Ben Sitek lifted M2 Saint Cloud State University to a 9-7 victory with a hat trick against M2 Bethel University.

M2 Saint Cloud State University led by five goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when M2 Saint Cloud State University's Taylor Marx scored at 14:03 in the second period to put M2 Saint Cloud State University up 8-3.

M2 Saint Cloud State University managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. M2 Saint Cloud State University wound up below its season average of 11.0 penalty minutes per game. M2 Saint Cloud State University outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, M2 Saint Cloud State University averages 5.2 goals per contest. M2 Saint Cloud State University's defense let in more goals than it usually has this year. M2 Saint Cloud State University gives up 2.4 goals per game. The 37 shots that M2 Saint Cloud State University put on net surpassed M2 Saint Cloud State University's average of 0.1 shots per game this season.

M2 Saint Cloud State University also got points from Anders Skaalerud, who also finished with two goals and two assists and Connor Laroque, who also registered one goal and two assists. M2 Saint Cloud State University also got a goal from Benson Ringle as well. In addition, M2 Saint Cloud State University received assists from Zachary Ticha, who had one and Michael Mazzitelli, who had two.

M2 Bethel University forced M2 Saint Cloud State University goalie Gabriel Splichal to work between the pipes, taking 51 shots. M2 Bethel University got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.

M2 Bethel University was helped by Zac Villarreal, who grabbed two goals. Villarreal scored the first of his two goals at 3:18 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M2 Bethel University. Villarreal's next tally made the score 8-6 M2 Saint Cloud State University with 12:54 left in the third period. Adam Fischer assisted on the tally. M2 Bethel University additionally got points from Ty Walls, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Noah Bragg, who also had one goal and two assists, and Luke Small, who also registered two goals and one assist. Ryan Sola also scored for M2 Bethel University. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Bethel University were Tucker Gran, who had one.

Gabriel Splichal made 44 saves for M2 Saint Cloud State University on 51 shots. M2 Saint Cloud State University registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities. M2 Bethel University's William Griswold stopped 28 shots out of the 37 that he faced. M2 Bethel University avoided the penalty box for the entire game and scored zero goals off of one power plays.