BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's ice hockey team returns to action in the new year as they will hit the road for a pair of non-conference matchups with the Alvernia University Golden Wolves. On Saturday, puck drop is set for 7:00 pm while Sunday's matchup is set for 4:00 pm.
 
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Breaking Down The Bengals

• Buffalo State currently sits 6-8 (4-5 SUNYAC) following the first half of the season.
• The Bengals won a pair of back-to-back SUNYAC matchups as the team upset #2 Plattsburgh State and defeated Potsdam to close out the first half of the season.
• Joe Glamos (Baldwinsville, NY/New Jersey Titans) and Aidan LaValley (Champlain, NY/Vermont Lumberjacks) have paced the Bengals offense with 12 points each as Glamos has registered five goals with seven assists while LaValley has four goals and eight assists.
• Glamos and Vadim Kiriakov (Tyumen, Russia/Altay Ust-Kamenogorsk) are the hot hands for the Bengals as they each have tallied at least one point in five of the Bengals last seven games.
• Marcus Cumberworth (Surrey, BC/Olds Grizzlys) has compiled 313 saves to lead the conference while also posting a .907 save percentage across ten starts.
• Head Coach Steve Murphy also enters the weekend sitting just two wins shy of 100 in his career.

 
Assessing Alvernia

• Alvernia has a record of 7-4-1 (6-4-0 UCHC) on the year.
• Last time out, the Golden Wolves took a 2-1 win over Wilkes University.
• Logan vande Meerakker leads Alvernia with 16 points on six goals and 10 assists.
• Jackson Fellner has been the primary man in goal for the Golden Wolves with a 4-2-0 record with 211 saves and a .946 save percentage across six starts.

 
The History

• Buffalo State is 2-0 against Alvernia with both wins coming last season.
• Last time out, Buffalo State took a 5-1 victory in the team's Outdoor Classic game.