(RV) Miami Blanks Omaha 3-0

Friday, January 16

Oxford, Ohio

7:05 p.m.

Miami University

13-8-2, 4-7-2

Omaha

8-15-0, 4-9-0

Omaha

Miami (OH)

Photo by: Lexie Cunningham

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OXFORD, Ohio– Matteo Drobac stopped all 19 shots he faced and RV/NA Miami University blanked Omaha 3-0 in NCHC action Friday night, snapping a streak of 52 straight games for the Mavericks (8-15-0, 4-9-0) without being shut out. Kocha Delic, Bradley Walker and Blake Mesenburg lit the lamp for the RedHawks (13-8-2, 4-7-2 NCHC), who have won 13 games in a season for the first time since 2015-16.

HOW IT HAPPENED

0:57 3rd (Miami 1-0) | After two scoreless periods, Miami got on the board early in the final frame. Michael Phelan tipped away a pass attempt near the RedHawks' offensive blue line and Delic skated in to score a 4-on-4 goal.
6:00 3rd (Miami 2-0) | The RedHawks doubled their lead on a Walker goal at the six-minute mark of the third period. Ethan Hay dislodged the puck with a perfectly-timed hit and Doug Grimes fed a quick pass to Walker for a one-timer, making it 2-0.
18:05 3rd (Miami 3-0) | Miami put the game away with an empty-net tally in the final two minutes of the contest. Ryan Smith poked the puck ahead for Maximilion Helgeson, and Helgeson made an unselfish play on the rush to lay a pass across for Mesenburg, who did the rest.

NOTES

Drobac was named the First Star of the Game and posted his third shutout of the campaign, the most for any Miami goaltender in a single year since Ryan Larkin had three in 2019-20.
Delic moved into a tie for the team lead in points with his 19th of the season and matched his career high with six shots on goal; he was named the Second Star of the Game.
Walker produced his fifth point of the year and was recognized as the Third Star.
Miami did not allow a power-play goal for the fifth consecutive game, the longest streak for the program since December 2020.
Miami out-shot the visitors 25-19, including a career-high four shots on goal from Hay.
The 19 shots allowed matched the lowest total this season and also matched the fewest Miami has allowed in a conference game since giving up 17 on Feb. 23, 2018.
Miami defeated Omaha for the first time since Feb. 12, 2022.
Smith's assist was the 10th of his career.
Mesenburg scored his first goal of the season.
The RedHawks have allowed one goal or less in each of their past three games, the team's longest such streak since 2018.