The University of Maine Black Bears scored two consecutive short- handed goals in the second period en route to a 6-0 shutout over the Clarkson Golden Knights at Harold Alfond Sports Arena in Oro- no Saturday night. Maine outshot Clarkson 13-0 in the first per- iod. Coming off their worst game of the season - both offensively and defensively - the Black Bears combined aggressive offense with aggressive defense. It was slow in coming, Maine started the first period where they left off Friday night, making errant passes, but the defense was there and Maine got back on track with four goals in the second period. Paul Kariya paced the Black Bears with one goal and two assists. Jim Montgomery also had a goal and two assists. The Black Bears are now 32-0-4 in their last 36 regular season games, and 39-0-4 in their last 43 home games. Scoring Summary Clarkson 0 0 0 0 Maine 1 4 1 6 FIRST PERIOD - 1. Maine, C. Ferraro (Salfi), 11:19; SECOND PERIOD - 2. Maine, Kariya (Montgomery, Ingraham), 6:45; 3. Maine, LaCouture (Purdie, MacIsaac), 7:15; 4. Maine, Montgomery (Kariya, Silverman), 9:36; 5. Maine, LaCouture (Salfi, Murphy), 10:13; THIRD PERIOD - 6. Maine, Ingraham (Montgomery, Kariya), 1:46 Montgomery's and LaCouture's goals were short-handed. Shots On Goal Clarkson 0 7 7 14 Maine 13 22 5 40 +===============================================================+ || RYAN ROBBINS INTERNET: || || UNIVERSITY OF MAINE [log in to unmask] || +===============================================================+