Taylor Emerick netted a hat trick to lead M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville over M2 Illinois University of, 11-1.

M2 Illinois University of trailed by one after the first period, but M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville went into the second intermission with a 6-1 lead and never looked back.

M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville forced M2 Illinois University of's goalies to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, taking 52 shots and forcing 41 saves. Paolo Delfini made 12 stops and Benjamin Wexler made 29. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow M2 Illinois University of to score on any of its five power plays. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville surpassed its usual scoring output this season. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville averages 4.7 goals per game.

M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville also got points from Matthew Burton, who also tallied one goal and two assists, Jorey Skelton, who also had one goal and one assist, and Nicholas Edwards, who also registered one goal and one assist. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville also had goals scored by Tyler Gilleland, who had three and Ryan Rauscher and Jason Sperry, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville were Ryan Tinsley, who had three, Ben Winterberg, Kevin Cortivo, Nicholas Faulkner, Nicholas Sabol, Jason Steiner, and Kain Henson, who contributed one each, and Nick Edwards and Andrew Bond, who each chipped in two.

M2 Illinois University of was held below its usual level of production. M2 Illinois University of averages 4.1 goals per game. M2 Illinois University of could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 24 minutes in penalties during the game.

M2 Illinois University of was led by Jonathan Turner, who scored the team's only goal. Turner scored 3:26 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M2 Illinois University of. Matt Reich picked up the assist.

Justin Nosser recorded 16 saves for M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors.