Box Score OMAHA, Neb. – No. 5 UMass Lowell broke a tie game with a late goal in the third period and held on for a 4-2 over the Omaha hockey team to earn a split of the weekend series.

John Edwardh lifted home a pass from Joe Gambardella with 4:18 remaining in the third to put the River Hawks up 3-2 in a hard-fought game between non-conference foes.  Gambardella then added an empty net goal with seven seconds remaining to close the scoring.

It was a sour ending to a well-played game and series for the Mavericks who won 5-1 in the opener on Friday.  The Mavericks are now 3-2-1 while UMass Lowell improved to 4-2-2.

UMass Lowell broke the opening deadlock with a power play at 4:38.  Gambardella fed C.J. Smith who snapped a shot inside the right post past Evan Weninger.

The Mavericks tied the game on their own power play halfway through the period.  Steven Spinner set up Fredrik Olofsson whose shot through a crowd slipped under goalie Tyler Wall for his first goal of the season.

The River Hawks retook the lead at 2:41 of the second period when Jake Kamrass scored on a penalty shot, the first faced by a UNO goaltender since November of 2013.

The Mavericks took advantage of a five-on-three power play to retie the game late in the period.  Luc Snuggerud fed David Pope who hammered home a one-timer for his first goal of the season.

Weninger finished with 22 saves while Wall made 25 stops.  

The Mavericks finish their six-game home stand with their first NCHC series of the season.  They'll host Colorado College on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4-5.