Devon Docksteader netted a hat trick to lead M2 Liberty University over M2 New York University, 9-1.

Docksteader notched his first tally 11:19 into the first period. He then added goals at 1:57 into the third and at 5:08 into the third.

M2 New York University was stymied by M2 Liberty University's netminder Blair Bennett, who stopped 28 shots during the victory. The solid play of Bennett will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 2.88.

M2 Liberty University forced M2 New York University's netminders to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, totaling 31 shots and forcing 22 saves. Alec Hardman made 17 stops and Alexander Pepper made five. M2 Liberty University excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances. M2 Liberty University outdid its season average for goals scored. M2 Liberty University averages 4.7 goals per game.

M2 Liberty University additionally got points from Clinton Nigh, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Johnny Cotton, who also registered one goal and two assists, and Paul Ingles, who also had one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. M2 Liberty University also had goals scored by Tim Bierema, William Bray, and Jordan Barstead, who scored one goal each. In addition, M2 Liberty University received assists from Lucas Ebel, Ryan Sidun, Josh King, Erik Burke, Daniel Huntington, Adam Gnatowski, Ben Freymond, and Caleb Grow, who contributed one each.

M2 New York University's offense operated below its season average. M2 New York University averages 4.5 goals per game. M2 New York University struggled on the penalty kill, allowing M2 Liberty University to score four power play goals on seven chances. M2 New York University's defensemen also contributed in the offensive zone and ended up with 14 shots between them. M2 New York University was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 26 penalty minutes.

M2 New York University was led by Dakota Richardson, who scored the team's only goal. Richardson scored 16:29 into the second period to make the score 3-1 M2 Liberty University. Michael Cambria assisted on the tally.

M2 Liberty University incurred 24 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. M2 Liberty University ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Peter Kazmierczak was ejected from the game. For M2 New York University, Denis OHara was ejected from the game.