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BUFFALO, NY—James Durham (Marilla, NY/St. Francis) celebrated senior night with two goals and two assists as Buffalo State (10-8-2/6-4-1) blasted visiting Morrisville State (3-16-1/2-9-1), 12-3, in the Bengals final regular season home game of the season tonight at the Ice Arena.

Drew Klin (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) had a career-best five assists, and Matt Bessing (Elma, NY/Cheektowaga) and Mac Balson (Lakefield, ON/Adam Scott CVI) had two goals and an assist each to add to the onslaught.  John Corrigan (Wethersfield, CT/Wethersfield) scored his first collegiate goal and had three assists.  Nick Melligan (Sanborn, NY/Niagara-Wheatfield) and Tyler Nelson (Jamestown, NY/Falconer) had a goal and two assists each, while Shane Avery (Fort Covington, NY/Salmon River), Trevor McKinney (Oakwood, ON/Sinclair) and Mike Connolly (Shoreham, NY/Sault Area) also scored for Buffalo State. 

Buffalo State scored on three of its first five shots and jumped out to a 3-0 lead just 3:48 into the contest.  After pushing the lead to 4-0 before the end of the first period, the Bengals jumped out to a quick start again in the second frame.  Buffalo State netted five goals in the opening 5:29 of the period, including four power-play goals during a five-minute major.

Morrisville finally responded later in the second with a three-goal outburst in just over five minutes to make the score 9-3 heading into the third.  The Mustangs continued to be plagued by a complete lack of discipline in the final frame, however, surrendering three more power-play goals by the Bengals.

Buffalo State set a school record for power-play goals in a game, going 8 of 16 with the man-advantage.  The Bengals outshot the Mustangs, 52-21. Kevin Carr (Unionville, ON/Unionville) turned aside 19 of the 22 shots he faced before Ryan Malinowski (E. Amherst, NY/Williamsville North) stopped a pair of shots in the final eight minutes.

Morrisville State finished the game with 23 penalties for 114 minutes, compared to eight for 33 minutes by Buffalo State. 

Buffalo State will travel to the North Country next weekend and will faceoff at Potsdam on Friday at 7 p.m.