Mavs Host Oakland in Final Home Game
Oct 26, 2012 | Men's Soccer
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Weekly Release
The Omaha men's soccer team (4-9-1, 2-2-1 Summit) closes out the home portion of its schedule with a challenging match against Summit League co-leader Oakland on Sunday at Noon. The Mavericks are looking to snap a four-game losing skid, the last of which came in a 2-1 overtime loss last Saturday at Kansas City, the other co-leader of The Summit League. The Golden Grizzlies are 9-6 overall and 4-1 in The Summit League after dropping their first conference game last Saturday at Fort Wayne, 2-1. With two games to play, Oakland is tied for the top spot with 12 points. The Mavericks are tied for fourth with seven points. The top four teams, excluding UNO, qualify for The Summit League Championship. The Golden Grizzlies possess one of The Summit League's top players in Kyle Bethel. Bethel, a transfer from Duke where he was an All-ACC Freshman Team member in 2008, leads the league with 23 points on six goals and 11 assists. Oakland is coming off consecutive losses to Michigan State (1-0) and at Fort Wayne (2-1). Traditionally, the final home game would serve as Senior Day, but the Mavericks have no seniors on their roster this season. Live stats will be available for the match at OMavs.com.
Series History
Weekly Release
The Omaha men's soccer team (4-9-1, 2-2-1 Summit) closes out the home portion of its schedule with a challenging match against Summit League co-leader Oakland on Sunday at Noon. The Mavericks are looking to snap a four-game losing skid, the last of which came in a 2-1 overtime loss last Saturday at Kansas City, the other co-leader of The Summit League. The Golden Grizzlies are 9-6 overall and 4-1 in The Summit League after dropping their first conference game last Saturday at Fort Wayne, 2-1. With two games to play, Oakland is tied for the top spot with 12 points. The Mavericks are tied for fourth with seven points. The top four teams, excluding UNO, qualify for The Summit League Championship. The Golden Grizzlies possess one of The Summit League's top players in Kyle Bethel. Bethel, a transfer from Duke where he was an All-ACC Freshman Team member in 2008, leads the league with 23 points on six goals and 11 assists. Oakland is coming off consecutive losses to Michigan State (1-0) and at Fort Wayne (2-1). Traditionally, the final home game would serve as Senior Day, but the Mavericks have no seniors on their roster this season. Live stats will be available for the match at OMavs.com.
Series History
Omaha and Oakland will be meeting for the first time.
Stats Glance
Stats Glance
The Mavericks are well represented in the national and Summit League statistics so far this season. Giovanni Giattino is 10th in Division I in assists per game (0.58) and is second in The Summit League with seven assists. Giattino also has 11 points to lead the Mavericks and rank sixth in The Summit League. Chava Garcia and Vance Rookwood are tied for ninth in The Summit League in points with 10 each. The Mavericks as a team are tied for 49th nationally in total assists (23) and are second in The Summit League. Omaha is second in The Summit League in goals per game (1.6). Nineteen of the Mavs' 23 goals have been scored by freshmen and sophomores.
Home Field Advantage
Home Field Advantage
The Mavericks are 4-0 at the UNO Soccer Field this season with a positive goal difference of 13-3. Last year, the Mavs were 0-3 at home while being outscored by their opponents 9-1. Sunday's match against Oakland is the final home game for UNO this season. The last home game UNO played was Oct. 6 against Eastern Illinois. The Mavs earned a 4-1 win over the Panthers thanks to goals from Craig Buettner, Cody Thayer, Felipe da Silva and Vance Rookwood. In its two Summit League home games, Omaha has allowed just one goal.
Next Up for the Mavs
Next Up for the Mavs
The Mavericks finish the season next Saturday, Nov. 3 at Summit League foe Oral Roberts at 7 p.m. Oral Roberts remained in The Summit League for men's soccer while the rest of their athletic teams joined the Southland Conference this year.
Last Time Out
Last Time Out
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jordan Rideout scored 4:03 into overtime and Kansas City claimed a 2-1 win over the Omaha men's soccer team last Saturday afternoon. The Mavericks dropped to 4-9-1 and 2-2-1 in The Summit League, leaving them in third place in the conference standings with seven points. UMKC is 6-7-2 and 4-1 in The Summit League, good for a tie for first place. UMKC's David Sarabia broke the deadlock just before halftime at 42:27, converting a free kick from 22 yards out. Giovanni Giattino evened the match at 62:09. Giattino took a through ball from Logan Mendez down the middle of the field and finished for his second goal of the season. The Mavs went into overtime for the second time this season, but Rideout ended the match in the first five minutes. Sylvester Yiadom played in a cross and Broc Cramer flicked it to Rideout, who scored with his head past UNO goalie Matt Grosey. UMKC finished with a 13-6 shot advantage and 8-2 edge in shots on goal. Giattino had three of the Mavs' six shots in the match.
Scouting Oakland
Scouting Oakland
Oakland enters Sunday's game with a 9-6 overall record and 4-1 mark in Summit League play. The Golden Grizzlies are tied with Kansas City for first place in the league standings with 12 points, although Oakland holds the tiebreaker due to their 3-1 win over UMKC earlier this month. The Golden Grizzlies possess one of The Summit League's top players in Kyle Bethel. Bethel, a transfer from Duke where he was an All-ACC Freshman Team member in 2008, leads the league with 23 points on six goals and 11 assists. Oakland is coming off consecutive losses to Michigan State (1-0) and at Fort Wayne (2-1).
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