Leading Off
The Omaha Mavericks are set to travel to Denver for a midweek match against the Denver Pioneers on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. Omaha will be back at Caniglia Field this Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. for a rematch with the Kansas City Roos. 

Follow the Match
The links to live stats and streams are on Omavs.com.

Quick Kicks
    • The Mavericks travel to Denver having gone 5-5-3 overall on the season, and 2-1-1 in Summit League play. 
    • Omaha comes off a 1-0 shutout over the St. Thomas Tommies this last Saturday. 
    • The single goal against the Tommies came from Abdi Adan after intercepting a pass in the offensive zone. Adan passed it off to Junior Casillas to get open in the box, giving Casillas the assist. 
    • Nathanael Sallah notched his third shutout of the season, after a five-save match with UST. 
    • Earlier in the week the Mavericks matched up with No. 16 Missouri State. In a close match, Omaha fell 2-1. Casillas scored the lone goal against the Bears, with an assist from Abdi Adan.
    • With a goal and an assist each, Adan and Casillas each recorded three points last week. 
    • In the national rankings, UNO ranks 15th for shots on goal per game (6.46). Out of the 201 teams ranked, Omaha sits at 31 for their scoring offense. 
    • Sallah with a .775 save percent, ranks first in the Summit and 42nd nationally. 
    • Casillas leads the team with 15 points and a .600 shot percent. 
    • Theo Klein and Casillas are tied as leading goal scorers with six each. 
    • Adan leads the Mavericks in assists (4). 
    • Nathanael Sallah has recorded a .775 save percentage and Lute Lillo Portero comes in with a .684%.
    • Sallah and Lillo Portero have made 31 and 26 saves, respectively. 
    
Scouting the Denver Pioneers
This matchup against Denver will be no walk in the park. Denver has held a spot at the top of the conference since  Summit League play has started. Denver has an impressive 7-2-4 overall record and a 3-0-1 conference record. The Pioneers are on a two game win streak after back-to-back 1-0 shutouts over Kansas City and Western Illinois. Denver has scored 24 goals off 145 shots for a .166 shot percent, while holding opponents to just 13 goals. 

Pioneers to Watch
    • Sam Bassett will be one to watch for, as he leads the team in points (19), assists (5), and shots (28). He's second on the team for goals with seven. 
    • Oje Ofunrein leads the Pioneers with his eight goals. Having only taken 16 shots, he holds the highest shot percent (.500).
    
Pioneer Goalkeeping
Isaac Nehme has been the only goalkeeper to see action during this year's campaign. Nehme has recorded 35 saves, and a .729 save percent. He's only allowed 13 goals, for a 1.00 goals against average. 

Series History
The Mavericks have historically struggled against the Pioneers. In the all-time series record, Omaha trails 2-10-2. The last match the teams played was the first round of the 2022 conference tournament, where the Mavericks fell in a close 1-0 match.