St. Paul, Minn.— The Mavericks dominated the Tommies of St. Thomas by a score of 4-0 on Sunday in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Omaha's record moves to 6-4-5 with its second-straight victory and 3-1-3 in conference play as the Mavericks secure at least fourth place in the League with one game remaining.
CURRENT SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team Points Record (In Conference)
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Denver 17 5-1-2
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*South Dakota St. 14 4-1-2
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Oral Roberts 13 4-3-1
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*Omaha 12 3-1-3
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South Dakota 10 3-3-1
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Kansas City 9 2-3-3
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North Dakota 7 1-3-4
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North Dakota St. 7 1-3-4
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St. Thomas 5 1-5-2
*Final match of season on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 4:00 P.M. in Brookings, S.D.
How it Happened
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Just eight minutes into the match, Alyssa Kellar fed a pass to Sophia Green, who made a brilliant move around the defender and rocketed the ball past the St. Thomas keeper Olivia Rowe to open the scoring early for Omaha. (1-0)
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Marissa Gohr threatened with another shot on goal in the 10th minute that was saved by Rowe.
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Mia Reedtz Rehde Olesen made her first save of the game in the 16th minute, which led to a great scoring chance from Emilie Erland that Rowe was able to stop.
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Erland won the ball back in the attacking end a minute later, finding Green who fed a one-touch pass to the foot of Kellar. Kellar took two strides with the ball before burying it in the back of the net. (2-0)
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St. Thomas built pressure off the ensuing kickoff, forcing Reedtz to make another save in the 18th minute.
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Mia would be called upon again in the 26th minute as the senior made her third save of the first half.
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In the 28th minute, Maggie Gundersen found Kellar in the box. Kellar lobbed a pass in for Cece Behrens, who juggled the ball from her right foot to her left before scorching it past Rowe for the Mavericks' third goal in the first 30 minutes. (3-0)
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Six minutes into the second half, Alyssa Kellar intercepted a Tommie pass in the box and quickly turned the turnover into her second goal of the match. (4-0)
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Reedtz would be tested for the first time in the second half in the 61st minute as the native of Denmark made the save. She would make one more in the 68th minute to end with five saves in her third shutout of the season.
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The Mavericks were able to ice the game with lots of possession time in the attacking end. Omaha took three second-half corner kicks and cruised to a 4-0 win.
Inside the Box
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Sophia Green got the scoring started with her Summit-League leading ninth goal of the year. Green would also add an assist on Kellar's first goal for a three-point match.
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Alyssa Kellar had a career day with two goals and two assists as she was a key part of the Mavericks' offense.
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Kellar had an assist on Green's goal before netting one of her own. She then assisted a Cece Behrens goal and added another goal herself for a six-point performance.
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Behrens' goal was her fourth of the year. It was assisted by Maggie Gundersen, who recorded her first assist of the season.
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Emilie Erland recorded her fifth point of the year with an assist on Kellar's first goal.
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Mia Reedtz made her fourth-straight start in net for the Mavericks, recording five saves in her third clean sheet of the season and 11th of her career.
Up Next
The final match of the season will be played on Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Brookings, S.D., when the Mavericks take on the Jackrabbits of SDSU. With a win, Omaha would finish in second place in the Summit League and earn a first-round bye as well as the right to host the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. A loss or draw means a fourth-place finish for the Mavericks and a quarterfinal match on Friday, Oct. 27.