{"id":280567,"date":"2024-03-11T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=280567"},"modified":"2024-03-11T10:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T15:35:38","slug":"und-falls-4-1-in-regular-season-finale-at-omaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=280567","title":{"rendered":"UND falls, 4-1, in regular season finale at Omaha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Omaha, Neb. UND Athletics \u2013 No. 16\/17 Omaha built a 3-0 lead early in the second period and never looked back to complete a weekend sweep over No. 3 North Dakota, 4-1, on Saturday night from Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UND (24-10-2, 15-8-1 NCHC) will enter the NCHC Quarterfinals as the No. 1 seed and will host Miami in the best-of-three opening round. The Fighting Hawks also remained at No. 3 in the Pairwise Rankings at the conclusion of the weekend, placing them in position to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jayden Perron<\/a><\/dfn> scored the lone goal of the evening for NoDak, sniping home his 11th of the season on a great feed from Jackson Blake<\/a><\/dfn> during a 5-on-3 power play to give the sophomore his 52nd point of the season and 94th of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omaha\u2019s Seth Eisele, who made the unexpected start due to a late scratch to Simon Latkoczy, put together a strong performance with 38 saves on 39 shots against to give the Mavericks their first sweep over North Dakota in program history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mavericks jumped out to an early lead, striking at the tail end of a power play just under four minutes into the contest before extending the advantage to 2-0 with a goal in the final two minutes of the stanza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UND started to carry the play in the second period, but Omaha extended its lead to 3-0 just 79 seconds into the frame on a shot through traffic. Perron trimmed the advantage to 3-1 with a rocket on the power play, but UND could not cut into the lead any further despite holding a 16-8 shot advantage in the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NoDak kept up the pressure in the final 20 minutes, but Omaha sealed the 4-1 victory with an empty netter to put the finishing touches on a weekend sweep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota will open the NCHC Quarterfinals against Miami on Friday night at 7:07 p.m. from Ralph Engelstad Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postgame Notes <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n