MORRISVILLE, N.Y.—Six different Bengals scored as Buffalo State blasted host Morrisville State for the second-consecutive day, skating to a 6-2 victory this evening to compete the weekend sweep.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 6, Morrisville State – 2
LOCATION: IcePlex – Morrisville, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (9-7-1/5-3-0), Morrisville (8-9-0/5-5-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Nikita Kozyrev (Tallinn, Estonia) and Andrew Logar (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara-Wheatfield) led Buffalo State with a goal and two assists apiece.
- Vadim Vasjonkin (Tallinn, Estonia) and Anthony Tulipane (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore East) each had a goal and an assists, and Charles Barber (Queensbury, NY/Lake George) and Ryan Edgar (Foristell, MO/Whitfield) also scored.
- Morrisville opened the scoring on its third shot of the game seven minutes into the contest.
- Buffalo State pulled even just over three minutes later however on Barber's fourth goal of the season and third in the last four games.
- The Bengals took the lead midway through the second period when Tulipane slammed home a rebound for his fifth of the year.
- Buffalo State created some distance with two more goals just 1:34 apart in the closing minutes of the second period. Kozyrev potted his seventh of the year on a rebound on the power play before Edgar tipped one home for his second to push the lead to 4-1.
- Vasjonkin kept things rolling for the Bengals just 1:41 into the third period when he ripped a shot from the slot into the top left corner for his ninth strike of the year.
- Logar's second of the season on a break from the left wing complete the scoring for Buffalo State.
- Morrisville added a goal with 4:32 remaining.
- Buffalo State outshot the Mustangs 35-23 for the game. Trevor Micucci (Hamburg, NY/Connections Acad.) made 21 saves for the win.
FOR THE FOES
- Rick Eberhart and Eric Melso each scored for Morrisville.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will play a home-and-home against Fredonia next weekend, traveling there on Friday before hosting the Blue Devils on Saturday.
