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Women's Hockey Travels to UConn for Non-Conference Match-Up
11/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University women's ice hockey travels to the University of Connecticut on Tuesday night for a match-up in the Freitas Ice Forum, coming off its highest scoring game since Dec. 7, 2011 and most goals scored in a period since Nov. 18, 2003.
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LAST TIME OUT
Senior Janice Yang (Westport, Conn.) opened the Brown scoring and tacked on three assists as the Bears utilized a five-goal third period to skate past visiting St. Lawrence, 7-4, at Meehan Auditorium on Saturday.
Senior Brittany Moorehead (Clinton, N.Y.) chipped in with two goals and an assist while freshman Sam Donovan (New Brighton, Minn.) added three points, including the game-winning goal at 15:39 of the third period. Fellow freshman Samantha Swanstrom (Ham Lake, Minn.) was the fourth Bear to notch a multi-point effort, assisting on two goals in the third period.
Sophomore Monica Elvin (Oakland, Calif.) turned away 37 shots to even her record at 1-1-0.
After the Saints went up 3-2 in the third, the Bears took control from there, scoring five of the next six goals. Senior Lauren Vella (Staten Island, N.Y.) added her second goal in as many nights to tie the game at 3-3.
From there, Brown took the lead and got insurance thanks to Donovan, who struck twice in just under five minutes to put Brown up 5-3. Just 14 seconds later, Donovan fed Ariana Rucker (Oakton, Va.), and the junior made no mistake in slipping it five-hole to put Brown up 6-3.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Connecticut enters the game with a 2-5-4 overall record and a mark of 0-1-1 in Hockey East play.
Sarah MacDonnell leads the Huskies with seven points on four goals and three assists while Emily Snodgrass has also tallied four goals. Caitlin Hewes posted a team-high four assists.
Goalie Elaine Chuli has charted a 2-4-2 record on the year with a .915 save percentage and a 2.95 goals-against average. Counterpart Annie Belanger has compiled a 0-1-2 mark, .946 save percentage, and 1.58 goals-against average.
THE LAST MEETING
Sarah Robson scored a second-period goal, and Aubree Moore made 34 saves as Brown earned a 1-1 tie against Connecticut in Meehan Auditorium on Nov. 19, 2013.
Robson scored off assists from Jessica Hoyle and Erin Conway 6:25 into the second period, but a goal from the Huskies' Michaela Cava, with 1:38 to play in regulation, forced overtime.
Brown held UConn 0 for 5 on the power play in the contest.
KEEPING THE LAMP LIT
With seven goals against St. Lawrence, Brown scored its most goals in a game since winning at Sacred Heart, 10-0, on Dec. 7, 2011. With its five-goal third period, the team scored five goals in a period for the first time since notching five goals in the first period of a 10-1 win at Quinnipiac on Nov. 18, 2003.
Against the Saints, the Bears netted five goals in a 12:01 span in the third period with four different Bears scoring during the run. Sam Donovan recorded two goals during the streak, putting Brown up 4-3 and 5-3. Ariana Rucker registered a tally 14 seconds after Donovan's game-winner.
With her four-point effort against St. Lawrence, Janice Yang now leads the team with five points on a goal and four assists. Donovan has posted four points on a team-high three goals and an assist while senior Kaitlyn Keon (Toronto, Ontario) has also tallied four points on a goal and three assists.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Monica Elvin recorded her first career win as she stopped 37 shots in Brown's 7-4 win over St. Lawrence. The previous night against Clarkson, she made 23 saves and allowed just one goal in two periods of action vs. the Golden Knights.
On the season, she has posted 95 total saves, a 2.95 goals-against average, and a .913 save percentage.
COMING SOON
After Tuesday's game against Connecticut, Brown hosts Hockey East member Maine for a pair of games over the weekend on Friday at 3 p.m. and on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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