SCSU Holds Off Miami in Series Finale – Miami University RedHawks

OXFORD, Ohio– (RV/RV) St. Cloud State scored the first three goals of the game and held on down the stretch to outlast (RV/RV) Miami 4-2 Saturday night at Steve “Coach” Cady Arena. The RedHawks (8-4-0, 2-4-0 NCHC) out-shot the Huskies (7-7-0, 2-4-0 NCHC) 29-16 over the final 40 minutes, including goals by Matteo Giampa and David Deputy, but came up short in the comeback attempt. Deputy led the Miami offense with two points, giving him four for the series.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• 13:05 1st (SCSU 1-0) | The Huskies grabbed the game’s first goal seconds after a 4-on-3 Miami power play expired. Cooper Wylie deflected the puck to Tyson Gross, who lofted a long pass ahead that found Grant Ahcan streaking out of the penalty box for a 4-on-4 breakaway.
• 0:51 2nd (SCSU 2-0) | SCSU added to its lead in the closing moments of a 5-on-3 power play. A diagonal passing sequence from Austin Burnevik to Adam Ingram set up Barrett Hall for the open finish. 
• 6:50 2nd (SCSU 3-0) | St. Cloud State struck again on the power play later in the second period, as Max Smolinski skated in and found Gross on the doorstep to make it 3-0. Josh Zinger had the second assist on the play.
• 10:13 2nd (Miami 3-1) | The RedHawks responded with a special-teams goal of their own near the game’s midway point. After Kocha Delic set up Deputy’s shot attempt on a 5-on-3 power play, Deputy quickly retrieved his own rebound and fed a pass to Giampa near the goal for a shot to make it 3-1.
• 15:06 2nd (Miami 3-2) | Miami continued a strong push in the second period with a Deputy goal to trim the margin to one. Owen Lalonde held the puck in at the point and sent a perfect pass across to Deputy on the far side of the zone to help the RedHawks pull within 3-2.
• 19:03 3rd (SCSU 4-2) |  The visitors sealed the outcome with an empty-netter in the final minute, as Verner Miettinen poked the puck ahead for Ahcan. Although Ahcan’s first shot attempt was blocked, he stuck with the play and came up with the game’s final goal.

 
NOTES

• Deputy and Giampa each lit the lamp for the second consecutive night.
• Deputy, the game’s Second Star, extended his point streak to three games and led all players with a career-high eight shots on goal.
• Kyle Aucoin was credited with a career-high six shots on goal for the RedHawks.
• Delic picked up his team-leading 14th point of the season and has at least one point in 11 of Miami’s 12 games.
• Lalonde made his Miami debut.
• Matteo Drobac made 25 saves for the Red and White.

UP NEXT:
Miami travels overseas to compete in the Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland next week. The RedHawks will face RIT on Friday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. ET.