Nathan Pelligra netted a hat trick to lead M2 Florida Gulf Coast University over M2 Keene State College, 11-1.

The game was close after the first frame, but M2 Florida Gulf Coast University banged in five goals during the second period to put the victory out of reach for M2 Keene State College.

M2 Florida Gulf Coast University was led by goalie Mike Reed, who finished with 30 saves while allowing one goal. Despite the solid performance, Reed will actually see his goals against average rise, as it stood at 1.0 entering the contest.

M2 Florida Gulf Coast University forced M2 Keene State College's goaltenders to work between the pipes, finishing with 45 shots and forcing 34 saves. Dylan Strogen made 22 stops and Matthew Goss made 12. M2 Florida Gulf Coast University cashed in on power play opportunities, scoring five goals on eight chances. M2 Florida Gulf Coast University's defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

M2 Florida Gulf Coast University additionally got points from Rob Marlinski, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Dan Echeverri, who also had one goal and two assists, Jordan Klotz, who also racked up two goals and one assist, Dillon Duprey, who also registered one goal and two assists, Mike Chemello, who also tallied one goal and one assist, and Nick Houser, who also had two goals and two assists. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Florida Gulf Coast University were Jacob Leonard, who had one and Mike Gutowitz, who had two.

M2 Keene State College forced M2 Florida Gulf Coast University goalie Reed to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots. M2 Keene State College was often in penalty trouble, as it ended with seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time.

M2 Keene State College was led by Kurt Mitchell, who scored the team's only goal. Mitchell scored 1:05 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M2 Keene State College. Mitchel Myers picked up the assist.

M2 Florida Gulf Coast University ended with 17 minutes in penalty time with one minor and one major. For M2 Florida Gulf Coast University, Mark Arnone was ejected from the game. M2 Keene State College registered zero goals on two power play opportunities. M2 Keene State College ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Lucas Poulin was ejected from the game.