Friday, February 12
Omaha, Neb.
6:37 PM
Omaha
17-9-1, 7-9-1-0/0
2
vs
1
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Western Michigan
7-17-3, 4-12-1-1/0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Omaha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mavericks Hold Off Western Michigan, 2-1
Feb 13, 2016 | Hockey
OMAHA, Neb. – Austin Ortega scored his NCAA-leading eighth game-winning goal of the season, pushing the No. 12 Omaha hockey team past Western Michigan 2-1 on Friday night at Baxter Arena.
The Mavericks snapped a four-game home losing streak with the win, improving to 17-9-1 overall and 7-9-1-0/0 in the NCHC. They are now tied with Miami for fifth place. Western Michigan fell to 7-17-3 overall and 4-12-1-1/0 in the conference, putting it seventh.
The Mavericks tallied first while playing shorthanded. With Fredrik Olofsson in the box, Tyler Vesel made a block at the blue line and raced the other way. He fought off Western Michigan defenseman Corey Schueneman and backhanded home his fourth goal of the season at 6:44.
Special teams played a hand in UNO's second goal of the night. With the Mavericks on a 4-on-3 power play, Jake Guentzel set up Ortega at the side of the net. He slammed home his team-leading 19th goal of the season at 13:53 of the second period.
Western Michigan drew to within one when Scott Moldenhauer's slap shot landed just inside the left post at 18:22 of the second.
The Broncos outshot the Mavericks 11-7 in the third period and had a late power play but could not net the tying goal.
Evan Weninger made 28 saves to improve to 12-3-0 while WMU's Lukas Hafner made 23 saves in the loss.
Ortega now has 20 career game-winning goals, putting him just three from tying the NCAA record held by Colorado College's Brett Sterling.
The series concludes on Saturday at 7:07 p.m.
The Mavericks snapped a four-game home losing streak with the win, improving to 17-9-1 overall and 7-9-1-0/0 in the NCHC. They are now tied with Miami for fifth place. Western Michigan fell to 7-17-3 overall and 4-12-1-1/0 in the conference, putting it seventh.
The Mavericks tallied first while playing shorthanded. With Fredrik Olofsson in the box, Tyler Vesel made a block at the blue line and raced the other way. He fought off Western Michigan defenseman Corey Schueneman and backhanded home his fourth goal of the season at 6:44.
Special teams played a hand in UNO's second goal of the night. With the Mavericks on a 4-on-3 power play, Jake Guentzel set up Ortega at the side of the net. He slammed home his team-leading 19th goal of the season at 13:53 of the second period.
Western Michigan drew to within one when Scott Moldenhauer's slap shot landed just inside the left post at 18:22 of the second.
The Broncos outshot the Mavericks 11-7 in the third period and had a late power play but could not net the tying goal.
Evan Weninger made 28 saves to improve to 12-3-0 while WMU's Lukas Hafner made 23 saves in the loss.
Ortega now has 20 career game-winning goals, putting him just three from tying the NCAA record held by Colorado College's Brett Sterling.
The series concludes on Saturday at 7:07 p.m.
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Players Mentioned
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F
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/ HockeyTeam Stats
WMU
OMAHA
Shots
29
25
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
1
Penalties
6
5
Penalty Mins
12
10
Faceoffs Won
31
37
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
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