The Mavericks begin play with a Saturday game at Pratt Community College. 

The Mavs have a deep team with fourteen returning players.  Forward George Robinson, who was the conference player of the year as freshman, leads the group.  Jesus Aleman and Jeff Rhea have both returned for their sophomore seasons after taking some time off after their freshmen years.  Aleman was All Conference and Rhea was a starter at centerback for one of the Mavs best teams. 

Kareem Williams, Gio Herrera, and Brooks Rogers are all returning starters as well.  Eventz Malaska, Rahmon Oduborisa, and Ivan Delgadillo all have started at least one game. 

DuRoy said incoming players to watch include; Damorney Hutchinson, Marcovich Brown, Spencer Braswell, and Nathan Asiedu.

"This is an interesting team because we have a good mixture of experience and new guys," DuRoy said.  "I thought Gio (Herrera) and Brooks (Rogers) were the strength of our team last year, and it's great having them back, but this year we have some players that should create a lot of goal scoring chances."

"Jesus Aleman returning is huge because he is a dynamic player that plays extremely hard," DuRoy added.  "Damorney Hutchinson has electric pace and is strong.  If he can become more consistent in a few areas of his game he has a chance to be a special player.  The best teams can always score goals.  It remains to be seen if we can do that against good competition, but I'm excited about the potential of this team."

The soccer season is normally played in the fall but was rescheduled for spring due to COVID-19.

The Mavs and Lady Mavs open at home Wednesday, April 7, against Eastern at 2 p.m.