Vadim Kiriakov
Performance Sports Photography - Jennifer Meure
6
Winner Trine TRI 11-1-1
5
Buffalo St. BSU 6-4-0
Winner
Trine TRI
11-1-1
6
Final
5
Buffalo St. BSU
6-4-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
Trine TRI 1 3 1 1 6
Buffalo St. BSU 2 3 0 0 5

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Men's Hockey Falls To #6 Trine In Overtime

BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's hockey team fell in overtime #6 Trine University tonight in a non-conference matchup at the Ice Arena.

GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #6 Trine – 6, Buffalo State - 5
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: #6 Trine: 11-1-1 (6-1-1 NCHA), Buffalo State: 6-4-0 (5-1-0 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Five different Bengals scored tonight with six Bengals registering at least one point.
  • Jake Meure (Fremont, CA/Ogden Mustangs) had a goal and a pair of assists while Jason Kwestel (Rockaway, NJ/Valley Wildcats) had a goal and three assists.
  • Vadim Kiriakov (Tyumen, Russia/Altay Ust-Kamenogorsk) tallied four assists for Buffalo State.
  • Marcus Cumberworth (Surrey, BC/Olds Grizzlys) made 29 saves in goal for the Bengals.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Bengals got the offensive barrage started as Michal Marquez (Upland, CA/Yarmouth Mariners) scored on a power play opportunity.
  • Meure scored shortly after to extend the Bengals lead and give Buffalo State early control.
  • The Thunder were able to score a power play goal near the end of the period to cut the Bengal led in half.
  • Early in the second, Trine scored to even things at 2-2. Buffalo State responded less than one minute later as Kwestel scored for the Bengals.
  • Austin Micale (Hamilton, NJ/Nashville Spartans) got in on the action later in the period as he sniped a shot to open the Bengals lead to 4-2.
  • Ethan Perrault (Tipp City, OH/Johnstown Tomahawks) gave the Bengals a 5-3 lead.
  • Trine added a pair of goals near the end of the period to stay alive as the score was 5-4 heading into the final 20 minutes of regulation.
  • Halfway into the period, Trine found the back of the net again to even the score. Cumberworth made multiple crucial saves down the stretch to force the game into overtime.
  • Michael DiPietra scored the game-winning goal in overtime for Trine.
  • Overall, the Bengals were outshot 35-29 by the Thunder.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Brendan Hill netted a hat trick for the Thunder.
  • Kyle Kozma and Ronnie Petrucci combined for 24 saves in goal.
 
UP NEXT
The Bengals and Thunder will battle again tomorrow at 3:00 pm to close out the semester.
 
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