Men's soccer falls to Florida Atlantic

Sunday, August 24

Boca Raton, Fla.

8:05 p.m. CT/9:05 p.m. ET

Omaha

0-2-0, 0-0-0

Florida Atlantic

2-0-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Omaha	0	0	0
Fla. Atlantic	1	1	2

Men's soccer falls to Florida Atlantic

Aug 24, 2025 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Omaha men's soccer fell to Florida Atlantic (2-0-0, 0-0-0 American) Sunday 2-0 after a two-hour lightning delay at FAU Soccer Stadium. The Mavericks (0-2-0, 0-0-0 Summit) close the opening weekend of the 2025 campaign with a pair of road setbacks after facing FIU on Thursday.

How It Happened

Once play finally got underway at just after 9 p.m. ET, it was off to the races in a steady downpour.
The home Owls broke open the tally in the 15th minute with a left-footed rocket to the near post for an Aboubacar Traore goal.
Fighting through a slippery pitch, FAU earned two corner kicks in the first 24 minutes of the match, though the Owls were unable to convert the set pieces.
Senior goalkeeper Cole Stewart (Lee's Summit, Mo.) made his first start of the season for the Mavericks, recording three-straight stops after the early score, including a right-footed save in the 68th minute just before the goal line to keep FAU off the board midway through the second half.
Donovan Dowling's Mavs were held without a shot in the first 30 minutes, while the Owls came out with five unanswered shots (two on-target) to begin the match.
Omaha's first recorded shot attempt came in the 33rd minute off a Mikey Stukenholtz (Gretna, Neb.) scoring chance, tripping after the follow-through just shy of the 18-yard box to boot the ball over the crossbar.
The Mavericks' disciplined attack struggled to mark in the Owl's attacking third in the opening period.
Out of the halftime break, Omaha's press was sharp leading to a free kick on the edge of the area after a hard tackle drawn by senior forward Kaito Ueki (Nerima-Ku, Japan) for a set piece chance. Takeru Chiba (Sendai, Japan) took the free kick and place the ball in front of a diving Alfred Mikkelsen for Omaha's first shot-on-target.
The Mavericks would tally two shots-on-target in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
Both sides shared possession in a tightly-contested final 45 minutes.
FAU doubled the lead in the 73rd minute with a Mamadou Diarra goal off an assist from Traore and Josh Ainge.
Traore finished the night with multiple points for Florida Atlantic.

Omaha men's soccer welcomes Utah Valley to Caniglia Field in the Mavericks' first home fixture of the 2025 slate at 5 p.m. CT on Sunday, Aug. 31 live on the Summit League Network. Tickets for the match are on sale now at OMavs.com/Tickets or by calling 402-554-MAVS.

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