BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's hockey team came fell 3-1 against the Cortland Red Dragons tonight in a SUNYAC battle at the Ice Arena.

GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland – 3, Buffalo State – 1
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Cortland: 9-8-1 (6-4-1 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 7-10-1 (4-6-1 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• David Tolan (LaVerne, CA/Danbury Hat Tricks) scored the lone Buffalo State goal.
• Austin Micale (Hamilton, NJ/Nashville Spartans) earned the assist.
• Marcus Cumberworth (Surrey, BC/Olds Grizzlys) made 23 saves in goal in the effort.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a quiet opening period of action, Cortland scored within the first two minutes of action in the second period to earn a 1-0 lead.
• Tolan netted his third goal of the season to even the score at 1-1.
• Shortly after, Nathan Gariner scored on a power play opportunity to give Cortland a 2-1 lead.
• The Red Dragons netted a empty net goal in the final minute of action to seal the win.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Sam Christiano scored twice for the Red Dragons.
• Shane Shelest made 25 saves in goal for Cortland.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action next Friday as they will host Fredonia at 7:00 pm.