David Madrigal lifted M2 Northern Illinois University to an 8-2 victory with a hat trick against M2 Saint Marys University Minneso.

Madrigal got on the scoresheet 59 seconds into the first period. He then added goals at 14:38 into the first and at 12:48 into the third.

M2 Northern Illinois University pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 33 penalty minutes.

M2 Northern Illinois University stifled M2 Saint Marys University Minneso's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. M2 Northern Illinois University outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, M2 Northern Illinois University averages 4.6 goals per contest.

M2 Northern Illinois University also got points from Eric Svejda, who also finished with two goals and one assist and Troy Heurlin, who also registered one goal and two assists. M2 Northern Illinois University also got a goal from Justin Rucinski as well.

M2 Saint Marys University Minneso struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as it finished the game with 22 penalty minutes for eight opposing power plays.

M2 Saint Marys University Minneso was led by Nicholas Esposito, who tallied one goal. Esposito scored 8:03 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Doyle Peterson also scored for M2 Saint Marys University Minneso. Other players who recorded assists for M2 Saint Marys University Minneso were Kale Johnstone and James Dreshar, who contributed one each.

JoJo Durrbeck rejected 16 shots on goal for M2 Northern Illinois University. Leonard Weiss made 13 saves for M2 Saint Marys University Minneso on 21 shots. M2 Saint Marys University Minneso registered zero goals on seven power play opportunities.