BUFFALO, N.Y. – The SUNY Morrisville men's hockey team dropped 4-2 SUNYAC decision to host Buffalo State College Saturday night in Buffalo, falling to 3-9-0 overall in league action.

THE BASICS:

• Final score: Morrisville 2, Buffalo State 4
• Location: Buffalo Ice Arena, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 6-13-0, 3-9-0 SUNYAC; Buffalo State 11-8-0, 6-4-0 SUNYAC

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Visiting SUNY Morrisville men's hockey dropped to 3-9-0 overall in league action Saturday night as they fell 4-2 to host Buffalo State in Buffalo.
• Playing to a near scoreless opening period, Buffalo State put the contests first tally on the board 17:39 in to claim a 1-0 lead after the first.
• Morrisville responded 3:17 into the second, taking advantage of the power play opportunity as Trevor Grasby (Holland Landing, Ont.) cleared up the loose puck on the crease for the score.
• Trevor Neumann (Burlington, Ont.) and Connor Carlile (Southlake, Texas) were credited with the assists.
• Buffalo would add two more scores within three minutes of one another to claim a 3-1 advantage, but Brett Tibbs (Mt. Airy, Md.) was able to sneak one through the five-hole of the Bengals netminder for the Mustangs second score of the night.
• Steven Ford (Dallas, Texas) connected with Tibbs to earn the assist.
• The Bengals sealed the win with an empty net score late in the third, the periods lone tally.
• Ryan Creenan (Colonia, N.J.) recorded the loss, despite 28 saves on the night.

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville will be on the road Thursday at Worcester State before returning home to meet Canton on Friday in a benefit for Center State Stampede youth hockey.

 
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