MORRISVILLE — Four different players scored to give No. 10/12 a 4-0 lead and Buffalo State held on for a 4-2 victory over host Morrisville State tonight in the first half of a SUNYAC home-and-home series.
Jake Rosen (E. Amherst, NY/Williamsville North) had a goal and an assist, and Zach Nieminen (Ajax, ON/Notre Dame CSS), Zach Remers (Clarence, NY/Canisius) and Ben Butcher (Bellingham, WA / Langley) also scored for Buffalo State. Buffalo State jumped out to a 4-0 lead while outshooting the Mustangs 33-15 over the opening 40 minutes. Rosen started the scoring with the only goal of the first period on the power play. Nieminen extended the lead with his eighth of the season, also on the power play, early in the second. After Remers potted his seventh of the year, Butcher added another power-play marker for the Bengals to complete the offense. The Mustangs broke the shutout in the final minute of the second period, and added a power-play goal midway through the final frame. Buffalo State outshot Morrisville 41-22 for the game. Mike DeLaVergne (Pawling, NY/Pawling) made 20 stops for the win.
The Bengals will host the Mustangs in the second half of the home-and-home series Saturday at 7 p.m.
from BuffaloStateAthletics.com via IFTTT
