The M1 Central Oklahoma / University of Bronchos relied on the scoring touch of Michael Rivera, who netted two goals, to beat the M1 Niagara University Purple Eagles, 4-1.

Rivera's tallies came at 1:46 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M1 Central Oklahoma / University of and 17:36 into the first to make the score 2-0 M1 Central Oklahoma / University of.

M1 Central Oklahoma / University of's Tory Caldwell was a brick wall in net, as he came up with 29 saves and let only one puck past him. Despite the solid performance, Caldwell will actually see his goals against average rise, as it stood at 1.0 entering the contest.

The Bronchos put 47 shots on net during the contest, more than the 4.0 they average per game.

Others who scored for M1 Central Oklahoma / University of included Matt Prigge and Rylan Duley, who each put in one. More assists for M1 Central Oklahoma / University of came via Josh Wyatt, who had two and Nolan Grauer, Jake Daughtry, Travis Wellman, and Sam Rice, who each chipped in one.

M1 Niagara University was held below its usual level of production. The Purple Eagles average 4.0 goals per game. M1 Niagara University's offense was clicking better than usual and put 30 shots on goal during the game, better than the 4.0 shots per game it averages.

The Purple Eagles were led by Josh Pietrantonio, who scored the team's only goal. Pietrantonio scored 15:36 into the third period to make the score 3-1 M1 Central Oklahoma / University of. Patrick Gregory provided the assist.

M1 Central Oklahoma / University of incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Mike Parda made 43 saves for M1 Niagara University on 46 shots. The Purple Eagles incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.