WICHITA, Kan. — After two tough losses to start the season, the Newman men's soccer team comes home for the first time this year, hosting Southern Nazarene at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in their home opener and welcoming in Colorado-Colorado Springs Saturday at 7 p.m.

SCOUTING NEWMAN

The Jets (0-2-0 overall) played their opponents tight in their opening weekend in Colorado, but finished their road trip with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Colorado State-Pueblo on Friday and a 2-0 loss to Regis Sunday.

                Leaders

                Luca Anelli-2 GP, 3 shots, 1 SOG
                Marian Saar-2 GP, 3 shots, 2 SOG
                Ed Jabbari, 2 GP, 3 shots, 1 SOG
                Calum Dillon-1 GP, 1 GS, 90:00 min., 1 GA, 1.00 GAA, 2 saves
                Blake Andrews-1 GP, 1 GS, 90:00 min., 2 GA, 2.00 GAA, 8 saves

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON STORM

Southern Nazarene (0-2-0 overall) faced off against a pair of Heartland Conference opponents to start its season, falling 1-0 to Rogers State Thursday and 4-2 in a high-scoring affair Saturday to Oklahoma Christian.

                Leaders

                Matthew Lawrence-2 GP, 1g, 2 pts, 5 shots, 4 SOG
                Jared Rangel-2 GP, 1g, 2 pts, 4 shots, 1 SOG
                Freddy DiNang-2 GP, 1a, 1 pt
                Alan Armstrong-2 GP, 4 shots
                Colton Hadlock-2 GP, 2 GS, 180:00 min., 5 GA, 2.50 GAA, 18 saves

SCOUTING THE MOUNTAIN LIONS

Colorado-Colorado Springs (1-0-1 overall) played just about the tightest games it could to come out of opening weekend unbeaten, topping Lubbock Christian 1-0 on Friday and then turning around to fight to a 0-0 draw against No. 7 Midwestern State Sunday.

                Leaders

                JJ Meyer-2 GP, 1g, 2 pts, 5 shots, 3 SOG, 1 GWG
                Conor Lagenbahn-2 GP, 1a, 1 pt
                Jake McAllister-2 GP, 7 shots, 4 SOG
                Blake Barnes-2 GP, 4 shots, 1 SOG
                David Meyer-2 GP, 2 GS, 200:00, 0 GA, 0.00 GAA, 7 saves

NOTES

-While Newman is still searching for the first goal of its season, the Jets have not been held scoreless for three straight games since the 2013 season.

-UCCS, which is receiving votes in the latest NSCAA poll, has played two low-scoring games despite each team cranking off over 10 shots per game. The shots on goal have been low though, with just 16 combined over the two games thus far.

-A 4-2 game will help boost the stats, but SNU has allowed 41 shots and gotten off 23 themselves over their first two games. Opponents have put 23 of those shots on-goal, forcing 18 saves from keeper Hadlock.

COVERAGE

Both games this weekend will feature live video and statistics, available at www.newmanjets.com.