Omaha, Neb. --- Minnesota State absorbed a 5-1 loss at eighth-rated Nebraska-Omaha in Western Collegiate Hockey Association action at Nebraska Omaha Friday.
Nebraska Omaha took a 1-0 lead at the 13:07 mark of the opening period with sophomore defenseman Bryce Aneloski beating MSU sophomore netminder Phil Cook on a backhand move from in front of the net.
UNO scored twice in the second period to take a commanding 3-0 lead. Ryan Walters tapped the puck past Cook at 6:41 and following a couple of nice saves by Cook, Joey Martin put a rebound into the net at 18:51 for UNO’s third goal of the game.
Austin Lee replaced Cook in the MSU net to start the third period, but a pair of power play markers by Johnny Seafoss, one at the 11-minute mark with UNO on a 5-on-3, and the other 29 seconds later, put the game out of reach. MSU sophomore forward Joe Schiller solved UNO netminder John Faulkner when he tallied his second goal of the year on a rebound shot at 12:46 to close out the scoring.
Nebraska-Omaha, which went two-for-seven in power play situations in the game, outshot the Mavericks by a 32-27 margin.
Now 2-3-4 overall and 2-3-2 in WCHA action, Minnesota State takes on UNO (6-1-0, 3-0-0 WCHA) again Saturday with a 7:07 p.m. face-off scheduled at Qwest Center.
Head coach Troy Jutting comments following game:
