BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sophomores Ethan Harrison (Plano, Texas) and Drew Bavaro (Bradenton, Fla.) each two goals to help Bentley University to a 7-4 road win over Canisius in the series opener on Friday night at the Harborcenter.

Harrison scored his first two career goals in the 2^nd period and Bavaro scored his 8^th and 9^th goals of the season in the 3^rd period. Bavaro also had two assists for a four-point night.

The Falcons trailed 2-1 after the first period, where graduate student defenseman Matt Lombardozzi (Leominster, Mass.) scored his 6^th power play goal of the season.

Bentley though turned it on in the 2^nd period with two goals and outshot Canisius 21-8.

Harrison got his first goal off a rebound after a shot by Bavaro was saved by Canisius goalie Jacob Barczewski at 3:34 to tie the score 2-2.

Canisius briefly went ahead 3-2 at the 16:05 mark on a goal by Austin Alger. But just 38 seconds later Harrison scored again after he deposited a loose puck in front of the net off a shot by Ethan Roswell (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) to tie the game 3-3.

Bentley then surged ahead with two goals in the first 4:16 of the 3^rd period. Bavaro scored at 2:33 after he skated end to end and scored with a shot just above the left face-off dot. Sophomore Cole Kodsi (Boca Raton, Fla.) then scored a short-handed goal just under two minutes later after he finished off a two-on-one with Brendan Walkom (Pittsburgh, Pa.) for a 5-3 lead.

Alger netted his second of the night at 12:09 to cut Bentley's lead to 5-4, but the Falcons pulled away as Bavaro lit the lamp with a shorthanded goal at 15:47 and senior Dylan Pitera (Culver, Ind.) finished it off with an empty-net goal with six seconds left.

The Falcons improved to 10-5 in Atlantic Hockey with the win and 12-9 overall.