REDLANDS, Calif. — Junior Jessica Heilman (Menlo Park, Calif.) scored a game-high four goals and the Bears’ defense held the Tigers of Division III No. 8-ranked Occidental College without a goal until 5:15 remained in the game as Brown University claimed a 12-5 victory in its first game of the day at the University of Redlands.
The Bears outscored the Tigers 12-0 over the game’s first 26:45 before Occidental netted the game’s final five goals in the last 5:15.
Heilman’s four goals paced the Bears while senior Shannon Crowley (Seal Beach, Calif.) registered three goals. Sophomore McKenna Miller (Danville, Calif.) totaled a goal, an assist and two steals, while freshman Hannah Eliot (Los Angeles, Calif.) posted a goal and assist.
Sophomores Maigrie McDougal (Sacramento, Calif.) and Allison Woo (Arcadia, Calif.) each logged a goal and two steals, freshman Lexi Atwell (La Jolla, Calif.) scored once, and senior Marisa Kolokotronis (Sacramento, Calif.) chipped in an assist and two steals.
In the cage, freshman goalkeeper Lauren Burns (Long Grove, Ill.) made 12 saves.
Heilman and Crowley provided all six of the Bears’ goals in the first half. The duo each scored once as Brown went ahead 2-0 after the first quarter. The pair netted two goals apiece in the second stanza to give Brown a 6-0 halftime lead.
Heilman, McDougal, Miller, and Atwell scored in order in the third quarter as the Bears moved ahead 10-0 through three quarters. Woo and Eliot netted the first two goals of the fourth quarter to extend Brown’s advantage to 12-0 with under six minutes to play before the Tigers notched the game’s last five goals.
Release courtesy Brown University Athletics Communications
