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HAMDEN, Conn. – Jordan Samuels-Thomas scored his second goal of the game early in the third period, and the Quinnipiac Bobcats held on to edge the UNO Mavericks, 5-4, on Saturday afternoon at the TD Bank Sports Center.

The loss drops the Mavericks to 11-7-1 overall while Quinnipiac is now 13-3-2, stretching its unbeaten streak to 11 games (10-0-1).

Trailing 4-3 entering the third period, the Mavericks tied the game just 38 seconds in.  Ryan Walters charged the net and knocked in the rebound of a shot by Dominic Zombo for his team-leading 11th goal of the year.

But just 3:09 later, Samuels-Thomas finished off a four-on-three rush by firing a shot past Anthony Stolarz.

The Mavericks are now winless in all three games (0-3-0) at Quinnipiac.  Each loss has been by one goal.

The Bobcats wasted little time getting on the board.  Samuels-Thomas took advantage of a turnover behind the Mavericks' net and slipped a shot past Stolarz just 1:54 into the game.  

Quinnipiac doubled its lead 1:44 later when Matthew Peca raced down the right wing, cut around the UNO defenseman and lifted a shot over the glove hand of Stolarz.

The Mavericks' best chance of the period came while shorthanded later in the period.  Matt White fired a shot from the low slot that hit the far post and bounced away.

UNO finally got on the board early in the second when White took a pass from Johnnie Searfoss and raced in on goalie Eric Hartzell.  White finessed a shot under the big goalie for his 10th goal of the season.

Ben Arnt scored from a sharp angle to make it 3-1 Bobcats at 5:46, but the Mavericks found a way to tie the game.  First, Searfoss picked up the puck off an odd carom and fired a shot under Hartzell for a powerplay goal.

Then off an offensive zone faceoff, Brian O'Rourke scored his first collegiate goal.  Tanner Lane, who won the faceoff, earned his first collegiate point.

But with just over a minute remaining in the second, the Bobcats retook the lead. UNO lost the puck behind its net, and Kellen Jones fed Kevin Bui who hammered home his first goal of the year.

The Mavericks outshot the Bobcats, 37-30.  Quinnipiac came in leading the NCAA in fewest shots allowed, averaging just over 20 per game.

Stolarz took the loss with 25 saves while Hartzell earned his 13th win with 33 saves.

The two teams finish the series on Sunday with another Noon ET start.