BROCKPORT, NY – The Buffalo State men's hockey team earned a 5-2 victory over the Brockport Eagles tonight in a non-conference matchup at the Wegmans Ice Arena.
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 5, Brockport – 2
LOCATION: Wegmans Ice Arena – Brockport, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 2-1-0 (0-0-0 SUNYAC), Brockport: 1-2-0 (0-0-0 Empire 8)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Aaron Andrade (Oakville, ON/Toronto Patriots) scored twice for the Bengals while Austin Micale (Hamilton, NJ/Nashville Spartans), Jake Meure (Fremont, CA/Ogden Mustangs), and Andrew Langlois (Aurora, ON/Cornwall Colts) also scored.
- Lucas Signoretti (Ottawa, ON/Sudbury Cubs) had a pair of assists.
- Ben Dardis (Pine Springs, MN/Olds Grizzlys) had another strong showing in goal posting 25 saves for the win.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Bengals opened the scoring as Micale netted a power play goal for the early 1-0 lead.
- Brockport answered later in the period to even the score at 1-1.
- Andrade put the Bengals back in front with the first goal of his career, but the Golden Eagles responded early in the third period to even the score at 2-2.
- Langlois netted the game winner before Buffalo State added a pair of empty net goals to secure a second straight win.
- Overall, the Bengals outshout Brockport 39-27 despite the Golden Eagles having the advantage in the faceoff circle at 56-33.
FOR THE FOES
- Victor Malzahn and Jackson Faughnan each scored for Brockport while David Filak made 34 saves in goal.
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to the ice tomorrow as they will head to #5 Geneseo to battle the Knights.
