BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's hockey team fell 5-2 to the Geneseo Knights in the Buffalo State Bengal Classic Championship.
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #11 Geneseo – 5, Buffalo State – 2
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: #11 Geneseo: 2-0-0 (0-0-0 UCHC), Buffalo State: 1-1-0 (0-0-0 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Gleb Ushakov (Chelyabinsk, Russia/Oklahoma Warriors) and Jaxon Priddle (Sarnia, ON/Catham Maroons) each scored for the Bengals.
- Ludvik Lysonek (Brno, Czech Republic/Connecticut Jr. Rangers), Andrey Manov (Chelyabinsk, Russia/Blind River Beavers), and Luca Rea (Burlington, ON/Plymouth State) each picked up an assist.
- Marcus Cumberworth (Surrey, BC/Olds Grizzlys) made 29 saves in goal in the effort.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Geneseo jumped out to an early lead in the opening period on a power play opportunity.
- The Knights added a pair of goals in the second to take a 3-0 advantage.
- After Geneseo scored again in the third, Ushakov netted his first of the season to get the Bengals on the board.
- Each side exchanged goals in the final minutes as Priddle netted his first goal as a Bengal.
FOR THE FOES
- Three Knights each scored and tallied an assist.
- Jacob Torgner made 22 saves between the pipes.
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action on Wednesday as they head to Chatham to battle the Cougars.
