OXFORD, Ohio— The Miami University hockey team rallied from a three-goal deficit in the final 13 minutes of the third period to shock No. 13/16 Arizona State 5-4 in overtime Friday night. John Waldron scored the game-winning goal 21 seconds into the extra session and finished with three points, while Matthew Barbolini added four assists to help the RedHawks (4-1-0) win their fourth consecutive game. Logan Neaton made 30 saves as Miami dropped the previously undefeated Sun Devils to 4-1-0.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• 1:10 1st (Arizona State 1-0) | Miami had the game's first great scoring chance in the opening minute, but it was ASU that got on the board mere seconds later. Ty Jackson took advantage of a turnover in the RedHawks' zone and scored off an assist from Dylan Jackson to put the Sun Devils up 1-0 early in the game.
• 10:10 1st (Miami 1-1) | Axel Kumlin tied the game up 1-1 when he scored off a rebound of his own shot. Barbolini created the opportunity when he was able to work the puck from the side boards and enter it into the zone. Waldron spun free from there and fired a cross-ice pass to Kumlin for the successive shots on goal.
• 4:30 2nd (Arizona State 2-1) | Lukas Sillinger fired one off the top crossbar and in the RedHawk net off a centering pass from Dylan Jackson to grab the Sun Devils a 2-1 lead. Ty Jackson also had an assist on the play.
• 13:27 2nd (Arizona State 3-1) | ASU pushed its lead to 3-1 on a pipe-to-pipe ricocheting goal from Kyle Smolen. Benji Eckerle and Charlie Schoen put the play in motion with their assists.
• 6:27 3rd (Arizona State 4-1) | Anthony Dowd weaved through the attacking zone and set up Alex Young for a tap-in to make it 4-1, wich Charlie Schoen adding an assist on the power-play goal.
• 7:51 3rd (Miami 4-2) | The RedHawks answered quickly on a goal from PJ Fletcher. Michael Feenstra held the puck in and dished it to Teddy Lagerbäck in the center of the zone. Lagerbäck connected with Fletcher, who skated the width of the crease and finished past TJ Semptimphelter. 
• 14:38 3rd (Miami 4-3) | On the RedHawk power play, Barbolini fed Raimonds Vitolins for a one-timer from the left circle to cut the deficit to 4-3. Waldron was battling in front of the net and had the secondary assist that helped keep the play alive.
• 19:04 3rd (Miami 4-4) | After killing off a late ASU power play, the RedHawks struck in the final minute for an extra-attacker goal to force overtime. A deep Barbolini shot bounced to Vitolins, who promptly connected with William Hallén on the far side of the cage for a one-time finish that made it 4-4.
• 00:21 OT (Miami 5-4) | Waldron combined with Kumlin for a textbook 2-on-1 in the opening minute of overtime to put the finishing touch on the RedHawks' dramatic comeback victory. Waldron snatched the puck following a Barbolini faceoff win in the defensive zone and skated it past the attacking blue line. After a quick feed across to Kumlin on his right, Waldron took the return pass and buried it to give Miami its first overtime win since November 2018.

 
GAME NOTES:

• Barbolini had the first four-point game of his career and extended his point streak to seven games (dating back to last season), a career high.
• Waldron matched his career high with three points and has at least one point in all five games this season.
• Feenstra earned the first point of his career.
• Lagerbäck collected his first point as a RedHawk while facing his former team for the first time (the sophomore appeared in 30 games last year for ASU before transferring to Miami).
• This was the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
• Vitolins and Barbolini both finished with career-best +3 ratings.
• Vitolins (1-1-2) produced his second consecutive multi-point game, while Kumlin (1-1-2) had the second multi-point outing of his career.
• Waldron, Barbolini, and ASU's Ty Jackson were named the Three Stars.
• Miami has now scored four or more goals in five consecutive games for the first time since 2015.
• The RedHawks' four-game win streak matches the program's longest in the last seven seasons (Oct. 20-Nov. 2, 2018).
• This is Miami's first time defeating a nationally-ranked team since Dec. 10, 2022 vs. St. Cloud State.
• Miami erased a three-goal deficit and won for the first time since Feb. 23, 2018 (a 4-3 comeback win in overtime against North Dakota).

 
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