MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The UNO hockey team made an emphatic debut in the WCHA, finishing off a two-game sweep of Minnesota with a 4-2 win on Saturday night at Mariucci Arena.  #Terry Broadhurst and Eric Olimb# each had a pair of assists in the win.

With the win, the Mavericks are 4-0-0 on the year and 2-0-0 in the WCHA.

For the second straight night, the Mavericks jumped out to an early lead.  Matt White scooped up the rebound of a shot by #Joey Martin# and buried his fourth goal of the season at 3:10 of the first period.

UNO doubled its lead later in the period off a good cycle in the Minnesota zone.  Broadhurst got off a shot during a scramble in the slot.  He was stopped, but Zahn Raubenheimer whipped home the loose puck on the backhand to make it 2-0 after one.

The Mavs padded their lead in the second.  Off a face-off, #Matt Ambroz# scooped up the rebound of a shot by Broadhurst and slipped it past goalie Alex Kangas for his team-leading fifth goal of the year.

The Gophers, as they had done the night before, attempted a comeback when Kevin Wehrs scored off a slapshot, and former Omaha Lancer Erik Haula scored his first collegiate goal in the third period.

But #Rich Purslow# fired the puck into an empty net as the Gophers pushed for the equalizer to conclude the scoring and guarantee the Mavs the sweep.

#John Faulkner# made 29 saves to improve to 4-0-0.

The Mavericks will step out of conference play to face an old CCHA foe, Michigan, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 22 and 23.  Game time is 6:35 p.m. CT from Yost Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.