OMAHA, Neb. – No. 9/10 North Dakota shutout the No. 13 Omaha hockey team 3-0 on Saturday at Baxter Arena.

The Fighting Hawks avoided a sweep of the weekend series while also snapping the Mavericks' seven-game home win streak.  UNO is now 15-14-1 overall and 8-12-0-0/0 in the NCHC.  UND improved to 14-10-8 overall and 8-8-4-0/2 in the conference.

North Dakota opened the scoring for the second straight game.  Colton Poolman brought the puck down the slot.  He was stripped, but Shane Gersich collected the puck and snapped it past Evan Weninger at 8:10 of the second period.

In the third, Johnny Simonson made it 2-0 when he scooped up a bouncing puck off the end boards and fluttered a shot over Weninger at 4:47.

Rhett Gardner added an empty net goal at 18:16 to seal the win.

Weninger made 34 saves in the loss, his sixth straight game with 30 or more saves.  UND's Cam Johnson earned the win with 26 saves.

The Mavericks host their final home series of the regular season when they welcome Colorado College on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24.

GAME NOTES:

• The Mavericks came into the game third in the NCAA in scoring but were shut out for the sixth time this season.
• Joel Messner led the team with four blocked shots while also firing a team high five shots on goal.
• One night after the two teams combined for five power play goals in seven chances, the Mavericks were 0-for-4 while North Dakota was 0-for-5.

Three Stars:  1. Shane Gersich/UND (GWG); 2. Cam Johnson/UND (26 saves); 3. Joel Messner/UNO (five shots, 4 blocks)