Ryan Macdonald gave M3-Charleston College of a 5-4 (OT) victory over M2 North Carolina University of when he scored 27 seconds into the extra period.

M3-Charleston College of got the win thanks to a great game by Macdonald, who had two goals and one assist. Macdonald scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 19:59 into the second period to make the score 3-3. Kyle Leddy assisted on the tally. Macdonald's next tally on the power play made the score 5-4 M3-Charleston College of with 19:33 left in overtime. Tj Thaler picked up the assist.

M2 North Carolina University of was unable to stop M3-Charleston College of from sending pucks towards the net, and M3-Charleston College of eventually piled up 31 shots on goal. Penalties took their toll on M3-Charleston College of, as its penalty kill unit let in two power play goals. M3-Charleston College of's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

M3-Charleston College of additionally got points from Leddy, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Others who scored for M3-Charleston College of included Joe Corsi and Connor Every Andrews, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for M3-Charleston College of were Andrew Fink, Ben Seifert, Brandon Grogan, and Tanner Poss, who each chipped in one.

M2 North Carolina University of's offense was clicking better than usual and put 35 shots on goal during the game, better than the 0.4 shots per game it averages.

M2 North Carolina University of was helped by Ethan Ifkovits, who grabbed one goal. Ifkovits scored 4:58 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M2 North Carolina University of. Sam Reinhard assisted on the tally. M2 North Carolina University of also got points from Aj Hamel, who also registered one goal and one assist, Matt Gellatly, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Nathaniel Haas, who also racked up one goal and one assist. In addition, M2 North Carolina University of received assists from John Jackson, Michael Auriemma, and Vincent Boudreau, who contributed one each.

Brett Epstein recorded 31 saves for M3-Charleston College of. M3-Charleston College of incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. M2 North Carolina University of's Jackson stopped 26 shots out of the 31 that he faced. M2 North Carolina University of incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.