Nate Walker netted a hat trick to lead Syracuse over Jersey Shore, 5-3.

Walker got on the scoresheet 18:11 into the second period. He then added goals at 18:32 into the second and at 15:22 into the third.

Syracuse bested its season scoring average. Syracuse has scored at the pace of 2.7 goals per game during the current campaign.

Syracuse also got points from Hunter Soden, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Syracuse also got a goal from Rocco DeRollo as well. More assists for Syracuse came via Tucker Bartenslager, Jag Masters, Richard Hart, Nicholas Sanborn, and Raymond Rowe, who contributed one each.

Jersey Shore managed to stay out of the box better than usual, tallying one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Jersey Shore finished below its season average of 26.0 penalty minutes per game. Jersey Shore was held below its usual level of production. Jersey Shore puts an average of 7.0 pucks into the net per game. Jersey Shore forced Syracuse goalie Kyle VanWagner to work between the pipes, taking 48 shots. Jersey Shore gave up more goals than its normal season average. Jersey Shore gives up 2.3 goals per game.

Jersey Shore was led by JaColbie McGowan, who had one goal and one assist. McGowan scored 12:40 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Jersey Shore. Freddie Schaljo picked up the assist. Others who scored for Jersey Shore included Frederic Ampleman and Bogdan Khvatov, who scored one goal each. In addition, Jersey Shore received assists from Scott Hansen, Christian Cooley, Jared Karas, and Dylan Plsek, who each chipped in one.

VanWagner recorded 45 saves for Syracuse. Syracuse ended with no penalties and went 0-for-1 on the power play. Jersey Shore's Breadan Colgan stopped 18 shots out of the 22 that he faced. Jersey Shore registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities.