No. 9 UMD Powers Past No. 20 RedHawks

Saturday, February 21

Oxford, Ohio

6:05 p.m.

Miami University

17-13-2, 8-12-2

Minnesota Duluth

20-12-0, 11-11-0

Minn. Duluth

Miami (OH)

Photo by: Liv Kakabeeke

2/21/2026 9:23:00 PM | Hockey

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OXFORD, Ohio– No. 9 Minnesota Duluth capitalized on special teams with three second-period goals and defeated No. 20/RV Miami 4-1 Saturday night at Steve "Coach" Cady Arena. Kocha Delic had the only goal for the RedHawks (17-13-2, 8-12-2 NCHC). Aaron Pionk and Hunter Anderson each finished with one goal and one assist for the Bulldogs (20-12-0, 11-11-0 NCHC).

HOW IT HAPPENED

4:29 2nd (UMD 1-0) | After a scoreless first period, Minnesota Duluth took a 1-0 lead early in the second stanza as a RedHawk penalty expired. Ty Hanson made a move toward the net and fired a shot that fell to Pionk for a rebound in close. Jayson Shaugabay had the second assist on the play.
6:56 2nd (UMD 2-0) | The visitors doubled their lead on a power-play goal just over two minutes later. Kyle Gaffney set up Pionk for a one-timer from the top of the right circle and Anderson was in the right place to knock home the rebound.
13:21 2nd (UMD 3-0) | The Bulldogs added to their lead later in the third period, taking advantage of a 5-on-3 power play. Scout Truman finished off a give-and-go with Grayden Siepmann to make it 3-0, with Anderson picking up the other assist.
0:52 3rd (Miami 3-1) | Miami broke through in the first minute of the third period to make it 3-1. David Deputy tracked down the puck in the neutral zone and played a pass forward that tipped off Ilia Morozov to Delic. Delic skated in from the blue line and ripped a shot to trim UMD's lead.
18:51 3rd (UMD 4-1) | Minnesota Duluth closed the scoring on an unassisted empty-netter by Max Plante with 1:09 to play.

NOTES

Delic extended his point streak to three games and collected his team-leading 23rd point of the season; he was named the game's Third Star.
The RedHawks out-shot the Bulldogs 25-21.
Matteo Drobac made 17 saves in net for the Red and White.
The crowd of 3,372 was Miami's fourth home sellout of the season.
Miami recognized Blake Mesenburg, Maximilion Helgeson, Kyle Aucoin, Nick Donato, Owen Lalonde and Brayden Morrison (pictured, from left to right) during the Senior Night pregame ceremony.

UP NEXT:
The RedHawks head to Omaha next weekend for a two-game series against the Mavericks to wrap up the regular season. Puck drop on Friday, Feb. 27 is set for 8 p.m. ET.

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