The Michigan State University Spartans relied on the scoring touch of Kara Scaturro, who netted two goals, to beat the Davenport University Panthers, 2-1.

Scaturro found the back of the net on the power play 16:20 into the first period to make the score 1-1 and again while 2:57 into the second to make the score 2-1 Michigan State University.

Michigan State University was held below its usual level of production. The Spartans put an average of 4.6 pucks into the net per game.

More assists for Michigan State University came via Sydney Glanz and Elise Plancon, who each chipped in one.

Davenport University was led by Lexie Boydston, who scored the team's only goal. Boydston scored 3:06 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Davenport University.

Michigan State University's Julia King stopped 22 shots out of the 23 that he faced. The Spartans incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Caitlin Nosanov made 27 saves for the Panthers on 29 shots. Davenport University incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.