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DATE: Fri., Jan. 21, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hockey

Devils, Bengals battle to 4-4 tie

FREDONIA, N.Y. – Fredonia State and Buffalo State skated to a 4-4 tie Friday before a capacity crowd at Steele Hall.

The Blue Devils (13-1-2 NCAA, 7-0-1 SUNYAC) rallied twice from two goals down, led 4-3 on a goal by Matt Zeman (Rocky River, Ohio), only to have the resilient Bengals (5-12-2, 1-5-2) bounce back one last time.

Zeman's goal, his second of the game and 16th of the season, put Fredonia State ahead for the first time, 4-3, at 15:13 of the third period.

Just 23 seconds later, Buffalo State's Mike DeMarco (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) scored a power-play goal to forge a 4-4 tie to the disappointment of a season-high crowd of 1,024.

Buffalo State held leads of 2-0 and 3-1 on goals, in order, by Morgan McElman (Bayside, N.B.), Sean Burke (Barrie, Ont.), and Greg Prybyski (Cheektowaga). The goals by McElman and Burke were the result of second-period power plays by the Bengals.

Brian Kolesar (Broadview Heights, Ohio) and Kraig Kuzma (Muskegon, Mich.) had power-play goals for the Blue Devils.

The teams combined for 96 shots -- 50 by Fredonia State. Buffalo State goaltender Sean Sheehan (Mt. Laurel, N.J.) made 46 saves. Fredonia State goaltender Rick Cazares (San Jose, Calif.) stopped 42 of 46 shots.

The Blue Devils are back in action 7 p.m. Saturday at Utica.

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