Two to go... Brown 10, Providence 6

Despite an obnoxious fan that decided it was necessary to shake a tub of concrete pieces to distract the Brown defense, the Bears were able to hold off the Friars in the first half. And with the help of Mr. and Mrs. Cassil, the grown man was intimidated into ceasing his disruptions before the Friars could do any real harm. 

Overall, it was another huge game for Thomas Muldoon who ended with four goals on the night. My choice for Player of the Game (and WEEK I might add after he scored two goals and dished out three assists in the Harvard win Wednesday) scored early and often throughout the match tallying the first goal of the night just 1:14 seconds into play. Muldoon carried the ball and juked his defender for what looked like it would be a riser but stunned goalie Robert Bryans when it stayed low and went directly to the back of the net. Feinberg struck next a couple minutes later off a feed from Brady Williams who picked up a ground ball for a quick pass and shot. 

Next came two answer goals from the Friars beginning with Mike Feldberg. The next was another unassisted mark by Friar threat Colin Tigh who came out with a standout performance showing up all over the field for Providence. Along with his first goal, Tigh went 10-of-15 at the face off X and recorded three goals off of a mere five shots. Tigh's speed, agility and quick reflexes made him a threat on every end of the turf.

Tied at 2-2, it was all about the Bears in the second quarter with five unanswered goals to make it 7-2 at the half. The defense anchored a solid effort to keep the Friars scoreless in the second going 4-4 on clears, ending with an almost perfect clearing percentage by the end of the game, succeeding on all but one clear. Burke, who was just named a finalist in the Tewaaraton nominations, made three of his nine saves of the game in the quarter as well. The Bears also picked up 10 ground balls in the second quarter and went 4-for-6 on face-off attempts.

As for the offensive unit... 

Brady Williams got on the board just seconds into the quarter in a play that started with a pass from Reade Seligmann whose name was once again botched by the announcers who continue to pronounce his name SEAL-igman much to the dismay of Brown fans. Then it was two back-to-back goals by Muldoon who got a pass from Seligmann on the crease and took the extra second for another fake and dodge before firing it on net. 

Then came my Play of the Game. Attacking against a Friar zone defense, Brady Williams caught a pass from Feinberg up top and made an instant switch to his left to make his defender lunge before switching back to his right as his defender fell to the ground. Williams took advantage of the opportunity with a quick riser goal to clinch what would prove to be the game-winning goal for the Bears before the break.  

The third quarter was a quiet one for the Bears as the Friars kept things going scoring four goals. The second Friar goal came from Tigh who won the face-off and took the ball down at full speed leaving the Bears on their heels for a second too long to make it 8-4. Bobby Labadini struck next for the Friars before another tally by Tigh to threaten the Bears with an 8-6 score going into the fourth. The Bears answered quickly with two goals in the fourth period including a third for Williams and a third for Feinberg to give them both hat tricks on the night. 

The Bears will take the momentum into this week when they prepare for the long-awaited battle again Cornell this Saturday at Stevenson Field at 1 p.m. The Bears are still in the running for the Ivy Title and a shot at the NCAA tournament as they look forward to this weekend followed by their final regular season match up against Princeton. 

The Friars fall to 6-7 overall with the loss.