Cody Black was all over the ice for the Pittsburgh Vengeance, as he tallied two goals in Pittsburgh's 3-1 win over the Cincinnati Swords.

Black's tallies came at 5:40 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Pittsburgh and 18:33 into the third to make the score 3-1 Pittsburgh.

The Vengeance excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances.

Pittsburgh additionally got points from Bryan Hovanec, who also had one goal and one assist. In addition, Pittsburgh received assists from Nils Markgren, who had two and Michael Straub and Kenneth White, who contributed one each.

Cincinnati was led by Andrew Bond, who scored the team's only goal. Bond scored short handed 18:47 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Cincinnati. The Swords found themselves down a man on Gennadi Zabeline's charging.

Pittsburgh's Jacob Stack stopped 16 shots out of the 17 that he faced. The Vengeance incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. James Schroeder rejected 26 shots on goal for Cincinnati. The Swords incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.