CORTLAND, N.Y.— Andrew Husted (Niagara Falls, NY/Grand Island) had a goal and two assists and Buffalo State scored three times in the third period to claim a 4-2 SUNYAC victory tonight at Cortland.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 4, Cortland - 2
LOCATION:  Alumni Arena – Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (9-8-2/6-4-2), Cortland (8-12/2-9)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Connor Zak (Amherst, NY/Nichols) added a goal and an assist for Buffalo State, and Reid Bibb (Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) and Colin O'Connor (Kankakee, IL/Providence Catholic) also scored.
• The Bengals peppered the Red Dragons' goal with 20 first-period shots, but led just 1-0 after 20 minutes on Zak's second goal of the season.
• Cortland pulled ahead in the second period with a pair of power-play goals just over three minutes apart in the middle of the frame.
• Husted evened the score for Buffalo State with his team-leading ninth goal of the season just 1:29 into the third period.
• Buffalo State took advantage of a five-minute power play midway through the frame when Bibb put the Bengals back in front with a wrist shot from the top of the circle to the back of the net for his second goal of the year.
• O'Connor sealed the win with an empty-net goal from behind his own goal in the final minute.
• The Bengals finished with a 39-35 edge in shots on goal, as Connor Minch (Manchester, NH/Manchester Central) finished with 33 saves in the victory.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• Husted has five goals and two assists during his current four-game point streak.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Stefano Alonzi and Ian Keller scored for Cortland.
• Nick Modica finished with 35 saves.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will travel to No. 3 Oswego tomorrow for a 7 p.m. faceoff.