MORRISVILLE, NY – The Buffalo State men's hockey team took the win against Morrisville tonight by a final score of 3-2. Nikita Kozyrev (Tallin, Estonia/Springfield Jr. Blues) scored his first goal of the year for the Bengals and also tallied an assist.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Morrisville – 2
LOCATION: Morrisville Ice Plex – Morrisville, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (3-1-0, 1-1-0 SUNYAC), Morrisville (1-3-0, 0-3-0 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Kozyrev netted his first goal of the season. His assist marked his second of the year.
• Ryan Messing (Hamburg, NY/Metro Jets) scored his first collegiate goal and Nick Stuckless (Orangeville, ON/Skidmore College) found the back of the net for a second straight game.
• Emil Norrman (Kungsbacka, Sweden/Dells Ducks) tallied 33 saves in the victory.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Morrisville got the scoring started on the night with an early goal in the first period.
• In the second period, Messing would take the pass from Joe Glamos (Baldwinsville, NY/New Jersey Titans) and even the score 1-1.
• Later in the period, Stuckless would score, giving the Bengals a 2-1 lead.
• After a string of five shots from the Mustangs, the Bengals regained possession as Kozyrev would tally the third Bengal goal of the night.
• The Mustangs would score just under two minutes later.
• Norrman made his final save with :20 seconds remaining to solidify a Buffalo State victory.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Trevor Neumann scored both goals for the Mustangs.
• Ryan Creenan made 26 saves on the night.

UP NEXT
The Bengals will head out to Geneva on Friday to battle with #2 Hobart. Puck drop is set for 7:00 pm.