LEADING OFF
Omaha opens the 2022 regular season with a six-match home stand. First up on the slate, Omaha will host Rutgers on Thursday, Aug. 25. Oakland will come to town on Sunday, Aug. 28. The Mavericks and Scarlet Knights kickoff at 7 p.m. for the opener.

FOLLOW THE MATCH
The links to live stats and stream are available on OMavs.com.

QUICK KICKS
• The Mavericks were tabbed third in the Summit League Preseason Poll. They were behind Denver and Oral Roberts in the standing.
• Kenji Mboma Dem and Nathanael Sallah were named Preseason Players to Watch.
• Mboma Dem was an All-Summit First Team selection last year. He appeared in 17 matches and totaled nine points on three goals and three assists.
• Sallah made 11 appearances between the pipes last season. He earned an All-Summit Newcomer nod and finished the year with a 4-2-0 record with 26 saves, .743 save percentage, and a .83 GAA.
• Omaha added 11 newcomers this off season replacing 15 letterwinners from the prior year.
• The Mavericks posted a 6-10-1 overall record with a 4-2-0 finish in league play. Omaha earned the No. 3 seed in the Summit League Tournament and fell in the opening round to Oral Roberts.
• Head coach Donovan Dowling is in his first season at the helm. He was announced as the third head coach in the program's history in July. Also new to the staff is  assistant coach Josh McReynolds.
• Tied games will result in a draw following regulation. Overtime will not be played in the regular season.

SCOUTING THE RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS
Rutgers went 9-6-2 overall in its 2021 campaign finishing 3-4-1 in conference play. The Scarlet Knights dropped the opening match of the Big Ten Tournament to Indiana ending their season. Rutgers was selected to finish fifth in the Big Ten's Preseason Poll, while three players were named to the watch list.

SCARLET KNIGHTS TO WATCH
• Jackson Temple led Rutgers with six goals and two assists. He earned All-Big Ten Second Team accolades. He tallied four goals and two assists over the final four matches of the 2021 season.
• Matthew Acosta started all 17 matches as a freshman and was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team last season. He was ranked No. 51 in the 2021 Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Freshman Rankings.

SERIES HISTORY
The Scarlet Knights hold a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series.