(BOX SCORE)

GENEVA, NY- Trevor McKinney (Oakwood, ON/Sinclair) had a goal and an assist, but Buffalo State (8-7-2) fell short at Hobart (9-7-0) in a 4-2 loss in a non-conference game tonight at the “The Cooler.”

Freshman Nick Melligan (Sanborn, NY/Niagara-Wheatfield) opened the scoring for Buffalo State with his fourth goal of the season midway through the second period.  The Statesmen evened the score with a 5-on-3 goal with just with just 26 seconds left in the period.  Hobart then took the lead just 26 seconds into the third stanza and pushed the lead to 3-1 1:28 later.  McKinney cut the deficit to one with his 13th goal of the season with 2:32 remaining, but Hobart completed the scoring with a shorthanded empty-netter with 34 ticks left on the clock.

The Statesmen outshot the Bengals 37-22 for the game.  Kevin Carr (Unionville, ON/Unionville) had 33 stops between the pipes for Buffalo State.   

Buffalo State will resume SUNYAC play this Friday at home against Geneseo at 7 p.m.