No. 18 Brown Bookends Win over Quinnipiac
from press release
The Bears used strong first and fourth quarters to take a 7-3
win over a pesky Quinnipiac squad on Friday afternoon, scoring
three goals in both the opening and closing frames. Sophomore
Andrew Feinberg (Owing Mills, MD) and senior Kyle Hollingsworth
(Darien, CT) were the keys on offense for Bruno, combining for five
goals and an assist. All-American goalie Jordan Burke also turned
in a strong performance, giving up just a pair of goals before
leaving with two minutes left in the contest.
With the win, Brown improves to 2-1 on the season, while Quinnipiac
drops to 1-3 in the early going.
The first quarter started auspiciously for the Bears, as Quinnipiac
scored the first goal of the game just under five minutes into the
action. The Bobcats took advantage of a nice pass into goal, and
Ted Dimond fired in the initial score. However, Brown roared back
with three unanswered goals in the frame, including two in a span
of just over a minute near the midway point. Feinberg put the Bears
on the board, scoring on a quick pass from defenseman Jake Hardy
(Framingham, MA) to tie the game. Junior Thomas Muldoon (Oakton,
VA) and Hollingsworth also chipped in on the scoring, giving Bruno
a 3-1 advantage after the first 15 minutes.
Despite the deficit, the Bobcats refused to go quietly, as they
locked in on defense in the second quarter, and somehow found a way
to continually stifle good opportunities for Brown. Though it
looked as though the score might remain at 3-1 through the first
half, Quinnipiac found the back of the net again with just over a
minute remaining, cutting the margin to a single goal heading into
the locker rooms.
Hard-nosed defense was once again the rule in the third quarter, as
just a single goal was scored in the frame, this time by the Bears,
as Hollingsworth got on the scoresheet with his second of the
game.
In the final period, Brown regained its offensive rhythm, scoring
three goals in the first 13 minutes of the period for a comfortable
7-2 lead.
The Bears will be back in action on Sunday, March 8, when they host
Denver at 1 p.m.
