Vasjonkin
Vadim Vasjonkin tallied a goal and an assist against Fredonia
5
Fredonia FREDONIA 8-7-3, 4-5-0 SUNYAC
6
Winner Buffalo State BUFM 14-4-2, 7-2-2 SUNYAC
Fredonia FREDONIA
8-7-3, 4-5-0 SUNYAC
5
Final
6
Buffalo State BUFM
14-4-2, 7-2-2 SUNYAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Fredonia FREDONIA 1 2 2 5
Buffalo State BUFM 4 2 0 6

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

No. 14 Men’s Hockey nets four in first, edges Fredonia, 6-5

BUFFALO, N.Y.—  No. 14 Buffalo State exploded for four first-period goals to extend its home unbeaten streak to 11 games with a 6-5 victory over visiting Fredonia in the "Battle by the Lake" contest this evening.
 
THE BASICS
TEAM RESULTS:  No. 14 Buffalo State – 6, Fredonia – 5   
LOCATION: BSC Ice Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (14-4-2, 7-2-2 SUNYAC), Fredonia (8-7-3, 4-5-0 SUNYAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Vadim Vasjonkin (Tallinn, Estonia/Lake Forest Academy) and Zach Remers (Clarence, NY/Canisius) each tallied a goal and an assist apiece for Buffalo State.
  • Ben Butcher (Bellingham, WA/Langley), Paul Cerda (Puigcerda, Spain/Lycee Briancon), Reid Bibb (Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) and Cody Symonds (Woodbridge, ON/Emily Carr) each scored for the Bengals.
  • Anthony Passero (Fort Erie, ON/Lakeshore) and Mac Wood (Simcoe, ON/SCS) each recorded two assists in the game.
  • Buffalo State struck first with a power play goal by Vasjonkin off assists from Zach Nieminen (Ajax, ON/Notre Dame CSS) and Michael Anthony Guerrera (Montreal, QC/Ontario Hockey Acad.).
  • Following a Fredonia goal, the Bengals found themselves on another power play opportunity and capitalized with a goal from Butcher.
  • Buffalo State extended its lead to 4-1, after 20 minutes of play, with goals coming from Cerda off a breakaway and Remers off assists from Passero and Troy Button (Royal Oak, MI/Shrine Catholic).
  • Fredonia cut the lead to 4-2 with a short-handed goal to open the second period, but the Bengals responded with a goal from Bibb and a power play goal from Symonds to push the lead to 6-3 at the second intermission.
  • The Blue Devils were able to find the back of the net with two late goals in the third period but failed to complete the comeback.
  • Goalie Ian Sylves (Sloan, NY/John F. Kennedy) made 22 saves in the net for the Bengals.
  • Fredonia held a 27-25 edge in shots for the game.
 
FOR THE FOES:
  • Sam Wilbur, Colin Valentine, Ryan Dunn, Victor Tracy and Jon Carlson all scored for the Blue Devils
  • Goalie Eric Bogart picked up the loss in net with 12 saves in two periods of action.
 
NOTEWORTHY:
  • The victory earns Buffalo State another point in the season-long Battle by the Lake competition between the two schools. Fredonia currently leads 9-2.
 
UP NEXT:
The Bengals and the Blue Devils will clash again tomorrow night in Fredonia at 7 p.m.
 
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