Keith Lawton had two goals to lead M2 Loyola Marymount University to a 5-2 victory over M2 Long Beach State University.

Lawton scored at 3:41 into the second period to make the score 2-2 and again while on the power play 12:04 into the second to make the score 3-2 M2 Loyola Marymount University.

M2 Loyola Marymount University stifled M2 Long Beach State University's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. M2 Loyola Marymount University's offense rang up 36 shots on M2 Long Beach State University's net.

M2 Loyola Marymount University also got points from Trevor Tracy, who also finished with two goals and one assist to lead the team in points and Ethan Fink, who also registered one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Loyola Marymount University were Evan Ng, who had one and Kyle Martins, who had two.

M2 Long Beach State University's offense operated below its season average. M2 Long Beach State University puts an average of 4.2 pucks into the net per game. M2 Long Beach State University kept M2 Loyola Marymount University's goalie busy throughout the game, and Jake Blazier made 39 saves on 41 shots.

M2 Long Beach State University was led by Ryan Todd, who grabbed two goals. Todd scored the first of his two goals at 12:53 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M2 Long Beach State University. Tanner Bleyle provided the assist. Todd's next tally made the score 2-1 M2 Long Beach State University with 17:24 left in the second period. Garrick Langer picked up the assist. In addition, M2 Long Beach State University received assists from Raymond Campisi, who had one.

M2 Loyola Marymount University incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Corey Jones rejected 31 shots on goal for M2 Long Beach State University. M2 Long Beach State University incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.