WORCESTER, Mass. - The Holy Cross women's ice hockey team fell in its home opener, 4-0, to Brown University Saturday night.

The Crusaders may have outshot the Bears, 32-27, but they just weren't able to get any to go. Brown's Lizzy Gross recorded the first hat trick of the Bear's season and Shay Maloney picked up three assists.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

1-0 (1st, 11:15, PP): The Bears opened the scoring halfway through the first period when Maloney and Gross connected to put Brown up.

2-0 (1st, 17:07, EV): Bridget Carey was the other Bear to score on the night and she did so here with a shot that somehow squeezed through.

3-0 (2nd, 4:59, EV): Gross got her second of the night with the help coming again from Maloney.

4-0 (3rd, 4:39, EV): Gross completed the hat trick, this time, unassisted to wrap the game up or the Bears.

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UP NEXT

The Crusaders will host their first Hockey East game next Friday when they welcome Boston College to town for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop.