Cincinnati tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but Wooster held on for a 3-2 victory.

A goal by Brandon Scholze put Wooster up 3-1 in the second period, but Cincinnati pulled to within one on Marc Anderson's tally 17:41 into the third period.

Cincinnati's power play was ineffective against Wooster's penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

Wooster's penalty killing units received substantial work throughout the game as Wooster finished with 34 penalty minutes.

Others who scored for Wooster included Christian Miller and Carmon Teel, who scored one goal each. In addition, Wooster received assists from Brad Sneed, Will Schober, Nick Tobey, Rubin Chavarria, Andy Romani, and Steven Frankel, who contributed one each.

Cincinnati forced Wooster goalie Joe Morgan to work between the pipes, taking 33 shots.

Cincinnati was led by Jacob Friedman, who finished with one goal and one assist. Friedman scored 7:24 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Wooster. Kyle Kinnaman picked up the assist. More assists for Cincinnati came via Albert Janele and Rory Callihan, who each chipped in one.

Joe Morgan made 31 saves for Wooster on 33 shots. Wooster registered one goal on eight power play opportunities. Daniel Dolliver rejected 22 shots on goal for Cincinnati. Cincinnati incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with nine minors.