DENVER — A second-period scoring surge helped Omaha hockey knock off the top-ranked team in the country Friday night in the Mavericks' 3-0 win at Denver.
UNO (6-5-2, 2-2-1) scored all three of its goals in the first seven minutes of the second period. Cameron Berg got things started early, collecting his own rebound and scoring 12 seconds into the period to give Omaha a 1-0 lead.
Matt Miller scored 4:54 into the second to extend the Mavericks' lead, then added a power-play goal less than two minutes later to put UNO ahead 3-0. The Mavericks outshot the Pioneers 29-17 in the second period and finished with a 40-22 edge in shots on goal.
Jake Kucharski finished with 22 saves for Omaha, which has faced three straight ranked opponents.
The Mavericks will take on the Pioneers again Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Photos: UNO Hockey hosts North Dakota
UNO's Cameron Berg, right, and North Dakota's Matteo Costantini fight for control of the puck in the first period on Friday.
North Dakota's Chris Jandric, left, collides with Jimmy Glynn in the first period on Friday.
UNO goalie Jake Kucharski stops a shot from North Dakota in the first period on Friday.
UNO's Jake Pivonka fires a shot North Dakota goalie Drew DeRidder in the first period on Friday.
UNO's Kirby Proctor, right, tries to slow down North Dakota's Jackson Blake in the first period on Friday.
UNO's Jonny Tychonick tries to shoot the puck past North Dakota goalie Drew DeRidder in the second period on Friday.
North Dakota's Ty Farmer falls onto goalie Drew DeRidder while Cooper Moore tries to keep UNO's Kaden Bohlsen away in the second period on Friday.
North Dakota's Ty Farmer falls onto goalie Drew DeRidder while Cooper Moore tries to keep UNO's Kaden Bohlsen away in the second period on Friday.
UNO's Jonny Tychonick knocks down North Dakota's Brent Johnson in the second period on Friday.
UNO goalie Jake Kucharski watches the puck float by as he falls on his back in the first period against North Dakota on Friday.
North Dakota goalie Drew DeRidder shows UNO's Tyler Rollwagen, left, and North Dakota's Chris Jandric, top, the puck during a stoppage in play during the second period on Friday.
UNO's Tyler Weiss skates across center ice against North Dakota on Friday.
