"It's a hard place to play," Harvard Captain Steve Armstrong said. "You almost get lulled to sleep."

The Crimson will rest easy, knowing that victory number one is safely tucked in.

THE NOTEBOOK: Both Cleary and Hammond praised the play of Harvey, who finished with 34 saves...Last year, the Crimson barely escaped Meehan with a 3-2 win.

Harvard, 5-0 at Meehan Auditorium Providence, R.I. Harvard  3-1-1--5 Brown  0-0-0--0

First Period--1, H, Farden (Weisbrod) 7:10; 2, H, C.J. Young (D. Sweeney, Ciavaglia) 8:12; 3, H, Weisbrod (Armstrong, Hartje) 11:00. Penalties--B, Murphy (hooking) 0:44; H, Melrose (boarding) 2:54; B, Langton (tripping) 7:30; H, Melrose (tripping) 8:38; B, Ernst (hitting from behind) 10:27; H, McCormack (interfence) 13:26; B, Pritchard (high sticking) 18:55; H, Ciavaglia (high sticking) 19:43; Langton (high sticking) 19:43.

Second Period--4, H, Donato (Pawloski, Young) 7:17. Penalties--H, Farden (roughing) 2:50; B, Bonine (roughing) 2:50; B, Ohman (tripping) 5:18; B, Kenneally (slashing) 9:16; B, Pritchard (high sticking) 10:17; H, Weisbrod (hooking) 10:40; H, Hartje (hooking) 15:13.

This Period--5, H, Melrose (Popiel) 10:19. Penalties--B, Ohman (charging) 3:52; H, Hartje (interference) 18:29; B, Bommer (hooking) 12:50; H, Melrose (elbowing) 10:30; B, Caragliano (roughing) 7:48; H, Janfaza (roughing) 7:48.

Saves--H, Francis 9-7-8--24; B, Harvey 15-13-8--36.

A:1800