(RV) RedHawks Blitz Mavericks 6-2 For Series Sweep

Saturday, January 17

Oxford, Ohio

6:05 p.m.

Miami University

14-8-2, 5-7-2

Omaha

8-16-0, 4-10-0

Omaha

Miami (OH)

Photo by: Liv Kakabeeke

(RV) RedHawks Blitz Mavericks 6-2 For Series Sweep

1/17/2026 9:09:00 PM | Hockey

Box Score

OXFORD, Ohio– David Deputy recorded the first hat trick of his career to propel (RV/NA) Miami University to a 6-2 victory over Omaha Saturday night. Michael Quinn contributed a career-high three assists for the RedHawks (14-8-2, 5-7-2 NCHC), who posted their first series sweep in conference play since Feb. 11-12, 2022 with a second-straight win over the Mavericks (8-16-0, 4-10-0 NCHC).

HOW IT HAPPENED

5:21 1st (Miami 1-0) | Miami opened the scoring on a Deputy power-play goal. Quinn fed Casper Nassen on his left, and Nassen sent a pass into the middle that Deputy redirected perfectly past Omaha's Dawson Cowan to make it 1-0.
6:53 1st (Miami 2-0) | 92 seconds later, the RedHawks doubled their lead. Bradley Walker looped a long pass over the Mavericks' heads that Doug Grimes poked perfectly past the final defender before lunging to knock it into the net one-handed. Ethan Hay had the second assist.
17:27 1st (Miami 3-0) | Deputy grabbed his second power-play goal of the stanza, as a long shot by Quinn from the blue line deflected off the freshman winger in front. Deputy and Kocha Delic both were in position to screen Cowan as Miami made it 3-0. Nassen picked up an assist on the play as well.
8:27 2nd (Miami 4-0) | Deputy's third goal of the night came shorthanded, as Michael Phelan sent the puck out from behind his own goal and Griffin Ludtke was unable to play it cleanly for the visitors. Ethan Hay sent a pass ahead to spring Deputy on a breakaway, and Deputy made an impressive move to finish past Cowan for a 4-0 cushion.
10:32 2nd (Omaha 4-1) | Omaha got on the board near the midway point of the contest, as Myles Hilman spun away from a RedHawk defender and sent the puck into the middle. Cameron Briere tipped it and Sean Tschigerl knocked it in to trim the Miami lead to 4-1.
1:59 3rd (Omaha 4-2) | The Mavericks pulled within two early in the final frame as Spencer Sova received a pass from Ludtke along the blue line and sent a shot in that Hilman tipped home past Matteo Drobac.
2:17 3rd (Miami 5-2) | The RedHawks answered back in a matter of seconds when Nicholas Mikan fired a shot from the middle of the offensive zone and John Emmons was in the right place to quickly clean up the rebound and score.
13:19 3rd (Miami 6-2) | Maximilion Helgeson added an insurance goal with 6:41 to play, diving to backhand a rebound into the net after a Quinn shot from along the wall. Ryan Smith had the second assist.

NOTES

Deputy's hat trick was the second by a RedHawk this season (Smith, Oct. 25 at Lindenwood) and the first by a Miami player at home since Dec. 9, 2022; Deputy was named the First Star of the Game.
Deputy's second-period shorthanded goal was Miami's first shorty since Hay on Nov. 1, 2025 vs. Arizona State.
Quinn, the Second Star, finished with a career-high three points for his fifth multi-point game of the season.
Drobac was named the Third Star of the Game and made 19 saves.
Nassen and Hay each produced the first two-assist games of their careers.
Grimes netted the 10th goal of his career.
Hay collected his 10th assist of the season.
Smith picked up his 20th career point.
Emmons lit the lamp for the first time in almost exactly a year (Jan. 18, 2025 vs. Omaha).
Kyle Aucoin and Michael Phelan posted +3 ratings for the Red and White.
Miami out-shot the visitors 40-21, marking the first game with 40 shots on goal for Miami since the season opener.
The RedHawks scored six goals in a conference game for the first time since Jan. 10, 2020 (a 6-1 win at Colorado College).
Miami has not allowed a power-play goal in its last six games, the longest streak for the program in more than a decade.

UP NEXT:
The RedHawks are off next weekend before traveling to St. Cloud State to continue NCHC play. Puck drop on Friday, Jan. 30 is set for 8 p.m. ET.