After being frustrated by a young prospect and tenacious special teams, Brown must be happy it does not face the Harvard men's hockey team again this season.

The No. 13 Crimson (6-3-1, 5-2-1 ECAC) relied on its power play, its penalty killing and its first year goalie to easily dominate the hapless Bears for the second time this season, posting a 5-3 victory yesterday at the Bright Hockey Center. The Crimson had already defeated Brown in its season opener by means of a 3-0 shutout.

In that game the star was senior goalie Oliver Jonas, who recorded the first shutout of his career in the win. This time around, the victory went to the goalie of the future.

Freshman goalie Will Crothers started his first game for the Crimson, putting forth a solid effort as Harvard's last line of defense.

Throughout the night, Crothers made some key saves during the Bears' sudden spurts of offense, stifling potentially dangerous situations with awareness and poise.

"He did a good job," Harvard Coach Mark Mazzoleni said. "I didn't like the second goal he allowed, but he was experiencing some first game jitters"

Crothers faced only three shots in the first period, but he was up to the challenge when the Bears unleashed the offense. Brown shot nine times in the second period, but only managed to score on a point blank shot on the power play.

The third period proved that Crothers wasn't invincible, with the Bears denting the scoreboard twice off him. The Bears second goal came on a slapshot that caught Crothers out of position and unable to handle the rocket.