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Brown University
1-8-3
St. Cloud St.
7-9-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cloud State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Bears Drop 3-2 Thriller to St. Cloud State
11/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
The Bears lost an exciting 3-2 game on Saturday afternoon, as
St. Cloud State used opportunistic scoring to edge Bruno despite 22
saves from junior goalie Joy Joung in her first career start. With
the loss, Brown falls to 1-8-3 on the season, with an 0-5-3 record
in ECAC play, while St. Cloud improves to 7-9-0 overall, and 4-8-0
against WCHA opponents.
Brown struck quickly in the first period, notching the first goal
less than five minutes into the action. After senior Nicole Brown
narrowly missed lighting the lamp, classmate Erin Connors picked up
the rebound and fired it back into net, giving Brown an early 1-0
lead. Kath Surbey completed the senior trifecta, as she and Brown
were credited with assists on the play.
Though St. Cloud picked up a goal of its own with eight minutes
left in the frame, Joung was impressive in the first, making 10
saves, and holding the Huskies to just the single goal, preserving
the 1-1 tie through the first intermission. Joung continued to
shine in the second, stopping all four shots that she saw to shut
out St. Cloud in the middle period. The Huskies were equally tough
though, as the Bears had a similarly difficult time scoring, and
the score stayed at 1-1 entering the third.
The third period looked as though it may be another scoreless frame
initially, the Huskies found a crack in the defense with just over
six minutes elapsed. Joung made the initial save on a breakaway
opportunity, but couldn't quite corral the puck, and St.
Cloud was able to slip it in for a 2-1 advantage. The Huskies
tallied another score just before the midway point, knocking in a
power play goal on a fortuitous tip in front of net. Brown answered
back with just over five minutes to play though, as junior Jenna Dancewicz scored her first goal of the season to bring Bruno to
within one. The Bears had a chance to tie, going on the power play
with 1:07 remaining, and pulling Joung for the 6-on-4 advantage,
but the Huskies were able to fend off the final surge and hold on
for a 3-2 win.
The Bears will be back in action on Friday, December 4, when they
hit the road to play the Colgate Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
