OMAHA, Neb. – On Sunday evening, Omaha women's soccer (2-1-2, 0-0-0 Summit) faced off against Nebraska, losing their first match of the 2025 season. Nebraska defeated the Mavericks 2-1 at Caniglia Field.
- Nebraska struck first in the 12th minute when Ella Rudney put the Huskers on the board for a 1-0 lead.
- Omaha nearly answered in the 31st minute as senior defender Lindsey Birch (Rocehster, Minn.) fired a shot just wide of the right post,
- Two minutes later, Nebraska doubled its advantage with a strike from Reese Borer.
- The Mavericks clawed back in the 62nd minute. Freshman forward Kendall Dobberstein (Gretna, Neb.) lined up for a corner kick, sending it to freshman defender Presley Douglas (Elkhorn, Neb.), who headed it across to sophomore defender Isabelle Milne (Barrie, Ontario).
- Milne buried her first goal of the 2025 campaign to cut the deficit to one.
- Omaha finished with five shots on goal, while Nebraska held the edge with 10.
Omaha will travel to Drake on Wednesday, Sept. 3, for a 5 p.m. kickoff, then face No. 22 Oklahoma on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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