All-Time Series & Streaks
The Red Dragons defeated the Bison for the first time since 2006 and now lead the all-time series, 2-1-0.
 
Three Stars of the Game
1) Nichols senior Frank Butler (East Haven, Conn.) – scored a pair of goals, including one on the power play
2) SUNY Cortland sophomore Darren McCormick (Buffalo, N.Y.) – scored the game-winning goal and also picked up an assist
3) Nichols sophomore Brien Thompson (Dallas, Texas) – recorded the first multi-point game of his career with a goal and an assist
 
Quick Synopsis
McCormick scored the game-winner at 13:00 of the third period as the Red Dragon rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to score a 4-3 win over Nichols in non-conference action Saturday afternoon. Butler netted a pair of goals and is now tied for the team lead with nine.
 
Key Stat of the Game
Nichols – which entered the game 47-of-50 on the penalty kill (94.0 percent) – allowed two power-play goals, including the game-winner to McCormick.
 
Turning Point
McCormick's marker from seniors Ryan Wagner (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Mike Davie (Brooklyn, N.Y.) with seven minutes remaining in the third stood as the game-winner for SUNY Cortland. McCormick redirected a slapper from the point off the stick of Wagner.
 
Quick Hits
-Senior Tyler Beasley (Indianapolis, Ind.) collected a pair of assists for Nichols and is now tied for second on the squad with eight.
-Senior Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.) made 23 saves to fall to 9-4-0 on the season for Nichols.
-Sophomore Drew Weigman (Gaithersburg, Md.) moved to 6-4-0 as he made 30 saves for the Red Dragons.
-Thompson and senior Michael Parnell (Roseville, Minn.) each received a game disqualification at 20:00 of the third period for NC while sophomore Cory Lauer (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) received the same for SUNY Cortland.
 
Next up
Nichols (10-4-0) – Wednesday, January 13 vs Johnson & Wales (RI), 8:10 p.m.
SUNY Cortland (6-6-3) – Friday, January 15 vs Assumption, 7:30 p.m.