The M1 Robert Morris Univ Pennsylvania Colonials tried to dig themselves out of a two-goal hole, but the M1 Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks held on for a 3-2 victory.

M1 Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania made the score 3-1 on a goal by Chip Byrne at 8:30 in the third period, and M1 Robert Morris Univ Pennsylvania got as close as 3-2 when Carlos Quevedo Biel scored 14:48 into the third period.

The Crimson Hawks were led by Byrne, who finished with one goal.

M1 Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania stifled the Colonials' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. With 37 shots on target during the contest, the Crimson Hawks exceeded the 0.2 shots they average per game this year.

M1 Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania also got points from Shane Yaller, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. M1 Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania also got a goal from Nick Harrison as well. Other players who recorded assists for M1 Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania were Tanner Gilliland, who had two and Reid Duguid and Adam Kondraski, who each chipped in one.

M1 Robert Morris Univ Pennsylvania put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow M1 Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania to score on any of its three power plays. The Colonials' offense operated below their season average. M1 Robert Morris Univ Pennsylvania averages 4.7 goals per game. The 31 shots that the Colonials put on net surpassed M1 Robert Morris Univ Pennsylvania's average of 13.4 shots per game this season.

The Colonials were helped by Matthew Haney, who had one goal. Haney scored 12 seconds into the first period to make the score 1-0 M1 Robert Morris Univ Pennsylvania. Justin Rehrer assisted on the tally. In addition, M1 Robert Morris Univ Pennsylvania received assists from Joe Boyer and Nick Fischer, who contributed one each.

Robert Stock made 29 saves for the Crimson Hawks on 31 shots. M1 Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Sean Scannell recorded 34 saves for M1 Robert Morris Univ Pennsylvania. The Colonials incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.