M3-Liberty University tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but M3-South Carolina University of held on for a 7-6 victory.

M3-South Carolina University of made the score 7-5 on a goal by Mike Borst at 8:51 in the third period, and M3-Liberty University got as close as 7-6 when Chad Docksteader scored 17:24 into the third period.

Julian Dipaolo was all over the ice for M3-South Carolina University of, as he tallied two goals in the win. Dipaolo's tallies came at 11:17 into the first period to make the score 2-1 M3-Liberty University and 11:35 into the first to make the score 2-2.

M3-South Carolina University of forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up 14 minors and one major for 43 minutes in penalty time. M3-South Carolina University of surpassed its season average of 22.0 penalty minutes per game. M3-South Carolina University of surpassed its usual scoring output this season. M3-South Carolina University of has scored at the pace of 3.7 goals per game during the current campaign. Team could not crack M3-Liberty University's penalty kill and was held to two power play goals while having 15 opportunities to play with the man advantage. The defensemen of M3-South Carolina University of were also effective in M3-Liberty University's zone, and came away with four goals. The 32 shots that M3-South Carolina University of put on net surpassed M3-South Carolina University of's average of 0.4 shots per game this season.

M3-South Carolina University of additionally got points from Zach Roepke, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Billy Kuriger, who also registered one goal and one assist. M3-South Carolina University of also had goals scored by Michael Foster and Mark Ware, who each put in one. In addition, M3-South Carolina University of received assists from Eric Patterson, who had two.

M3-Liberty University's penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled 16 minors and one major for 47 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 9.0 minutes per game M3-Liberty University had been spending in the box. By firing 28 shots on goal, M3-Liberty University exceeded the 0.4 shots it averages per game this year. M3-Liberty University's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in three goals.

M3-Liberty University was led by James Brady, who finished with one goal and two assists. Brady scored 9:58 into the second period to make the score 4-4. M3-Liberty University also got points from Kyle Burman, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for M3-Liberty University included Jeremy Martin, Parker Mcintyre, and Sean Bakker, who scored one goal each. More assists for M3-Liberty University came via Brandon Cockburn, who had one.

John Musciano rejected 22 shots on goal for M3-South Carolina University of. M3-Liberty University's starting goalie, Patrick Cormack, made 14 saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Daniel Flaherty, who stopped 11 shots. M3-Liberty University registered four goals on 10 power play opportunities.