A four-goal first period deficit cost M3-Wheaton College, which could not recover and fell to M3-Northern Illinois University, 12-0.

M3-Northern Illinois University got the win behind a great game by JC Weems, who had two goals and three assists. Weems scored the first of his two goals at 19 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 M3-Northern Illinois University. Brandon Bangert provided the assist. Weems' next tally made the score 12-0 M3-Northern Illinois University with 37 seconds left in the third period.

M3-Northern Illinois University forced M3-Wheaton College's netminders to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, taking 59 shots and forcing 47 saves. Braden Weber made 20 stops and Logan Hill made 27. M3-Northern Illinois University outdid its season average for goals scored. M3-Northern Illinois University has scored at the pace of 5.9 goals per game during the current campaign.

M3-Northern Illinois University also got points from Billy Petersen, who also registered two goals and two assists and Tyler Hilton, who also tallied two goals and two assists. Others who scored for M3-Northern Illinois University included Brian Staffeldt and Kyle Cornier, who scored two goals each and Trevor Bondarowicz and Eric Brennan, who each put in one. In addition, M3-Northern Illinois University received assists from Jeremy Bilecki, who had four and Jason Mraz, Bryan Peterson, and Brian Donchez, who contributed one each.

M3-Wheaton College's offense was clicking better than usual and put 24 shots on goal during the game, better than the 0.5 shots per game it averages.

Jessica Stubitsch recorded 24 saves for M3-Northern Illinois University. M3-Northern Illinois University incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. M3-Wheaton College incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.