Springfield, MO -- In a 90 minute battle, the Mavericks come up short 1-0 to the Missouri State Bears, ending their NCAA Tournament run and closing out their 2023 season. 

The Mavericks finish the campaign with a 8-8-4 overall record, finished 3-3-2 in Summit League play, finished third overall in the conference, and walk away this season as the 2023 Summit League Tournament Champions. 

The Mavericks improve to a 8-7-4 overall record on the season. 
 
How It Happened
    • In the opening minute of the game, the Bears pressured the Mavericks. The first action of the game was a corner kick by Missouri State, but nothing came of it. 
    • At 17:41 the Bears were awarded a corner kick, that resulted in a goal for Missouri State, giving them a 1-0 lead. 
    • Coming off the kickoff, the Mavericks got the ball  into the offensive zone. Mathis Pilon St-Louis got the first shot of the night, but it went out right.
    • Thore Boehm got an additional shot but it went out high of the net. 
    • At the half, the Bears led shots 3-2 and led 1-0. 
    • Coming into the second, down a goal and looking to equalize, the Mavericks came out and put pressure on the Bears. Maruki Kawahara got the first shot on goal that was saved in the bottom right corner. 
    • After a corner kick the Martin Lago got a shot on net, that was reviewed as a potential goal, but after further review it was waved off, keeping the Mavericks behind 1-0. 
    • After sub in Cillian Heaney, the fresh set of legs, made a run up the field, getting a shot off but it went out left. 
    • On the final corner kick of the game, Theo Klein made on last attempt but it was no good. 
    • After a full 90 minute battle, Omaha fell short 1-0 to the Bears. 
 
Inside the Box
    • The Mavericks out-shot the Bears 10-6. Both teams having three on goal. 
    • Omaha trailed in corner kicks by one, 5-4.
    • Gonzalo Cuevas and Maruki Kawahara led with two shots each. 
    • Nathanael Sallah made two saves during the game and concluded the season 5-5-2. 

Notably, this game broke the record for most games played in a season by the Mavericks. In that Theo Klein, Junior Casillas, Ede Gramberg, Mathis Pilon St-Louis and Thore Boehm, having played in all 20 games, will go down in the record book as individuals with most games played in a season.