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Matt Miller, Cameron Berg and Jack Randl will be relied upon this season to be leaders at Omaha (photo: Omaha Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not only is sixth-year Omaha coach Mike Gabinet one of the most experienced people on the Mavericks\u2019 bench, but his history with the program also goes back longer than most.<\/p>\n

He spent four seasons (2000-04) at UNO, played 30 games as a freshman in only the Mavericks\u2019 fourth year of existence and then captained them as a senior. As an alumnus from nearly the beginning, even Gabinet sounded taken aback that it wasn’t until Saturday’s 4-4 tie at Lake Superior State that UNO, for the first time in the program’s 25-year history, erased a four-goal deficit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a testimony to the character and work ethic of our group, and in particular our leadership group,\u201d Gabinet said Wednesday, looking back on a series where UNO won and tied against one of its olden-days CCHA rivals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe energy on our bench and the mindset of our players was pretty extraordinary, especially with such adversity so quickly and early in the game. To be able to battle back and ultimately tie the game, and I thought we had multiple chances to actually win it, as well, it speaks to the commitment and character of the group we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of UNO\u2019s alternate captains, senior forward Jack Randl, scored Saturday\u2019s tying goal and helped create the Mavericks’ third goal of the night.<\/p>\n

Lake State\u2019s 4-0 lead after 20 minutes came thanks to two power-play goals and another one shorthanded, but Kirby Proctor and Tyler Rollwagen halved the deficit with goals six minutes apart early in the second. Randl and Matt Miller, another Mavericks alternate, provided assists on Berg\u2019s snapshot that found its way into the LSSU net.<\/p>\n

Randl then tipped home an initial shot from Berg with 6:55 left in regulation. The Mavericks couldn\u2019t find a winning goal, but they minimized LSSU\u2019s chances. The Lakers had outshot UNO 12-7 in the first period, but only managed five more shots on target over the rest of the game.<\/p>\n

A tie that felt like a win for the visitors came one night after UNO beat the Lakers 3-1 in Friday\u2019s season opener. Randl and Tyler Weiss scored in the third period, breaking a tie that LSSU forced after canceling out Ty Mueller\u2019s opening goal in the second.<\/p>\n

Gabinet saw the Mavericks\u2019 unbeaten weekend in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., as a good response following UNO\u2019s two 4-3 home losses to Niagara on Oct. 7-8. UNO had hammered preseason No. 3 Minnesota State 7-2 in the teams\u2019 exhibition game Oct. 1, so many were surprised to see the red Mavericks get swept by a Niagara team picked to finish ninth in Atlantic Hockey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought we did some good things against Niagara and weren\u2019t rewarded for it, but if you look at it analytically, we probably should\u2019ve came away with better results than we did,\u201d Gabinet said. \u201cWith a young team, it\u2019s important that you remind them they\u2019re doing a lot of right things, and there\u2019s no systems for turnovers or things like that, so we have to clean up a couple crucial mistakes, but we\u2019re doing a lot of right things and we have to make sure the players still believe in themselves and understand that sometimes the games go that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing is, \u2018What are you doing on a day-to-day basis?\u2019 That was our message out of Niagara, just to stick with it. We have to focus on our rate of learning, and how fast we can learn and develop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gabinet\u2019s Mavericks play at home this weekend to another old CCHA foe, Alaska.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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