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Austin Ortega scored his nation-leading 11^th game-winning goal with 1:55 remaining in the third period to lift No. 8 Nebraska Omaha to a 4-2 victory over Colorado College Saturday night in the regular-season finale in Omaha. Jake Guentzel scored an empty-net goal with 13 seconds left for the Mavericks, who improved to 18-10-6 overall and 12-8-4-3 in the NCHC.
 
After a scoreless first period in which UNO outshot CC 12-8, Aaron Harstad gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead 1:27 into the second period with a one-timer from just inside the blue line that snuck past Kirk Thompson, who was a short-notice starter after Ryan Massa was injured during warmups. Cody Bradley started the play by winning a faceoff and Scott Wamsganz tipped the puck back to Harstad at the left point.
 
Justin Parizek evened things up at 1-1 with his third goal of the weekend with 7:15 remaining in the second period when he knocked in a rebound from the slot after CC goalie Tyler Marble saved a shot by Tyler Vesel. Guentzel then gave the Mavericks a 2-1 lead with 4:30 left in the period as he corralled a loose puck just to the left of Marble and placed a shot over his outstretched leg.
 
Matt Hansen tied the game at 2-2 for the second straight night at the 7:06 mark of the third period when he took a pass from Hunter Fejes at the top of the right circle and placed a shot just inside the far post behind Thompson. Luc Gerdes also earned an assist on the play.
 
It looked like the two teams would head to overtime for the second consecutive night until Ortega took a drop pass from David Pope and sent a wrister over Marble's left shoulder from the left circle. Guentzel then notched his second of the game into the empty net.
 
UNO held a 35-26 shot advantage and Marble made 31 saves for CC (6-24-3, 2-19-3-1 NCHC) in his fourth consecutive solid outing, while Thompson had 24 saves for UNO. Neither team connected on a power play as CC failed to score with a man advantage for the first time in seven games. Gerdes tied his career-high with a team-high five shots, followed by Wamsganz with four.
 
"We had our chances in the third period," CC head coach Mike Haviland said. "I liked our compete level both nights and we need that same level next weekend."
 
The Tigers, who finished eighth in the NCHC standings this season, will travel to Grand Forks next weekend to face league-champion North Dakota in the first round of the league playoffs. The best-of-three series will begin Friday, March 13 at 7:37 p.m. (CT).