Wednesday, August 10
Omaha, Neb.
6 p.m.
Omaha
vs
Drake (Exh.)
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Women's Soccer Wraps Exhibition Play vs. Drake
Aug 9, 2022 | Women's Soccer
OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha women's soccer game wraps-up 2022 exhibition play with a home match vs. Drake Wednesday night. The Mavericks and Bulldogs will kickoff at 6 p.m.
Quick Hits
Scouting the Drake Bulldogs
Drake finished 8-7-5 overall last season with a 2-3-3 record in MVC play. In the league tournament, the Bulldogs beat UNI in the opening round and their season came to an end vs. Loyola in the semifinals.
Bulldogs to Watch
Quick Hits
- The Mavericks played host to Nebraska Sunday for the first exhibition of the year. They played to a 0-0 draw.
- Omaha edged Nebraska on shots on goal, 4-2.
- Reagan Bourgeois led the Mavericks with four shots, including two on gal.
- The attendance of 1,252 is the third highest attended game in the program's history.
- Omaha finished the 2021 season with an 9-8-1 record overall record. With a 6-3-0 finish in league play, the Mavericks earned the No. 3 seed in the Summit League Tournament for the second straight season.Â
- Omaha's nine wins were the most under head coach Tim Walters in a single season. It was also the most wins by the Mavericks in a single season in the Division I era.Â
- Walters enters his sixth season at the helm. Over the last five years, he's recorded 36 wins on the pitch, including two Summit League semifinal wins and championship appearances.Â
- The Mavericks return eight starters and 15 total letterwinners from the 2021 season.Â
- Between the pipes for Omaha returns junior goalkeeper Mia Reedtz. Reedtz made 11 starts in goal last season and posted five shutouts. She went 4-4-2 on the year with a .91 GAA and a .816 save percentage. Â
- Jordyn West and Grace Thede return to the Omaha defensive line, while Grace Ostergaard, Sophia Green, Cece Behrens, Emilie Erland, and Marissa Gohr fill in the remaining line-up.Â
- Behrens earned All-Newcomer honors last season after posting three goals on 12 shots over 17 starts.Â
- Green led the Mavericks with six goals. She finished the season with one assist.Â
- Ostergaard was tabbed to the All-Summit Second team. She tallied one goal and three assists in 2021.Â
- Eleven newcomers join the 2022 squad. The incoming class is made up of 10 freshman and one sophomore transfer. Â
- Beginning this season, if the score at the end of regulation is 0-0, the teams will earn a draw in their record. Overtime will no longer be played in the regular season.Â
Scouting the Drake Bulldogs
Drake finished 8-7-5 overall last season with a 2-3-3 record in MVC play. In the league tournament, the Bulldogs beat UNI in the opening round and their season came to an end vs. Loyola in the semifinals.
Bulldogs to Watch
- Emma Nagel returns for Drake. She was named All-MVC Second Team last season. She started 16 matches for the Bulldogs and was second on the team with four goals and led Drake with four assists.
- Makenna Shepard was tabbed to the MVC All-Freshman Team. She played in all 20 games last year making 16 starts. She tied third on the team with three goals scored, which included two game winners.
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