Hope College had a six-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 9-1 win over University of Alabama.

University of Alabama was doomed by its poor performance on special teams, as Hope College was able to score five times while on the power play.

Hope College was led by Court Fall, who finished with one goal. Fall scored on the power play 11:48 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Hope College. Hope College had gained a power play chance when Kenneth Grabeldinger was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct. Justin Glick provided the assist.

Hope College made University of Alabama's goaltenders to work without much rest, ripping 43 shots and forcing 34 saves. John Bierchen made 23 stops and Sean Vinson made 11. Hope College stifled University of Alabama's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

Hope College additionally got points from Justin Johnston, who also registered one goal and one assist and Andrew Haggerty, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Hope College also had goals scored by Jake Green, who had three and Kyle Wollet, Drew OBrien, and Anthony Gasparotto, who scored one goal each. In addition, Hope College received assists from Caleb Digison, who had four and Nick Cornicelli, Jesse Gardner, and Eric Cox, who contributed one a piece.

The University of Alabama penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled nine minors and one major for 23 minutes in penalty time. University of Alabama had been averaging 12.0 minutes in penalties per game.

Hope College's David Nowicki stopped 20 shots out of the 21 that he faced. Hope College incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. University of Alabama registered zero goals on four power play opportunities.