Brunswick, ranked 11th nationally, opened its season with an 11-6 setback against the sixth-ranked Landon School on Friday in Maryland. Alex Buckanavage led the Bruins (0-1) with a pair of goals and an assist against the undefeated Bears (4-0).
Buckanavage opened the game with a goal off a feed from Cooper Moore in the first quarter. Landon netted the equalizer to close out the quarter.
Brunswick made it a 2-1 game in the second quarter on a Buckanavage solo tally. The Bears countered with a pair of goals to give themselves a 3-2 lead heading into halftime.
In the third quarter, Landon added another goal before Brunswick’s Jimmy Heidt netted two tallies to tie the game at four. Landon closed out the third quarter with a goal and added two more to open the final frame.
With the Bruins trailing 7-4, Wilson Stephenson made it a two-goal contest with a fourth quarter tally. Landon countered with a three-goal run to take a 10-5 lead late in the contest.
The teams exchanged goals to close out the game, with Jack Montinaro finishing off a pass from John Fox for Brunswick's final score.
Patrick Burkinshaw made 18 saves for Brunswick, while Stephenson led the Bruins with three groundballs.
On the day, Landon won 18/19 face-offs.
Brunswick Scoring:
Alex Buckanavage (2,1), Jimmy Heidt (2,0), Wilson Stephenson (1,0), Jack Montinaro (1,0), John Fox (0,1), Cooper Moore (0,1)
Game Scoring:
B-L
---1st---
1-0: Buckanavage, from Moore
1-1: Landon
---2nd---
2-1: Buckanavage
2-2: Landon
2-3: Landon
---3rd---
2-4: Landon
3-4: Heidt from Buckanavage
4-4: Heidt
4-5: Landon
---4th---
4-6: Landon
4-7: Landon
5-7: Stephenson
5-8: Landon
5-9: Landon
5-10: Landon
6-10: Montinaro, from Fox
6-11: Landon