Joel Frazee
5
Winner Fredonia FRE 5-6-1, 3-4-0
1
Buffalo St. BSC 4-12-0, 2-6-0
Winner
Fredonia FRE
5-6-1, 3-4-0
5
Final
1
Buffalo St. BSC
4-12-0, 2-6-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Fredonia FRE 0 2 3 5
Buffalo St. BSC 0 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Men's Hockey Loses 5-1 in Battle by the Lake

BUFFALO, NY — The Buffalo State men's hockey team fell to Fredonia, 5-1, in the Battle by the Lake on Friday evening at the Ice Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Fredonia – 5, Buffalo State – 1
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Fredonia (5-6-1, 3-4-0 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (4-12-0, 2-6-0 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Joel Frazee (Monroe, MI/Shreveport Mudbugs) scored the lone goal for Buffalo State, his team-leading eighth goal of the season.
  • Roger Powers (Pittsford, NY/SUNY Canton) and Troy Button (Royal Oak, MI/Elliot Lake Wildcats recorded assists on the goals.
  • Emil Norrman (Kungsbacka, Sweden/Dells Ducks) stopped 27 of 30 shots for Buffalo State. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The teams played a scoreless opening period, with Fredonia outshooting Buffalo State 11-9 in the period.
  • Buffalo State's best opportunity came in the last minute of the first period, as Jared Figueroa (Scotch Plains, NJ/Florida Eels) sent a shot just over the crossbar on a breakaway.
  • Fredonia wasted no time finding the back of the net in the second period, as Kieran Furlonger ripped a shot past Norrman just 42 seconds into the period.
  • Fredonia doubled its lead almost seven minutes later off of a deflected shot by Ethan Kirbis.
  • Buffalo State pulled to within 2-1 just past the halfway point of the period, as Button found Frazee with an outlet pass, who was able to sneak a rebound into the net after having his initial shot stopped by Fredonia goalie Logan Dyck.
  • Just over 10 minutes into the third, Fredonia added another goal when Craig McCabe tapped in a great feed from Jake Blackwell.
  • The Blue Devils added two empty net goals in the final two minutes, including a goal by the goalie to seal the 5-1 victory.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • In addition to his goal, Dyck made 38 saves to record the win in net.
  • Five different players scored for the Blue Devils.

BATTLE BY THE LAKE SCOREBOARD
Fredonia extended its lead to 7-4 in the 2021-22 competition, with 14 events remaining. Three more Battle by the Lake events take place next weekend, with men's hockey, and men's and women's basketball heading to Fredonia next Friday night.

UP NEXT
The Bengals get set for a rematch with the Blue Devils next weekend, traveling to Fredonia for a 7 p.m. puck drop on Friday night.
 
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