OXFORD, Ohio – It took Miami until the eight-minute mark of the third period to earn its first power play on Saturday.

But when the RedHawks finally went on the man advantage, they needed just seven seconds to score the game-winning goal.

Miami’s Anthony Louis (photo by Cathy Lachmann).

A blast from junior forward Anthony Louis found the net with 8:32 remaining in regulation to lift Miami to a 2-1 win over Western Michigan in the weekend series finale at Cady Arena.

The RedHawks (5-4-1) won by the same score on Friday.

Alex Gacek gave Miami the lead with 7:53 left in the first period off a wrister from the high slot.

But Sheldon Dries tied the score for the Broncos (4-4-1) just 3:10 later after knocking down an attempted clearing pass by sophomore defenseman Scott Dornbrock, entering the offensive zone and beating RedHawks senior goalie Ryan McKay just inside the far post.

That set the stage for Louis’ game winner, which came off a short lateral pass by senior center Sean Kuraly and appeared to partially deflect off a Western Michigan player in front of the net before finding twine.

It was the first goal of the season for Louis and the second for Gacek on a team that is in desperate need of offense from sources other than its freshmen phenoms and defensemen.

Kuraly picked up two assists, and McKay stopped 19 shots to earn the win, the 34th of his career that ties him for eighth on the team’s all-time leaderboard with Trevor Prior.

Miami improved to 2-2 in the NCHC, moving into a six-way tie for first place in the conference with six points.

After losing on opening night on campus, the RedHawks have won three straight games at Cady Arena and are unbeaten in their last four (3-0-1).

Miami will head north for a series at North Dakota next weekend.