OMAHA, Neb. – Brock Bremer gave No. 9 Omaha a quick lead, and Tyler Weiss scored twice. But two third-period goals by Miami, 19 second apart, spoiled the conference opener for the Mavericks Friday.

Derek Daschke's goal with 4:06 remaining allowed the RedHawks (2-4-1) to edge Omaha 4-3 at Baxter Arena on the first night of National Collegiate Hockey Conference play. The result ended a seven-game winning streak for the Mavericks (7-2), who were vying to tie the school record for consecutive victories.

Omaha outshot Miami 35-13. The RedHawks put the puck on goal only three times in the third period. Two of them found the net, handing the Mavericks what coach Mike Gabinet called "a stunned feeling."

"Obviously, a tough loss," he said. "I thought we deserved a better fate there. That's how the game is sometimes. I think they had three shots in the third period and two of them were goals. I don't even know if they had five scoring chances in the game. It's one of those things. It happens sometimes."

Omaha took an early lead when Bremer scored 51 seconds into the game. He gathered his own miss and threw the puck off a Miami player's stick on a wraparound chance. The RedHawks countered with goals from Matt Barry and Thomas Daskas in the opening minutes to claim a 2-1 advantage after one period.

Weiss nearly pulled the Mavericks even six minutes into the second period, believing he'd scored on a shot that flirted with the goal line. He netted the equalizer, however, seconds later to pull Omaha even.

The senior then gave the Mavericks a 3-2 lead in the third period with a nifty move around a defender to clear himself for a backhanded goal with 12:06 remaining. Omaha remained in front until Matthew Barbolini scored with 4:25 to play. Daschke's goal with 4:06 to go provided the difference on Friday.

"That's how tough this game is nowadays," Weiss said. "You just can't relax because, if you make a mistake, before you know it, the puck is in the back of the net and you're trailing."

The Mavericks pulled goaltender Isaiah Saville in the closing seconds in an attempt to force overtime. Their late chances came up empty, leaving them 0-1 in the NCHC and a win short of the record set by Omaha's 2001-02 team. That squad went from Jan. 11 to Feb. 2 without a loss or tie.

Miami converted on its only power-play opportunity in Friday's NCHC opener, getting the Berry goal in the first. The Mavericks were held without a power-play goal for the first time since their first game, an overtime loss to Lake Superior State. Omaha had four chances Friday, but it only managed three shots.

The Mavericks, otherwise, controlled the play, outshot the RedHawks, dominated in the faceoff circle and limited Miami's scoring chances. They couldn't, however, protect their one-goal lead in the end.

"Look at the good things that we did," Bremer said. "We didn't get the results tonight that we wanted. [We'll] find the good things, work on the bad things and just keep sticking to the game plan because it's not going to change. We're going to keep coming. We're going to keep scoring. There's going to be highs and lows throughout the season. It's how you respond to it. We've got a big test tomorrow."