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PROVIDENCE, R.I. --  Junior Courtney Johnson (Falmouth, Mass.) netted a goal and added two assists as No. 7 Brown surpassed league rival Colgate 5-1 on Friday at Meehan Auditorium.

Brown dominated the game in the first period, putting 18 shots on Raider freshman goalie Rebecca Lahar (Vienna, Va.).  Only one got past her though, as the Bears opened the scoring at 6:46, when Johnson skated down the left side, and sailed a clear shot over Lahar’s right shoulder.

In the second stanza, the Raiders mustered some offense, putting four shots on Brown netminder Katie Germain (Sarnia, Ont.).  However, the Bears remained in control of the scoreboard, adding two more goals to make it 3-0 after 40 minutes of play.  Junior Kate Kenny (Toronto, Ont.) netted Brown’s second goal at 5:07, with Johnson and Ostrander getting credit for the helpers.  Rookie Jessica Link (Clifton Park, N.Y.) tallied the third goal at 7:39 off of passes from junior Cassie Turner (Campbellford, Ont.) and senior Kristy Zamora (Oshawa, Ont.).

After sophomore Mandy McCurdy (Johnstown, Ont.) gave the Bears a 4-0 lead at 3:39 of the final period, the Raiders used a power play to finally get on the board when rookie leading scorer Cheryl Setchell (Sydney, N.S.) found the puck in a scramble in front of the net and slipped it over the goal line for her 12^th of the season.  Classmates Kristin Cirbus (Jamestown, N.Y.) and Chelsey Rhodes (Champion, Alb.) earned credit for the assists.  Sophomore Katie Guay (Westfield, Mass.) tallied a power play goal for the Bears at 11:46 from Johnson to ice Brown’s victory.

Germain made just 15 saves to earn her fifth win of the season, and second over the Raiders this year.  Lahar stopped 39 of 44 shots in the Colgate loss.

Brown will host Colgate’s travel partner Cornell on Saturday at 4 p.m. to finish the weekend, while the Raiders travel to Cambridge, Mass. to take on Harvard for a 4 p.m. game.
 

Colgate (10-11-1, 1-5-1 ECAC)   0   0   1  -  1
Brown (13-6-1, 7-3-0 ECAC)    1   2   2   -  5  

Scoring
Brown 6:46 (1) - Johnson (McManus, Ostrander)
Brown 5:07 (2) - Kenny (Johnson, Ostrander)
Brown 7:39 (2) - Link (Zamora, Turner)
Brown 3:29 (3) - McCurdy (Zamora)
Colgate 9:37 (3) - Setchell (Cirbus, Rhodes)  PP
Brown 11:46 (3) - Guay (Johnson)  PP

Goaltenders
Colgate – Rebecca Lahar (60:00, 5 GA, 39 svs); Brown – Katie Germain (60:00, 1 GA, 15 svs).

Shots: Colgate - 16; Brown - 44

Penalties: Colgate – 8 for 16; Brown - 7 for 14

Powerplays: Colgate – 1 of 4; Brown - 1 of 5