Sophomore goaltender Paul Karpowich (Thunder Bay, ONT) put in another stellar effort and senior Matt Beca (Mississauga, ONT) scored twice, but three straight goals early in the third period powered the Brown Bears to a 3-2 victory over the Clarkson University Hockey team in ECAC Hockey action at Meehan Auditorium in Providence, RI on Friday night.

Named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week, Karpowich recorded 31 saves to give the Golden Knights a chance for their third straight win, but Brown (8-15-3, 6-10-3) was able to capitalize twice on the power play over the final 20 minutes to pull out the one-goal victory, ending Clarkson's string of 59 unbeaten games (55-0-4) when leading or tied after 40 minutes.

Associate Coach Greg Drechsel post game

After a scoreless first period, Clarkson took the initial lead with an unassisted goal by Beca at just 71 seconds into the middle frame. 

Audio Beca Goal

Chris Zaires made quick work of a Brown power play early in the third period, scoring just 45 seconds into the stanza to tie the game. The Bears went on top just over a minute later with Jack Maclellan’s goal at 1:50. Harry Zolnierczyk put the home team on top 3-1 with the eventual game-winner at 8:50.

With Karpowich out of the net for the extra attacker, Clarkson made it a one-goal game when Beca scored a power-play marker for his team-high 18th goal of the season with 32 seconds remaining. The Knights pressured until the end, but could not come up with the tying score.

Audio Beca Goal

Brown out shot Clarkson 34-25. The Knights were 1-of-4 on the power play, while the Bears were 2-of-7 with the man-advantage.

At 7-21-3 overall and 3-14-2 in ECAC Hockey, Clarkson plays at league-leader Yale on Saturday afternoon with a 4:00 p.m. game in New Haven., CT.