14 Records Broken and 6 Tied in Men's Soccer Memorable 2023 Campaign

Team Assists in a Single Match - Broken - 13 - vs. Chicago State

Previous Record: 7 vs. Virginia Tech (8/27/17)

They say teamwork makes the dream work. Well, there was no lack of teamwork against the Cougars. Six of the seven goals were recorded with two assists. The final goal was credited with just one assist, which means not a single goal was scored unassisted and without the help of a fellow Maverick. 

Team Goals in a Single Match - Broken - 7 - vs. Chicago State (9/9/23)

Previous Record: 5 vs. Virginia Tech (8/27/17)

Not only did the Mavericks break this record, but they broke it in 13 minutes during the first half of the game. The final two goals came in the second in a span of 20 minutes. 

Team Points in a Single Match - Broken- 27 points

Previous record: 17 vs. Virginia Tech (8/27/17)

With a goal on every other shot on net and an assist on each of seven goals, the Mavericks put up an impressive 27 points. 

12 Mavericks recorded at least one point in the Chicago State match and 10 all had firsts of some kind. 

Junior Casillas, Luke Smith, and Abdi Adan all recorded their first goals of the season in this match. Additionally, seven Mavericks recorded their first assists of the season including Brett Perkins, Theo Klein, Ede Gramberg, Gonzalo Cuevas, Luke Smith, Naz Astwood, Junior Casillas, Calvan Berteau and Abdi Adan. 

Individual Assist in a Match - Broken - 3- Abdi Adan vs. Chicago State (9/9/23) 

Previous record: 2 (tied by 23)

Career Points Per Match - Tied - 0.86 - Theo Klein

Tied: Fazlo Alihodzic (2015-16) and Kenji Mboma Dem (2020-22)

Career Goals Per Match - Tied - 0.36 - Theo Klein

Tied: Elvir Ilbisevic (2016-17)

Team Goals in a Season - Tied- 30

Tied: 2016/2015

The Mavericks showed their depth this season. From record-tying shutouts and career-high saves to record-tying season goals. 

Omaha scored in 16 of the 20 matches played this season. While they were scoreless in only four matches, there was no lack of offense in those games. Of the 20 games, eight were multi-goal games for the Mavericks. 

Individual Goals in a Single Match- Tied - Junior Casillas - 3 vs. Chicago State (9/9/23)

Tied: Elvir Ibisevic (8/27/17)

Individual Points in a Single Match - Tied - Junior Casillas - 7 vs. Chicago State (9/9/23)

Tied: Elvir Ilbisevic (8/27/17)

Newcomer, Junior Casillas, made quite the ripple at Caniglia during the 7-0 shutout over Chicago State. The Lexington, Nebraska native scored a hat trick in a matter of  13 minutes. 

His goals against Chicago State marked his first as a Maverick, so it turns out his first three.

To add to the occasion, he also recorded his first assist with Omaha on the second goal of the game. 

Individual Season Shutouts - Tied - Nathanael Sallah - 6

Tied: Joesph Ghitis (2016)

"Sallah Shutouts"… has a nice ring to it. In fact, Sallah's shutouts were a key factor to the Mavericks winning themselves a championship ring. 

It all started with the Chicago State game, his first of the year. Little did we know he would go on a three-game shutout streak.

His second and third were against UTRGV (1-0) and Western Illinois (3-0) at home. The cherry on top of the three-game shutout streak at home was after his seven saves against the Leathernecks, Sallah would have a new career-high saves. 

It wouldn't be until Oral Roberts paid a visit for the last home game of the season, that Sallah would give up a goal at home. He put up shutouts at five of the six home games he played in. 

Objectively, his most important shutouts this season though were in the Summit League Tournament. After not having beat ORU since 2021, with the help of his defense, Sallah shutout the Golden Eagles in the Semifinals. 

Sallah shutout Kansas City in the championship game, making a career-tying seven saves. Not only did he make some impressive saves but Sallah was faced with a penalty kick in the final minutes of the match. With his sixth shutout of the season, Sallah had earned a championship ring and earned the Tournament MVP after not allowing a single goal.