FREDONIA, N.Y.—Buffalo State applied consistent pressure but could not break through in a 0-0 tie against Houghton this afternoon which proved to be enough to win the title in the Fredonia Blue Devil/Clarion Hotel Classic.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State – 0, Houghton - 0
LOCATION: University Stadium - Fredonia, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (3-1-1), Houghton (2-1-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bengals outshot the Highlanders 7-1 in the first half and then 9-4 in the second period.  They also held a 2-1 edge in the overtime periods for an 18-6 margin for the game, but could not break the shutout.
• Buffalo State dominated in offensive zone time and produced 11 corner kicks, compared to just one by Houghton.
• William Banahene (Rochester/Brighton) needed to make just two saves to preserve the shutout.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Jacob Dunnett finished with five saves in the shutout for Houghton.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• Buffalo State won the tournament via a goal differential tiebreaker over Houghton who also finished 1-0-1.  The Bengals finished plus-3 by virtue of yesterday's 4-1 win over Baldwin Wallace, while Houghton was plus-2 after defeating Fredonia yesterday by a 3-1 count.
• Tristan Myers (Rochester/Webster Thomas) was named the tournament MVP, registering three goals in yesterday's win.
• Banahene, defender Drew Braun (East Aurora/Iroquois) and midfielder Sammy Wasson (Clarence/Clarence) were also named to the All-Tournament Team.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will visit the University of Rochester for another non-conference game on Tuesday at 7 p.m.