The Dordt Defender hockey team's 19 game winning streak stopped on Friday night in a 6-2 loss at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska against the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks.

Box Score

The Defenders scored first with a Reuben Horneman goal 4:06 into the first period on an assist by Rylan Veenstra. The Mavericks' response came nearly 20 minutes later on a power play goal and the score remained tied until there was 5:47 left in the second period when Tyler Welsh scored on an assist by Andrew Benson. 

Dordt carried the 2-1 lead into the third period before the hosts exploded for five goals.  The game tying goal came on a power play 3:24 into the third and the hosts took the lead with a goal at the mid-point of the third period.  Three more goals in the final eight minutes put the game out of reach.

Nebraska-Omaha is 22-3 while Dordt is now 19-2.

The two teams will play again Saturday night, January 17 at 6:30pm.

THE NUMBERS
Dordt was outshot 40-30
Tim Nanson made 34 saves in goal
Reuben Horneman | 1 goal
Tyler Welsh | 1 goal
Rylan Veenstra | 1 assist
Andrew Benson | 1 assist