No. 2 Miami Thrashes Nebraska-Omaha

Mavs suffer first loss of season at Miami

Oct. 26, 2007

From UNO Athletics

 

OXFORD, Ohio (http://gomavs.unomaha.edu) - The University of Nebraska-Omaha hockey team suffered it first loss of the season, falling to No. 2 Miami, 7-2, in a Central Collegiate Hockey Association contest, Friday night at Steve Cady Arena.

The Redhawks (5-0, 3-0 CCHA) struck first with a short-handed goal, as Justin Mercier beat UNO goalie Jeremie Dupont at the 18:23 mark of the first period.

The Mavericks (1-1, 0-1 CCHA) took the goal back early in the second period on a power play, with Mick Lawrence scoring his third goal of the young season at 1:27. Bryan Marshall picked up the lone assist, his fifth in two games. But Mercier took the goal right back, scoring at the 2:19 mark, sparking a three-goal outburst in a span of just over four minutes by Miami, making the score 4-1. Dan Charleston cut the deficit back to two, scoring his second of the season at 15:19, with Mike Phillippi and Tomas Klempa each notching his first assist.

It remained a two-goal game until the final five minutes when Miami went on another three-goal spree to put the game away. UNO had a 35-24 advantage in shots on goal, outshooting Miami 18-8 in the second period, but Redhawks goalie Charlie Effinger made 33 saves on the night.

The teams play again Saturday night at 6:05 p.m. Central time, and can be heard live on KKAR 1290 AM.


First Period: 1, MIA, Justin Mercier (Kevin Roeder), sh, 18:23.
Second Period: 2, UNO, Mick Lawrence (Bryan Marshall), pp, 1:27. 3, MIA, Justin Mercier, 2:19. 4, MIA, Ryan Jones (Vincent LoVerde, Pat Cannone), 4:40. 5, MIA, Ryan Jones (Gary Steffes), 6:23. 6, UNO, Dan Charleston (Mike Phillippi, Tomas Klempa), 15:19.
Third Period: 7, MIA, Carter Camper (Ryan Jones), sh, 15:07. 8, MIA, Charley Fetzer (Jarod Palmer, Justin Vaive), pp, 17:17. 9, MIA, Brian Kaufman, 18:47.

Shots on goal: UNO 10-18-7--35; Miami 10-8-6--24.
Saves: Jeremie Dupont, UNO, 17; Charlie Effinger, MIA, 33.
Attendance: 3,221


 

 

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