CORTLAND, N.Y. – Junior goalie Mike DeLaVergne (Pawling/Wilkes Barre-Scranton Knights) stopped 33 shots as the Buffalo St. men’s hockey team defeated Cortland, 3-0, in SUNYAC action Saturday night at Alumni Arena.
Sophomore goalie Drew Weigman (Gaithersburg, MD/Northern Cyclones) made 27 saves for the Red Dragons (4-4-3 overall, 1-4-2 SUNYAC).
Juniors Taylor Pryce (Newmarket, ON/North York Rangers) and Anthony Beaumont (Lester, PA/Hartford Jr. Wolfpack) and sophomore Marcus Michalski (Woodstock, ON/Niagara Falls Canucks) each scored goals for the Bengals (5-4-3, 3-3-1). Senior Brett Hope (Blenheim, ON/St. Thomas Stars) contributed two assists, while seniors Sean Hrivnak (Laval, QC/Kohnawake Condors) and Cory Gurski (Hilton/Buffalo Jr. Sabres), junior Jake Rosen (East Amherst/Connecticut Oilers) and sophomore Jason Zaleski (Scranton, PA/Trenton Golden Hawks) chipped in with one assist apiece.
Pryce gave Buffalo St. the lead at 11:45 of the opening period, and Beaumont made it a 2-0 game with a power-play goal at 17:43. Michalski pushed the lead to 3-0 at 5:21 of the second period. In the third period, Cortland pulled Weigman over the final 2:44 while the Red Dragons had a power play, but could not spoil the shutout.
The game was a charity contest, and the jerseys worn by the Cortland players will be auctioned off with all proceeds to benefit the Red Cross of Central New York.
Buffalo St. 3, Cortland 0
Score by periods:
Buffalo St. 2-1-0 3
Cortland 0-0-0 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Buffalo St.: Taylor Pryce 1-0, Anthony Beaumont 1-0, Marcus Michalski 1-0, Brett Hope 0-2, Jake Rosen 0-1, Jason Zaleski 0-1, Cory Gurski 0-1
Cortland: no scoring
Saves: Mike DeLaVergne (Buffalo St.) 33 saves (0 GA in 60:00); Drew Weigman (Cortland) 27 saves (3 GA in 57:16), Empty Net 2:44
Shots on Goal: Cortland 33 (16-11-6), Buffalo St. 30 (15-10-5)
Penalties: Buffalo St. 3-6:00, Cortland 2-4:00
Power Play: Cortland 0-3, Buffalo St. 1-2
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-4-3, 1-4-2 SUNYAC, Buffalo St. (Bengals) 5-4-3, 3-3-1 SUNYAC
