Feb. 11, 2011
16 Nebraska-Omaha 4, 7 Wisconsin 1
Qwest Center • Omaha, Neb.
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Nebraska-Omaha
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Scoring Summary
| | 1st | 14:54 | WIS
| Murray (Zengerle, Gardiner)
| | 2nd | 01:21 | UNO
| Martin (Olimb, Ambroz) | | 2nd | 02:43 | UNO | Searfoss (Hudson, Aneloski) | | 3rd | 01:41 | UNO | Hudson | | 3rd | 19:27 | UNO | Purslow (Martin, Young) | | Goaltender Summary
| Min | GA | Sv | WIS
| Gudmandson (L, 14-7-1) | 58:02 | 3 | 28 | | UNO | Faulkner (W, 16-9-2) | 60:00 | 1 | 31 | | Statistical Comparison
| WIS | UNO
| | Shots on Goal | 32 | 32 | Power Plays
| 0-5 | 1-4 | Penalties-Minutes
| 6-12 | 6-12 | | |
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• Final Stats | Final Stats 
OMAHA, Neb. -- Playing in front of a record crowd at Qwest Center Omaha on Friday, the Badgers (19-9-3, 11-8-2 WCHA) fell, 4-1, to Nebraska-Omaha (17-10-2, 13-6-2 WCHA).
Late in the first period, the Badgers got on the board first. With the Badgers in the offensive zone, Mark Zengerle (Rochester, N.Y.) fed a pass into the high slot. Jordy Murray (Faribault, Minn.) received the puck and fired a quick wrist shot into the back of the net. The goal gave Wisconsin a 1-0 lead at 14:54 of the first period. Wisconsin took a one-goal lead into the first intermission with the shots on goal being 9-8 in favor of UW.
In the second period, the Mavericks came roaring back with two quick goals to start the period. The Mavericks tied the game on a power-play goal at 1:21 of the period. Joey Martin scored from the left faceoff dot, beating Badger goaltender Scott Gudmandson (Sherwood Park, Alberta) to tie the game at 1-1.
Then, less than 90 seconds later, UNO took the lead. Johnnie Searfoss buried a rebound, giving the Mavericks a 2-1 lead at the 2:43 mark of the second stanza.
Despite some late power play pressure by the Badgers, they trailed 2-1 after two periods. Nebraska Omaha recorded a 16-7 edge in shots on net during the period.
UW came out strong in the third period, but it was the Mavericks who scored first. UNO got a 2-on-1 rush when a Wisconsin defenseman fell, and Alex Hudson took the puck in and scored on a backhander. The goal increased the Maverick lead to 3-1 at 1:41 of the third period.
The Badgers kept pressuring the Maverick net, outshooting UNO 16-8 in the final stanza. The score remained 3-1 until the final minute of the period when UNO added an empty-net goal. Rich Purslow netted the tally to make the final 4-1 in favor of the Mavericks.
The shots on goal were even for the game, with each team recording 32. Nebraska Omaha was 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Badgers were held to 0-for-5.
Scott Gudmandson made 28 saves for the Badgers, but fell to 14-7-1. John Faulkner got the win for Nebraska Omaha, making 31 stops and improving to 16-9-2.
A total of 15,137 fans packed Qwest Center Omaha to set a new program attendance record for the Mavericks by over 2,000. The total was just short of a sell out. The building holds 15,595 for hockey
The Badgers will drop the puck again versus the Mavericks on Saturday night, with the Badgers trying to salvage a split. The game starts at 7 p.m. (CT).
