BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Brown scored four times during the second period to break open a scoreless contest and cruise to a 5-0 victory over Colgate in the opening game of the Friendship Four Tournament Friday at SSE Arena.
After playing a scoreless first period, the Bears came alive during the middle frame, finding the back of the net four times in a span of 12:51 to take control.
Tommy Marchin netted three of the four goals tallied during Brown’s second-period outburst, opening the scoring at the 3:56 mark before notching the third and four goals of the frame to complete his first career hat trick. Mark Naclerio was credited with the other Bears goal in the second and also added a pair of assists.
Tyler Bird closed out the scoring with a power play goal 1:37 into the third period.
Tim Ernst recorded 14 saves between the pipes for Brown to post his first shutout of the season. Charlie Finn got the start in goal for Colgate and made 19 saves.
Bottom Line
Brown 5, Colgate 0
Won-Lost Records
– Brown improved to 2-4-2 overall and 2-3-2 in league play with the win.
– Colgate slipped to 4-9-1 and 1-5-1 with the setback.
Inside the Box Score
– Brown out-shot Colgate, 24-14, in the contest. The Bears enjoyed an 11-3 advantage in shots recorded during the second period.
– Brown was 1-for-3 on the power play while Colgate was 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
– Colgate held a 26-22 edge at the faceoff dot. Mike Borkowski was 12-of-18 on faceoffs to lead the Raiders.
– Brown’s top line of Marchin (3g), Naclerio (3a) and Lappin (1g,2a) combined to record nine of the Bears 14 points in the contest. The trio also tallied nine of Brown’s 24 shots in the game.
’gate One Timers
– Friday’s contest was the first NCAA regular-season contest held outside North America.
– Colgate was shutout for the first time this season.
– Colgate recorded a season-low 14 shots against the Bears.
– The Raiders allowed five or more goals for the fourth time this season.
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan
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“We were not very good tonight. Clearly Brown was the better team. I know we’re a much better team than that. I thought we had a decent 20 minutes to start the game, maybe if a couple of those shots go in it’s a different game.”
Up Next
– Colgate takes on Northeastern in the consolation contest of the Friendship Four Saturday at 4 p.m. GMT.
– The game will be shown on NESNplus and Time Warner Cable Sports in New York.
