M3-Central Florida University of had a four-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to an 8-3 win over M3-Tampa University of.

Jake Ninko was all over the ice for M3-Central Florida University of, as he tallied two goals in the win. Ninko's tallies came at 5:25 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M3-Central Florida University of and 10:12 into the first to make the score 2-0 M3-Central Florida University of.

M3-Central Florida University of managed to stay out of the box better than usual, tallying one minor for two minutes in penalty time. M3-Central Florida University of ended up below its season average of 10.0 penalty minutes per game. M3-Central Florida University of outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, M3-Central Florida University of averages 5.3 goals per contest. The 42 shots that M3-Central Florida University of put on net surpassed M3-Central Florida University of's average of 0.3 shots per game this season.

M3-Central Florida University of additionally got points from Matthew Pierson, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points and Alec Pollum, who also racked up one goal and one assist. M3-Central Florida University of also had goals scored by Ryan Haleski and Jacob Solomon, who each put in two. More assists for M3-Central Florida University of came via John Fromme, who had two and Ross Jones, Casey Greenberg, Brandon Palacio, Eric Knoppel, Jeremy Roberts, and Jd Rassett, who contributed one each.

M3-Tampa University of put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow M3-Central Florida University of to score on any of its four power plays. M3-Tampa University of was held below its usual level of production. M3-Tampa University of averages 5.4 goals per game. M3-Tampa University of's offense was clicking better than usual and put 28 shots on goal during the game, better than the 2.5 shots per game it averages.

M3-Tampa University of was helped by Ryan Randall, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Randall scored 12:02 into the second period to make the score 4-2 M3-Central Florida University of. M3-Tampa University of also got points from Joseph Tully, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Evan Stawarz also scored for M3-Tampa University of. In addition, M3-Tampa University of received assists from Connorawest@hotmail.com West and Matthew Antonacci, who each chipped in one.

M3-Central Florida University of's Dominic Calandra stopped 25 shots out of the 28 that he faced. Gregory Lemrow made 34 saves for M3-Tampa University of on 42 shots. M3-Tampa University of incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors.