The Mavericks were tabbed third in the Summit League Preseason Poll for the second straight season. 
• Omaha posted a 9-8-2 record last seasons. The nine wins were the most wins in a single-season since the Division I transition.
• Sophia Green and Grace Ostergaard were named Preseason Players to Watch.
• Green led the Mavericks with 13 points on six goals and one assist last year. She closed the regular season with a four-match scoring streak.
• Ostergaard collected 2021 All-Summit Second Team honors. She tallied five points on one goal and three assists.
• Head coach Tim Walters enters his sixth season at the helm. Over the last five years, he's recorded 36 wins on the pitch, including two Summit League semifinal wins and championship appearances.
• The Mavericks return eight starters and 15 total letterwinners from the 2021 season. 
• Between the pipes for Omaha returns junior goalkeeper Mia Reedtz Rehde Olesen. Reedtz made 11 starts in goal last season and posted five shutouts. She went 4-4-2 on the year with a .91 GAA and a .816 save percentage.
• Eleven newcomers join the 2022 squad. The incoming class is made up of 10 freshman and one sophomore transfer.  
• Beginning this season, if the score at the end of regulation is 0-0, the teams will earn a draw in their record. Overtime will no longer be played in the regular season.

SCOUTING THE OKLAHOMA STATE COWGIRLS
The Cowgirls finished the 2021 campaign at the 9-6-3 mark with a 4-3-1 record in the Big-12. Oklahoma State bowed out of the league tournament in the first round after Texas Tech advanced, 5-4, on PKs. The Cowgirls earned a 3-0 win in their lone exhibition match of the year vs. Central Oklahoma.

COWGIRLS TO WATCH
• Olivia Dowell was named to the 2022 Preseason All-Big 12 team. She's a three-time All-Big 12 honoree. With 18 career assists, Dowell ranks 10th on OSU's all-time list, and she is just outside the top 10 in goals (23) and points (64).
• Grace Yochum was a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big 12 team. She is also a three-time All-Big 12 performer. Yochum was also named to the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch list for the 2022 season.

SERIES HISTORY
Oklahoma State leads the all-time series, 2-0. The teams last met in the 2021 season down in Stillwater. Regan Zimmers, Emilie Erland, and Meg Nemnich tallied shots in the 4-0 loss.