Brown defeated Harvard tonight 4-3 in the season opener for both teams. Third line center Tony Martino scored two goals and Ryan Mulhern and Scott Humber each scored for the Bears. Brown goalie Mike Parsons was decent but not exceptional, but the Bear defense played extremely well. Harvard looked sloppy and uncoordinated all night, except for a stretch in the second period when Brown's first line forward Brian Jardine was out on a 10-minute game misconduct. Brown has a couple exciting freshmen, including forward Damian Prescott and defenseman Jimmy Andersen. Prescott has a wicked slapshot and Anderson is a tough checker. Junior Ryan Mulhern and sophomore Marty Clapton showed a lot of offensive spark for the Bears. With all the talk about Harvard being overrated, it seems that possibly Brown has been underrated. I believe that Brown is a serious contender for the ECAC this year, along with Harvard and Clarkson.