Box Score Bulldogs Open 35th Season
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The 35th season
of varsity women's lacrosse at Yale opens Saturday, with the
Bulldogs hosting Holy Cross at 3:30 p.m. at Reese Stadium
(note time change due to inclement weather).
Yale beat the Crusaders 15-7 in Worcester last year, thanks in
large part to an eight-assist day from senior attacker
Jenna Block (Owings Mills, Md.). The Bulldogs
started with a 6-2 lead that included the first career goals from
sophomore attacker Caroline Crow (Davidson, Md.)
and junior attacker Myra Trivellas (Chadds Ford,
Pa.). After the Crusaders rallied to get within 6-5 eight
minutes before halftime the Bulldogs went on a 9-2 run to close out
the game. Yale held a 40-23 edge in shots.
Sophomore goalie Whitney Quackenbush (Manhasset,
N.Y.), who made eight saves in last year's win over the
Crusaders, returns to follow up on a season in which she earned
second team All-Region and honorable mention All-Ivy League honors.
Quackenbush had a .492 save percentage, third-best by a Yale
freshman in 20 years. She anchors a defense that is led by the 2010
team captain, senior defender Claire Eliasberg (San Diego,
Calif.).
Block (12-23-35) is Yale's top returning point scorer, while
senior midfielder Jessica Sturgill (Ellicott City,
Md.) (23-5-28) is the top returning goal scorer. Junior
midfielder Ariana Papier (Rochester, N.Y.)
(11-1-12) is third in scoring among the Bulldog returnees.
Holy Cross (0-2, 0-0 Patriot League) has opened the season with
losses to Massachusetts and New Hampshire, two teams Yale will see
later in the year. Attacker Ali Baird and midfielder Kat Sutton
lead the Crusaders with three goals each. Sutton has a 14-game
goal-scoring streak dating back to last season. Amy Martin has
stopped 22 of 47 shots (.468).
The Crusaders' top returning goal scorers are attacker Megan
Fenton, attacker Katie Gardner and midfielder Meg O'Leary, with 25
goals each.
REESE STADIUM NOTE: Due to ongoing
construction, fans are reminded to enter Reese Stadium on the
Coxe Cage side. The seating on the other side of the facilitiy is
temporarily gone.
Report by Sam Rubin '95 (sam.rubin@yale.edu),
Yale Sports Publicity
