BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men’s hockey team fell to St. John Fisher with a 2-1 final in their season opener this evening at the Buffalo State Ice Arena.
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. John Fisher – 2, Buffalo State – 1
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: St. John Fisher: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 UCHC), Buffalo State: 0-1-0 (0-0-0 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Lucas Signoretti (Ottawa, ON/Sudbury Cubs) scored the lone goal for the Bengals with Chris Blango (Chadds Ford, PA/Philadelphia Little Flyers) and David Tolan (LaVerne, CA/Danbury Hat Tricks) earning the assist.
- Marcus Cumberworth (Surrey, BC/Olds Grizzlys) made 18 saves in net in the effort.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- St. John Fisher got on the board early in the first period as Mike Markowski scored on a power play opportunity.
- Both sides remained quiet until the third period.
- Early in the third, Mithell Ferras scored to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.
- Later in the period, Signoretti netted his first goal as a Bengal on a power play opportunity to cut into the lead.
- Despite a late push from the Bengals, St. John Fisher held strong to secure the win.
- Buffalo State outshot the Cardinals 33-20 overall in the effort.
FOR THE FOES
- Sebastian Woods made 32 saves to help the Cardinals secure their first win in program history.
UP NEXT
The Bengals will battle Hiram tomorrow at 3:00 pm in the consolation game of the Buffalo State Bengals Classic.
