Mavs Look to Build on Summit League Start
Oct 9, 2013 | Women's Soccer
For the first time since Sept. 6, the Omaha women's soccer team will have to leave the state to play a match. The Mavericks head north for a pair of Summit League games this weekend: at North Dakota State on Friday at 5 p.m. and at South Dakota State on Sunday at 1 p.m. UNO is looking to build off its 2-0 shutout of South Dakota to start Summit League action last Sunday. Live stats for both matches will be available at OMavs.com. A link to a live webcast (fee required) for Friday's NDSU game is available at OMavs.com also.
The Teams
UNO enters with a 3-5-2 overall record but is 3-2-2 in its last seven games with both losses coming by just one goal. The Mavs' 1.40 goals per game is a big improvement on last year's 0.78 goals per game. The Mavs are 1-0 in Summit League play after a league-opening 2-0 win at home over South Dakota on Sunday. Melanie McCormick leads the Mavericks with four goals and one assist for nine points. Monica Bosiljevac also has nine points on three goals and three assists. Chelsi Rohloff has seven points on two goals and three assists. A total of seven different Mavericks have scored a goal this season and 11 Mavs have at least one point. After scoring 14 goals all of last year, the Mavericks have already tallied 14 through 10 games this season.
North Dakota State (5-7-0, 1-1-0 Summit) owns a 2-0 win over IUPUI but is coming off a 1-0 loss at Western Illinois. The Bison are led by Anisha Kinnarath's six goals and 12 points. Lauren Miller has four goals and four assists for 12 points. Sierra Bonham is 4-6 in goal with a .780 save percentage.
South Dakota State (7-3-2, 2-0-0 Summit) earned a pair of 1-0 wins on the road at IUPUI and Western Illinois last weekend. SDSU is 6-1 in its last seven games. The Jackrabbits host South Dakota on Friday night. Alyssa Brazil has four goals and two assists, and Diana Potterveld has three goals and two assists. Nicole Inskeep has played every minute in goal and has an .846 save percentage.
UNO enters with a 3-5-2 overall record but is 3-2-2 in its last seven games with both losses coming by just one goal. The Mavs' 1.40 goals per game is a big improvement on last year's 0.78 goals per game. The Mavs are 1-0 in Summit League play after a league-opening 2-0 win at home over South Dakota on Sunday. Melanie McCormick leads the Mavericks with four goals and one assist for nine points. Monica Bosiljevac also has nine points on three goals and three assists. Chelsi Rohloff has seven points on two goals and three assists. A total of seven different Mavericks have scored a goal this season and 11 Mavs have at least one point. After scoring 14 goals all of last year, the Mavericks have already tallied 14 through 10 games this season.
North Dakota State (5-7-0, 1-1-0 Summit) owns a 2-0 win over IUPUI but is coming off a 1-0 loss at Western Illinois. The Bison are led by Anisha Kinnarath's six goals and 12 points. Lauren Miller has four goals and four assists for 12 points. Sierra Bonham is 4-6 in goal with a .780 save percentage.
South Dakota State (7-3-2, 2-0-0 Summit) earned a pair of 1-0 wins on the road at IUPUI and Western Illinois last weekend. SDSU is 6-1 in its last seven games. The Jackrabbits host South Dakota on Friday night. Alyssa Brazil has four goals and two assists, and Diana Potterveld has three goals and two assists. Nicole Inskeep has played every minute in goal and has an .846 save percentage.
Series History
North Dakota State leads the all-time series, 4-3. NDSU earned a 1-0 win in Omaha last season in the Mavs' season finale. The score was not indicative of the game, however, as UNO finished with a 15-2 shot advantage and a 9-1 edge in shots on goal over the Bison.
Last year marked UNO's first-ever loss to South Dakota State, as the Jackrabbits sprinted past the Mavs for a 6-1 win in Omaha. All-time, UNO holds a 4-1-1 edge in the series. Last season's game was the first between the teams since 2007.
Last Time Out
OMAHA, Neb. - Summit League play got off to a perfect start for the Maverick women's soccer team, as they earned a 2-0 shutout over South Dakota on Sunday at the UNO Soccer Field. Playing in the rain on a cold, windy day, the Mavericks (3-5-2, 1-0-0 Summit) looked anything but uncomfortable, taking the lead on a sixth-minute goal by Ava Doetsch and never looking back. Monica Bosiljevac played a ball in the midfield over the top to Doetsch on the left side. Doetsch ran it down and chipped it over charging goalkeeper Mackenzie Viktor at the 5:15 mark. It was her second goal of the season. The Mavs nearly made it 2-0 soon after when Doetsch played a ball across the face of the goal and Melanie McCormick finished, but she was just offsides on the play. The Mavericks did however double their lead on a similar play as the first goal at the 34:21 mark. Bosiljevac again played a ball behind the defense, this time on the right side. Chelsi Rohloff broke away and chipped a shot from 25 yards out over Viktor and into the net to make it 2-0. It was also her second goal of the year. The Mavericks had a 6-5 shots on goal advantage over the Coyotes (5-4-3, 0-1-0 Summit), but Meaghan Clark stopped all five shots that came her way for her second shutout this season. Rohloff and Hannah Wampler each had two shots on goal to lead the Mavs. Wampler and the back line of Logen Watts, Jordyn Braun and Lauren Lawler, as well as substitute Kerry Pivovar, were effective in limiting quality chances for the Coyotes, who entered the game second in The Summit League with 21 goals this season.
Up Next
The Mavs host No. 17 Denver on Friday, Oct. 18.
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