Matthew Caine gave the M1 Naval Academy ^ United States Midshipmen a 3-2 (OT) victory over the M1 Villanova University Wildcats when he scored 1:19 into the extra period.

M1 Naval Academy ^ United States overcame a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. The Midshipmen trailed 2-0 after a goal by M1 Villanova University's John Skaggs at 15:41 in the first period. M1 Naval Academy ^ United States tied things up at 2-2 on a goal by Caine at 15:39 in the second period.

Caine had two goals to lead the Midshipmen to victory.

M1 Naval Academy ^ United States racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with six minors and one major for 17 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 12.0 minutes per game the Midshipmen had been spending in the box. M1 Naval Academy ^ United States put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow the Wildcats to score on any of their seven power plays. The Midshipmen put 39 shots on net during the contest, more than the 0.8 they average per game.

M1 Naval Academy ^ United States also got points from Matthew Harrigan, who also had one goal and one assist. In addition, M1 Naval Academy ^ United States received assists from Matthew Truninger, who had one and Gil Givens, who had two.

M1 Villanova University excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. The Wildcats could not produce up to their normal offensive output. M1 Villanova University averages 4.1 goals per game. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals. The 34 shots that the Wildcats put on net surpassed M1 Villanova University's average of 0.5 shots per game this season.

More assists for M1 Villanova University came via Nicholas Schultz, Chris Sabanos, and Sean Mckernan, who contributed one each.

M1 Naval Academy ^ United States' Truninger stopped 32 shots out of the 34 that he faced. Michael Harper rejected 36 shots on goal for the Wildcats. M1 Villanova University incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.