OMAHA MAVERICKS. Returning Statistical Leaders Points: C. Cook - 15 Goals: C. Cook - 6 Assists: E. Romero - 5 Saves: E.

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1 OMAHA MAVERICKS For Immediate Release: Aug. 17, 2017 Contact: Shad Beam Office Phone: (402) Cell Phone: (402) Social OMAHA VISITS EASTERN WASHINGTON, GONZAGA ON OPENING WEEKEND THIS WEEKEND S SCHEDULE OMAHA MAVERICKS 2016 Record: (3-4-1 Summit League) Head Coach: Tim Walters (1st Year) Record at School: 0-0 Career Record: Same Last Game: -- EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES 2016 Record: (5-3-2 Big Sky) Head Coach: Chad Bodnar (4th Year) Record at School: (3 seasons) Career Record: same Last Game: -- GONZAGA BULLDOGS 2016 Record: (2-7-0 West Coast) Head Coach: Chris Watkins (1st Year) Record at School: 0-0 Career Record: same Last Game: -- Returning Statistical Leaders Points: C. Cook - 15 Goals: C. Cook - 6 Assists: E. Romero - 5 Saves: E. Bunker - 17 Returning Statistical Leaders Points: C. Williams - 36 Goals: C. Williams - 15 Assists: A. Inthoulay - 12 Saves: E. Busselman - 8 Returning Statistical Leaders Points: C. Best/S. Van Citters - 5 Goals: C. Best - 2 Assists: S. Van Citters - 3 Saves: S. Swanson - 30 Friday, Aug. 18 OMAHA at Eastern Washington 6 p.m. (CT) EWU Soccer Field - Cheney, Wash. Live Stats: OMavs.com Live Video: OMavs.com TV: none Radio: none Sunday, Aug. 20 OMAHA at Gonzaga 6 p.m. (CT) Luger Field - Spokane, Wash. Live Stats: OMavs.com Live Video: OMavs.com TV: none Radio: none This Weekend Omaha women s soccer is set to open the 2017 regular season with a pair of games in Washington, where they will face Eastern Washington on Friday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. (CT) and Gonzaga on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.m. (CT). About the Mavericks Omaha finished the 2016 season with a record and a mark in Summit League play. The Mavericks return six starters from a season ago, including their top three scorers. Senior Carlie Cook led the team in points (15) and goals (six) last season. Senior Lydia Holtmann tallied 10 points (four goals, two assists) while junior Emily Romero had a team-best five assists. The Mavericks also return Erin Dimon (senior) and Sophia Roux (sophomore). Roux earned a spot on the All-Summit Newcomer team in Senior Jessica Bollinger helped anchor a UNO defense that produced four shutouts in Sophomore goalkeeper Erin Bunker appeared in four games with three starts last season and posted a 1.39 goals-against average with 13 saves. The Mavericks welcome 12 newcomers in freshmen Bailey Cascio, Andrea Daves, Sarah Doran, Emily Fontana, Sydney Randall, Maggie Tulay and Lauren Witte and transfers Erinoelle Clifton, Susie Dineen, Haley Johnson and Jaden Thiem SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time (CT)/Score Aug. 10 at Arkansas! L, 0-3 Aug. 18 at Eastern Washington 6 p.m. Aug. 20 at Gonzaga 8 p.m. Aug. 25 Northern Iowa 8 p.m. Aug. 30 at Kansas State 7 p.m. Sept. 1 at North Dakota 4 p.m. Sept. 8 Missouri State 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at UMKC 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at Creighton 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Drake 7 p.m. Sept. 24 Rockhurst 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at Fort Wayne* 6 p.m. Oct. 6 at South Dakota State* 6 p.m. Oct. 8 at North Dakota State* 1 p.m. Oct. 15 Denver* 1 p.m. Oct. 20 at Oral Roberts* 7 p.m. Oct. 26 Western Illinois* 7 p.m. Oct. 29 South Dakota* 1 p.m. Nov. 2-4 Summit League Championship TBA! - Exhibition game * - Summit League game Home games in bold italics and played at Caniglia Field MEDIA AVAILABILITY Student-athletes and coaches are available for interviews after practice or by arrangement through the Omaha athletic communications office. All men s soccer interview requests must be arranged through Assisstant Director of Communications Shad Beam at least one day in advance. WHEN REFERRING TO THE MAVERICKS 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 or UNO. Nebraska Omaha and Nebraska-Omaha are no longer acceptable references. Primary Logo Secondary Logo

2 2017 OMAHA WOMEN'S SOCCER 2 THE 2017 OMAHA MAVERICKS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Erin Bunker GK 5-7 So. Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South) 1 Haley Johnson GK 5-8 Sr. Bountiful, Utah (Viewmont/IWCC/South Florida) 3 Marin Dregelid F 5-6 Jr. Santa Cruz, Calif. (Santa Cruz) 4 Lydia Holtmann MF 5-4 Sr. Springfield, Mo. (Springfield Catholic) 5 Susie Dineen D 5-10 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Marian/Ole Miss) 6 Taylor Gelling D/MF 5-7 So. St. Michael, Minn. (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 7 Mallory Edwards D 5-6 So. Omaha, Neb. (Marian) 8 Andrea Daves MF 5-6 Fr. Denver, Colo. (East) 9 Carlie Cook MF 5-2 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. (Cascia Hall/Tulsa) 10 Sophia Roux MF 5-3 So. Medina, Minn. (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 11 Sydney Randall MF 5-3 Fr. Anoka, Minn. (Anoka) 12 Emily Romero MF/F 5-4 Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) 13 Lauren Witte F 5-6 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North) 14 Jaden Thiem D 5-6 Fr. Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn South/Northern Kentucky) 15 Jessica Bollinger D 5-8 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington) 16 Cydney Skinner D 5-5 Jr. Monument, Colo. (Palmer Ridge) 17 Natalie Johnson MF 5-6 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic) 18 Abby Meader F 5-7 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest) 19 Erinoelle Clifton D 5-3 Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West/Northern Iowa) 20 Bailey Cascio F 5-5 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 21 Sarah Doran F 5-9 Fr. Edina, Minn. (Edina) 22 Erin Dimon MF 5-3 Sr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest/Illinois State) 23 Emily Fontana D 5-5 Fr. Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny Centennial) 30 Maggie Tuley GK 5-5 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. (Rosemount) Head Coach: Tim Walters (1st year; Creighton 2009) Assistant Coach: Kelly Farrell (1st year; Loyola (MD) 2010) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chelsey Turner (1st year) Graduate Assistant Coach: Ava Doetsch (1st year; Omaha 2017) MAVERICK PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Marin Dregelid: muh-rin dreg-uh-lid Sophia Roo: so-fee Roo Jaden Thiem: jay-den TEEM Bailey Cascio: Kas-see-oh Ava Doetsch: A-va Doy-tch Scouting the Eastern Washington Eagles 2017 Record: (0-0-0 Big Sky) The Eagles were selected to finish first in the Big Sky Preseason Poll. EWU will open the season against Omaha on Friday and host South Dakota on Sunday. Last season: (5-3-2 Big Sky) The Eagles finished fifth in the Big Sky regular season before winning the Big Sky postseason tournament. EWU fell 3-1 to No. 2 seed USC in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Key Returners (nine returning starters from last season) Chloe Williams: 2-time Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Big Sky, NSCAA All-Pacific Region Team, selected to the TopDrawer.com Preseason Soccer Best XI third team, 36 points (15 goals, six assists) Aimie Inthoulay: All-Big Sky Honorable Mention, 14 points (1 goal, 12 assists) Jenny Chavez: First Team All-Big Sky, NSCAA All-Pacific Region Team, 11 points (5 goals, one assist) TRACKING THE OPPOSITION Team...Record... Streak Eastern Washington Gonzaga Northern Iowa Kansas State North Dakota Missouri State UMKC Creighton Drake Rockhurst Fort Wayne South Dakota State North Dakota State Denver Oral Roberts Western Illinois South Dakota MAVERICKS VS. OTHER CONFERENCES Team... Record Big East (1) Big Sky (2) Big 12 (1) GLVC (1) Missouri Valley (3) WAC (1) West Coast (1) GAMES STARTED STREAKS Player... Current...Long Cydney Skinner Jessica Bollinger Lydia Holtmann Carlie Cook Emily Romero Marin Dregelid Abby Meader Sophia Roux Erin Dimon Erin Bunker Mallory Edwards Natalie Johnson Taylor Gelling History vs. Eastern Washington Omaha enters Friday s contest all-time against Eastern Washington. Last season, the two teams played to a scoreless draw at Caniglia Field. EWU outshot UNO overall and had a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal. Omaha goalkeeper Haley Shelton made 10 saves in the game. Scouting the Gonzaga Bulldogs 2017 Record: (0-0-0 West Coast Conference) The Bulldogs host South Dakota on Friday before welcoming Omaha on Sunday.

3 OMAHA WOMEN'S SOCCER Gonzaga and Saint Mary s tied for eighth in the 2017 West Coast Conference women s soccer preseason poll. Defeated Mount Royal (Alberta) in an exhibition match, 9-0, on Aug. 11 Last season: (2-7-0 West Coast Conference) Gonzaga finished ninth in the WCC regular season standings. Key Returners (seven returning starters from last season) Callie Best: 5 points (2 goals, one assist) Savannah Van Citters: 5 points (1 goal, three assists) Madeline Gotta: Earned All-West Coast Conference honorable mention honors, 2 points (2 assists) History vs. Gonzaga Sunday is the first meeting all-time between Omaha and Gonzaga. Last Time Out Omaha lost to No. 17 Arkansas 3-0 in an exhibition game last Thursday to open the 2017 season. The Razorbacks opened the scoring in the 24th minute when Reid Sibley fired a shot from 15 yards out that found the right side of the goal. Sibley then scored an unassisted goal in the 34th minute to put Arkansas ahead 2-0 at the half. In the second half, Parker Goins scored an unassisted goal in the 54th minute to make the score 3-0. Susie Dineen, Abby Meader and Cydney Skinner each had a shot for Omaha. Erin Bunker made three saves on the evening. Mavericks Picked Fifth Omaha is fifth in the 2017 Summit League Preseason Poll; the conference office announced last Thursday. Denver was the favorite to win the Summit League, garnering one first place vote and 41 points. South Dakota State and North Dakota State were second with each school receiving two first place votes and 40 points. Oral Roberts earned three first place votes and 39 points to come in fourth. Omaha and South Dakota tied for fifth with 22 points, while Western Illinois (12) and Fort Wayne (8) rounded it out in seventh and eighth places, respectively. The One to Watch Lydia Holtmann was included on the Summit League's Players to Watch list after finishing 2016 with 10 points on four goals and two assists. Holtmann has 20 points on seven goals and six assists in 56 games and is Omaha s active career leader in assists, goals, games played and points. Local Talent a Strong Influence on 2017 Roster The 2017 Mavericks will have plenty of homegrown talent on the roster as eight players are from Nebraska. Seven of those players are from the Omaha metro area while one is from Lincoln. It s not only the players that have Omaha ties as head coach Tim Walters is a Creighton graduate while graduate assistant Ava Doetsch was a four-year starter for the Mavericks. Players from the Omaha metro area: Bailey Cascio, Erinoelle Clifton, Susie Dineen, Mallory Edwards, Natalie Johnson, Emily Romero and Jaden Thiem. From Lincoln: Abby Meader. Another Stellar Year in the Classroom Omaha maintained a strong academic record during the school year, posting a spring GPA of Nine players earned Dean's List accolades while two more made the Chancellor s List. The Mavericks placed 24 studentathletes on the league s academic honor roll, and 14 players earned a spot on the Commissioner s List of Academic Excellence. The New Boss Head coach Tim Walters is in his first season at the helm of the Omaha women s soccer program after being named the head coach in December Walters, who spent six years as an assistant on the UNO men's soccer coaching staff, helped the squad post an overall (.620) record over the past three seasons, including two Summit League regular-season championships (2014, 2016). The Coaching Staff Coach Walters brought in three new coaches to fill out his staff in Kelly Farrell joined the Mavericks as an assistant coach. Chelsey Turner is the team s goalkeeper coach, while former Maverick Ava Doetsch is a graduate SUMMIT LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS School Conf Overall North Dakota State* Denver Oral Roberts South Dakota State# South Dakota IUPUI Omaha Western Illinois Fort Wayne * - Regular Season Champion # - Postseason Champion SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL School Points (1st) 1. Denver (1) 2. South Dakota State (2) North Dakota State (2) 4. Oral Roberts (3) 5. South Dakota...22 Omaha Western Illinois Fort Wayne...8 (First place votes in parentheses) LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Player School Date... LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Player School Date OMAHA'S ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS Games Played... Lydia Holtmann...56 Minutes Played... Lydia Holtmann Points... Lydia Holtmann...20 Goals... Lydia Holtmann...7 Assists... Lydia Holtmann/Emily Romero...6 Shots... Lydia Holtmann...74 Shots on Goal... Lydia Holtmann...34 Wins... Erin Bunker...1 Saves... Erin Bunker...17 Save Percentage... Erin Bunker Goals-Against... Erin Bunker Shutouts... n/a...0

4 2017 OMAHA WOMEN'S SOCCER 4 MAVERICKS BY THE NUMBERS OVERALL Overall Home Road On Tuesdays On Wednesdays On Thursdays On Fridays On Sundays SCORING When Scoring First When Opp. Score First When Leading at Half When Trailing at Half When Tied at Half BY MONTH In August In September In October BY GOAL When Scoring 0 goals When Scoring 1 goal When Scoring 2 goals When Scoring 3 goals When Scoring 4 + goals assistant. Farrell spent last season as the associate head coach at UAB. Before her tenure with the Blazers, she spent three seasons at Georgia Southern and two seasons at Monmouth. Turner started her collegiate playing career at Minnesota in 2006, where she played in 20 games (19 starts) over two seasons. As a Gopher, Turner compiled a record of with six shutouts and a 1.40 goals-against average. Doetsch starred for Omaha during her four-year career from She appeared in 72 games and set the program's all-time mark for minutes played with 5,999. Doetsch earned Second Team All-Summit honors and was a four-time member of the Summit League Academic Honor Roll. The Schedule Omaha opened the 2017 season on Aug. 10 with an exhibition match at national tournament qualifier Arkansas. The Mavericks open the regular-season with a visit to national tournament qualifier Eastern Washington (Aug. 18) and Gonzaga (Aug. 20). The home opener is against Northern Iowa on Aug. 25. Omaha returns to the road for games against Kansas State (Aug. 30) and North Dakota (Sept. 1) before returning home to play Missouri State (Sept. 8). Three non-conference road games are up next for the Mavericks vs. UMKC (Sept. 10), Creighton (Sept. 16) and Drake (Sept. 20). NCAA Division II national tournament qualifier Rockhurst visits Caniglia Field to wrap up the non-conference slate on Sept. 24. Omaha plays three-straight road games to start Summit League play. The Mavericks open with a trip to Fort Wayne on Sept. 28. October begins with games vs. South Dakota State (Oct. 6) and North Dakota State (Oct. 8). SDSU won the conference tournament in 2016 and lost to Nebraska in a shootout in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. NDSU took home the Summit League regular-season crown. The Mavericks play three of their final four games at home to close out the regular season. Denver, the league s preseason favorite, comes to Caniglia on Oct. 15. Omaha wraps up the road portion of the schedule vs. Oral Roberts (Oct. 20). UNO rounds out the year by hosting Western Illinois (Oct. 26) and South Dakota (Oct. 29). Up Next Omaha returns home to face Northern Iowa on Friday, Aug. 25 for the regular season home opener. The Mavericks and the Panthers will kick off at 8 p.m., with live stream and stats available through OMavs.com. When Allowing 0 goals When Allowing 1 goal When Allowing 2 goals When Allowing 3 goals When Allowing 4 + goals BY SHOTS When Outshooting Opp When Being Outshot When Tied in Shots BY RANKINGS vs. RPI 1-25 opp vs. RPI opp vs. RPI opp vs. RPI opp vs. RPI opp vs. NSCAA Ranked opp vs. NSCAA Top 10 opp vs. NSCAA unranked opp

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6 OMAHA WOMEN'S SOCCER 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH TEAM STATS

7 OMAHA WOMEN'S SOCCER 2016 MATCH-BY-MATCH COMPARISON STATS

8 OMAHA WOMEN'S SOCCER 2016 INDIVIDUAL SEASON/CAREER STATS

9 OMAHA WOMEN'S SOCCER THE 2017 OMAHA MAVERICKS #0 #1 ERIN BUNKER So. GK 5-7 Overland Park, Kan. #6 #3 HALEY JOHNSON Sr. GK 5-8 Bountiful, Utah #7 TAYLOR GELLING So. D 5-7 St. Michael, Minn. #11 #16 CYDNEY SKINNER Jr. D 5-5 Monument, Colo. MARIN DREGELID Jr. F 5-6 Santa Cruz, Calif. #8 MALLORY EDWARDS So. D 5-6 Omaha, Neb. #12 SYDNEY RANDALL Fr. MF 5-3 Anoka, Minn. #4 #13 EMILY ROMERO Jr. MF 5-4 Bellevue, Neb. #17 NATALIE JOHNSON Sr. MF 5-6 Omaha, Neb. #5 LYDIA HOLTMANN Sr. MF 5-4 Springfield, Mo. #9 ANDREA DAVES Fr. MF 5-6 Denver, Colo. LAUREN WITTE Fr. F 5-6 Lakeville, Minn. CARLIE COOK Sr. MF 5-2 Tulsa, Okla. #14 JADEN THIEM Fr. D 5-6 Elkhorn, Neb. #19 #18 ABBY MEADER Jr. F 5-7 Lincoln, Neb. ERINOELLE CLIFTON Jr. D 5-3 Bellevue, Neb. #10 #15 SUSIE DINEEN Jr. D 5-10 Omaha, Neb. SOPHIA ROUX So. MF 5-3 Medina, Minn. JESSICA BOLLINGER Sr. D 5-8 Tulsa, Okla. #20 BAILEY CASCIO Fr. F 5-5 Omaha, Neb.

10 OMAHA WOMEN'S SOCCER THE 2017 OMAHA MAVERICKS #21 #22 #23 #30 SARAH DORAN Fr. F 5-9 Edina, Minn. ERIN DIMON Sr. MF 5-3 Overland Park, Kan. EMILY FONTANA Fr. D 5-5 Ankeny, Iowa MAGGIE TULAY Fr. GK 5-4 Lakeville, Minn. TIM WALTERS Head Coach 1st Year KELLY FARRELL Assistant Coach 1st Year CHELSEY TURNER Goalkeeper Coach 1st Year AVA DOETSCH Graduate Assistant 1st year