Leading Off
The Omaha Mavericks will host the UC Irvine Anteaters for their first home match of the regular season. The match at 7:30 p.m. against UCI will be the second game of the home double header with women's soccer at 5 p.m. Omaha will then play the Grand Canyon Antelopes at Caniglia again on Monday Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. 

Follow the Match
The links to live stats and stream are available on Omavs.com.

Quick Kicks
» Omaha will enter the home match against UC Irvine with a 0-2-0 overall record.   
» Sokol Ymeraj netted both goals scored for the Mavericks last weekend during the Incarnate Word and Houston Christian matches. Ymeraj is currently the team leader in shots on goal with three and a .500 shot percentage.
» Ymeraj is ranked 23rd in the country out of 117 for goals per game and 30th nationally for shot accuracy.
» Theo Klein leads the team in shots with six. 
» Lute Lillo Portero has recorded four saves on the season.
» The Mavericks were tabbed third in the Summit League preseason poll for the second year in a row. They sit behind Denver and Oral Roberts, respectively.
» Defenders Gonzalo Cuevas and Kyle Reese were selected as this year's players to watch.
» Cuevas was named to the All-Summit First Team and All-Newcomer Team. He started in 15 matches where he helped post five shutouts. He was the team leader in assists and netted one goal last season. 
» Reese earned All-Summit League honorable mention honors. He started in 14 games and helped post five shutouts, and held opponents to a 1.44 goals against average. 
» Omaha added 10 newcomers during the off season, replacing nine Mavericks from the prior year. 
» Tied games will result in a draw following regulation. Overtime will not be played in the regular season.

Digging In:
Scouting the UC Irvine Anteaters
The Anteaters enter Thursday's match with a 1-0-1 record. Last weekend they defeated UNLV in with a 1-0 shutout and tied 0-0 with #8 Creighton. UC Irvine ended last season 6-12-2 overall and 5-3-1 in league play.

Anteaters to Watch
» Noah Clarkson has recorded the solo goal scored during the regular season. He's taken two shots and one shot on goal. 
» Francesco Montanile notched the assist on Clarkson's goal and had four shots last weekend. 

Anteater Goalkeeping
The Anteaters will return their leading goalkeeper, Luke Pruter. He's played the full 90 minutes in their last two matches, facing a total three shots. Currently he holds a 0.00 goals against average, a 1.00 save percentage, and a 1-0-1 record.

Series History
The Mavericks hold a 1-1-1 all-time record against the Anteaters. The last time the teams saw each other was in 2021 were the match concluded in a 0-0 draw.