Brett Gravelle lifted North Iowa to a 4-1 victory with a hat trick against Metro.

Gravelle's first goal came 2:30 into the second period. He then added goals at 7:37 into the second and at 18:38 into the third.

Metro was stymied by North Iowa's netminder David Johnson, who stopped 31 shots during the victory.

Kohei Sato also scored for North Iowa. Other players who recorded assists for North Iowa were Eric Piatt, Joe Burgmeier, and Jack Stang, who contributed one each and Austin Jackson and Mitch Parsons, who each chipped in two.

Metro did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. Metro averages 4.4 goals per game. North Iowa was unable to stop Metro from sending pucks towards the net, and Metro eventually piled up 32 shots on goal.

Metro was led by David Chavis, who scored the team's only goal. Chavis scored on the power play 6:42 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Metro. Metro had gotten the advantage when North Iowa's Marshall Barnes was sent off for tripping. Jacob Drinkard assisted on the tally.

North Iowa incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors. Kameron Limburg made 23 saves for Metro on 26 shots. Metro incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.