BUFFALO, N.Y.— Mac Wood (Simcoe, ON/SCS) scored twice as No. 14 Buffalo State shook off some rust from a nearly one-month layoff in a 5-3 non-conference victory over visiting Neumann tonight at the Ice Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 5, Neumann – 3
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (10-3-1), Neumann (4-8-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Zach Remers (Clarence, NY/Canisius) and Reid Bibb (Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) tallied a goal and two assists apiece for Buffalo State.
Jon Colley (Stouffville, ON/Stouffville District) also scored for the Bengals.
Playing its first game since Dec. 9, Buffalo State fell behind 1-0 just 44 seconds into the contest.
Remers and Wood answered for the Bengals just 47 seconds apart midway through the period to give Buffalo State the lead.
Wood’s second of the game and ninth over the season on the power play pushed Buffalo State ahead 3-1 before the first intermission.
Neumann netted a pair of goals in the second frame to pull even, including a shorthanded tally, and limited the Bengals to just five shots on goal.
Buffalo State dominated the third period, outshooting the Knights, 14-5, and Bibb’s “seeing-eye” shot from the point put the Bengals back in front just over a minute into the stanza.
Added an insurance marker a few minutes later when he connected on a rebound after Remers drove hard to the net.
Buffalo State finished with a 28-24 edge in shots for the game.
Ian Sylves (Sloan, NY/JFK) made 21 saves in the win.
FOR THE FOES
Jake Davidson and Liam Board had a goal and an assist each to lead Neumann, and Chris Ordoobadi also scored.
Anthony Pupplo finished with 23 saves.
NOTEWORTHY
Buffalo State has won six consecutive games, outscoring the opposition, 34-9.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will host the Knights again tomorrow at 4 p.m.
