Leading Off
The Omaha Mavericks have their sight sets for a rematch with the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles in the Semifinal round of the Summit League Tournament. Omaha enters the match tabbed as the third seed and ORU as the second.
Follow the Match
The links to live stats and streams are on Omavs.com.
Quick Kicks
• The Mavericks finished the regular season 6-7-4 overall and 3-3-2 in Summit League play, ranking them third, as predicted by the preseason poll.
• Omaha saw the Golden Eagles just last weekend at Caniglia to close out conference play. The Golden Eagles made late advances in the second half to win 3-0. Despite the final score, the Mavericks played a strong and equal game until the 55th minute.
• Having seen Oral Roberts earlier this season on the road and dropping the contest 5-2, the Mavericks have yet to win against them, but look to turn that around tomorrow.
• On the season, the Mavericks have scored 27 goals, holding opponents to just 26. Defensively, Omaha has held opponents to just 190 shots (11.2 per game) and 1.53 goals per game.
• The Mavericks took home nine All-League awards, as announced Wednesday morning by the conference.
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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 with four as well.
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Theo Klein recently broke the record for season high penalty kicks in a season (5). His five successful PKs boosted him to being the leading goal scorer with seven.
• Nationally, Omaha ranks 34th for their saves per game (4.29) and 45th for shot accuracy (.455).
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Nathanael Sallah has recorded a .763 save percentage while only 1.31 goals against. On the season, Sallah tied his career high seven saves against Oral Roberts last weekend, boosting him to 45 saves on the season.
Scouting the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are 10-3-3 overall and 5-1-2 in Summit League play. On the season the Golden Eagles have scored 39 goals (2.44 goals per game) and kept their opponents to just 13 goals (.81 goals per game). ORU averages 18.1 shots per game and the defense holds the opposing team to just 8.9 shots a game.
Golden Eagles to Watch
• Luis Flores, Summit League Player of the Year, has totaled 29 points on the season over 15 goals and two assist.
• Juan Moreno, All-Summit First Team, has totaled 11 points on four goals and three assists.
Golden Eagles Goalkeeping
Jakub Grzesiak has played and started in 16 matches for ORU. In his 16 games, he has made 41 saves and allowed 13 goals for a .759 save percent and .81 goals against average.
Series History
The Mavericks trail in the all-time series record 6-9-2. The last time Omaha beat ORU was April 3, 2021 in a 2-1 overtime contest.