Bring Home the Belpot! Miami Wins Friendship Four Title

Saturday, November 29

Belfast, Northern Ireland

2:45 p.m.

Miami University

10-4-0

Union

9-4-2

Union (NY)

Miami (OH)

Photo by: William Cherry, Press Eye

Bring Home the Belpot! Miami Wins Friendship Four Title

11/29/2025 5:48:00 PM | Hockey

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BELFAST, Northern Ireland– Matteo Giampa netted his second goal of the game with 3:38 remaining to lift RV/RV Miami University to a dramatic 3-2 victory over No. 20/RV Union in the championship game of the 2025 Friendship Four.

Matteo Drobac made 29 saves to help the RedHawks (10-4-0, 2-4-0 NCHC) claim the Belpot Trophy. The Garnet Chargers fall to 9-4-2 (2-3-1 ECAC Hockey).

HOW IT HAPPENED

13:02 1st (Miami 1-0) | Giampa got the Red and White on the board first, poking the puck forward in the neutral zone before out-racing two Union players to score the game's first goal. Ilia Morozov lofted the puck ahead for Giampa to retrieve after Michael Quinn initially won it away from the Garnet Chargers behind the RedHawks' goal.
4:18 2nd (Union 1-1) | Union found an equalizer early in the second period after killing off a pair of Miami power plays. Tyler Dunbar received the puck from Alex Laurenza and sent a pass across the zone for Etienne Lessard to finish.
10:06 2nd (Miami 2-1) | The RedHawks regained the lead near the game's midway point on a power-play goal by Casper Nassen. Nassen ripped a one-timer from a Quinn feed after Ethan Hay won an offensive-zone draw to get the play started.
3:24 3rd (Union 2-2) | The Garnet Chargers answered back in the third period to knot the score at 2-2 after Connor Smith tipped home a puck in front that just barely slid across the goal line. Lucas Buzziol took the initial shot and DJ Hart also picked up an assist on the play.
16:22 3rd (Miami 3-2) | Giampa grabbed the unassisted game-winner late in a back-and-forth final stanza, getting his stick on a puck in the neutral zone and firing a deep shot that hit Union goaltender Cameron Korpi and then ricocheted off a defender in front and settled into the back of the net. Miami fended off a flurry of chances over the final two minutes with the Union net empty to hang on until the final buzzer and set off a raucous celebration inside SSE Arena.

NOTES

Miami improved to 8-0 in non-conference games this year and defeated a nationally-ranked opponent for the first time since Jan. 10, 2024.
Quinn produced a career-high two assists and recorded his third multi-point game of the season.
Nassen's goal was his 10th point of the season.
Giampa extended his point streak to four games and now has a team-high eight goals this season.
Giampa was named Miami's Player of the Game and Drobac was recognized as the Player of the Tournament.
The RedHawks lifted a trophy for the first time since the 2015 Frozen Faceoff and won their first in-season multi-opponent tournament since the 2011 Denver Cup Classic.

UP NEXT:
The victorious RedHawks return stateside and resume NCHC play with a series at Denver next weekend. Puck drop on Friday, Dec. 5 is set for 9 p.m. ET at Magness Arena.