Mavericks Kick Off Preseason Camp
Aug 3, 2012 | Women's Soccer
The 2012-13 UNO athletic season officially began Friday morning with the first women's soccer practice of the preseason. The Mavericks will open the season with an exhibition match next Saturday, Aug. 11, against South Dakota at Noon at the UNO Soccer Field. That will be the first game of a Maverick soccer doubleheader, as the Maverick men host Iowa Western at 2:30 p.m. Both matches are free to the public.
The Omaha women have six starters back from last year's team that finished 5-7-2 in the program's first year as a Division I school. This year, UNO will play a full Summit League schedule for the first time. Omaha will play all eight Summit League foes once, starting with a Sept. 28 game at home against Fort Wayne. Although the Mavericks will appear in the Summit League standings, UNO cannot qualify for the Summit League Championship or the NCAA Tournament until 2015-16.
Here are some other storylines to keep an eye on this season:
The Omaha women have six starters back from last year's team that finished 5-7-2 in the program's first year as a Division I school. This year, UNO will play a full Summit League schedule for the first time. Omaha will play all eight Summit League foes once, starting with a Sept. 28 game at home against Fort Wayne. Although the Mavericks will appear in the Summit League standings, UNO cannot qualify for the Summit League Championship or the NCAA Tournament until 2015-16.
Here are some other storylines to keep an eye on this season:
Searching for 200
Don Klosterman will take aim at a coaching milestone when he leads the UNO women's soccer team into its 14th season in 2012. The only head coach the University of Nebraska Omaha has had, Klosterman has a 198-59-12 record, just two wins from win number 200 in his outstanding career at UNO. The two-time Division II National Coach of the Year has led the Mavericks to the national semifinals four times, culminating in the 2005 NCAA Division II National Championship. He is joined on staff by assistant coach Ted Anderson (14th season) and graduate assistant Makenzie Gillaspie (1st season).
Eyeing the Summit
Although the Mavericks will be playing their first season in The Summit League, UNO has some familiarity with the league after playing four Summit League teams last season. The Mavs posted a 2-2 record against their future league foes. UNO knocked off South Dakota, 3-2, on Aug. 28 for its first win over a Division I team as a Division I program. The Mavs fell at Summit League regular-season runner-up North Dakota State, 3-1, on Sept. 18, and at UMKC, 2-1, on Sept. 24. Those two teams posted a combined 13-3-2 conference record last year. UNO closed its mini-Summit League slate with a 1-0 win at Western Illinois to get back to .500 against its future opposition.
Youth Movement
Eyeing the Summit
Although the Mavericks will be playing their first season in The Summit League, UNO has some familiarity with the league after playing four Summit League teams last season. The Mavs posted a 2-2 record against their future league foes. UNO knocked off South Dakota, 3-2, on Aug. 28 for its first win over a Division I team as a Division I program. The Mavs fell at Summit League regular-season runner-up North Dakota State, 3-1, on Sept. 18, and at UMKC, 2-1, on Sept. 24. Those two teams posted a combined 13-3-2 conference record last year. UNO closed its mini-Summit League slate with a 1-0 win at Western Illinois to get back to .500 against its future opposition.
Youth Movement
The Mavericks had a young team in their first Division I season in 2011 with 14 underclassmen (six freshmen and eight sophomores) on the 22-player roster, but they will be equally young in 2012. Among the 18 players on the roster this year, 11 are underclassmen (seven freshmen and four sophomores). The lone senior on this year's squad is Danielle Archuleta.
Junior Achievements
Junior Achievements
The Mavs will lean heavily on their six-player junior class in their first Summit League season. The six juniors have a combined 146 career starts among them. Last year, Jordyn Braun and Kerry Pivovar started every game on the Maverick back line, while Melanie McCormick started every game in the central midfield. Monica Bosiljevac started the first six games before her season ended due to injury, and Sarah Nordstrom and Logen Watts started eight and seven games, respectively, while appearing in every game.
Final Go-Round
Final Go-Round
Danielle Archuleta will play her final season for the Mavericks in 2012, and will do so as the only senior on the squad. Archuleta had two goals and one assist while starting 11 games in 2011. Her nine career goals are the most among current Mavericks, and she is the team's top returning scorer from last season.
New in Net
New in Net
Last year's starting goalkeeper, Katelyn Tschida, decided to hang up the cleats in the offseason after two years with the Mavericks, temporarily leaving sophomore Sarah Warren, who has played 24 career minutes, as the only goalkeeper on the Mavs' roster. The Mavs were able to sign Boise, Idaho native Meaghan Clark in the summer, giving the Mavs two young goalies for the 2012 season.
Fresh Faces
Fresh Faces
Clark is one of seven freshmen in the 2012 signing class, which comprises three Nebraska talents and four out-of-state players. Lincoln Southeast teammates Hannah Wampler and Morgan Westenburg, as well as Omaha Burke's Alex Wichman, make up the three in-state newcomers. Clark, Haley Shelton (Kansas City, Mo.), Layla Ashouri (Parker, Colo.) and Katlyn Nimtz (Allen, Texas) round out the rest of the freshman class.
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