NEW HAVEN, Conn. – College lacrosse fans will have a marquee matchup to follow Monday afternoon as No. 25 Yale hosts No. 6 Stony Brook (3:30 p.m., NESN,
ESPN+,
Live Stats). The Bulldogs have won six of their last seven games and Stony Brook has won 10 in a row.
Last Game
It was a storybook ending on Senior Day for the No. 25 Yale women's lacrosse team against Columbia Saturday afternoon at Reese Stadium. Every available member of that class, which has proved so crucial in the team's recent run of success, was on the field to celebrate at the end of the game as the Bulldogs
beat the Lions 24-14. With the win, the Bulldogs tied the school record for Ivy League wins in a season with their sixth. Junior attacker
Olivia Penoyer (Manlius, N.Y.) led Yale in points with eight (2-6-8), one shy of her career high.
Offensive Explosion
Saturday's 24 goals in the win vs. Columbia were the most by Yale since a 25-3 win vs. Fairfield Mar. 31, 2004. The Bulldogs have reached the 20 goal mark twice in the last five games, having beaten Army 20-15 on Apr. 5.
Double-Digit Win Total
Yale has reached the 10 win mark for the first time since 2008, when the Bulldogs went 11-5. The school record for wins in a season is 14 by the 1978, 1999 and 2003 teams.
First Time for Everything
When sophomore attacker
Delaney Vu (Sound Beach, N.Y.) scored her first career goal Saturday in the 24-14 win vs. Columbia, she added to an impressive list. Twelve of the 17 players who have scored goals for Yale this season had never scored a collegiate goal prior to this season. They are:
- First-year attacker Caroline Burt (Newtown Square, Pa.)
- First-year midfielder Sky Carrasquillo (Alpharetta, Ga.)
- First-year attacker Jenna Collignon (Hinsdale, Ill.)
- Sophomore attacker Chloe Conaghan (Chevy Chase, Md.)
- First-year attacker Taylor Everson (Montclair, N.J.)
- First-year midfielder Becca Gill (Weston, Mass.)
- First-year midfielder Taylor Lane (Norwalk, Conn.)
- First-year midfielder Molly McGuckin (Alexandria, Va.)
- First-year midfielder Sophie Straka (Chatham, N.J.)
- First-year midfielder Fallon Vaughn (Concord, Mass.)
- Sophomore attacker Delaney Vu (Sound Beach, N.Y.)
- First-year defender Marymegan Wright (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Lineup Stalwarts
Five players have started all 13 games for Yale this season. They are:
Strength of Schedule Trending Up
Yale is in the midst of a stretch that includes three games against ranked opponents in a four-game span. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 25, fell to No. 15 UConn 20-14 on Apr. 20. After playing No. 6 Stony Brook Monday, they play at No. 12 Princeton Saturday Apr. 30.
Home Cookin'
Monday marks the end of a stretch of three straight home games, and seven home games in an eight-game span, for Yale. The Bulldogs are 14-6 (.700) at Reese Stadium since the start of the 2019 season. Here are Yale's home records for each of the past three seasons:
- 2019 5-3
- 2020 2-2
- 2022 7-1
Markert, Penoyer Among Top Four in Ivy League
Senior attacker
Olivia Markert (Centreville, Va.) is second in the Ivy League in goals per game (3.00) and second in the league in points per game (3.69). She has a career-high 39 goals and, with 46 points, is near her career high in points (47, set in 2019). Junior attacker
Olivia Penoyer (Manlius, N.Y.) is leading the Ivy League in assists per game (2.31). She has a career-high 30 assists this season, seven more than any other Ivy League player.
Ivy League Tournament Picture
The Bulldogs have clinched one of the top two seeds in the Ivy League Tournament (May 6-8 at the site of the highest seed). Their game at No. 12 Princeton Saturday will decide the Ivy League title and the No. 1 seed. The Tigers will have to play Columbia in between now and then (Wednesday).
Scouting Stony Brook
Stony Brook (12-2, 5-0 America East) started the season 2-2, with losses to then-No. 3 Syracuse and then-No. 5 Northwestern, but has not lost since Mar. 10. The Seawolves have scored at least 16 goals in six straight games, starting with a 16-8 win at then-No. 10 Princeton Mar. 29.
