OMAHA, Neb. – The 14th-ranked Western Michigan hockey team fell to Omaha in a tight 3-1 contest on the road at Baxter Arena on Saturday night. 

Omaha scored the first three goals to put the Broncos in an early hole. The first came at 2:04 in the first period on a redirect by Jake Pivonka. Jack Randl scored just 46 seconds into the second period to push the lead to 2-0, before Nolan Sullivan scored at 8:45. 

Ryan McAllister cut into the lead on a quick wrister from the right circle for his 10th goal of the season and nation-leading 33rd point. Max Sasson and Carter Berger picked up the assists as WMU pulled within two.

Western Michigan opened up the third period having to kill off a major penalty that included a brief 5-on-3. The Broncos tried to put pressure on but were only held to three shots on goal in the final 20 minutes. 

The Broncos return home to host North Dakota next Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. Tickets are limited, but still available at www.wmubroncos.com/tickets.