BUFFALO – The Buffalo State men’s hockey team opened up the 2023 year with a 5-2 victory over Alvernia University in non-conference action on Friday evening at the Ice Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 5, Alvernia – 2
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (8-6-0), Alvernia (5-7-1)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Joe Glamos (Baldwinsville, NY/New Jersey Titans) netted a pair of goals to lead Buffalo State.
- Tyler Penree (New Hartford, NY/Vermont Lumberjacks) scored his first collegiate goal, while Lucas Patton (Sechelt, BC/Finlandia University) and Chris Blango (Chadds Ford, PA/Philadelphia Little Flyers) each scored a goal.
- Connor Bizal (Elk River, MN/Boston Jr. Rangers) and Kerry Kruzel (Cumming, GA/Odgen Mustangs) each tallied two assists.
- Emil Norrman (Kungsbacka, Sweden/Dells Ducks) stopped 33 shots in goal to earn his eighth victory of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Golden Wolves opened the scoring just past the midway point of the opening period, scoring on a rebound after Norrman had made a sprawling save to deny the initial shot.
- Penree responded with 2:04 left in the period after a great feed from behind the goal from Kruzel.
- The Bengals took the lead for good early in the second period, as Glamos ripped a wrist shot from in close to the upper right corner of the net.
- Blango doubled the Buffalo State advantage five minutes later, blasting a shot from the point.
- Patton netted his first goal of the season with under two minutes left in the period, giving Buffalo State a 4-1 lead into the second intermission.
- Alvernia got a goal back just before the midway point of the third period, and Norrman needed to come up big to deny a pair of breakaway attempts in the final minutes.
- Glamos sealed the victory with an empty-net goal after Kruzel stole the puck in the neutral zone.
FOR THE FOES
- Logan Vande Meerakker and Sawyer Senio each scored for Alvernia.
UP NEXT
These two teams will go back at it tomorrow for the Buffalo State Outdoor Classic at Buffalo RiverWorks at 4 pm.
