Team Notes: After Six Straight on Road, Bears Return Home

The following article appeared January 29 on the Brown Web site.

After six straight games on the road, the Bears return to Meehan Auditorium this weekend to host Rensselaer and #18 Union. The games are the first at Meehan since a December 8th victory over AIC. Coming off a 3-2 win at Clarkson, Brown will look to go back on a winning streak, after dropping the five games prior to the contest against the Golden Knights. Sitting in ninth place in the standings, and just four points behind a trio of teams tied for sixth, there are four valuable league points up for grabs. With a weekend sweep, the Bears would go from nine points to 13 points, which could move them up into the middle of the pack, depending on the results of the games involving Colgate, Harvard, and RPI, which sit in a three-way tie for sixth.

Last Time Out: Brown posted a weekend split at St. Lawrence (L, 5-2) and Clarkson (W, 3-2), while earning its first victory in Potsdam since November 26th, 2004 and its first victory over the Golden Knights since November 11th, 2005. Brown was led by senior Sean McMonagle and junior Harry Zolnierczyk, who both had 2 goals and an assist, over the weekend. McMonagle notched his two points in the win over Clarkson, scoring the game-winning goal, while Zolnierczyk had his two points against the Saints. Sophomore Jarred Smith also scored in the victory over Clarkson, while seven other Bears had a point over the weekend, including senior Devin Timberlake, who stretched his pointscoring streak to seven games with an assist each night. Senior Dan Rosen earned the start on Friday night, stopping 29 shots in 48:33, while sophomore Mike Clemente stopped all five shots he faced in 8:59. Clemente started the next night and made 25 saves on 27 shots in the win at Clarkson.

Coming Up: The Bears remain home next weekend to host ECAC and Ivy foes Harvard and Dartmouth. Saturday's game against the Big Green will be played at 4:00 and will follow the Bears' alumni game, which is scheduled for 12:00 noon. Fans attending the game against the Big Green are encouraged to wear WHITE, for the first-ever Winter Whiteout!

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