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OMAHA, Nebraska – The No. 5 ranked UMass Lowell Hockey team fell at NCHC foe Nebraska-Omaha, 5-1, on Friday night at Baxter Arena in non-conference action.

With the defeat, the River Hawks are now 3-2-2 overall on the year, while the Mavericks improve their record to 3-1-1 overall.

In the first period, the Mavericks took a two-goal lead out of the gate on pair of power play goals by Austin Ortega (7:13) and Justin Parizek (8:14). Junior forward Jake Kamrass (Atlanta, Ga.) got the River Hawks on the board with 4:39 left in the opening frame for his second goal of the year to make it a 2-1 game. UMass Lowell outshot the Mavericks, 13-5, in the first period.

Omaha's Tyler Vesel made it a 3-1 game in favor of the Mavericks with a power play goal just one minute into the second frame. Omaha outshot the River Hawks, 14-13, in the middle stanza.

Steven Spinner added a fourth goal for Omaha at 10:58 of the third and Vesel added his second of the game, which was a shorthanded tally with just 1:11 remaining in the final frame to seal the win for the Mavericks.

Sophomore Sean Cleary (Centerville, Mass.) notched his first career start for the River Hawks, making 25 stops in the losing effort, which included 13 saves in the second period. Omaha goalie Evan Weninger stopped 29 shots in his third win of the season.

Junior forward C.J. Smith (Des Moines, Iowa) finished the night with a game-high eight shots on goal. Senior forward Joe Gambardella (Staten Island, N.Y.) led the team in the face off circle, winning 20-of-24 (83%), while Nick Master (Broomall) won 15-of-21 (71%). The River Hawks as a team won 48-of-69 face offs (70%) against the Mavericks.

The River Hawks return to action for the series finale at Omaha on Saturday, October 29^th. Game time from Baxter Arena is 8:07pm (ET).