Deputy Lifts RedHawks Past No. 4 WMU in OT

Friday, February 6

Oxford, Ohio

7:05 p.m.

Miami University

17-8-2, 8-7-2

Western Michigan

19-8-0, 11-6-0

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Western Mich.

Miami (OH)

Photo by: Will Miklautsch

Deputy Lifts RedHawks Past No. 4 WMU in OT

2/6/2026 10:59:00 PM | Hockey

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OXFORD, Ohio– David Deputy scored his second goal of the game with a minute and 40 seconds gone in overtime as RV Miami University took down defending national champion No. 4 Western Michigan 3-2 Friday in front of a capacity crowd at Steve "Coach" Cady Arena.

Kocha Delic added a goal for the RedHawks (17-8-2, 8-7-2 NCHC), who won their fifth consecutive game. Matteo Drobac stopped 30 of 32 shots from the Broncos (19-8-0, 11-6-0 NCHC).

HOW IT HAPPENED

8:08 1st (WMU 1-0) | The visitors took a first-period lead when Zach Bade took a pass from Theo Wallberg at the blue line and drove hard to the net, laying a pass off for Garrett Szydlowski to finish in front.
1:53 2nd (Miami 1-1) | Miami tied the score early in the second period when Maximilion Helgeson poked the puck away from a scrum along the wall to start a 2-on-1 break and then sent a perfectly timed feed across to Delic on his left. Delic promptly deposited a shot past WMU's Hampton Slukynsky to make it 1-1.
1:57 3rd (WMU 2-1) | The Broncos went back on top seconds after a power play expired in the third period, as Liam Valente knocked the puck free to Zach Nehring and Nehring then found Sam Sjolund in the middle of the offensive zone. Drobac knocked down Sjolund's ensuing shot, but the puck still slid across the goal line to give WMU the lead.
11:05 3rd (Miami 2-2) | The RedHawks used a 4-on-4 goal to even the game at 2-2 later in the third period. Ilia Morozov grabbed the puck in front of the Miami net and sent a pass all the way to Shaun McEwen at the far blue line to spring a 2-on-1 break. McEwen connected with Deputy racing to the net and Deputy knocked home the equalizer in stride to pull the hosts level.
1:40 OT (Miami 3-2) | In the extra session, Deputy broke up a 2-on-1 rush by tipping the puck free and immediately headed the other way up the ice with Delic on his left. Deputy faked a pass and kept the puck himself to fire the game-winner past Slukynsky and set off a celebration inside Cady Arena.

NOTES

Deputy, the First Star of the Game, now has 13 goals to lead the RedHawks and has put up a total of six goals across his past four games.
Miami defeated a top-10 opponent for the first time since Jan. 13, 2024 (vs. No. 10 Western Michigan), which was also the last time the RedHawks had defeated the Broncos.
The RedHawks beat a top-five opponent for the first time since Dec. 10, 2022 (vs. No. 4 St. Cloud State).
Delic's goal was his 20th point of the season, matching Matteo Giampa for the team lead.
Morozov produced his 15th point of the season.
Drobac was named the Third Star of the Game, helping the RedHawks claim victory in a game where they were out-shot 32-16.
The crowd of 3,642 marked Miami's second capacity sellout of the season at Cady Arena (Nov. 21)
The RedHawks remained unbeaten in overtime this season (5-0-2).
Miami won a fifth-straight regular-season conference game for the first time since the 2009-10 season (when the RedHawks were part of the CCHA).