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Women's Hockey to Face No. 7/6 Clarkson (Fri.) and No. 4/4 St. Lawrence (Sat.) at Meehan Auditorium
11/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – After competing in its first away games of 2016-17, the Brown women's hockey team return to Meehan Auditorium and face No. 7/6 Clarkson on Friday, Nov. 18 and No. 4/4 St. Lawrence on Saturday. Friday's game will start at 6:00 p.m. while Saturday's contest will begin at 3:00 p.m.
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SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Clarkson enters the weekend with an eight-game winning streak and an overall record of 10-3-1 (6-0-0 ECAC). The team is ranked No. 7 in the USCHO.com Poll and No. 6 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. The Golden Knights losses on the year have come against then-unranked St. Lawrence (2-1, Oct. 7) and No. 1/1 Wisconsin (3-2 OT, Oct. 14; 4-1, Oct. 15). Last weekend Clarkson defeated Union, 5-1, on Friday, Nov. 11, and Rensselaer, 8-3, on Saturday, Nov. 12. On the road this season, the Golden Knights are 4-1-0, with its lone loss at SLU. Cayley Mercer leads the squad in scoring with 16 points on five goals and a team-best 11 assists. Michaela Pejzlová and Josiane Pozzebon share the team's goal lead with six on the season. Shea Tiley has started 13 games in net and has recorded a 1.87 goals-against average, a .925 save percentage and one shutout for a record of 9-3-1. Pejzlová has been named both the ECAC Rookie of the Week (twice) and Player of the Month.
SCOUTING THE SAINTS
St. Lawrence is off to its best start in program history and has won nine-straight games, and are unbeaten to open the season at 11-0-1 (6-0-0 ECAC). SLU is ranked No. 4 in the USCHO.com Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. The Saints' lone tie on the season came at No. 7/6 Clarkson (3-3 OT) on Oct. 8. Last weekend, St. Lawrence defeated RPI (4-1, Oct. 11) and Union (4-0, Oct. 12). Kennedy Marchment leads the team in points with 23, on seven goals and a team-best 16 assists. Brooke Webster carries the team's goal lead with nine, to go along with 10 assists for 19 points, second on the team. Grace Harrison has started 11 games, going 10-0-1 with a .943 save percentage, a 1.17 goals-against average and four shutouts. Harrison has received the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week twice on the year, while Marchment was named ECAC Player of the Week and Player of the Month. Webster was also named the Player of the Week while freshman Kalie Grant was named Rookie of the Week.
BROWN TALKING POINTS
The Bears are led in scoring by freshman Alley Rempe who has three goals and a team-high five assists for eight points. The newcomer was named ECAC Rookie of the Week in the team's first weekend of play (Oct. 26). Junior assistant captain Sam Donovan leads the team in goals with five, and has one assist for six points, good for second on the team in overall points. Donovan registered her second-career hat trick against Sacred Heart on Oct. 22 in a 7-0 win. Senior Monica Elvin leads the team in games started in net (6), and has team-highs in goals-against average (2.91), save percentage (.921) and wins (2). Last weekend, Elvin tallied a career-high 63 saves against No. 5/6 Colgate, which was just three shy of the program-record 66 set by Nicole Stock in the 2007-08 season. When scoring first in a contest, the Bears are a perfect 3-0-0 this season.
LAST SEASON VS. CLARKSON
The Golden Knights won last year's series, 2-0, behind two 7-0 wins, the first at Brown on Jan. 9, and the second at Clarkson on Feb. 19.
LAST SEASON VS. ST. LAWRENCE
The Saints also went 2-0 in last season's meetings, picking up a 2-1 win in Providence, and winning 3-0 on their home ice. Sophomore Cara Najjar scored the Bears' lone goal in the first game.
THE SERIES VS. CLARKSON
Series Record: Brown trails, 8-17-2
Current Streak: L5
First Meeting: Feb. 1, 1980 (at Clarkson, Brown Win, 5-4)
Last Brown Win: Jan. 11, 2013 (at Brown, 2-1)
Last Clarkson Win: Feb. 19, 2016 (at Clarkson, 7-0)
Last Tie: Nov. 1, 2013 (at Clarkson, 1-1 OT)
THE SERIES VS. ST. LAWRENCE
Series Record: Brown trails, 25-31-2
Current Streak: L3
First Meeting: Jan. 13, 1984 (at SLU, Brown L, 7-6)
Last Brown Win: Nov. 1, 2014 (at Brown, 7-4)
Last SLU Win: Feb. 20, 2016 (at SLU, 3-0)
Last Tie: Jan. 18, 2003 (at Brown, 5-5 OT)
ELVIN RECORDS CAREER-HIGH 63 SAVES AT NO. 5/5 COLGATE
Senior Monica Elvin recorded a career-high 63 saves, but No. 5/5 Colgate defeated Brown, 3-0, in conference action on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Class of 1965 Arena. Elvin's 63 saves just fall short of the school-record 66 by Nicole Stock in the 2007-08 season against Mercyhurst. The netminder had 17 saves in the first period, 21 in the second and 25 in the third.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bears went 0-2 on the weekend, falling 4-0 at Cornell and 3-0 at No. 5/5 Colgate. Senior Monica Elvin started both games in net, stopping 27 shots against the Big Red and a career-high 63 against the Raiders.
NEXT UP
The Bears will host Providence in the 22nd Mayor's Cup on Saturday, Nov. 26 at Meehan Auditorium. Puck drop for the non-conference game is set for 3:00 p.m.
