There were signs of the times all around Curley Field yesterday.
Top-ranked Loyola blitzed Brown goalkeeper Strider Dickson with shot after shot.
The Greyhounds dominated possession by winning more than 60 percent of the faceoffs. And Loyola's defense didn't give the Bears much to shoot at.
The most telling sign, though, was on the scoreboard: Loyola 13, Brown 1, the Greyhounds' second win at home against the Bears in the past seven meetings.
"We haven't won too may games here against Brown, so this was a good win for our program," said Loyola coach Dave Cottle. "I don't think we played as well offensively as we would have liked, but you have to give credit to their goalkeeper. He was outstanding."
About the only thing Loyola (5-0) could have done better yesterday was shoot for greater accuracy. The Greyhounds had 26 more shots than Brown but converted only 25.5 percent (13-for-51).
The Greyhounds took their first shot on the opening faceoff and it set the tone for the game. Loyola had eight goals after the first 30 minutes, while Brown (1-4) had 10 shots.
Mark Frye converted twice in the opening seven minutes, both times off short-stick defensemen, and Loyola was never threatened. Gewas Schindler had all three of his goals in the first half, and Tim Goettelmann had two as the Greyhounds shut out an opponent for a half for the third time this season.
"We had a whole week to prepare, and once we got some easy goals early, we just got started," said Schindler. "When we get ahead on a team, we're just going to try and blow them out."
Brown coach Peter Lasagna received another forgettable performance from his Bears, who eight days ago were dealt what Lasagna called a "bad loss" by Hofstra, 11-9. Yesterday, Brown was left scrambled on defense and flat against Loyola's set defense.
Said Lasagna: "We never established any kind of tempo on offense, and I think that is what hurt us. We just put a lot of pressure on our defensive guys and goalie."
It was an disappointing return home for Dickson, who played at Calvert Hall and was a high school All-American in 1995. Dickson, who entered the game with a .653 save percentage, was again left to bail out his defense, and things could have been worse for Brown if not for Dickson's 20 saves.
"I expected them to take their shots, and I just needed to make more saves for us to win," Dickson said. "Everybody on our team has a job to do, and if that means I have to make 20 saves every week, then that's what I have to do."
For Loyola, it was more of the same in the second half. The Greyhounds had six shots to Brown's one by midway through the third quarter, and consecutive goals by Todd Vizcarrondo and Tim O'Shea (three assists) pushed Loyola's lead to 10-0.
The Bears' Jimmy Mormile ended the shutout at 5: 37 of the third period and stopped Loyola's scoreless streak at 49: 49, dating back to early in the fourth quarter of the game against Notre Dame eight days ago.
"We just came out with a solid game plan," said Loyola defenseman Tim O'Hara. "We come prepared for every team we play."
Brown 0 0 1 0 -- 1
Loyola 4 4 2 3 -- 13
Goals: B--Mormile; LC--Schindler 3, Frye 2, Vizcarrondo 2, T.Goettelmann 2, Kohlbrenner 2, O'Shea, Horsey. Assists: LC--O'Shea 3, Schindler, G.Goettelmann. Saves: B--S.Dickson 20, B.Dickson 1; LC--Brown 14; Born 0.