Thoughts After Week 3

Results:
Brown 3, St. Lawrence 3
Brown 3, Clarkson 3

It was a weekend of parity for the Bears, as they played to a pair of draws with the North Country teams. One can hardly complain about Friday night's come-from-behind tie against the 16th-ranked Saints, but Saturday's result left a slightly sour taste in the mouth, as Brown coughed up a 3-2 lead to the Golden Knights. 

Brown looked to be no match for St. Lawrence 15 minutes into the second period, as the Saints had stormed out to a 3-0 lead, and looked to be running away with the game. However, Taki Pantziris scored his first in a Brown uniform with under a minute to go in the period, and in the third the Bears continued to claw back into the game. 

A pair of goals from Matt Lorito and Nick Lappin within three minutes of each other brought the score level and gave Brown hope for an upset. While Bruno was aggressive in pushing forward for a winner, outshooting the Saints 34-20 in an upset attempt, the effort fell just short, and the two teams settled for a hard-fought tie. 

On Saturday, Brown again had to overcome an early deficit, as Clarkson tallied just 2:41 into the contest. Michael Juola knotted the game at 1-1 about halfway through the period, but the Knights would strike again before the period's end, taking a 2-1 lead into the second period. 

Mike Juola '14 had a career day against Clarkson, netting
two goals in a 3-3 tie with the Golden Knights.

Sophomore Ryan Jacobsen struck under two minutes into the second period , tying the game for Brown on his first of the year. Juola would add his second of the game about six minutes later, giving the Bears a 3-2 lead. But Clarkson would equalize just a minute later, and the two teams would not find the net again, as the game ended 3-3. 

After a great effort on Friday night, it was slightly disheartening to see Bruno get outshot by 'Tech, 48-30, and surrender a lead so quickly after taking it. But two points is not the worst outcome in the world, especially against a ranked opponent (SLU) and a team that always gives us fits, regardless of where they are in the standings (Clarkson). 


Matt Lorito and Nick Lappin continued their strong starts to the season, which is great. Lorito could turn into one of the better players in the league in the next couple years. He was hindered by that broken wrist to start his freshman season, but seems to be at full strength now and has looked great this year.

After worrying about his slow start last week, I was pleased to see Ryan Jacobsen come through with a big goal Saturday. He's an important piece of this offense going forward, and he needs to not only equal, but build on last year's terrific freshman campaign. 

Where did that come from, Mike Juola? After being relatively silent for two years, he has his best game in a Brown jersey Saturday night, which was nice to see. Let's hope he can keep it up. I've always been impressed by his puck-handling skills, but he has always lacked consistency, toughness, and the killer instinct necessary to put up points. I'd love to see him put that behind him and turn into the player he can be. 

Marco DeFilippo had a rough Friday, being pulled after allowing three goals on just nine shots. Anthony Borelli kept the slate clean the rest of the way, though it would not be fair to say he was challenged a whole lot. However, DeFilippo delivered a strong performance against Clarkson, allowing three goals but making 45 saves. That should boost his save percentage after Friday's debacle. 


We have a few weeks off from league play, as we host Army this coming Saturday. We then host Providence in the Mayor's Cup the following Saturday and Holy Cross the day after. ECAC play picks up again at Yale on Saturday, Dec. 1.