M2 North Carolina University of and M2 Virginia University of were evenly matched throughout their contest, but M2 North Carolina University of made the most of its opportunities and won, 6-4.

M2 North Carolina University of gained the winning advantage on a goal by Richard Chen 15:51 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

Brendan Radatovich and Chen provided the spark for M2 North Carolina University of, combining for three goals and two assists. Radatovich finished with two goals and one assist and Chen also notched one goal and one assist.

M2 North Carolina University of forced M2 Virginia University of goalie Thomas Graber to work between the pipes, taking 35 shots. M2 North Carolina University of's goal total was higher than its season average. M2 North Carolina University of averages 3.9 goals per game.

M2 North Carolina University of also got points from Aj Hamel, who also registered one goal and one assist and Chen, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Others who scored for M2 North Carolina University of included Benjamin Gurlitz and Chris Viau, who each put in one. More assists for M2 North Carolina University of came via Vincent Boudreau, who had one and Joseph Baglio, Ben Sisemore, and Nathaniel Haas, who each chipped in two.

M2 Virginia University of managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. M2 Virginia University of finished below its season average of 12.0 penalty minutes per game. M2 North Carolina University of was unable to stop M2 Virginia University of from sending pucks towards the net, and M2 Virginia University of eventually piled up 42 shots on goal.

M2 Virginia University of was led by Trip Burke, who tallied two goals and one assist. Burke scored the first of his two goals at 8:37 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Steffen Herter provided the assist. Burke's next tally made the score 3-2 M2 Virginia University of with 11:55 left in the second period. Herter picked up the assist. M2 Virginia University of also got a goal from Maury Winter as well. In addition, M2 Virginia University of received assists from Kevin Mccollum, Drew Wilkinson, and Sean Brady, who contributed one each.

M2 North Carolina University of's Trent Holmes stopped 38 shots out of the 42 that he faced. M2 North Carolina University of finished the contest with no penalties and went 0-for-2 with the man advantage. Graber rejected 29 shots on goal for M2 Virginia University of. M2 Virginia University of registered one goal on four power play opportunities.