Meehan Auditorium, Providence, RI
Friday, 1/31/92
 
Union     1 1 1 - 3
Brown     2 0 2 - 4
 
Scoring:
1st Period-
1) Union, Burchill 4 (from Whitney and Railton) 3:10 (pp)
2) Brown, Ross 7 (from Chauvette and Brewer) 6:21 (pp)
3) Brown, Brewer 6 (unassisted) 7:05 (pp)
 
2nd Period-
4) Union, Kelley 1 (from Menhall) 7:23
 
3rd Period-
5) Brown, Ross 8 (from Olczyk) 13:13
6) Union, Menhall 8 (from Holbrough and Cregan) 14:15
7) Brown, Hanley 11 (from Brewer) 18:29 (pp)
 
Shots on goal: Union 7-6-5--18, Brown 11-6-13--30.
 
Power Play Opportunites: Union 1 of 4, Brown 3 of 5.
 
Goaltending: Union, Gallant(L,0-7-0)(30 shots, 26 saves)
             Brown, Haywood(W,5-8-0)(18 shots, 15 saves)
 
Attendance: 2566
 
Summary:
 
The same old problems haunted the Dutchmen as they dropped a tough 4-3
decision at Brown.  Brown scored 3 of their goals on the power play,
including the game-winner with under 2 minutes left in regulation.
 
Union got on the board early with a power play goal at 3:10.  Rick
Burchill deflected Scott Whitney's shot from the point.  Brown took
control of the play after that goal, and scored on two power plays,
both a direct result of the outstanding play of defenseman Mike
Brewer.  The first goal, at 6:21 was set up when Brewer sent Mike Ross
in to the Union zone on Bill McKenna.  McKenna was forced to drag down
Ross, but Ross was able to score from his knees.  McKenna was called
for the penalty, and under a minute later Brewer skated all the way
from behind his own net, past defenseman Dean Goulet and beat Mike
Gallant to give Brown the lead, 2-1.  Union had two power plays late
in the period, but could only manage a few shots on goal.
 
The second period was one of the better periods Union has played all
season.  They stayed out of the penalty box, and played very good
defense.  Freshman Matt Kelley scored his first collegiate goal when
his shot deflected off Dalton Menhall's skate right back to him.  He
was able to hit the open net, as Brett Haywood was down on the ice.
Unfortunately for Union, Brown also played excellent defense.  Several
Union 2-on-1's were broken up before they could get a shot off.  The
highlight of the period came late.  Scott Hanley had a shot at an open
net with Gallant down on the ice.  Somehow, Gallant stretched his arm
to deflect the puck with the tip of his glove to preserve the tie for
the Dutchmen.  The Union radio announcers described it as the best
save of the season, as did Gazette reporter Ken Schott.
 
Brown dominated much of the third period, but Union was able to stay
in the game, thanks to Mike Gallant.  The teams traded even-strength
goals, with Ross scoring to give Brown the lead at 13:13, and Menhall
tying it at 14:20.  With the score again tied, the teams were skating
end to end, with each side getting good chances to score.  But with
3:31 left in the game, Menhall came in an hit Haywood.  Pierre
Belanger called the penalty, and Brown had a power play.  The same
thing happened when Brown played at Union in November.  They scored on
a late 5-on-3 to take a 3-2 win.  The Bears put an incredible amount
of pressure on Gallant on the power play.  He made a few impressive
game-saving stops.  As the power play was about to expire, Brewer sent
Hanley in, who beat Gallant with just 1 second left on the power play,
and 91 seconds left in the game.  It was Brown's third power play goal
of the night.  Union was unable to break into the zone in the final
minute and a half, and Brown came away with the 4-3 win.
 
Union is now 1-11-1, still in 11th place in the ECAC, 2-13-1 overall.
Brown breaks a 6-game winless streak to imrove to 6-5-2 in the ECAC,
6-12-2 overall.  Brown will host RPI tonight at 7, and Union travels
to Harvard for a 3:00 afternoon start.  Harvard has 999 victories with
their 5-1 win over RPI last night, and would love to make the Dutchmen
their 1000th victim.
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| Jim Teresco			Union College                                 |
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