Wednesday, October 18
Denver, CO
8:00 P.M.
Omaha
at
Denver
Mavericks Set Sights for Big Road Match Against Denver
Oct 17, 2023 | Men's Soccer
Leading Off
The Omaha Mavericks are set to travel to Denver for a midweek match against the Denver Pioneers on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. Omaha will be back at Caniglia Field this Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. for a rematch with the Kansas City Roos.Â
Follow the Match
The links to live stats and streams are on Omavs.com.
Quick Kicks
   • The Mavericks travel to Denver having gone 5-5-3 overall on the season, and 2-1-1 in Summit League play.Â
   • Omaha comes off a 1-0 shutout over the St. Thomas Tommies this last Saturday.Â
   • The single goal against the Tommies came from Abdi Adan after intercepting a pass in the offensive zone. Adan passed it off to Junior Casillas to get open in the box, giving Casillas the assist.Â
   • Nathanael Sallah notched his third shutout of the season, after a five-save match with UST.Â
   • Earlier in the week the Mavericks matched up with No. 16 Missouri State. In a close match, Omaha fell 2-1. Casillas scored the lone goal against the Bears, with an assist from Abdi Adan.
   • With a goal and an assist each, Adan and Casillas each recorded three points last week.Â
   • In the national rankings, UNO ranks 15th for shots on goal per game (6.46). Out of the 201 teams ranked, Omaha sits at 31 for their scoring offense.Â
   • Sallah with a .775 save percent, ranks first in the Summit and 42nd nationally.Â
   • Casillas leads the team with 15 points and a .600 shot percent.Â
   • Theo Klein and Casillas are tied as leading goal scorers with six each.Â
   • Adan leads the Mavericks in assists (4).Â
   • Nathanael Sallah has recorded a .775 save percentage and Lute Lillo Portero comes in with a .684%.
   • Sallah and Lillo Portero have made 31 and 26 saves, respectively.Â
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Scouting the Denver Pioneers
This matchup against Denver will be no walk in the park. Denver has held a spot at the top of the conference since  Summit League play has started. Denver has an impressive 7-2-4 overall record and a 3-0-1 conference record. The Pioneers are on a two game win streak after back-to-back 1-0 shutouts over Kansas City and Western Illinois. Denver has scored 24 goals off 145 shots for a .166 shot percent, while holding opponents to just 13 goals.Â
Pioneers to Watch
   • Sam Bassett will be one to watch for, as he leads the team in points (19), assists (5), and shots (28). He's second on the team for goals with seven.Â
   • Oje Ofunrein leads the Pioneers with his eight goals. Having only taken 16 shots, he holds the highest shot percent (.500).
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Pioneer Goalkeeping
Isaac Nehme has been the only goalkeeper to see action during this year's campaign. Nehme has recorded 35 saves, and a .729 save percent. He's only allowed 13 goals, for a 1.00 goals against average.Â
Series History
The Mavericks have historically struggled against the Pioneers. In the all-time series record, Omaha trails 2-10-2. The last match the teams played was the first round of the 2022 conference tournament, where the Mavericks fell in a close 1-0 match.Â
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The Omaha Mavericks are set to travel to Denver for a midweek match against the Denver Pioneers on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. Omaha will be back at Caniglia Field this Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. for a rematch with the Kansas City Roos.Â
Follow the Match
The links to live stats and streams are on Omavs.com.
Quick Kicks
   • The Mavericks travel to Denver having gone 5-5-3 overall on the season, and 2-1-1 in Summit League play.Â
   • Omaha comes off a 1-0 shutout over the St. Thomas Tommies this last Saturday.Â
   • The single goal against the Tommies came from Abdi Adan after intercepting a pass in the offensive zone. Adan passed it off to Junior Casillas to get open in the box, giving Casillas the assist.Â
   • Nathanael Sallah notched his third shutout of the season, after a five-save match with UST.Â
   • Earlier in the week the Mavericks matched up with No. 16 Missouri State. In a close match, Omaha fell 2-1. Casillas scored the lone goal against the Bears, with an assist from Abdi Adan.
   • With a goal and an assist each, Adan and Casillas each recorded three points last week.Â
   • In the national rankings, UNO ranks 15th for shots on goal per game (6.46). Out of the 201 teams ranked, Omaha sits at 31 for their scoring offense.Â
   • Sallah with a .775 save percent, ranks first in the Summit and 42nd nationally.Â
   • Casillas leads the team with 15 points and a .600 shot percent.Â
   • Theo Klein and Casillas are tied as leading goal scorers with six each.Â
   • Adan leads the Mavericks in assists (4).Â
   • Nathanael Sallah has recorded a .775 save percentage and Lute Lillo Portero comes in with a .684%.
   • Sallah and Lillo Portero have made 31 and 26 saves, respectively.Â
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Scouting the Denver Pioneers
This matchup against Denver will be no walk in the park. Denver has held a spot at the top of the conference since  Summit League play has started. Denver has an impressive 7-2-4 overall record and a 3-0-1 conference record. The Pioneers are on a two game win streak after back-to-back 1-0 shutouts over Kansas City and Western Illinois. Denver has scored 24 goals off 145 shots for a .166 shot percent, while holding opponents to just 13 goals.Â
Pioneers to Watch
   • Sam Bassett will be one to watch for, as he leads the team in points (19), assists (5), and shots (28). He's second on the team for goals with seven.Â
   • Oje Ofunrein leads the Pioneers with his eight goals. Having only taken 16 shots, he holds the highest shot percent (.500).
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Pioneer Goalkeeping
Isaac Nehme has been the only goalkeeper to see action during this year's campaign. Nehme has recorded 35 saves, and a .729 save percent. He's only allowed 13 goals, for a 1.00 goals against average.Â
Series History
The Mavericks have historically struggled against the Pioneers. In the all-time series record, Omaha trails 2-10-2. The last match the teams played was the first round of the 2022 conference tournament, where the Mavericks fell in a close 1-0 match.Â
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