Larocque's Late Heroics Lift Brock Past Nipissing

Brock edged Nipissing 9–8 in a tightly contested matchup on Sunday afternoon. The teams exchanged goals throughout the opening quarter and entered the second tied 3–3. Nipissing then received goals from Jack Quinn, Ben King and Nick Hulbert to take a narrow 6–5 advantage into halftime.

Brock responded in the third quarter, outscoring the Lakers 3–1 behind two goals from Guerin Jennings and another from Jack Parker. Zach Tarr tied the game for Nipissing 2:34 into the fourth, but Liam Larocque scored the game-winner with 11:18 gone to secure the victory.

The Badgers overcame some significant penalty trouble, being assessed 12 penalties totalling nine minutes compared with five penalties and three-and-a-half minutes for Nipissing. Jennings led Brock with four goals, while King recorded a hat trick for the Lakers. Connor Scott earned the win in goal for the Badgers, stopping 12 of the 20 shots he faced.

Final score: Brock 9, Nipissing 8.