Martie Cordaro announced last week that he will step back from his leadership role with Union Omaha and will serve full-time with the Omaha Storm Chasers. When Alliance Sports, owner of the Omaha Storm Chasers, founded Union Omaha in 2019, Cordaro was chosen to lead both organizations. He continued to serve in his role as president of the Storm Chasers even after Alliance Sports sold the team in 2024.
The move comes as Union Omaha’s downtown stadium project continues to progress and will help leadership better balance the vision for the club’s future with day-to-day operations. More information on the move can be found on the Grow Omaha website.
The Omaha Supernovas made history in more ways than one in their two matches last week. In the club’s first ever meeting against the Dallas Pulse on Thursday, Omaha put up the best offensive performance in franchise history, posting a .391 hitting percentage in a 25-22, 25-18, 25-23 sweep.
On Sunday, the Supernovas survived the Orlando Valkyries to earn their fifth straight win, the longest streak in franchise history. Sunday’s victory was Omaha’s seventh straight road victory dating back to last season, which matches a franchise record.
Omaha now sits at 7-3 and is in second place in MLV standings. The team will return home this week to host two matches against the same pair of teams. Tonight, Omaha faces Dallas at 7 p.m. On Sunday, the Supernovas will host Orlando for their Pink Out, with the first 5,000 fans in attendance receiving a pink T-shirt. Sunday’s match will be nationally televised on VICE TV and first serve is at 5 p.m.
Omaha Hockey alumnus and Omaha native Jake Guentzel will make his Olympic debut on Friday against Latvia, when Team USA begins its mission for its first hockey gold medal since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980. This is the first time since 2014 that NHL players are allowed to play in the Olympics, after a breakdown in negotiations between the NHL and the International Olympic Committee regarding insurance, travel and accommodations for players caused the absence of hockey’s top talent for two Olympic cycles. Guentzel played for Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off last year, where he experienced international play for the first time and scored three goals in four games. Friday’s game will be televised nationally on USA Network, with puck drop scheduled for 2:10 p.m. CST.
Omaha softball defeated Northern Iowa, Butler and Iowa State twice in last week’s UNI Dome Tournament to start the season 4-0, and is now ranked third in D1 Softball Mid-Major Rankings, the highest ranking since the Mavericks transitioned to Division I. Over the weekend, head coach Mike Heard earned his 150th win, and pitcher Maddia Groff earned her 300th career strikeout.
This weekend, Omaha will travel to San Diego to face Utah State, Southern Utah, Fairleigh Dickinson (twice) and Boise State. Play will begin when the Mavericks face Utah Tech on Friday at 11 a.m.
Creighton men’s basketball secured another come-from-behind victory on Saturday against Seton Hall, closing the game on an 11-1 run to sink the Pirates, 69-68. Creighton trailed 67-58 with 1:27 remaining in the game, but cut the lead to one before fouling Seton Hall guard Trey Parker with 17.2 seconds left. Parker made one of two free throws, and Creighton advanced the ball quickly, where Nik Graves eventually created space and drilled the game winning three pointer.
On Wednesday night, Creighton’s luck ran out against DePaul. Down 71-70, DePaul’s Brandon Maclin scored a contested layup with seven seconds left for what would be the winning basket. Wednesday’s 72-71 loss was Creighton’s first to DePaul since January 2015, and only second since joining the Big East.
Creighton will return home on Saturday to host Villanova, which they beat 76-72 in January. Tipoff for the nationally televised game on FOX is at 1:30 p.m.
Creighton women’s basketball used a timely three pointer of their own to score an 80-74 overtime victory over Marquette on Sunday. Creighton freshman Neleigh Gessert provided the game-tying three pointer with just 20 seconds remaining, and the Bluejays stood tall defensively to force overtime. Grace Boffeli owned OT, scoring Creighton’s first seven points of the period to put them ahead for good.
Freshman Ava Zediker earned Big East Freshman of the Week for her performances against Georgetown and Marquette last week. Zediker averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in the two contests. This is her first such honor.
LOVB Nebraska is in the midst of a three-game losing streak after facing the top three clubs in league standings over the last 11 days. Nebraska was swept by Houston last night, 25-21, 25-17, 25-14 in the LOVB Match of the Week. LOVB Nebraska will begin play in the LOVB Classic on Saturday, facing Atlanta at 4:30 p.m. The LOVB Classic is an in-season tournament featuring all six LOVB teams, running from Friday, February 13 to Sunday, February 15. Saturday’s game can be streamed live with an ESPN+ subscription.
Creighton baseball, picked to finish second in the Big East preseason poll after earning both the regular season and Big East Tournament championships last season, will begin its 2026 campaign, and the Mark Kingston era, this weekend. The Bluejays will head to Moraga, Calif. to face Saint Mary’s in a trio of games, with first pitch set for 4 p.m. on Friday.
Omaha baseball tied for second with St. Thomas in the Summit League preseason poll, announced Wednesday. Nebraska natives Henry Zipay and Maddox Meyer were named players to watch. The Mavericks open their season this weekend in the desert with a series against Arizona State beginning tomorrow at 7:35 p.m.
Upcoming Events
- Omaha Supernovas vs. Dallas | Thursday, Feb. 12 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball vs. St. Thomas | Thursday, Feb. 12 | 7 p.m.
- Creighton softball vs. Drake | Friday, Feb. 13 | 10 a.m.
- Omaha softball vs. Utah Tech | Friday, Feb. 13 | 11 a.m.
- Creighton softball vs. Coastal Carolina | Friday, Feb. 13 | 12:30 p.m.
- Omaha softball vs. Southern Utah | Friday, Feb. 13 | 1:30 p.m.
- Creighton baseball at Saint Mary’s | Feb. 13-15 | 4 p.m. Friday
- Omaha Hockey vs. #8 Denver | Friday, February 13 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha baseball at Arizona State | Feb. 13-15 | 7:35 p.m. Friday
- Creighton softball vs. Drake | Saturday, Feb. 14 | 12:30 p.m.
- Omaha women’s basketball at St. Thomas | Saturday, Feb. 14 | 1 p.m.
- Creighton men’s basketball vs. Villanova | Saturday, Feb. 14 | 1:30 p.m.
- LOVB Nebraska vs. LOVB Atlanta | Saturday, Feb. 14 | 4:30 p.m.
- Omaha softball vs. FDU | Saturday, Feb. 14 | 6:30 p.m.
- Omaha Hockey vs. #8 Denver | Saturday, Feb. 14 | 7 p.m.
- Creighton softball vs. Utah Valley | Saturday, Feb. 14 | 7:30 p.m.
- Omaha softball vs. Boise State | Saturday, Feb. 14 | 9 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball vs. Denver | Sunday, Feb. 15 | 12 p.m.
- Creighton softball vs. Arizona | Sunday, Feb. 15 | 12:30 p.m.
- Omaha softball vs. FDU | Sunday, Feb. 15 | 1:30 p.m.
- Creighton women’s basketball vs. Villanova | Sunday, Feb. 15 | 4 p.m.
- Omaha Supernovas vs. Orlando | Sunday, Feb. 15 | 5 p.m.
- Omaha baseball at Arizona | Tuesday, Feb. 17 | 7 p.m.
- Creighton men’s basketball at #6 UConn | Wednesday, Feb. 18 | 6 p.m.
- Creighton women’s basketball at Butler | Wednesday, Feb. 18 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball vs. Oral Roberts | Wednesday, Feb. 18 | 7 p.m.
