Providence, RI - Sophomore Tom Muldoon, junior Nic Bell and freshman Andrew Feinberg scored two goals each to lead Brown (1-0) to a 10-4 season opening victory over Lehigh at Meister-Kavan Field.

Lehigh got on the scoreboard first on a goal by Matt Diehl with 12:49 left in the first quarter. But the Bears took control of the game with four straight scores on goals by Bell, Feinberg, junior Reade Seligmann and Muldoon to grab a 4-1 advantage with 10:05 left in the second quarter. The Mountain Hawks' Ricky Cornetta scored with 1:29 left in the second quarter, but Brown freshman peter Fallon scored a man-down goal with 1:14 left in the half to give the Bears a 5-2 halftime advantage.

After Lehigh pulled to within three goals, 5-3, early in the third quarter, Brown scored three consecutive goals to put the game away, with senior Mike Cummins, Feinberg and sophomore Collins Carey netting goals for the Bears. Jon Stumpf scored for the Mountain Hawks to make the score 8-4 in favor of the Bears in the fourth quarter. Brown goals by Muldoon and freshman Jeffrey Foote iced the game for the Bears in the last 10 minutes.

Muldoon added three assists to go with his two goals, while Bell, Carey and Seligmann added one assist each for the Bears.

Bears' junior goalie Jordan Burke was brilliant in net, making 13 saves. Freshman Matt Chriss played the last two minutes for the Bears and made his first career save, without allowing a goal. Eric Spirko registered three saves in goal for Lehigh. The Bears will be back in action once again next Saturday, March 1, on the road against Hofstra in Hempstead, New York. Game time is 3:00 p.m. at Shuart Stadium.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lehigh suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday afternoon with a 10-4 setback at the hands of the Brown University Bears. Scoring goals for the Mountain Hawks (1-1) were Jonathan Stumpf, Ricky Cornetta, Matt Diehl and Stuart Baxter. Brown received two goals apiece from Thomas Muldoon and Andrew Feinberg as the Bears improve to 1-0 with a victory in their season opener.

Lehigh out shot the Bears 38-27 on the afternoon led by Max Dahlem's four, while Baxter scooped up a team-best four of the Mountain Hawks 28 ground balls. Lehigh was just eight-of-18 in face-offs and 16-of-20 in clears, while Brown was successful in 22 of its 30 clear attempts. Baxter had a solid day in the X for the Mountain Hawks, winning eight-of-12 face offs, while Richard Bradley, Dan Honeywell and Eric Spirko all scooped up three ground balls.

Nic Bell registered a game-high six ground balls for Brown and he also won seven-of-15 face offs. Muldoon unleashed seven shots for the game and dished out a game-high three assists to give him five points on the day.

Spirko played all 60 minutes in goal for the Brown and White, sending back three shots in that time and for Brown Jordan Burke played the first 58 minutes and stopped 13 Lehigh shots before giving way to Matt Criss for the final two minutes.

The Mountain Hawks got on the board first when Diehl netted an unassisted goal at the 12:49 mark of the opening quarter. Brown ripped off the game's next four scores however to take a 4-1 lead with 10:05 remaining in the first half. Cornetta sliced Brown's lead in half however, as he found the back of the net off of a feed from Dahlem at the 1:14 mark of the second quarter. A late first half goal by Peter Fallon gave the Bears a 5-2 lead however as the teams retired for halftime.

Baxter opened the third quarter with his first goal of the season at the 14:52 mark and the Mountain Hawks were down just two, at 5-3. Brown answered with three straight goals though to go in front 8-3 with 11:57 left in the game. Stumpf scored his first collegiate goal with 10:37 left to play, but a pair of Bear goals, one from Muldoon and another by Jeffrey Foote sealed the victory for the home team.

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2008-02-24