OMAHA, Neb.– The Miami University hockey team fell to Omaha 8-1 Saturday night at Baxter Arena. Blake Mesenburg lit the lamp for the RedHawks, who drop to 3-11-2, 0-6-0 NCHC. Sam Stange scored two goals to lead the Mavericks (5-7-0, 3-3-0 NCHC).

HOW IT HAPPENED

• 9:30 1st (Omaha 1-0) | Charlie Lurie opened the scoring for the Mavericks with a power-play goal midway through the first period. After an extended time of possession in the RedHawks' zone, Lurie took a pass from Dylan Gratton, used his skate to knock the puck toward his stick, and fired a shot that found the back of the net. Brock Bremer had the secondary assist on the play.
• 12:17 1st (Omaha 2-0) | Stange doubled UNO's lead three minutes later, holding the puck in along the left boards after an attempted clearing attempt and finishing the play himself to put Omaha up 2-0.
• 18:56 1st (Omaha 3-0) | Late in the first period, Omaha added another power-play goal, as Tyler Rollwagen redirected a Griffin Ludtke shot in front. Jacob Guevin started the play with a pass from the point that set up Ludtke's blast from the wing.
• 5:27 2nd (Omaha 4-0) | A series of passes down the left side freed up Chase LaPinta behind the Miami defense on a dish from Cam Mitchell. LaPinta's backdoor pass set up Stange for a one-timer to make it 4-0.
• 7:21 2nd (Omaha 5-0) | Miami finally went on the power play more than six minutes into the second period, but Mitchell eventually retrieved a puck near his own blue line and scored on a shorthanded breakaway to stretch the Mavs' advantage.
• 8:38 2nd (Omaha 6-0) | As the RedHawks' power play expired, Omaha capitalized on a faceoff win to start a break the other way. Myles Hilman won a footrace down the right side and scored off an assist from Jimmy Glynn.
• 14:26 2nd (Miami 6-1) | The Red and White got on the board after a give-and-go between Michael Feenstra and Matt Choupani moved the puck quickly down the ice. Feenstra took a return feed and dropped it off behind him for Mesenburg, who collected Miami's first goal of the weekend.
• 19:59.2 2nd (Omaha 7-1) | UNO beat the buzzer with a power-play goal from Glynn in the final second of the middle period to take a 7-1 lead to the locker room. Rollwagen sent the puck across for Ludtke, and Glynn tipped home the ensuing shot from the top of the crease.
• 9:37 3rd (Omaha 8-1) | Near the midway point of the third period, a Miami pass attempt deflected off the back of the cage for Brady Risk to pick up and slide to Harrison Israels. Israels converted the one-timer in front of the net for Omaha's final goal.

 
NOTES

• Choupani took over the team lead with his 12th point of the year.
• Mesenburg matched his career high with three shots on goal and scored his fourth goal of the season.
• Ethan Dahlmeir made 19 saves in net, while Bruno Bruveris came on in relief and stopped 16 shots.
• The all-time series between Miami and UNO is deadlocked 29-29-7.

 
UP NEXT:
The RedHawks wrap up the 2024 portion of their schedule with a home series against North Dakota Dec. 6-7. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m. both nights at Steve "Coach" Cady Arena.