Rochester, NY - As the number one seed in the tournament, the Illini were given the luxury of getting the late start in the last game of the day. Of the other 7 games throughout the day, there was only one upset as #10 Iowa State dropped #7 Ohio 2-0. The Illini were hoping that the Ohio loss would be the only upset on the day..

As the game opened up, it wasn't looking good for the Illini. The team came out flat, and were being out skated by Robert Morris. Two early Illini penalties had the Colonials up with a two man advantage, and before the Illini could even register one shot on goal, Robert Morris was up to five. Mike Burda, in net for the Illini, along with the goal post, were able to keep the Colonials out of the net and help the Illini kill off the penalties. Robert Morris' first penalty kill wouldn't favor as well, and at the 6:05 mark in the period, sophomore Brad Hoelzer would fire a rocket from the top of the slot that would find the back of the Robert Morris net, seniors Nick Fabbrini and Johnny Liang helping set up the power play goal. Robert Morris would climb back into the game, capitalizing on an Illini hooking call, with John Kalichuk getting a back door shot past Mike Burda. The Illini would pick up the pace some late in the period, and with just a minute and a half left in the first, junior Ton Connell, teamed up with Daniel Cohen and JJ Heredia, would charge the net and send a shot past the Colonials Jon Hoffman, picking up the go ahead goal. By the end of the period the late rushes by the Illini would have them out shooting the Colonials 12-7.

The Illini would look a little better in the middle frame, allowing them to kill off 3 penalties and still out shoot Robert Morris, but by a slimmer margin of 13-12. The back and forth game would finally result in a goal, as the Illini power play would once again take advantage of a Robert Morris penalty. At the 12:37 mark in the period, freshman Daniel Cohen would race into the Colonials zone and dish a pass off to senior Drew Heredia at the top of the crease, who send a shot into the net, extending the Illini's lead to 3-1.

The Illini would come alive in the third period, and for the first time really shut down the Colonial's offense, allowing them only 4 shots on goal for the period. Robert Morris would have some penalty problems in the period, and once again the Illini would make the best out of the situation. At the 7:43 mark in the third, Brad Hoelzer would tee up another shot, this time from the point, and once again he would find the back of the Colonial's net. Seniors Joey Resch and Johnny Liang would pick up the helpers on the Illini's 3rd power play goal. The Illini would keep Robert Morris at bay for the remainder of the game, securing the first round 4-1 win. .

The Illini's perfect record continues to grow, now at 35-0-0, and the win moves them onto round two of the tournament to face #8 University of Rhode Island, once again in the 8:30pm late game.