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Issue date: 9/30/08 Section: Sports

- Mykala Hanson (right) fights for control of the ball with a Truman State defender during Saturday's game. (Andrea Barbe/The Gateway) [Click to enlarge]

UNO goalkeeper Lauren Fox leaps to get a hand on the ball as Truman State's Katie Reuck (No. 3) crashes the net. Fox posted a shutout as the Mavs went on to win 2-0. (Valerie Loseke/The Gateway) [Click to enlarge]

Hayley Renshaw (right) controls the ball up field. With the win UNO improves to 5-1 and 3-1 in the MIAA. (Andrea Barbe/The Gateway) [Click to enlarge]

Truman State goalie Denise Childress tries to stop the shot from UNO's Mykala Hanson (No. 3) during Saturday's game. Hanson scored on the play. (Andrea Barbe/The Gateway) [Click to enlarge]

The UNO Mavericks soccer team stomped out Truman State 2-0 in MIAA conference play this Saturday.

Both teams played tit-for-tat in the first period with four shots and two saves apiece. The Mavs, however, exploded offensively after halftime, putting the Bulldogs to the test.

In the 55th minute, junior Mykala Hanson passed to senior Casey Bigsby, who headed the ball past Bulldog goalkeeper Denise Childress. Just 24 seconds later, Hanson got the ball from freshman Becca Swanson and slammed it past Childress for another goal.

UNO dominated Truman State in shots 16-9, 12 of which were made in the second period. Bigsby was the most aggressive shooter between the two teams with three shots and a goal.

The Mavs' goalkeeper, sophomore Lauren Fox, shut out the Bulldogs' offense with five saves.

UNO's victory puts them up 5-1 and 3-1 for MIAA play, while Truman State records their first loss of the season at 8-1, 4-1 in the MIAA.

Next week, UNO will be heading back on the road to face off in Missouri for more MIAA action. The Mavs will face Southwest Baptist on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. and Northwest Missouri State on Saturday, Oct. 4, at noon.

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