Four goals, one perfect penalty kill and stellar goaltending was all it took for Miami hockey to win a game – at least on paper. But it is impossible to quantify the energy from a populated student section or the desperation the players felt during the stretch of 15 winless games and nine straight losses.
There was a tangible feeling of relief on Saturday night when the RedHawks surrounded their goaltender to celebrate a 4-2 win over the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO).
Senior co-captains Josh Melnick and Grant Hutton hugged to commemorate snapping the winless streak that had plagued them for 85 days and the losing streak that had lasted for 38.