FRIDAY'S GAME: Miami 6, Ohio State 0 at Value City Arena, Columbus
Miami freshman defenseman Joe Hartman (26) and sophomore forward Alden Hirschfeld (23) prepare for a faceoff. Hirschfeld recorded three points on the weekend (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Freshman Curtis McKenzie takes off after the puck. He finished with three points on Friday (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Miami junior forward Andy Miele camps out in front of the OSU net. Miele had an assist on Friday, and netted a pair of goals Saturday, including the game winner (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Senior forward Jarod Palmer, getting in position to receive a pass. Palmer had a goal in both games, and dished for a pair of assists on Saturday (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Sophomore goalie Cody Reichard deflects an Ohio State shot high (the puck is just above the top left corner of the net). Reichard posted his second straight shutout, helping Miami set a team record with three straight blankings (Cathy White/CNATI.com)
One of Ohio State's few scoring chances. Reichard is in perfect position to deny sophomore Zac Dalpe. Reichard has already equaled his win total from last season, and on Friday he became the fourth RedHawk ever to post three shutouts in a season (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Senior center Brandon Smith gets ready to take a draw. Smith has played on the fourth line three straight games with junior Justin Vaive and sophomore Matt Tomassoni (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Freshman forward Reilly Smith closed out the first half of the season with seven points, second on the team among freshmen (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Junior forward Tommy Wingels (9) sets up in front of Ohio State sophomore goalie Cal Heeter. Wingels scored four consecutive goals in Friday's game, becoming the first Miamian in school history to do so. Junior center Pat Cannone (20) is also deep in Buckeyes territory. OSU junior Chris Reed defends the net (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Junior forward Justin Vaive. Vaive leads all current Miamians in career penalty minutes with 140, and he has 12 goals and 15 assists in 2 1/2 seasons (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Sophomore forward Trent Vogelhuber sets up in front of Heeter. He's played in eight straight games, and is logging time on the power play and penalty kill (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Sophomore forward/defenseman Matt Tomassoni skates near the Ohio State crease. Although he did not score a goal as a freshman, he is second among RedHawks defensemen with three this season (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Sophomore defenseman Chris Wideman. Although this is just his second season at Miami, he is already sixth among RedHawks in career assists with 32, and he is tops among defensemen (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
SATURDAY'S GAME: Miami 4, Ohio State 2 at Cady Arena, Oxford, Ohio
Junior center Carter Camper prepares to take a faceoff. Camper had three assists on Friday -- his second made him the 44th Miamian ever to record 100 points for a career (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Sophomore Connor Knapp holds onto the puck for a faceoff. Knapp stopped 25 of 27 shots to earn his third win of the season on Saturday (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Freshman Curtis McKenzie, showing that when he skates at full speed, everything else is a blur (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
McKenzie was involved in the pushing match at the end of the second period when the Ohio State was skating toward its locker room. McKenzie had three assists on Friday, and leads all Miami freshmen in scoring with 15 points (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Sophomore defenseman Will Weber. Weber has improved dramatically from last season, and is second on the team in defensemen assists (4) and is fifth on the team in plus-minus at plus-5 (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Wingels (left), Wideman (right) and Reilly Smith (back) line up for a faceoff (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Spinell (right) and sophomore defenseman Cameron Schilling (center) congratulate Knapp after Saturday's win (Cathy White/CNATI.com).
Miami's traditional home postgame ceremony (Cathy White/CNATI.com). The RedHawks finished the first half of the season 13-2-5, ranked No. 1 in two major national polls.
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