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Issue date: 9/16/08 Section: Sports

Senior Casey Bigsby breaks away from Griffons' freshman midfielder Audrey Henderson on Thursday night in St. Joseph, Mo. (courtesy UNO Athletic Department/omavs.com) [Click to enlarge]

The UNO women's soccer team opened Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference play this weekend with a 1-0 shutout over Missouri Western.

Senior Casey Bigsby scored Thursday's only goal at Riverside Field in St. Joseph, Mo.

The goal came only 47 seconds into the match, when senior MaryClaire Murnan passed to Bigsby, who scored againstMissouri Western goalkeeper Jenna Weis in the right corner of the net.

Overall, the Mavericks finished 22-6 in total shots as well as 5-3 in shots on goal, while maintaining a 5-0 edge in corner kicks. The win brought UNO to 3-0 in the season going into Friday, while the Griffons dropped to 1-3-1.

Friday's game against Truman State, however, was postponed because of weather in Kirksville, Mo., where heavy rains last week made the field unplayable. The match will be rescheduled for sometime in October.

UNO will return to the field on Thursday, Sept. 18, when they take on MIAA foe Central Missouri at 7 p.m. in Warrensburg, Mo.

The mavs will then return to Omaha this weekend, hosting Missouri Southern on Saturday, Sept. 20.

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