Josef Pontasch had four goals and two assists to lead M2 Ohio State University to an 8-4 victory over M2 Akron University of.

Pontasch got on the scoresheet 3:00 into the first period. He then added goals at 14:01 into the first, at 7:21 into the second, and at 38 seconds into the third.

M2 Ohio State University forced M2 Akron University of goalie Korey Davis to work between the pipes, taking 62 shots.

M2 Ohio State University also got points from Alex Corrigan, who also registered two goals and one assist. Eric Sperli also scored for M2 Ohio State University. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Ohio State University were Blake Malecha, who had one, Mark Heneman, who had two, Nick Crosby, who had three, and Christof Pontasch, who had four.

M2 Akron University of struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as it finished the game with 40 penalty minutes for nine opposing power plays.

M2 Akron University of was led by Jared Taylor, who had two goals. Taylor scored the first of his two goals at 4:04 into the first period to make the score 2-1 M2 Akron University of. Paul Wischt assisted on the tally. Taylor's next tally made the score 4-3 M2 Akron University of with 13:29 left in the second period. Nick Barbieri picked up the assist. Others who scored for M2 Akron University of included Geoffrey Kern and Vincent Murdock Jr., who scored one goal each. In addition, M2 Akron University of received assists from Cory Berney, who had one.

Aaron Kahn rejected 26 shots on goal for M2 Ohio State University. M2 Ohio State University ended with 35 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major. For M2 Ohio State University, Corrigan and Zach Meier were ejected from the contest. Davis recorded 54 saves for M2 Akron University of. M2 Akron University of registered one goal on five power play opportunities. Team's Wischt and Tyler Weeks were slapped with misconducts and ejected from the game.