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Issue date: 11/17/09 Section: Sports

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UNO's Ryan Kretzer watches as the puck slides by Lake Superior goaltender Brian Mahoney-Wilson during Friday's game. Kretzer assisted on Rich Purslow's goal in the second period as the Mavs won 4-0. (Michelle Bishop/The Gateway) [Click to enlarge]

The UNO hockey team was in action this weekend at the Qwest Center when it took on Lake Superior State on Friday and Saturday night. The Mavs won 4-0 on Friday, but lost on Saturday 3-1.

UNO's record is now 5-2-3 overall and 2-2-2-1 in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Lake Superior State leaves Omaha with a 5-6-1 overall record and a 2-5-1-0 mark in the CCHA.

The Mavericks played arguably their most complete game of the season on Friday.

Freshman forward Brandon Richardson put the Mavs up first, scoring his first goal as a Maverick thanks to an assist from freshman forward Brent Gwidt.

Junior forward Rich Purslow continued the scoring trend, tallying back-to-back goals to extend the Mavs' lead to 3-0. Purslow's first goal came on a power play with an assist from Richardson. Purslow's second goal came when sophomore forward Ryan Kretzer found him wide open next to the net.

Junior forward Joey Martin finished off the scoring midway through the third period, banging home a rebound shot by freshman forward Terry Broadhurst.

Senior goalie Jeremie Dupont earned his first shutout of the year, stopping all 22 of the Lakers' shots.

Unfortunately, the Mavs failed to pick up where they left off when they played the Lakers again Saturday night. Lake Superior scored two goals and jumped out to a 2-0 lead before many fans had even found their seats.

Lake Superior's Rick Schofield scored only 59 seconds into the game to put the Lakers up 1-0. Will Acton scored the second goal for the Lakers with only 4:48 elapsed from the first period.

The Lakers received a five-minute power play midway through the second period after a game ejection was assessed to sophomore forward Alex Hudson for checking from behind. Shortly after the power play advantage, the Lakers capitalized on an odd-man rush to increase their lead to 3-0.

Broadhurst saved the Mavs from being shut out when he snapped a hard wrist shot past Laker goalie Brian Mahoney-Wilson at 2:13 into the third period. Despite a frantic comeback effort that saw UNO outshoot the Lakers 18-7 in the final period, the Mavs eventually came up short.

UNO travels to Marquette, Mich., this weekend to face Northern Michigan University on Friday and Saturday night. Both games are scheduled to start at 6:35. The Mavs will return home the following week to take on Western Michigan in a two-game series at the Qwest Center.

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