GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo men's ice hockey team defeated Buffalo St. on Saturday evening, 6-5, behind a game-winning overtime goal from Danny Bagnole. The Knights improve to 2-1-1 on the season, while the Bengals fall to 2-2-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Buffalo St. got on the board early in the first period, but Geneseo answered back at the 6:55 mark with a goal from Carter Diceman, scoring off assists from Ryan Forberg and Alex Dameski. With time winding down in the first period, Filip Wiberg put the Knights ahead 2-1 with a power play goal, but Buffalo St. found a way to score again right before the end of the period to tie it at 2-2.
• Geneseo and the Bengals traded goals throughout the second period, but the Knights held the 5-4 advantage when the dust settled with goals scored by Cameron Ricotta, Robert Gatewood, and Sean Melso.
• Leading by a goal for most of the third period, Buffalo St. eventually broke through the Geneseo defense and tied the game at 5-5, forcing overtime.
• In overtime, the Knights took advantage of a skate malfunction from the Bengals and quickly attacked with a 3v2 advantage, with Dakota Zarudny and Greg Diamond teaming up to find Bagnole waiting at the far post for the game winning goal.

QUICK FACTS:

• The Knights balanced attack saw six different goal scorers in the game, with Diceman, Bagnole, and Ricotta scoring their first goals of the season.
• Both Ian Vandenberg and Jacob Torgner saw time in goal, combining for 27 saves with Torgner earning the win.
• Geneseo has now won seven-straight games against Buffalo St., dating back to the 2019-20 season.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will head to Albertus Magnus next weekend, to take on the Falcons Friday and Saturday.