OMAHA MAVERICKS For Immediate Release: Oct. 20, 2017 • Contact: Shad Beam • Email: [email protected] • Office Phone: (402) 554-2140 • Cell Phone: (402) 306-1150 Social Media: OmahaMSOC @OmahaMSOC @OmahaMSOC OMAHA, WESTERN ILLINOIS SET FOR SATURDAY SUMMIT LEAGUE CLASH
OMAHA MAVERICKS Statistical Leaders 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2017 Record: 7-4-2 (0-0-2 Summit League) Points: E. Ibisevic - 17 Head Coach: Jason Mims Goals: E. Ibisevic - 8 Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Record at School: 48-50-14 (7th Year) Assists: Xavier Gomez - 6 Aug. 13 No. 10 Notre Dame! L, 0-2 Career Record: Same Saves: J. Ghitis - 35 Aug. 25 Grand Canyon W, 2-1 (OT) Last Match: L, 1-2 (OT) at Michigan (Oct. 14) Aug. 27 No. 17 Virginia Tech W, 5-1 Sept. 1 vs. Houston Baptist# W, 1-0 WESTERN ILLINOIS FIGHTING LEATHERNECKS All-Time Series: Sept. 3 at UTRGV# W, 1-0 Record: 4-7 (2-0 Summit League) Series is tied 2-2-1 Sept. 8 UC Riverside W, 1-0 Head Coach: Eric Johnson Last Meeting: Sept. 10 Bradley W, 2-1 Record at School: 169-196-36 (21st Year) Omaha topped Western Illinois 2-1 last Sept. 15 vs. Northern Illinois^ L, 0-1 Career Record: 212-249-40 (26th Year) season in Macomb, Ill. Sept. 17 at Utah Valley^ W, 3-1 Last Game: L, 2-5 Valparaiso (Oct. 12) Sept. 23 at Eastern Illinois* T, 0-0 (2OT) THIS WEEKEND’S SCHEDULE Sept. 26 Creighton L, 0-1 Sept. 30 Fort Wayne* T, 1-1 (2OT) Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 • OMAHA vs. Western Illinois • 2 p.m. • Caniglia Field - Omaha, Neb. Oct. 3 at FGCU L, 2-3 Live Stats: OMavs.com • Live Video: OMavs.com • TV: None • Radio: MavRadio (English)/99.5 FM La Nueva (Spanish) Oct. 14 at Michigan L, 1-2 (OT) Oct. 21 Western Illinois* 2 p.m. This Week Oct. 28 at Denver* 8 p.m. The Omaha men’s soccer team returns home on Saturday, Oct. 21, to host Summit League foe Western Illinois at Caniglia Nov. 4 Oral Roberts* 2 p.m. Field at 2 p.m. Nov. 9-11 Summit League Championship TBA
Follow the Match ! - Exhibition game • * - Summit League game Links to live stats are available on OMavs.com. # - UTRGV Tournament • ^ - UVU Tournament Home games in bold italics and played at Caniglia Field Keeping Up with the Mavericks Stay current with everything going on with the Mavericks by following Omaha men's soccer on Twitter (@OmahaMSOC), MEDIA AVAILABILITY Instagram (@OmahaMSOC) and "liking" the Mavericks on Facebook at 'OmahaMSOC.' Student-athletes and coaches are available for interviews after practice or by arrangement through the Scouting Omaha Omaha athletic communications office. All men’s soccer The Mavericks head into Saturday’s match on a five game-winless streak, most recently falling to No. 24 Michigan in interview requests must be arranged through Assisstant overtime last Saturday. Omaha is 7-4-2 overall this season with a 0-0-2 Summit League mark. Director of Communications Shad Beam at least one day Elvir Ibisevic leads Omaha with 17 points with eight goals and an assist. Xavier Gomez leads the Mavericks with six assists in advance. and has 12 points on the season. Emmanuel Hamzat has 11 points on five goals and an assist. Defensively, the Mavericks have allowed only 12 goals so far in 2017. Goalkeeper Joseph Ghitis (6-4-2) has appeared in WHEN REFERRING TO THE MAVERICKS 1125 minutes with a 0.96 goals-against average and a .745 save percentage. Ugo Tritz (1-0) has made two appearances with one start this season and has a 0.00 goals-against average with a 1.000 save percentage. As part of a university-wide rebranding effort that began in 2011, media and fans are reminded to refer to the school as the “University of Nebraska Omaha,” “Omaha” Maverick Mentions or “UNO.” “Nebraska Omaha” and “Nebraska-Omaha” are • Elvir Ibisevic's 17 points and eight goals lead the Summit League. no longer acceptable references. • Xavier Gomez sits atop the league with six assists and is fifth in points. Miguel Gomez is tied for second with four helpers. • Emmanuel Hamzat is fourth in the conference with five goals. • The Mavericks have a league-low 0.88 goals-against average.
Scouting Western Illinois The Fighting Leathernecks enter Saturday’s match having lost two in a row, most recently dropping a 5-2 decision to Primary Logo Secondary Logo Valparaiso last week. Western Illinois sits atop the Summit League standings with a 2-0 mark and is 4-7 overall this season. 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER • 2
2017 OMAHA MEN'SMEN'S SOCCER SOCCER ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER MAVERICK PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous Schools) Joseph Ghitis...... GIT-iss 0 Ugo Tritz So. GK 5-11 150 Metz, France (Lycee Louis de Cormontaigne) Michael Jaime...... HI-may 1 Joseph Ghitis Sr. GK 5-10 165 Weston, Fla. (University School of NSU) Noor Hamadi...... Nor • ha-MAW-dee 2 Stevie Siy Fr. MF 5-8 135 Omaha, Neb. (Central) Jacob Weiler...... WHILE-err 3 Joel Kazhila So. D 5-8 150 Johannesburg, South Africa (Mission Heights Prep) Xavier Gomez...... ZAY-vee-er 4 Seth Rinderknecht So. D 6-3 185 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Prairie) Stephen Siy...... Sea 5 Michael Jaime Sr. D 5-8 145 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha South) Oliver Bihuniak...... ba-Whon-e-ack 6 Ed Gordon Fr. MF 5-8 155 Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) 7 Emmanuel Hamzat Sr. F 5-10 180 Lagos, Nigeria (Santa Clara/West Valley College) OMAHA QUICK FACTS 8 Ray Barajas Sr. D 5-9 160 Mexico City, Mexico (Glendora/Loyola Marymount) 9 Elvir Ibisevic So. F 6-2 175 Johnston, Iowa (Johnston) GENERAL INFORMATION 10 Brahan Gamarra Sr. MF 5-7 145 Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood/Tyler JC/Xavier) Name...... University of Nebraska Omaha 11 Billy Hoffman Jr. D 6-0 165 Longmont, Colo. (Niwot/Western Nebraska CC) City...... Omaha, Neb. 12 Fred Frimpong So. MF 6-0 175 Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) Founded...... 1908 13 Oliver Bihuniak Fr. MF 5-9 145 Prairie Village, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East) 14 Zac Marquess Jr. D 6-0 180 Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East) Enrollment...... 15,731 15 Denzel Woods Jr. D 6-2 175 Santa Cruz, Trinidad & Tobago (St. Anthony’s College) Nickname...... Mavericks 16 Tim Kaftan Fr. MF 5-8 140 Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) School Colors...... Crimson (PMS 186) and Black 17 Noor Hamadi Jr. F 5-11 160 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha South) Affiliation...... NCAA Division I 18 Cole Nelson Jr. MF 5-10 175 Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest) Conference...... The Summit League 19 Joey McCain So. D 5-9 135 Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South) Chancellor...... Dr. Jeffrey Gold 20 Ethan Bowman So. MF 5-9 150 Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest/Drake) Director of Athletics...... Trev Alberts 21 Miguel Gomez Fr. MF 5-9 150 El Paso, Texas (Mission Heights Prep) 22 Jacob Weiler Sr. D 6-1 185 Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South) Home Facility...... Caniglia Field (2013) 23 Xavier Gomez Sr. MF 5-10 150 Chicago, Ill. (Maine West) 24 Gonzolo Ledesma So. D 5-11 165 South Sioux City, Neb. (South Sioux City/Briar Cliff) MEN’S SOCCER HISTORY 25 Connor Jokerst Fr. MF 5-9 150 Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest) First Year of Men’s Soccer...... 2011 26 Diego Gutierrez Fr. F 5-11 145 Omaha, Neb. (Ralston) All-Time Record...... 41-46-12 30 Quinn Nelson Jr. GK 6-1 180 Omaha, Neb. (Westside) All-Time Summit League Record...... 17-10-4 31 Matt Smith Fr. GK 6-0 180 Papillion, Neb. (Creighton Prep) NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances...... 0
Head Coach: Jason Mims (7th Year) TEAM INFORMATION Assistant Coach: Nate Baker (1st Year) • Volunteer Goalkeeper Assistant Coach: Daniel Galvis (5th Year) 2016 Record...... 10-5-4 Student Manager: Vicente Luis (2nd Year) 2016 Summit League Record (Place)...... 5-0-1 (1st place tie) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 18/6 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER ROSTERALPHABETICAL ROSTER Starters Returning/Lost...... 7/4 Newcomers...... 9 No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous Schools) 8 Ray Barajas Sr. D 5-9 160 Mexico City, Mexico (Glendora/Loyola Marymount) COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF 13 Oliver Bihuniak Fr. MF 5-9 145 Prairie Village, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East) Head Coach...... Jason Mims (7th year) 20 Ethan Bowman So. MF 5-9 150 Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest/Drake) Alma Mater...... Saint Louis (1999) 12 Fred Frimpong So. MF 6-0 175 Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) Record at UNO...... 41-46-12 10 Brahan Gamarra Sr. MF 5-7 145 Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood/Tyler JC/Xavier) 1 Joseph Ghitis Sr. GK 5-10 165 Weston, Fla. (University School of NSU) Career Record...... same 21 Miguel Gomez Fr. MF 5-9 150 El Paso, Texas (Mission Heights Prep) Office Phone...... (402) 596-5927 23 Xavier Gomez Sr. MF 5-10 150 Chicago, Ill. (Maine West) Email...... [email protected] 6 Ed Gordon Fr. MF 5-8 155 Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) Assistant Coach...... Nate Baker (1st year) 26 Diego Gutierrez Fr. F 5-11 145 Omaha, Neb. (Ralston) Alma Mater...... American (2007) 17 Noor Hamadi Jr. F 5-11 160 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha South) Volunteer Assistant Coach/Goalkeepers.Daniel Galvis (5th year) 7 Emmanuel Hamzat Sr. F 5-10 180 Lagos, Nigeria (Santa Clara/West Valley College) Alma Mater...... Bellevue (2006) 11 Billy Hoffman Jr. D 6-0 165 Longmont, Colo. (Niwot/Western Nebraska CC) 9 Elvir Ibisevic So. F 6-2 175 Johnston, Iowa (Johnston) 5 Michael Jaime Sr. D 5-8 145 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha South) OMAHA'S ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS 25 Connor Jokerst Fr. MF 5-9 150 Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest) Points...... Elvir Ibisevic...... 28 16 Tim Kaftan Fr. MF 5-8 140 Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep) Goals...... Elvir Ibisevic...... 12 3 Joel Kazhila So. D 5-8 150 Johannesburg, South Africa (Mission Heights Prep) Assists...... Xavier Gomez...... 9 24 Gonzolo Ledesma So. D 5-11 165 South Sioux City, Neb. (South Sioux City/Briar Cliff) 14 Zac Marquess Jr. D 6-0 180 Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East) Shots Attempted....Elvir Ibiseviz...... 82 19 Joey McCain So. D 5-9 135 Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South) Shots On Goal...... Elvir Ibisevic...... 33 18 Cole Nelson Jr. MF 5-10 175 Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest) Saves...... Joseph Ghitis...... 154 30 Quinn Nelson Jr. GK 6-1 180 Omaha, Neb. (Westside) Save Percentage.....Joseph Ghitis...... 755 4 Seth Rinderknecht So. D 6-3 185 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Prairie) Goals-Against...... Joseph Ghitis...... 1.00 2 Stevie Siy Fr. MF 5-8 135 Omaha, Neb. (Central) 31 Matt Smith Fr. GK 6-0 180 Papillion, Neb. (Creighton Prep) Most Shutouts...... Joseph Ghitis...... 14 0 Ugo Tritz So. GK 5-11 150 Metz, France (Lycee Louis de Cormontaigne) Games Played...... Xavier Gomez...... 64 22 Jacob Weiler Sr. D 6-1 185 Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South) Games Started...... X. Gomez/Michael Jaime...... 39 15 Denzel Woods Jr. D 6-2 175 Santa Cruz, Trinidad & Tobago (St. Anthony’s College) Minutes Played...... Xavier Gomez...... 3885 3 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER
This season WIU has scored 19 goals. Drew Whalen and Fernando Pacheco have combined for 15 goals this season. TRACKING THE OPPOSITION Whalen has eight goals on the year, while Pacheco has seven. Angelo Amato, Ben Fiddes and Armel Kouassi each have one goal. as of Oct. 19 Defensively, the Fighting Leathernecks have allowed 25 goals this season. Three different players have spent time Team...... Record...... Streak between the pipes this season with Tim Trilk leading the way. Trilk is 4-3 this season with a 1.55 goals-against average, and Bradley...... 8-6-1...... L2 a .762 save percentage. Tim Hansen is 0-4 on the year with a 3.50 goals-against average and a .588 save percentage. Creighton...... 8-4-1...... W2 Florida Gulf Coast...... 6-4-2...... T1 Last Time Out Grand Canyon...... 6-7...... L1 Omaha lost a hard-fought non-conference contest, 2-1, in double overtime at No. 24 Michigan last Saturday. Houston Baptist...... 5-6...... L1 UNO opened the scoring late in the first half as Xavier Gomez played a ball from the left wing that found Diego Gutierrez at Michigan...... 8-4-2...... W1 the top of the box. Gutierrez gathered the ball and slipped his shot inside the left post for a 1-0 lead. Northern Illinois...... 3-8-1...... L1 Michigan scored the equalizer early in the second half on a set piece when Marc Ybarra played a ball into the six-yard box UC Riverside...... 2-12...... L1 to Mohammed Zakyi who headed the ball into the net to tie the game 1-1 in the 61st minute. Utah Valley...... 4-8-2...... T1 The Wolverines ended the match in the second overtime period. Tristan Jacob sent a free kick into the box where Zakyi UTRGV...... 5-5-2...... W1 was able to get a foot on the ball for the game-winner. Virginia Tech...... 7-7...... L3 The Mavericks and the Wolverines combined for 34 shots during 105 minutes of play. UM held an 8-5 advantage in shots on goal. The two squads combined for 29 fouls and five yellow cards. MAVERICKS VS. OTHER CONFERENCES Team...... Record This and That ACC (1)...... 1-0 • Omaha played Creighton in front of a program-high 4,986 fans at Caniglia Field on Sept. 26. ASUN (1)...... 0-1 • Through 13 games this season, UNO has started 19 different players. Four different Mavericks have played over 1,000 Big East (1)...... 0-1 minutes in defender Seth Rinderknecht, goalkeeper Joseph Ghitis and midfielders Xavier Gomez and Cole Nelson. Elvir Big 10 (1)...... 0-1 Ibisevic and Jacob Weiler each have played over 900 minutes. Big West (1)...... 1-0 • Nine players have made their Omaha debuts this year, highlighted by Stevie Siy and Miguel Gomez combing for 17 starts MAC (1)...... 0-1 and six assists. Missouri Valley (1)...... 1-0 • Outscoring teams 19-12 on the season thus far, Omaha has only allowed four first-half goals and has surrendered 133 WAC (4)...... 4-0 shots (50 on frame). UNO is 2-2-1 when it concedes the first goal and 5-2 when scoring first. GAMES STARTED STREAKS Caniglia Dominance Since opening Caniglia Field in 2013, the Mavericks have dominated the opposition, going a combined 24-6-5 and Player...... Current...... Long outscoring opponents 70-32. The Mavs have a record of 8-2-2 in Summit League action (2013-16) at Caniglia Field. Since Ray Barajas...... 0...... 1 the inception of the program, UNO has a 30-14-6 home mark and has outscored opponents 91-57 Ethan Bowman...... 1...... 5 Fred Frimpong...... 1...... 1 Ibisevic Named Summit League Male Athlete of the Month Brahan Gamarra...... 1...... 3 Elvir Ibisevic was named the Summit League's Male Athlete of the Month for August/September. Joseph Ghitis...... 8...... 12 Ibisevic becomes this first Omaha male student-athlete to earn the award after capturing two straight Athlete of the Miguel Gomez...... 0...... 4 Week honors in August and September. The sophomore scored the first hat trick in school history against then No. 17 Xavier Gomez...... 13...... 13 Virginia Tech on Aug. 27. It was the second-fastest hat trick in Division I history, taking a little more than 10 minutes. Ed Gordon...... 0...... 2 Ibisevic also set a school record with seven points in the win over Virginia Tech. Following his record-breaking Diego Gutierrez...... 0...... 2 performance, he was named to the Topdrawersoccer.com national team of the week and United Soccer Coaches National Noor Hamadi...... 0...... 4 Player of the Week. Emmanuel Hamzat...... 0...... 10 His efforts have guided Omaha to a 7-2-2 record and helped earn the program's first National Top 10 ranking earlier this Elvir Ibisevic...... 19...... 19 season. Currently, Ibisevic ranks sixth nationally in goals scored (eight) and 18th in total points (17). Michael Jaime...... 1...... 20 Joel Kazhila...... 1...... 5 Mavericks in the Classroom Zac Marquess...... 0...... 1 Omaha was named a United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award winner for the 2016-17 academic year, the association Joey McCain...... 0...... 7 announced Thursday. Cole Nelson...... 17...... 16 Formerly the NSCAA, United Soccer Coaches recognized 824 collegiate teams (286 men, 538 women) that posted a Seth Rinderknecht...... 10...... 21 cumulative team grade point average of 3.0 or higher in 2016-17. Omaha was among one of 202 schools to have both its Stevie Siy...... 0...... 6 men's and women's teams honored. Ugo Tritz...... 0...... 1 The Omaha men's soccer team finished the 2016-17 year with a 3.30 team GPA. This award is the fifth overall team Jacob Weiler...... 0...... 12 academic honor for the men's side. Denzel Woods...... 3...... 8
The Power of One Through 13 matches this season, Omaha has played to a 1-0 result five times. The Mavericks are 3-2 when the score ends up 1-0 including three straight victories early this season. 4 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER
Shooting Star .SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS... Forward Elvir Ibisevic has 17 points on the season coming from eight goals and an assist. Ibisevic has gotten off 29 shots this season, 15 of them on goal. The sophomore leads the Summit League in goals (eight) and points (17). as of Oct. 19, 2017 Ibisevic has also scored three game-winning goals this season. School Conf Overall Denver...... 2-0...... 7-6 Oh Captain My Captain Western Illinois...... 2-0...... 4-7 This season, the Mavericks have two captains in senior Jacob Weiler and junior Cole Nelson. Eastern Illinois...... 1-2-1...... 3-7-5 Oral Roberts...... 1-1...... 4-7-1 Close Calls Omaha...... 0-0-2...... 7-4-2 In eight games this season, the Mavericks are 5-4 in games decided by one goal. Omaha has won three 1-0 games Fort Wayne...... 0-3-1...... 3-8-4 and defeated Bradley and Grand Canyon, 2-1. LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Ghitis Captures Weekly League Honor Player School Date Joseph Ghitis was named the Summit League Defensive Player of the Week for his performance Sept. 18-24. Elvir Ibisevic...... Omaha ...... Aug. 28 Ghitis earned his first weekly award of the season and seventh of his career. He collected his third shutout of the season Elvir Ibisevic...... Omaha ...... Sept. 5 and school-record 14th of his career in the 0-0 double-overtime draw at regionally-ranked Eastern Illinois. Ghitis also Emmanuel Hamzat.....Omaha...... Sept. 11 lowered his league-leading goals against average to 0.62 on the year. Fernando Pacheco...... Western Illinois...... Sept. 18 Drew Whalen...... Western Illinois...... Sept. 25 Rinderknecht Earns Weekly League Honor Romain Lopez...... IPFW...... Oct. 2 Seth Rinderknecht was named the Summit League Defensive Player of the Week for his performance Sept. 11-17. Eric Kronenberg...... Denver...... Oct. 9 Rinderknecht collected his first career player of the week honor. He anchored a defensive backline that allowed just two Andre Shinyashiki...... Denver...... Oct. 16 goals in two matches at the Wolverine Invitational.
Nelson Earns a National Honor ...LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK On Tuesday (Sept. 12), Cole Nelson was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week. Nelson was one of 11 players across the country to earn the honor. The Kansas native figured in the scoring of Omaha’s first goal in the Player School Date come-from-behind win over Bradley. Stevie Siy...... Omaha...... Aug. 28 Dan Mooney...... Denver...... Aug. 28 Hamzat, Weiler Named Summit League Players of the Week Mike Novotny...... Eastern Illinois...... Sept. 5 Emmanuel Hamzat was named Summit League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Jacob Weiler Jacob Weiler...... Omaha...... Sept. 11 garnered the Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances Sept. 4-10. Seth Rinderknecht...... Omaha...... Sept. 18 Hamzat collected his first weekly award of the season and the second of his career. He tallied the game-winning goal Joseph Ghitis...... Omaha...... Sept. 25 in the 87th minute of Sunday's 2-1 win over Bradley by slipping the ball under the on-rushing Brave goalkeeper. Mike Novotny...... Eastern Illiinois...... Sept. 25 Weiler earned his first weekly award of the season and the second of his career. He anchored a defensive unit that Tim Trilk...... Western Illinois...... Oct. 2 allowed only two combined shots on goal in a pair of wins over UC Riverside (1-0) and Bradley (2-1). Weiler scored the Thibaut Giquel...... Oral Roberts...... Oct. 9 game-winning tally in Friday's victory over the Highlanders. Mike Novotny...... Eastern Illiinois...... Oct. 16
Ibisevic Repeats as Player of the Week Elvir Ibisevic was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week for his performance the week of Aug. 28-Sept. 3. Ibisevic collected the second offensive player-of-the-week honor of his career after scoring the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory vs. Houston Baptist at the UTRGV Invitational.
National Recognition Following the first three-goal game in program history, Elvir Ibisevic was named the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week on Aug. 29. His national player of the week honor was the first of his career and the first in program history. The NCAA also named the Omaha men’s soccer team their team of the week on Aug. 31.
Ibisevic Named to the TDS Team of the Week Following his seven-point performance against Virginia Tech, Elvir Ibisevic earned a spot on the Top Drawer Soccer Division I Men’s Soccer Team of the Week (Aug. 21-27). The sophomore had a hat trick and an assist during Omaha’s 5-1 rout of No. 17 Virginia Tech last Sunday.
Ibisevic, Siy Claim Summit League Honors Elvir Ibisevic’s three-goal performance against No. 17 Virginia Tech helped him earn his first Summit League Offensive Player of the Week honor on Aug. 28. Stevie Siy garnered Summit League Defensive Player of the Week honors with two assists against Virginia Tech. 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER • 5
MAVERICKS BY THE NUMBERS All-Tournament Accolades Emmanuel Hamzat, Cole Nelson and Seth Rinderknecht each were named to the Wolverine All-Tournament team. OVERALL Hamzat and Nelson each scored in the victory over Utah Valley, while Rinderknecht anchored the Maverick defensive Overall...... 7-4-2 line. Home...... 4-1-1 Road...... 2-2-1 All-Tournament Mavericks Neutral...... 1-1-0 Joseph Ghitis, Elvir Ibisevic, Stevie Siy and Denzel Woods all earned spots on the Rio Grande Valley All-Tournament On Mondays...... 0-0-0 Team. Ghitis, who did not allow a goal in the tournament, was named the tournament’s Defensive MVP. Ibisevic On Tuesdays...... 0-2-0 scored the game-winning goal vs. Houston Baptist and took home Offensive MVP honors. Siy and Woods were integral On Fridays...... 3-1-0 parts of a defensive unit that allowed only four shots on goal over a two-game span. On Saturdays...... 0-1-2 On Sundays...... 4-0-0 Mavericks Win Rio Grande Valley Crown Two road wins for Omaha yielded the title at the Rio Grande Valley Invitational. The Mavericks defeated Houston SCORING Baptist on Sept. 1 and took down UTRGV 1-0 on Sept. 3. When Scoring First...... 5-2-0 When Opp. Scores First...... 2-2-1 Ibisevic Sets Omaha Single-Match Record When Leading at Half...... 4-1-0 Elvir Ibisevic set a school single-match record when he scored three goals against No. 17 Virginia Tech (Aug. 27). When Trailing at Half...... 1-1-1 Ibisevic also set a single-game mark with seven points in the game. When Tied at Half...... 2-2-1 Previously, seven different Mavericks had scored two goals in a match, but no one had scored three.
BY MONTH Quick Strike In August...... 2-0-0 Elvir Ibisevic needed just over 10 minutes to find the back of the net three times in a 5-1 win against Virginia Tech. In September...... 5-2-2 Ibisevic scored the second-fastest hat trick in DI soccer history. In October...... 0-2-0 Night of Firsts BY GOAL During Omaha’s match against No. 17 Virginia Tech (Aug. 27), the Mavericks set three program records. UNO totaled When Scoring 0 Goals...... 0-2-1 17 points on five goals and seven assists. When Scoring 1 Goal...... 3-1-1 When Scoring 2 Goals...... 2-1-0 Welcome Back When Scoring 3 Goals...... 1-0-0 The Mavericks return 18 letterwinners to the program for the 2017 season, including seven starters for the 2016 When Scoring 4 + Goals...... 1-0-0 Summit League regular-season champions. Of the 87 points tallied as a team last season, the Omaha offense returns 50 of those points. Offensively last season, When Allowing 0 Goals...... 3-0-1 Emmanuel Hamzat tallied 14 points on six goals and two assists. Elvir Ibisevic had 11 points on four goals and three When Allowing 1 Goal...... 4-2-1 assists, while Seth Rinderknecht added two goals and two assists. When Allowing 2 Goals...... 0-1-0 In the net, Joseph Ghitis returns for his senior season. Along with Ghitis, Ugo Tritz is back for his sophomore season. When Allowing 3 Goals...... 0-1-0 Last year, Ghitis went 9-4-4, recorded six shutouts, posted a goals-against average of 1.06 and tallied 62 saves. Tritz When Allowing 4 + Goals...... 0-0-0 went 1-1 with a 0.50 goals-against average.
BY SHOTS The Newcomers When Outshooting Opp...... 5-1-2 The Mavericks welcomed 11 newcomers in freshmen Oliver Bihuniak, Miguel Gomez, Ed Gordon, Diego Gutierrez, When Being Outshot...... 1-3-0 Connor Jokerst, Tim Kaftan, Stephen Siy and Matt Smith and transfers Brahan Gamarra, Gonzalo Ledesma and Billy When Tied in Shots...... 1-0-0 Hoffmann.
BY RANKINGS Mavericks Picked Second in Summit League vs. RPI 1-25 Opp...... 1-2-0 Omaha was picked second in the 2017 Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll. vs. RPI 26-50 Opp...... 0-0-0 The Mavericks received one first-place vote and 21 total points for second, while last season's tournament champion vs. RPI 51-100 Opp...... 0-1-0 Denver was the preseason league favorite with five first-place votes and 25 points overall. vs. RPI 101-150 Opp...... 4-0-0 Western Illinois came in third with 14 points; Oral Roberts was fourth with 13 points, Fort Wayne (nine) followed in vs. RPI 151 + Opp...... 2-1-2 fifth and Eastern Illinois (eight) rounded it out in sixth. vs. NSCAA Ranked Opp...... 1-2-0 Preseason Honors vs. NSCAA Unranked Opp...... 6-1-2 Jacob Weiler was named to the Summit League Players to Watch List. Weiler anchored the Omaha defense last vs. NSCAA Top 10 Opp...... 0-0-0 season and was a Second Team all-league honoree. 6 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER
Local Talent a Strong Influence on 2017 Roster THE LAST TIME The 2017 Mavericks will have plenty of homegrown talent on the roster as 10 players are from Nebraska. Nine of those players are from the Omaha metro area while one is from South Sioux City. It’s not only the players that have OMAHA AS A TEAM... Omaha ties as head coach Jason Mims spent 10 years at Creighton University as an assistant coach. Goalkeeper coach Scored 0 Goals VS. N0. 25 Creighton (9/26/17) Daniel Galvis played two years at Bellevue University before moving on to coach with the Bruins and Bluejays. • Players from the Omaha metro area: Ed Gordon, Diego Gutierrez, Noor Hamadi, Michael Jaime, Tim Kaftan, Scored 1 Goal Joey McCain, Quinn Nelson, Stevie Siy and Matthew Smith. at Michigan (10/14/17) • Players from South Sioux City, Neb.: Gonzalo Ledesma Scored 2 Goals Getting to Know Coach Mims at FGCU (10/4/17) Omaha appointed Jason Mims as the first head coach in program history in 2011. Since then Mims has built a Scored 3 Goals program that has received national recognition across the country. Last season, the Mavericks (10-5-4, 5-0-1 Summit vs. Utah Valley (9/17/17) League) earned a share of their second Summit League regular season title and the top-seed in the conference tournament. Scored 4+ Goals In 2014, Mims' team achieved the program's first Top 25 ranking after starting the season 6-1-1. He was named vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech (8/27/17) the Summit League Coach of the Year following the 2014 season in which the Mavericks tied for the Summit League regular-season title. Defeated a Ranked Opponent vs. No. 17 Virginia Tech (8/27/17) OMAHA IN THE JASON MIMS ERA Tied a Ranked Opponent Season Overall Record vs. No. 4 Denver (10/30/16) Independent (Division I) 2011...... 1-11-1 Lost to a Ranked Opponent Total...... 1-11-1 1-2, at No. 24 Michigan (10/14/17) Attempted Fewer Than 10 Shots Summit League (Division I) 5 at FGCU (10/4/17) 2012...... 5-10-1 2013...... 6-9-1 Attempted 20-29 Shots 2014...... 10-5-2* 20 vs. Penn (9/11/16) 2015...... 9-6-3 2016...... 10-5-4* Attempted 30 + Shots vs. Bradley 37 (9/19/15) Total...... 40-35-11 Career...... 41-46-12 Had 0 Corner Kicks * - Summit League Regular Season champs vs. Eastern Illinois (10/8/16) Coaching Changes Had 10-14 Corner Kicks Head coach Jason Mims named Nate Baker as the men’s soccer assistant coach in March. Baker comes to Omaha 13 vs. DePaul (9/9/16) after five seasons at the United States Naval Academy, where he served as the associate head coach in 2016 and was the top assistant coach since 2013. Had 10+ Saves 10 at Milwaukee (10/16/12) Looking Forward The Mavericks play their final regular-season road match on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Denver. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. CT Won in Overtime at Cyber Field. vs. Grand Canyon, 2-1 (8/25/17) Lost in Overtime 1-2, at No. 24 Michigan (10/14/17)
Tied in Overtime vs. Fort Wayne (9/30/17) 7 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER 2017 OVERALL STATS
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10 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER 2017 MATCH-BY-MATCH COMPARISON STATS
11 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER 2017 INDIVIDUAL SEASON/CAREER STATS
12 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER 2017 BOX SCORES MATCH 1: OMAHA 2, GRAND CANYON 1 (OT) MATCH 2: OMAHA 5, NO. 17 VIRGINIA TECH 1
MATCH 3: OMAHA 1, HOUSTON BAPTIST 0 MATCH 4: OMAHA 1, UTRGV 0
13 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER 2017 BOX SCORES MATCH 5: OMAHA 1, UC RIVERSIDE 0 MATCH 6: OMAHA 2, BRADLEY 1
MATCH 7: NORTHERN ILLINOIS 1, OMAHA 0 MATCH 8: OMAHA 3, UTAH VALLEY 1
14 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER 2017 BOX SCORES MATCH 9: OMAHA 0, EASTERN ILLINOIS 0 (2OT) MATCH 10: NO. 25 CREIGHTON 1, NO. 24 OMAHA 0
MATCH 11: OMAHA 1, FORT WAYNE 1 (2OT) MATCH 12: FGCU 3, OMAHA 2
15 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER 2017 BOX SCORES
MATCH 13: N0. 24 MICHIGAN 2, OMAHA 1 (OT) MATCH 14: OMAHA VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS OCT. 21
MATCH 15: OMAHA AT DENVER OCT. 28 MATCH 16: OMAHA VS. ORAL ROBERTS NOV. 4 16 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER THE 2017 OMAHA MAVERICKS
#0 #1 #2 #3 #4
UGO TRITZ JOSEPH GHITIS STEVIE SIY JOEL KAZHILA SETH RINDERKNECHT So. • GK • 5-11 Sr. • GK • 5-10 Fr. • D • 5-8 So. • D • 5-8 So. • D • 6-3 Metz, France Weston, Fla. Omaha, Neb. Johannesburg, South Africa Cedar Rapids, Iowa #5 #6 #7 #8 #9
MICHAEL JAIME ED GORDON EMMANUEL HAMZAT RAY BARAJAS ELVIR IBISEVIC Sr. • D • 5-8 Fr. • MF • 5-8 Sr. • F • 5-10 Sr. • D • 5-9 So. • F • 6-2 Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Lagos, Nigeria Mexico City, Mexico Johnston, Iowa #10 #11 #12 #13 #14
BRAHAN GAMARRA BILLY HOFFMAN FRED FRIMONG OLIVER BIHUNIAK ZAC MARQUESS Sr. • MF • 5-7 Jr. • D • 6-0 So. • MF • 6-0 Fr. • MF • 5-9 Jr. • MF • 6-0 Snellville, Ga. Longmont, Colo. Ankeny, Iowa Prairie Village, Kan. Olathe, Kan. #15 #16 #17 #18 #19
DENZEL WOODS TIM KAFTAN NOOR HAMADI COLE NELSON JOEY MCCAIN Jr. • D • 6-2 Fr. • MF • 5-8 Jr. • F • 5-11 Jr. • MF • 5-10 So. • D • 5-9 Santa Cruz, Trinidad & Tobago Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Shawnee, Kan. Papillion, Neb. 17 • 2017 OMAHA MEN'S SOCCER THE 2017 OMAHA MAVERICKS
#20 #21 #22 #23 #24
ETHAN BOWMAN MIGUEL GOMEZ JACOB WEILER XAVIER GOMEZ GONZALO LEDESMA So. • MF • 5-9 Fr. • MF • 5-9 Sr. • D • 6-1 Sr. • MF • 5-10 So. • D • 5-11 Shawnee Mission, Kan. El Paso, Texas Fargo, N.D. Chicago, Ill. South Sioux City, Neb. #25 #26 #30 #31
CONNOR JOKERST DIEGO GUTIERREZ QUINN NELSON MATT SMITH Fr. • F • 5-9 Fr. • F • 5-11 Jr. • GK • 6-1 Fr. • GK • 6-0 Olathe, Kan. Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Neb. Papillion, Neb.
JASON MIMS NATE BAKER DANIEL GALVIS Head Coach • 7th Year Assistant Coach • 1st Year Goalkeeper Coach • 5th Year