Leading Off
The No. 3 Omaha Mavericks have their sights set for the title of Summit League Tournament Champions. After an upset over No. 2 Oral Roberts in a 1-0 shutout Thursday night, the Mavericks are tabbed to play the Kansas City Roos in the title game on Saturday. 

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Quick Kicks
    • The Mavericks improved to 7-6-4 overall record, following the shutout over the Golden Eagles. 
    • Omaha has been matchup with Kansas City twice this season, both resulting in ties. While on the road in KC, the game concluded 1-1 and just a couple weeks later they drew 0-0 at Caniglia. 
    •  On the season, the Mavericks have scored 28 goals, holding opponents to just 26. Defensively, Omaha has held opponents to just 200 shots (11.1 per game) and 1.44 goals per game. 
    •  The Mavericks took home nine All-League awards, as announced Wednesday morning by the conference. 
    • Junior Casillas is leads the team in points (17) and is tied for first with four assists. Abdi Adan sits at the top with Casillas and with four as well. 
    • Theo Klein recently broke the record for season high penalty kicks in a season after his fifth against Western Illinois. His five successful PKs boosted him to being the leading goal scorer with seven. 
    • Nationally, Omaha ranks 35for their saves per game (4.28).
    • Nathanael Sallah is 35th in the country for his save percentage. 
    • Nathanael Sallah has recorded a .774 save percentage while only 1.20 goals against. On the season, Sallah tied his career high seven saves against Oral Roberts last weekend, boosting him to 48 saves on the season. His shutout last night boosts him to five this year. 

Mavericks in the Postseason
The last time Omaha made it to the final round of the Summit League tournament was 2019. when they fell 1-0 to Denver. Last season, the Mavericks came up short 1-0 to Denver in the semifinals. The only conference tournament title the program has won came in 2017 after a PK shootout over Denver. This will be the fifth time since 2015 the Mavericks have made the championship game. 

Scouting the Kansas City Roos.
The Kansas City Roos are 4-7-6 overall on the season, and went 2-3-3 in Summit League play. The Roos have scored only 20 goals (1.18 per game), while allowing 26 (1.53 per match) from their opponents. KC trails in just about every stat category, including their shot percentage of .098 compared to opponents' .127.

Roos to Watch
    • Julien Le Bourdoulous leads their team with 12 points and six assists. By a margin of 27, he paces the  Roos with 50 shots. Additionally he tied for first for his three goals. 
    • Brice Middleton trails just behind, with eight points off three goals and two assists. On the season he has taken 19 shots for a .158 shot percentage. 
    
Roos Goalkeeping
Robin Balters has played and started in eight matches totaling 740 minutes. On the season he has made 16 saves and allowed 1.09 goals against, for a .640 save percentage. Coming into the match he's record is 3-3-2. 

Series History
In the all-time series, Mavericks have gone 4-3-4. The teams are on a three game draw streak dating back to Oct. 29, 2022.