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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)