HERSHEY, Pa. — Nationally No. 9/10-ranked Buffalo State peppered the Lebanon Valley goal with 57 shots, but only managed a 3-2 victory tonight in a non-conference game at Hersheypark Arena.
Mac Wood (Simcoe, ON/SCS) got Buffalo State on the scoreboard first with his seventh goal of the season in the final minutes of the first period on the power play. LVC evened the score with a power-play goal of its own in the middle frame and the scored remained tied 1-1 entering the third period, despite Buffalo State holding a 35-9 advantage in shots. Freshman Anthony Passero (Fort Erie, ON/Lakeshore) broke the tie for the Bengals early in the third period with his seventh goal of the season. Taylor Pryce (Newmarket, ON/Cardinal Carter) added his team-leading eighth goal of the season into the empty net to provide needed insurance with 51 seconds remaining. The Flying Dutchmen closed the deficit back to one with 27 seconds left, but could not get the equalizer.
Mike DeLaVergne (Pawling, NY/Pawling) finished with 18 saves as the Bengals finished with a 57-20 advantage in shots on goal. Passero also had an assist and Zach Nieminen (Ajax, ON/Notre Dame CSS) added a pair of helpers.
Buffalo State will battle Lebanon Valley again tomorrow at 5 p.m.
from BuffaloStateAthletics.com via IFTTT