Greenville Triumph (9-4-4, 1st Place) vs Union Omaha (5-6-2, 4th Place) All competitions: GVL (10-4-5) vs OMA (9-6-3) Legacy Early College Field – Greenville, South Carolina 6:00 PM (CST) ESPN+ Wake up and smell the Belt! It’s Week 17 of the USL League One regular season and with it brings the juicy matchup ofContinue reading “Greenville Preview”
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Data Dive: A Wild Night
That game was definitely… something. A truly wild game that ended with 10 players for each team and a late giveaway leading to a player’s first goal for the team. There is so much to talk about from it, so I’ll get right into that! Leaving the Drought with Tucson Finally, after three whole games,Continue reading “Data Dive: A Wild Night”
Owls Tussle with Tucson, Win
After a contentious 90 minutes and change, Union Omaha was able to find their 5th league win of the season, defeating FC Tucson 2-1 on Saturday night. The Owls even spent a third of the match down a man, after an early (soft) red card was given to JP Scearce in the 30th minute ofContinue reading “Owls Tussle with Tucson, Win”
FC Tucson Preview
Union Omaha (4-6-2, 8th Place) vs FC Tucson (3-4-7, 11th Place) All competitions: OMA (8-6-3) vs TUC (4-4-8) Werner Park – Papillion, Nebraska 7:00 PM (CST) ESPN+ It’s Week 16 of the USL League One regular season and Union Omaha’s most familiar foe returns to Werner Park: FC Tucson. If you felt let downContinue reading “FC Tucson Preview”
Data Dive: Another tie, another Tie
The Data Dive is a little late this week as I was actually in North Carolina this past weekend with family, so was able to attend the game. It was a good experience, even with the rain! In this Dive I’ll mention a few things from this game as well as some other things thatContinue reading “Data Dive: Another tie, another Tie”
North Carolina FC Preview
Union Omaha (4-5-2, 7th Place) vs North Carolina FC (5-2-6, 6th Place) All competitions: OMA (8-5-3) vs NC (5-2-7) WakeMed Soccer Park – Cary, North Carolina 6:00 PM (CST) ESPN+ Saturday evening is setting the stage for some primetime action as Union Omaha travels to North Carolina FC in what could be a veryContinue reading “North Carolina FC Preview”
Around the Rest of USL League One: Week 14 (plus one)
Wednesday, June 29 Greenville Triumph 3-1 North Carolina FC The only numbers in this game that would suggest Greenville had such an easy time with North Carolina is the final score. Greenville was incredibly efficient in this game, and North Carolina was anything but. Allen Gavilanes scored on the team’s very first shot, set upContinue reading “Around the Rest of USL League One: Week 14 (plus one)”
Data Dive: A Lack of Fireworks
Home BluesYet again, for the third time this season, we fail to score at home. That third time as well happens to be with only 4 games at home, with the first game being a 3-0 win. So we are really talking about a three game, 270 minute scoreless streak when playing at Werner Park.Continue reading “Data Dive: A Lack of Fireworks”
Charlotte Independence Preview
Union Omaha (4-4-2, 8th Place) vs. Charlotte Independence (5-2-6, 5th Place) All competitions: OMA (8-4-3) vs. CLT (5-2-7) Werner Park – Papillion, Nebraska 7:00 PM (CST) ESPN+ Good morning, Búhos Nation, and welcome to another week of USL League One action! Week 14 brings a much-needed home match to Union Omaha, as Charlotte IndependenceContinue reading “Charlotte Independence Preview”
Around the Rest of the League: Week 13
Wednesday, June 22 Chattanooga Red Wolves 7-1 Charlotte Independence A perfectly executed corner kick where Miguel Ibarra found Héctor Acosta to open the scoring was basically all Charlotte were able to do last Wednesday. After a quick equalizer from Rey Ortiz, a go-ahead goal from Juan Gailndrez that he followed up by converting a questionableContinue reading “Around the Rest of the League: Week 13”
Who Gives A Hoot? 