Miami Blanks RIT 4-0 in Belfast

Friday, November 28

Belfast, Northern Ireland

2 p.m.

Miami University

9-4-0

RIT

9-5-0

RIT

Miami (OH)

Photo by: Liv Kakabeeke

11/28/2025 5:06:00 PM | Hockey

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BELFAST, Northern Ireland– Matteo Drobac stopped all 23 shots he faced for his second career shutout and (RV/RV) Miami University blanked (RV/NA) RIT 4-0 in the semifinals of the Friendship Four Friday night in Belfast.

The RedHawks (9-4-0, 2-4-0 NCHC) advance to face No. 20 Union in the tournament's championship game at 2 p.m. ET Saturday. The Tigers fall to 9-5-0 (6-4-0 AHA) and will play Sacred Heart in the consolation game at 10 a.m. ET.

HOW IT HAPPENED

2:38 1st (Miami 1-0) | The RedHawks claimed an early lead on a goal from Bradley Walker less than three minutes into the game. After Nicholas Mikan fired a shot, Ethan Hay grabbed the rebound and slid a pass over to Walker to finish.
14:27 1st (Miami 2-0) | Miami doubled its lead on a power-play goal by Ilia Morozov later in the first period. David Deputy sent a pass to Vladislav Lukashevich, who teed up Morozov for a rocket one-timer past RIT's Jakub Krbecek.
16:56 3rd (Miami 3-0) | The RedHawks added some insurance with 3:04 to play on an empty-net goal from Matteo Giampa deep in his own zone. Lukashevich won the puck in the corner and earned his second helper of the game, while Kocha Delic had the primary assist to Giampa.
18:42 3rd (Miami 4-0) | The Red and White closed the scoring on another empty-netter with just over a minute remaining, as Miami set up possession in the offensive zone and Doug Grimes tipped home a centering feed from Casper Nassen. Ryder Thompson added an assist on the play.

NOTES

Mikan's assist was his first collegiate point.
Deputy extended his point streak to four games.
Giampa lit the lamp for the third game in a row.
Delic grabbed his 15th point of the season, the highest total on the team, and has at least one point in 12 of Miami's 13 games.
Lukashevich recorded his team-high 11th and 12th assists of the season and produced his fifth multi-point outing of the year.
Morozov scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season and matched his career high with four shots on goal.
Drobac was recognized as Miami's Player of the Game.
Hay won nine of 10 faceoffs (90%) and upped his season percentage to 55.0% (121 of 220).
Miami played its first game in Europe since the 1979-80 season.
The RedHawks improved to 7-0 in non-conference games this season and have not lost a non-conference game in more than a year (Nov. 2, 2024).

UP NEXT:
The RedHawks will face No. 20 Union Saturday at 2 p.m. ET in the championship game of the Friendship Four; Union defeated Sacred Heart 8-1 earlier Friday in Belfast.