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Issue date: 11/11/08 Section: Sports

Goalkeeper Elizabeth Odorisio clears the ball on Saturday. (Valerie Loseke/The Gateway) [Click to enlarge]

Central Missouri midfielder Randi Fernsler carries the ball away from Maverick midfielder Amanda Iwansky on Saturday. (Valerie Loseke/The Gateway) [Click to enlarge]

After an overtime 1-0 win against Southwest Baptist on Thursday, the Mavericks women's soccer team recorded its fourth straight shutout Saturday, blanking No. 6 Central Missouri 3-0 at the UNO Soccer Field.

The win brought the Mavs' regular season to a close at third in the MIAA and fourth in the NCAA Division II South Central Region. UNO's overall record, 13-5-0, saw 10 conference victories made with shutouts.

The Mavs four-game winning streak also clinched UNO's chance of seeing a berth in the NCAA Division II national tournament. The official bracket was scheduled for release but was unavailable at press time.

Central Missouri only saw two conference losses this season, with Northwest Missouri bringing the Jennies' 16-game winning streak to a close on Nov. 6 after Central Missouri had already clinched the MIAA conference title.

Saturday's win saw goals by three familiar Maverick offensive players: Becca Swanson, Lindsey Nealon and Tara Wegehaupt. Swanson got the scoring off in the 8th minute with a goal from the top of the goal box off assists from Amanda Iwansky and Mykala Hanson.

The Mavs then put on two more goals late in the game, with a goal coming from Nealon in the 80th minute off a free kick by freshman Hayley Renshaw via a pass from Hanson to the middle of the goal box. Wegehaupt then put a third goal away in the 85th minute off a cross from Iwansky.

In Thursday's game against Southwest Baptist, UNO went into overtime for the first time this season only to be greeted with a goal by Iwansky three minutes into the sudden-death period.

The game saw more misconduct than the Mavs saw so far this season, with cautions given to Southwest Baptist's goalkeeper Mary Pearl, defender Heidi Lewis and midfielder Krysten Clardy. Bearcats midfielder Kelly Isaac was also ejected for use of foul language in the 62nd minute of play, leaving Southwest Baptist a player short for the remainder of the match.

UNO out-shot Southwest Baptist 12-6 overall and committed fewer fouls with 5 whistles blown against the Mavericks compared to 11 for the Bearcats.

The first round of the NCAA Division II tournament is scheduled to take place Friday.

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