Leading Off
After a three-match road slate, the Omaha Mavericks will return to Caniglia this Saturday, Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. to host the St. Thomas Tommies.
Follow the Match
The links to live stats and streams are on Omavs.com.
Quick Kicks
• Omaha returns home with a 4-5-3 overall record and have gone 1-1-1 in conference play.
• The Mavericks dropped their mid-week match to Missouri State 2-1 on Wednesday.
• The lone goal scored for the Mavericks came from
Junior Casillas with an assist by
Abdi Adan.
• Over the weekend the Mavericks recorded their first conference loss of the season to Oral Roberts. Omaha dropped the match 5-2.
• The two goals were scored by
Theo Klein and
Abdi Adan. Both were assisted by
Sokol Ymeraj.
• In the national rankings, UNO ranks 19th for their scoring offense and 16th for total points.
• The Mavericks lead the conference in shot accuracy, total assists, and assists per game.
• Klein ranks 48th among 120 player in the nation for total goals (6). He also ranks 52nd nationally for his shot accuracy.
• Klein leads the team in points (13), goals (6), and shots (25).
• Five Mavericks, including Adan, Ymeraj,
Wawa Palga,
Gonzalo Cuevas, and
Martin Lago, are tied for first with three assists each.
•
Nathanael Sallah has recorded a .741 save percentage and
Lute Lillo Portero comes in with a .684%.
• Sallah and Lillo Portero has made 20 and 26 saves respectively.
• Tied games will result in a draw following regulation. Overtime will not be played in the regular season.
Scouting the Tommies
UST holds a 2-5-2 overall record and have yet to win a conference match, as they have gone 0-2-1. The Tommies have only netted nine goals on the season, while allowing 21. Their offense has only taken 59 shots, while the defense has allowed 104.
Tommies to Watch
• Colic Faris have tallied five points off of two goals and one assist and leads the team in shots with 15.
• Oliver Bieleveldt has also scored two goals for four points, but only taken five shots for a team high .400 shot percent.
Tommies Goalkeeping
Both goalies have seen action in five games this season. Moritz Krenc has made 21 saves and allowed 13 goals, where Tucker Mann has made 10 saves and allowed eight goals. The keeps hold a .618 and .556 save percentages respectively.
Series History
With the relatively new history of only two matches, each team has taken a win for a 1-1 all-time series record. The last game was in the 2022 campaign where the Mavericks won in a 1-0 shutout.