Canton, NY – Senior Evan Pringle scored his team-high sixth goal of the season but the SUNY Canton men's hockey team dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to Buffalo State on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result: Buffalo State 2, SUNY Canton 1 OT
• Location: Terry Martin Rink – Canton, NY
• Records: Buffalo State (6-7-1, 3-3-1 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (5-9-0, 1-6-0 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sutton Murray got the visitors on the board late in the first, tipped a shot from the point past junior Trey Miller to give the Bengals a 1-0 lead.  The goal was scored on the power play and was assisted by Foster Nichol and Vadim Kiriakov.
• The Roos tied the game at 1-1 with a power play marker of their own at 18:19 of the second period with Pringle redirecting a Scott Cremen shot over the shoulder of Buff State goalkeeper Marcus Cumberworth.
• The game would remain knotted at one all through three periods and head to three-on-three overtime.  In the extra frame it was the Bengals who capitalized on the wide open format with Lucas Signoretti finishing a two-on-one break and depositing the game winner in the net.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pringle leads the team now with six goals on the season, including two on the power play.  He is currently second in points with 12.
• Cremen's assist was his ninth of the season, just one shy of teammate Nick Schoner who leads the team with 10.
• Senior Jordyn Mughal led the team with two blocked shots, including a key stop in the third period to keep the game tied.
• Buffalo State had a 32-29 advantage at the faceoff dot with freshman Spencer Sasenbury leading the way with 13 draw wins.
• Miller made 24 saves for the Roos with Cumberworth stopped 34 for the Bengals.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos travel to play Plattsburgh State on Friday January 16^th  with puck drop at 7 p.m.  
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