RedHawks Take Down Bulldogs in GLI Third-Place Game

Monday, December 29

Grand Rapids, Mich.

3:30 p.m.

Miami University

11-7-2

Ferris State

4-16-0

Miami (OH)

Ferris St.

Photo by: Liv Kakabeeke

RedHawks Take Down Bulldogs in GLI Third-Place Game

12/29/2025 6:39:00 PM | Hockey

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.– Mathis Langevin stopped 30 of the 32 shots he faced in his first collegiate start and (RV/RV) Miami University defeated Ferris State 4-2 Monday in the third-place game of the Great Lakes Invitational. David Deputy scored a pair of goals to lead the RedHawks (11-7-2, 2-6-2 NCHC) offensively, as Miami defeated the Bulldogs (4-16-0, 3-9-0 CCHA) for the third time this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

7:07 1st (Miami 1-0) | Deputy got Miami out to an early lead, grabbing the puck in his own zone and outracing the Ferris State defense up the right side of the rink to score an unassisted goal. The play was challenged but upheld as a good goal after video review.
17:14 1st (Ferris State 1-1) | The Bulldogs leveled the score late in the first period on a Jacob Badal goal. Connor McGrath threw a puck in front of the net that Badal was ruled to have jammed over the line before the goal was dislodged. Max Dukovac had the second assist.
2:01 2nd (Miami 2-1) | The RedHawks went back on top at the 2:01 mark of the middle stanza, just after penalties expired for both teams. Vladislav Lukashevich slid a pass across to Ryder Thompson for a shot, and Maximilion Helgeson was in perfect position to tap home the rebound in front for an even-strength goal and a 2-1 advantage.
6:20 2nd (Miami 3-1) | Four minutes later, Miami doubled its lead. Casper Nassen retrieved a puck behind the FSU net and Bradley Walker skated it around the perimeter of the offensive zone before finding Thompson with a pass. Thompson ripped a shot over the Ferris State goaltender for his first collegiate goal to up the RedHawks' lead to 3-1.
15:59 3rd (Ferris State 3-2) | The Bulldogs pulled within 3-2 with four minutes remaining in the contest, as Max Itagaki started a 3-on-2 break and finished off the play at the end to make it a one-goal game. Gavin Best and Xavier Jean-Louis had the assists.
19:43 3rd (Miami 4-2) | Deputy sealed the outcome with 17 seconds to go, skating the length of the ice to score an empty-net power play goal after Ethan Hay initially knocked the puck forward for Deputy to snatch.

NOTES

Thompson produced his first multi-point performance as a RedHawk and was named the game's First Star.
Deputy, the Second Star, tallied multiple goals in a game for the second time in his past four appearances.
Lukashevich contributed the 20th assist of his career.
Helgeson's goal was his ninth of the year, matching Matteo Giampa for the highest total on the team.
Miami is unbeaten in its last six matchups against the Bulldogs.
The last time Miami and Ferris State met three times in the same season was 2009-10, when the former CCHA foes faced off in five total games.

UP NEXT:
The RedHawks open the 2026 portion of their schedule with an NCHC series at Arizona State Jan. 9-10. Puck drop on Friday, Jan. 9 is set for 9 p.m. ET in Tempe, Ariz.