Potsdam, NY – Averaging nearly four goals per game entering Friday’s contest, the Clarkson University Women’s Hockey team struggled to figure out Brown University goaltender Katie Jamieson. However, a late goal from sophomore  Kali Gillanders (Kyle, SASK) helped the third-ranked Golden Knights solve the freshman, surviving a scare from the Bears with a 1-0 victory in front of 243 fans at Cheel Arena.

The Golden Knights improved to 8-1-1 on the season and 2-0-0 in ECAC Hockey, while the Bears fell to 1-2-0 and 0-1-0. Clarkson will face Yale University at 2:00 pm on Saturday afternoon while Brown travels down the road to face St. Lawrence in Canton, NY.

Friday afternoon’s first period was uneventful as both teams struggled to click offensively, even with power-play opportunities. Clarkson out shot Brown, 8-2, in the frame, and the Bears enjoyed two chances with the man-advantage, but were unable to get many quality chances. Only one of Brown’s two shots came on the power play, which was one more than Clarkson achieved on its extra-player chance. It was only the second time through 10 games in 2009 that the Golden Knights were held scoreless in the first period.

In the second, both teams maintained the scoreless tie, though Clarkson was finally able to put a little pressure on during its power play chances, tossing six shots on goal during its extra-play opportunities. The Knights held a 10-2 lead in shots in the period, pushing their advantage to 18-4 for the game.

Though the Knights continued to pepper Brown goaltender Katie Jamieson, it appeared as if Clarkson was headed to its first ever scoreless tie. However, with both teams down a player and skating four-on-four, Gillanders redirected a shot from the point by sophomore defenseman Katelyn Ptolemy (Dinsmore, SASK) into the back of the net with just 7:05 remaining in the game. The goal was Gillander's second of the season. Ptolemy picked up her first point of the season.

Lauren Dahm (Baldwinsville, NY) made nine saves for her third shutout of the season and the 13th of her career. Jamieson played well in net for Brown, making numerous key saves, especially in the third period. She finished with 33 saves as Clarkson out shot Brown 34-9.

The Knights finished 0-for-7 on the power play, while Brown was held scoreless in four extra-skater chances.