After Friday night's 6-4 comeback win over Nebraska-Omaha, many members of the Michigan hockey team agreed the key to sweeping the series would be coming out with high intensity and a fast start in the second game.

On Saturday night, Michigan did just that, scoring two goals on Nebraska-Omaha freshman goalie Jeremie Dupont in the first 11 minutes. The Wolverines never looked back in a 5-1 thumping, recording their first sweep at Yost Ice Arena since similarly dispatching of the Mavericks last December.

On Saturday, the Wolverine offense was powered by the third and fourth lines, which contributed three goals, including two from fourth-line left wing Brandon Naurato.

"(Danny Fardig) and I were talking before the game about how our line

and the third line can contribute, too," Naurato said. "Whether we're getting points or just having an energy shift to get everyone going, it's huge for the team."

Naurato's first goal got Michigan (4-2-0 CCHA, 7-3-0 overall) on the board when he stuffed the rebound of a Jack Johnson shot between Dupont's skate and the post. The puck barely crossed the goal line before being cleared away, but referee Mark Wilkins was in excellent position and his call was upheld by video replay.

Fardig assisted on both of Naurato's goals and the line's third member, Morgan Ward, added an assist as well.

Third-liner Brian Lebler tallied his second goal in two nights when he capitalized on a bad clearance by Nebraska-Omaha and fired a wrist shot from the slot over Dupont's glove hand.

Goalie Billy Sauer also put forth an impressive performance. The sophomore rebounded from Friday's lackluster showing to record 32 saves and allow just one goal against the high-powered Nebraska-Omaha (2-3-1, 3-4-3) offense.

"(Friday) night I was really kind of struggling, I wasn't seeing the puck very well," Sauer said. "So to come out tonight and have a real big night was a big confidence booster."

Sauer's biggest save came when teammate Chris Summers nearly put a rebound back into his own net at the start of the third period. Sauer dove toward his own goal line to maintain the 3-0 Michigan lead.

The Walworth, N.Y., native contributed to a solid Michigan penalty kill, which didn't give up a goal for the first time this season, stifling the Mavericks on each of their three chances.

It was just the second game this year the prolific Nebraska-Omaha power play failed to score.

On Friday, the Wolverines fought back from an early 3-1 deficit to beat the Mavericks. Junior Kevin Porter was the first Michigan player to solve Nebraska-Omaha goalie Jerad Kaufmann. Porter scored twice more to finish the game with a hat trick, giving him a team-leading 10 goals on the season. Senior alternate captain T.J. Hensick assisted on all three of Porter's goals.

Despite recording the sweep, Michigan struggled on the power play. The Wolverines went 0-for-7 on the man advantage for the weekend, registering just 10 shots.

Still, Michigan coach Red Berenson was happy to beat the same team two nights in a row for the first time this season. It's something Michigan will have to do consistently in the coming months if it hopes to win the CCHA regular-season title.

"(The sweep) is a long time coming," Berenson said. "It's been a few weeks or maybe a month since we've had two games back to back that we felt pretty good about."