HERSHEY, Pa.—Nationally No. 9/10-ranked Buffalo State peppered the Lebanon Valley goal with 57 shots, but only managed a 3-2 victory tonight in a non-conference game at Hersheypark Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  #9/10 Buffalo State – 3, Lebanon Valley - 2
LOCATION: Hersheypark Arena – Hershey, Pa.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (12-3-1), Lebanon Valley (3-12-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Mac Wood (Simcoe, ON/SCS) got Buffalo State on the scoreboard first with his seventh goal of the season in the final minutes of the first period on the power play.
• LVC evened the score with a power-play goal of its own in the middle frame and the scored remained tied 1-1 entering the third period, despite Buffalo State holding a 35-9 advantage in shots.
• Freshman Anthony Passero (Fort Erie, ON/Lakeshore) broke the tie for the Bengals early in the third period with his seventh goal of the season.
• Taylor Pryce (Newmarket, ON/Cardinal Carter) added his team-leading eighth goal of the season into the empty net to provide needed insurance with 51 seconds remaining.
• The Flying Dutchmen closed the deficit back to one with 27 seconds left, but could not get the equalizer.
• Mike DeLaVergne (Pawling, NY/Pawling) finished with 18 saves as the Bengals finished with a 57-20 advantage in shots on goal.
• Passero also had an assist and Zach Nieminen (Ajax, ON/Notre Dame CSS) added a pair of helpers.

 
FOR THE FOES                                    

• Joel Eisenhower single-handedly kept LVC in the game, making 54 saves.
• Brian Hovanec and Jake Thomas scored for the Flying Dutchmen.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• It was just the third time this season DeLaVergne allowed two or more goals in a game.

 
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