Undaunted by a two-goal deficit, the Rochester Lourdes Eagles battled back to claim a 3-2 victory over the Mankato West Scarlets.

Rochester Lourdes never led in the game until netting the game winner. The Eagles trailed 2-0 after a goal by Mankato West's Nate Krueger at 13:48 in the first period. Rochester Lourdes tied things up at 2-2 on a goal by Alex Funk at 6:07 in the second period. The Eagles netted the game winner at 9:10 in the second period on a goal by Funk.

Rochester Lourdes was led by Ben Weir, who finished with one goal.

The Eagles managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Rochester Lourdes wound up below its season average of 10.0 penalty minutes per game. The Eagles forced the Scarlets goalie Jake Spiess to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots.

Rochester Lourdes additionally got points from Jason Samuelson, who also had one goal and one assist and Funk, who also grabbed one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Other players who recorded assists for Rochester Lourdes were Tucker Chapman and Karl Krecke, who each chipped in one.

Mankato West excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. The Scarlets could not produce up to they normal offensive output. Mankato West puts an average of 5.0 pucks into the net per game.

Derek Frentz also scored for Mankato West. In addition, Mankato West received assists from Max Mettler, who had one.

Andrew Ellingson recorded 22 saves for Rochester Lourdes. Spiess rejected 30 shots on goal for the Scarlets. Mankato West incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.