A five-goal first period deficit cost the M1 Rochester Institute of Technolog Tigers, which could not recover and fell to the M1 Mercyhurst University Lakers, 9-0.

Jesse Valasek had one goal and four assists to lead M1 Mercyhurst University. Valasek scored 1:06 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M1 Mercyhurst University. Jonah Jobin provided the assist.

The Lakers' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in five goals. The 49 shots that M1 Mercyhurst University put on net surpassed the Lakers' average of 3.0 shots per game this season.

M1 Mercyhurst University additionally got points from Kevin Valasek, who also tallied three goals and two assists and Jobin, who also finished with one goal and three assists. Others who scored for M1 Mercyhurst University included Michal Smid, who had two and Pavel Nayda and Emilio Mayagoitia Puente, who each put in one. More assists for M1 Mercyhurst University came via Derek Blanchard, Brian Hamm, and Dominick Zangaro, who each chipped in one and Matthew Bour and Alexander Carlson, who contributed two each.

M1 Mercyhurst University's defense shut down M1 Rochester Institute of Technolog's forwards for much of the game, and the Tigers got off only eight shots during the contest.

Billy Wager rejected eight shots on goal for the Lakers. M1 Mercyhurst University incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. M1 Rochester Institute of Technolog's starting goalie, Gavin Lewis, made seven saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Tucker Kelly, who stopped 33 shots. The Tigers incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.