BUFFALO, NY—Sophomore Anthony Beaumont (Lester, PA/Interboro) scored his first collegiate goal in the second period, and then netted his second in overtime, to lift Buffalo State (1-1/1-1) to a 3-2 SUNYAC victory over visiting Cortland (0-1-1/0-1-1) at the Ice Arena.
 
Beaumont redirected a point shot by Marcus Michalski (Woodstock, ON/St. Mary's Catholic) through the Cortland goalie's legs for the game winning goal with 1:50 remaining in overtime.  Brett Hope (Blenheim, ON/Blenheim) also drew an assist on the winning marker.
 
Buffalo State opened the game on the power play due to a protocol violation penalty on Cortland and applied early pressure.  The Red Dragons drew first blood, however, when Dan Broderick deflected a point shot by Ryan Wagner to the back of the net 8:43 into the opening period.
 
Beaumont evened the score for Buffalo State with his first career goal on the power-play late in the opening frame when he banged home a rebound off a Taylor Pryce (Newmarket, ON/Cardinal Carter) shot.  Hope also picked up an assist. 
 
The game was delayed nearly 20 minutes midway through the second period due to a lower body cut sustained by Cortland's Josh LaRose.  A little over five minutes after the delay, freshman Jason Zaleski (Scranton, PA/Scranton) gave Buffalo State the lead when he wired a shot high blocker side off the rush for his first collegiate goal, on the power play.  Jake Rosen (E. Amherst, NY/Williamsville North) and Michalski were credited with the assists.
 
Cortland tilted the ice in the third period, thanks in part to three power play opportunities, and outshot Buffalo State 18-3 in the frame.  The Red Dragons pulled even when Tommy Nolan capitalized on a scramble around the net midway through the period with the team playing 4-on-4.
 
Mike DeLaVergne (Pawling, NY/Pawling) earned his first win between the pipes for the Bengals, turning aside 34 of 36 shots faced.  Kollyn Jones made 29 saves on 32 shots for Cortland.  Buffalo State finished 2 for 5 on the power play, while Cortland was 0 for 3.
 
Buffalo State will play two more home SUNYAC games next Friday and Saturday when it hosts Morrisville State for a twin set.