Omaha Mavericks men's soccer

Omaha Mavericks men's soccer
Omaha Mavericks men's soccer
Founded	2011
University	University of Nebraska Omaha
Head coach	Donovan Dowling (3rd season)
Conference	Summit
Location	Omaha, Nebraska
Stadium	Al F. Caniglia Field ; (Capacity: 6,000 - 3,097 Seated)
Nickname	Mavericks
Colors	Crimson and black;
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	2020
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2017, 2020, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
	2017, 2023
Conference Regular Season championships
	2014, 2016

The Omaha Mavericks men's soccer team represents the University of Nebraska Omaha in NCAA Division I men's soccer competitions. The Mavericks compete in The Summit League.

History

The men's varsity soccer program began ahead of the 2011 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, where Omaha competed as an independent school. Jason Mims was the first coach of the program, who managed the team for first seven seasons of the program's existence. In 2012, Omaha joined the Summit League, where it established itself as one of the top schools in the conference. In the 2016 Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament, Omaha reached the championship, before falling to eventual College Cup finalists, Denver. The following season, the Mavericks reached the final of the 2017 Summit League Men's Soccer Tournament, where they beat Denver in the championship, earning their first ever NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament berth. There, the Mavericks were eliminated in the first round by FIU.

On March 28, 2018, head coach Jason Mims resigned to accept to an administrative position with Major League Soccer club, Real Salt Lake.^[2]^[3] Mims was replaced by veteran coach, Bob Warming on April 2, 2018.^[4] In his third season as coach, the Mavericks returned to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Omaha finished second in the conference standings but the two games with Denver were canceled due to COVID protocols in the Pioneers camp. If Omaha would have won the two unplayed games, they would have been outright conference champions. COVID protocols kept Denver out of the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament and the Mavericks were selected as the replacement team.^[5]

Rivalries

The main rival for Omaha is Creighton University, the only other NCAA Division I men's soccer program in Nebraska. The rivalry is known as the "Dodge Street Derby".^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Dodge Street Derby (Creighton)

Creighton victories	Omaha victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 8, 1979	Plum Creek Park^[a]	Creighton	3–2
2	September 15, 1979	Dodge Park	Creighton	3–1
3	October 11, 1979	Caniglia Field	Omaha	2–1
4	September 6, 1980	Plum Creek Park^[a]	Omaha	3–2
5	November 13, 1980	Caniglia Field	Omaha	1–0
6	October 25, 1981	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium	Creighton	3–0
7	October 23, 1982	Caniglia Field	Creighton	2–0
8	September 5, 2016	Morrison Stadium	Tie	1–1
9	September 26, 2017	Caniglia Field	Creighton	1–0
10	September 16, 2019	Morrison Stadium	Creighton	2–1
11	February 27, 2021	Caniglia Field	Omaha	3–0
12	September 29, 2021	Morrison Stadium	Creighton	1–0
13	September 14, 2022	Caniglia Field	Creighton	6–1
Series: Creighton leads 8–4–1

Source: Creighton Men's Soccer Record Book

Roster

Players

As of September 2, 2020^[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CAN	Cuba Grant
2	DF	USA	Stevie Siy
3	DF	SVK	Dominik Danis
4	DF	ESP	Adrian Garcia
6	MF	USA	Ed Gordon
7	FW	ENG	Ed Port
8	MF	USA	Mitch Hammer
9	FW	SWE	Andreas Hermansson
10	MF	LAO	Theo Klein
11	MF	MEX	Miguel Gomez
12	MF	JAM	Tevin Rochester
13	DF	JAM	Fitzroy Cummings
14	FW	JPN	Hugo Kametani
16	DF	USA	Mauricio Felix-Alvarado


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	USA	Logan Huber
19	MF	USA	Michael Monico
20	FW	FRA	Kenji Mboma Dem
21	DF	FRA	Massimo Baron
23	MF	USA	Abdi Adan
24	DF	USA	Gonzalo Ledesma
25	FW	USA	Connor Jokerst
26	MF	CIV	Younde Noutoua
29	MF	USA	Jonathan Lopez
30	GK	AUS	Jeremy Pollard
72	GK	USA	Harrison Bouma

Coaching staff

Head Coach— Donovan Dowling
Assistant Coach— Josh McReynolds
Assistant Coach— Cesar Herrera
Graduate Assistant Coach— John Cover
Athletic Trainer— Trenton Royse

Seasons

Conference Champions	Conference Tournament Champions	NCAA Tournament Appearance

Season^[11]	Head coach	Conference	Season results							Tournament results
			Overall			Conference				Conference	NCAA
			W	L	T	W	L	T	Finish	Conference	NCAA
2011	Jason Mims	Independent	1	11	1	–	–	–	–	Ineligible	Ineligible
2012		Summit	5	10	1	3	3	1	4th	Ineligible	Ineligible
2013			6	9	1	3	3	0	3rd	Ineligible	Ineligible
2014			10	5	2	3	2	1	T-1st	Ineligible	Ineligible
2015			9	6	3	3	2	1	2nd	Semifinal	–
2016			10	5	4	5	0	1	T-1st	Final	–
2017			10	6	3	2	1	2	3rd	Champions	First Round
2018	Bob Warming		7	8	1	4	1	0	2nd	Final	–
2019			4	9	4	2	2	1	4th	Final	–
2020			7	3	1	5	2	1	2nd*	Not Held	Second Round
2021			6	10	1	4	2	0	3rd	Semifinal	-
2022	Donovan Dowling		8	6	2	5	2	1	3rd	Semifinal	-
2023	Donovan Dowling		8	8	2	3	3	2	3rd	Champions	First Round

During the 2020 season, the Summit League men's soccer tournament was not held because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the regular season champion would represent the league in the NCAA men's soccer tournament. Omaha finished second in the Summit League standings behind Denver. Omaha's two regular season games with Denver were postponed, and later cancelled due to COVID cases within the Denver program; if Omaha had won those games, they would have been the Summit League regular season champions. On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, Denver announced that they were withdrawing from the NCAA men's soccer tournament "due to COVID-19 protocols," and would be replaced by Omaha. On April 29, 2021, Omaha defeated Denver's intended opponent, 23rd-ranked UNC Greensboro, 3 to 2 for the program's first-ever NCAA men's soccer tournament win.^[12]^[13]