Thursday, October 15
Sioux Falls, SD
7:07 p.m. CT
Omaha
0-1-0
1
at
2
Augustana
2-0-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Augustana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Lacelle Impresses With 40 Saves as (RV) Omaha Hockey Opens 2026-27 Campaign
Oct 15, 2026 | Hockey
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.-  Freshman goaltender Will Lacelle (Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) made 40 saves in his collegiate debut Thursday night, keeping (RV) Omaha Hockey within reach until a late goal gave No. 15 Augustana a 2-1 victory at Midco Arena on Thursday, Oct. 15
The Mavericks struck first at 6:45 of the first period. Freshman forward Maël Lavigne (Neuville, Quebec, Canada) scored his first collegiate goal off assists from captain defenseman Marc Lajoie (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) and Joel Plante (Langley, British Columbia, Canada) to give (RV) Omaha a 1-0 advantage.
No. 15 Augustana answered at 10:02 when Heath Nelson scored to send the Vikings and Mavericks into the first intermission tied 1-1.
Lacelle stopped 14 shots in the opening period and all 13 he faced in the second, helping (RV) Omaha carry the tie into the final period. The Mavericks recorded 13 shots on goal during the scoreless second period.
No. 15 Augustana and (RV) Omaha remained deadlocked deep into the third before Nace Langus scored off an assist from Hunter Bischoff at 18:48, putting the Vikings ahead with 1:12 remaining.
Lacelle finished with a .952 save percentage against 42 shots in his first regular-season appearance. (RV) Omaha kept No. 15 Augustana from scoring during all four of their power plays and finished with 30 shots on goal.
The Mavericks return to Omaha to conclude the home-and-home series against the Vikings on Saturday, Oct. 17, on Kemp Ice at Baxter Arena. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. CT for Military Appreciation Night.
Connect with Omaha Hockey on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, @OmahaHKY.
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The Mavericks struck first at 6:45 of the first period. Freshman forward Maël Lavigne (Neuville, Quebec, Canada) scored his first collegiate goal off assists from captain defenseman Marc Lajoie (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) and Joel Plante (Langley, British Columbia, Canada) to give (RV) Omaha a 1-0 advantage.
No. 15 Augustana answered at 10:02 when Heath Nelson scored to send the Vikings and Mavericks into the first intermission tied 1-1.
Lacelle stopped 14 shots in the opening period and all 13 he faced in the second, helping (RV) Omaha carry the tie into the final period. The Mavericks recorded 13 shots on goal during the scoreless second period.
No. 15 Augustana and (RV) Omaha remained deadlocked deep into the third before Nace Langus scored off an assist from Hunter Bischoff at 18:48, putting the Vikings ahead with 1:12 remaining.
Lacelle finished with a .952 save percentage against 42 shots in his first regular-season appearance. (RV) Omaha kept No. 15 Augustana from scoring during all four of their power plays and finished with 30 shots on goal.
The Mavericks return to Omaha to conclude the home-and-home series against the Vikings on Saturday, Oct. 17, on Kemp Ice at Baxter Arena. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. CT for Military Appreciation Night.
Connect with Omaha Hockey on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, @OmahaHKY.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
UNO
AUG
Shots
29
42
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
3
Penalty Mins
8
6
Faceoffs Won
32
30
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
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