Buffalo St. 6, Lebanon Valley 3

LVC Starters
Nolan (D), Hovanec (LW), Hepler (RW), Karas (C), Straub (D), Eisenhower (G)

BSC Starters
Power (D), Colley (C), Stayner (RW), Berst (D), Petit (LW), DeLaVergne (G)

How It Happened
HERSHEY, Pa. – A four-goal second period fueled No. 9 Buffalo St. to a 6-3 win over Lebanon Valley on Saturday night in non-conference men's ice hockey action. The Bengals improved to 13-3-1 and the Dutchmen fell to 3-13-2.

3:02 into the first period, Buffalo St. got on the board when Anthony Beaumont found the back of the night, however at 6:59, Cole Hepler evened the score at 1-1 off assists from Bryan Hovanec and Jared Karas. Later, at 12:52 and LVC on the power play, Karas scored from Brad Nolan and Hepler, giving the Dutchmen a 2-1 advantage that they held going into the first intermission.

A big second period from the Bengals eventually put the game nearly out of reach. Buffalo St. scored four in the second, including one of the power play, to take a 5-2 lead heading into the third. The Bengals scored at 5:40 to make it 6-2 and the Dutchmen got one back when Nolan scored from Mike Straub and Joey LaBonte, but Buffalo St. was able to hold on for the 6-3 victory.

Inside the Numbers
 - Hepler had three shots on goal and Hovanec, Straub, LaBonte and Nolan added two shots on goal each.
 - Karas went 5-for-7 from inside the faceoff circle and Jake Thomas was 7-for-10. As a team, the Bengals held the edge in faceoff wins at 39-30.
 - Joel Eisenhower started for the second-consecutive night and made 50 saves for the Dutchmen, keeping the game within reach again.

Who's Next?
A four-game road trip begins next Friday for LVC as it hops back into ECAC West action when the Dutchmen visit Hobart College at 7:30 p.m.