The M1 Adrian College Bulldogs survived a determined comeback attempt by the M1 Oakland University Golden Grizzlies on the way to a 3-2 win.

M1 Adrian College made the score 3-0 on a goal by Robert Bodette at 9:48 in the second period, and M1 Oakland University got as close as 3-2 when William Balent scored 15:58 into the third period.

The Bulldogs were held below their usual level of production. M1 Adrian College puts an average of 5.5 pucks into the net per game. The Bulldogs' offense rang up 45 shots on the Golden Grizzlies' net.

M1 Adrian College was led by Brad Kobryn, who tallied two goals. Kobryn scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 1:53 into the second period to make the score 1-0 M1 Adrian College. Andre Rakas assisted on the tally. Kobryn's next tally on the power play made the score 2-0 M1 Adrian College with 10:43 left in the second period. Darren Tarasoff picked up the assist. More assists for M1 Adrian College came via Matt Zaremba, Alex Dobrzeniecki, and Chris Derochie, who contributed one each.

M1 Oakland University did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. The Golden Grizzlies average 4.8 goals per game.

Other players who recorded assists for M1 Oakland University were Ryan Rotondi, who had two.

Austyn Roudebush recorded 24 saves for the Bulldogs. M1 Adrian College incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. M1 Oakland University's Corey Hrischuk stopped 42 shots out of the 45 that he faced. The Golden Grizzlies incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.