BUFFALO STATE
3
CORTLAND
2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO STATE (14-12) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| CORTLAND (16-9-1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
FREDONIA
0
GENESEO
3
GENESEO TOPS FREDONIA
GENESEO, N.Y. – The SUNY Geneseo men’s ice hockey team earned a dominant 3-0 victory over Fredonia on Wednesday evening at the Ira S. Wilson arena. The SUNYAC quarterfinal victory improved the Knights to 18-6-2 on the season and they will advance to play at Plattsburgh in the semifinals on Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Knights were controlling the action for the majority of the opening period, and eventually broke through with six minutes to go. Bryan Zurowski intercepted a pass and was able to sneak the puck past the goalkeeper for the first goal of the game.
- Later in the first period, Peter Morgan picked up a pass from Domenic Garozzo and fired a shot into the back of the net to make it a 2-0 lead heading into the second period.
- Geneseo out shot the Blue Devils 22-6 in the second period, and were able to tack on a third goal with just over two minutes left to play. Alex Wilkins scored the goal for the Knights with a slick back-handed shot off assists from Justin Cmunt and Zurowski.
- Senior goalkeeper Matt Petizian and the Knights defense continued to stifle Fredonia in the third period, and sealed the shutout victory, 3-0.
QUICK FACTS
- Zurowski and Wilkins netted their third goal of the season, while Morgan’s goal marked his 13th.
- Petizian earned his 14th win of the season and fourth shutout performance.
- Geneseo has now won 10 of their last 12 games against Fredonia.
WHAT’S NEXT
The Knights will travel to Plattsburgh on Saturday, Feb. 25 for a 7 p.m. puck drop in the semifinals.
BUFFALO STATE ADVANCES WITH WIN OVER CORTLAND
CORTLAND, NY –Aidan LaValley (Champlain, NY/Vermont Lumberjacks) scored 17 seconds into the opening period, giving the Buffalo State men’s hockey team the lead for good, and the Bengals hung on for a 3-2 victory over Cortland in the SUNYAC First Round. Buffalo State heads to top-seeded Oswego for the SUNYAC Semifinals against the Lakers at 7 pm on Saturday.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Cortland – 2
LOCATION: Alumni Arena – Cortland, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (14-12-0), Cortland (16-9-1)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Nikita Kozyrev (Tallinn, Estonia/Springfield Jr. Blues) and Jared Figueroa (Scotch Plains, NJ/Florida Eels) each netted a goal for Buffalo State.
- Joe Glamos (Baldwinsville, NY/New Jersey Titans) recorded a pair of assists.
- LaValley netted his fourth goal of the season, recording a point for the third consecutive game.
- Emil Norrman (Kungsbacka, Sweden/Dells Ducks) turned aside 39 shots for his 14th victory, tied for the third-most victories in a single season in program history.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Parker Allison’s (Dallas, TX/Neepawa Natives) shot went wide, ricocheted off the boards out front to LaValley, who tapped the puck home for the goal with 19:43 remaining in the opening period.
- Figueroa doubled the Buffalo State lead with under four minutes remaining, scoring on a breakaway after a Cortland defenseman slipped on the ice.
- Norrman stopped 14 shots in the period as the Bengals held a 2-0 edge into intermission.
- Buffalo State continued its dominance with the man advantage, scoring a power-play goal on its only opportunity of the game.
- Tyler Vanuden (Fort Frances, ON/Finlandia University) passed behind the net to Glamos, who sent a quick pass out front for a wrist shot by Kozyrev into the top corner of the net.
- Buffalo State held the 3-0 lead into the second intermission.
- Norrman was finally beaten with 7:58 remaining in the third on a breakaway goal by Colby Seitz on the Red Dragons’ 33 shot of the night, giving Cortland life.
- Cortland pulled within one with 4:12 remaining in the game, sneaking a rebound past Norrman.
- Over the final minutes, Andrew Logar (Niagara Falls, NY/Corpus Christi Ice Rays) blocked multiple shot attempts by Cortland, and the Bengals hung on despite a barrage of shots from the Red Dragons after pulling their goalie.
FOR THE FOES
- Anthony Bernardo and Seitz scored the Cortland goals.
- (SUNYAC Men’s Hockey Photo)
