Robert Mcnamara netted a hat trick to lead the M1 Niagara University Purple Eagles over the M1 Rochester Institute of Technolog Tigers, 15-0.

Mcnamara got on the scoresheet 14 seconds into the first period. He then added goals at 19:29 into the first and at 14:37 into the second.

M1 Niagara University led 6-0 after the opening frame the first period and maintained a healthy margin after.

The Purple Eagles' defense was surprisingly good. M1 Niagara University averages 3.0 goals allowed per game. M1 Rochester Institute of Technolog was unable to stop the Purple Eagles from sending pucks towards the net, and M1 Niagara University eventually piled up 49 shots on goal. The Purple Eagles outdid their season average for goals scored. This season, M1 Niagara University averages 5.6 goals per contest.

M1 Niagara University additionally got points from Andrew Mitch, who also registered one goal and one assist, Josh Pietrantonio, who also tallied three goals and three assists to lead the team in points, Dalton Bew, who also racked up two goals and two assists, and Zachary Seither, who also had one goal and three assists. M1 Niagara University also had goals scored by Ryan Peters, who had two and Tyler Stockwell, Nick Smith, and Patrick Gregory, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for M1 Niagara University were Brad Beran, Dallas Szustak, Joseph Sheena, Anthony Strollo, Alex Wagner, Austin Wharry, matthew Bavaro, and Andrew Depuy, who contributed one each and David Hazelet and Jeffrey Monfils, who each chipped in two.

The Purple Eagles' defense shut down the Tigers' forwards for much of the game, and M1 Rochester Institute of Technolog got off only 12 shots during the contest.

Andrew Depuy made 12 saves for M1 Niagara University on 12 shots. The Purple Eagles totaled 19 minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major and went 0-for-1 on the power play. Tucker Kelly recorded 34 saves for the Tigers. M1 Rochester Institute of Technolog incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.