In a well-played game at Meehan Auditorium this evening, #15 Brown took
the measure of Clarkson's Golden Knights as senior Bear goaltender Yann
Danis turned away 31 shots and backstopped a focused Brown squad to a 4-1
victory.  During the season to date, Danis has forged the top save
percentage (.970%) as well as the best goals against average (0.85) in the
nation.  In addition, the Bears' power play is clicking at a 31.4% rate (2nd
in Div. I) and their penalty kill is ranked first nationally at 92.9%.

    After taking a one-goal lead at 4:27 of the first period on a power play
goal by senior defenseman Vince Macri (freshman forward Brian Ihanacak and
junior center Les Haggett earned assists), the Bears added three more goals
to forge a 4-0 margin before Clarkson sophomore defenseman Chris Brekelmans
spoiled Danis' shutout bid at 13:25 of the final period.

    Brown junior forward Chris Swon scored the second Bear goal at 1:15 of
the middle stanza on assists from senior center Pascal Denis and freshman
winger Sean Dersch, followed by a 4x3 power play goal by senior captain
Scott Ford at 13:21 assisted by senior forward Brent Robinson and Haggett.
Senior forward Nick Ringstad closed out the Bear scoring with a pretty goal
at 13:25 of the third period when he took a pass from senior forward Shane
Mudryk and patiently waited until Clarkson goaler Dustin Traylen provided an
opening over his right shoulder.

SCORING:
Brown           1  2  1  =  4
Clarkson        0  0  1  =  1

PENALTIES:
Brown           7 for 14 min.
Clarkson       7 for 22 min.

POWER PLAYS:
Brown           2/7
Clarkson       0/7

SAVES:
Danis (Brown)            11  11  9  =  31
Traylen (Clarkson)       7  10  6  =  23


    Brown advances its conference record to 5-1-0 (5-1-1 overall), and
awaits the arrival of the St. Lawrence Saints tomorrow night at Meehan
Auditorium for a 7:00 p.m. match.


Bill Corrigan

LET'S GO BRUNO!