M2 Rider University failed to take advantage of its power play opportunities and M2 Virginia Tech University shook off a number of penalties to win, 4-0.

M2 Virginia Tech University was led by Doug MacDonald, who had one goal. MacDonald scored 7:55 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M2 Virginia Tech University. Alexander Hashmi picked up the assist.

M2 Virginia Tech University excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances. M2 Virginia Tech University's defense was surprisingly good. M2 Virginia Tech University allows 3.0 goals per game. The 32 shots that M2 Virginia Tech University put on net surpassed M2 Virginia Tech University's average of 1.3 shot per game this season. M2 Virginia Tech University was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 18 penalty minutes.

Brian Peak also scored for M2 Virginia Tech University. More assists for M2 Virginia Tech University came via Alec Burgman and Tyler Nolan, who each chipped in one and Greg Kubrak and Felipe Rodriguez, who contributed two each.

M2 Rider University put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow M2 Virginia Tech University to score on any of its five power plays. M2 Rider University's offense operated below its season average. M2 Rider University averages 4.4 goals per game. M2 Rider University put 21 shots on net during the contest, more than the 0.5 it averages per game.

M2 Virginia Tech University's Tanner Jones stopped 21 shots out of the 21 that he faced. Nathan Kholodenko recorded 28 saves for M2 Rider University. M2 Rider University incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with eight minors.