Behind a great game by Gunnar Merrick, who had two goals, M3-Colorado School of Mines defeated M3-Western State Colorado Univ., 6-2.

Merrick's tallies came at 8:11 into the first period to make the score 2-0 M3-Colorado School of Mines and 3:36 into the second to make the score 3-1 M3-Colorado School of Mines.

M3-Colorado School of Mines put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow M3-Western State Colorado Univ. to score on any of its four power plays. M3-Colorado School of Mines forced M3-Western State Colorado Univ. goalie Montana Wiggins to work between the pipes, taking 45 shots. M3-Colorado School of Mines' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

M3-Colorado School of Mines additionally got points from Dominick Steel, who also tallied one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. M3-Colorado School of Mines also got a goal from Anthony Fonte as well. In addition, M3-Colorado School of Mines received assists from Taylor Mcclure, Mathieu Gauthier Cote, Parker Fawcett, Evan Campbell, Patrick Heyboer, and Joel Walker, who contributed one each.

M3-Western State Colorado Univ. managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. M3-Western State Colorado Univ. wound up below its season average of 12.0 penalty minutes per game. M3-Western State Colorado Univ. did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. M3-Western State Colorado Univ. averages 4.3 goals per game.

M3-Western State Colorado Univ. was led by Brayden Yatsu, who finished with one goal. Yatsu scored 15:56 into the first period to make the score 2-1 M3-Colorado School of Mines. chris eye also scored for M3-Western State Colorado Univ.

Jason Robes made 22 saves for M3-Colorado School of Mines on 24 shots. M3-Colorado School of Mines incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Wiggins recorded 39 saves for M3-Western State Colorado Univ.