PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.—
Reid Bibb (Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) scored the game-winner with less than four minutes remaining and added two assists to lead No. 13 Buffalo State to a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over host Plattsburgh in a SUNYAC contest tonight.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #13 Buffalo State – 4, Plattsburgh - 2
LOCATION: Stafford Arena - Plattsburgh, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (16-5-3/9-3-3), Plattsburgh (11-11-0/5-8-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Plattsburgh opened the scoring just two minutes into the contest and then extended its lead to 2-0 midway through the second period.
- Buffalo State answered with two power-play goals less than three minutes apart later in the frame while Plattsburgh was serving a major penalty.
- Vadim Vasjonkin (Tallinn, Estonia) put Buffalo State on the scoreboard with his seventh goal of the season and third in as many games. Michael Anthony Guerrera (Montreal, QC/OHA) and Reid Bibb (Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) assisted on the goal.
- Anthony Passero's (Fort Erie, ON/Lakeshore) seventh goal of the year evened the score with assists from Hugo Petit (Chelsea, QC/CIH Acad.) and Cody Symonds (Woodbridge, ON/Emily Carr).
- Bibb wristed home the game-winner with just 3:59 remaining, his ninth of his rookie season. Vasjonkin had an assist.
- Jon Colley (Stouffville, ON/Stouffville District) sealed the win with an empty-net tally off assists from Bibb and Ben Butcher (Bellingham, WA/Langley)
- Ian Sylves (Sloan, NY/JFK) was strong in goal for the Bengals, making 39 saves, as the Cardinals finished with a 41-39 advantage in shots on goal.
FOR THE FOES
- Mike Falanga and Liam Lawson scored for Plattsburgh.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will conclude its regular season tomorrow at Potsdam at 7 p.m.