BUFFALO, N.Y.—No. 13/14 Buffalo State was unable to convert a two-goal lead into a victory as visiting Cortland battled back to earn a 2-2 tie in a SUNYAC contest tonight at the Ice Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #13/14 Buffalo State – 2, Cortland - 0
LOCATION: Ice Arena - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (15-5-3/8-3-3), Cortland (8-12-1/3-8-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State was the aggressor in the opening frame and jumped out to a 2-0 first-period lead. 
• Anthony Passero (Fort Erie, ON/Lakeshore) opened the scoring with a back-door tap-in off a feed from Ben Butcher (Bellingham, WA/Langley) for his sixth goal of the season.
• Vadim Vasjonkin (Tallinn, Estonia) extended the Bengals lead with his sixth of the season on a rebound off Mac Wood (Simcoe, ON/SCS) shot.
• Cortland dominated the second period, outshooting the Bengals 13-4 and cut the lead in half with a power-play marker midway through the stanza.
• The Red Dragons netted the equalizer just 1:29 into the third period and neither team would score again.
• Cortland finished with a 30-26 edge in shots on goal, including 3-1 in overtime.
• Ian Sylves (Sloan, NY/JFK) finished with 28 saves.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Michael Faliero and Tommy Nolan scored for Cortland.
• Drew Weigman finished with 24 stops.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will wrap up the regular season next weekend with a trip to the North Country, taking on Plattsburgh on Friday and Potsdam on Saturday.