Men's soccer shutout by Utah Valley

Sunday, August 31

Omaha, Neb.

5 p.m. CT

Omaha

0-3-0, 0-0-0

Utah Valley

4-0-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Utah Valley	0	3	3
Omaha	0	0	0

Omaha men's soccer huddles before the match at FIU

Photo by: Tyler Rose

Men's soccer shutout by Utah Valley

Aug 31, 2025 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. - Omaha men's soccer fell in its third-straight match of the season Sunday as the Mavericks were bested 3-0 by Utah Valley at Caniglia Field in the Mavs' 2025 home opener.

How it Happened

Omaha goalkeeper senior Cole Stewart (Lee's Summit, Mo.) was sprung into action in the eighth minute with a heroic one-handed save after a yellow card resulted in a free kick for the Wolverines.
Omaha out-shot Utah Valley 2-1 in the first 15 minutes, though Omaha went without a shot-on-goal during that stretch.
In the 22nd minute, sophomore defender Simon Guardiero (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) booted the first shot-on-goal for the Mavs as he attempted to bend it in the left corner. Kolby Sessions was there for the stop for Utah Valley.
Five minutes later, Utah Valley was awarded a penalty opportunity, however after video review the call was overturned to a drop ball for Omaha.
In the 36th minute a set piece opportunity just outside the box was booted high above the crossbar, giving Omaha a 5-3 edge in total shots with 10 minutes to go in the opening period.
Sophomore forward Mikey Stukenholtz (Gretna, Neb.) laced a shot in the 39th minute that was barely saved by Sessions as Omaha looked to get on the board.
Omaha was unable to convert two corner kicks in the first half as Utah Valley controlled 57 percent of the possession in the opening 45 minutes.
Utah Valley opened the scoring in the 58th minute when Isaac Emojong found Mason Abdella to make it a 1-0 match.
12 minutes later, Gilles Aurelien booted a cross to give Utah Valley its second goal of the night after two-straight stops by Stewart.
The scoring ended in the 83rd minute when Lewis Knecht placed the penalty on the right side of Stewart.
The sides combined for seven yellow cards, 12 corner kicks and 21 total shots.

Omaha men's soccer hits the road for four-straight road matches beginning Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. CT at Drake on ESPN+.

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