M3-Mount St. Marys University could not stop M3-Penn State-Harrisburg's John Nielson, who tallied a hat trick in a 9-5 win.

Nielson notched his first tally 15:48 into the first period. He then added goals at 19:10 into the first and at 3:21 into the second.

M3-Penn State-Harrisburg forced M3-Mount St. Marys University's goalies to work without much rest, getting 53 shots and forcing 44 saves. Levi Bean made 27 stops and Dennis Devol made 17. M3-Penn State-Harrisburg bested its season scoring average. This season, M3-Penn State-Harrisburg averages 6.5 goals per contest.

M3-Penn State-Harrisburg additionally got points from Adam Tipple, who also registered four goals and two assists. Others who scored for M3-Penn State-Harrisburg included Mark Balthaser and John Poon, who scored one goal each. In addition, M3-Penn State-Harrisburg received assists from Eric Ihli, who had two, Zach Stiachan, who had three, and Steven Gross and Graham Smith, who contributed one each.

M3-Mount St. Marys University put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow M3-Penn State-Harrisburg to score on any of its three power plays.

M3-Mount St. Marys University was led by David Boudjeda, who tallied three goals. M3-Mount St. Marys University also had goals scored by Anthony Lerro and Nathan Price, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for M3-Mount St. Marys University were Isaac Zappe, who had two and Tad Buniski and Daniel Hoff, who each chipped in one.

Addison Anton recorded 18 saves for M3-Penn State-Harrisburg. M3-Mount St. Marys University incurred 16 minutes in penalty time with three minors and had no power play opportunities.