NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale field hockey team suffered its second one-goal loss to a nationally ranked opponent of the weekend Sunday, falling 2-1 at No. 17 UMass in a shootout after the teams ended the second overtime tied at one. The Bulldogs, who had fallen 3-2 to No. 14 Harvard Friday, got a goal from junior midfielder/forward
Ellie Barlow in the first quarter before UMass rallied for the win.
Scoring Summary
- 12:27 | Yale – Ellie Barlow goal, assisted by Maddy Wong
- 41:25 | UMass – Jess Beech goal
- UMass outscores Yale 2-0 in shootout for 2-1 win
Notes
- Yale went ahead 1-0 on a penalty corner in the first quarter. After inserting, junior midfielder/forward Ellie Barlow took a pass from senior midfielder Maddy Wong and slid the ball past UMass keeper Myrte Van Herwijnen.
- UMass tied it on a penalty corner at 41:25, with Jess Beech knocking in a rebound.
- A defensive save by first-year forward Emma Ramsey in the first overtime helped preserve the 1-1 tie.
- Senior goalkeeper Luanna Summer finished with nine saves.
- UMass scored on two of its three attempts in the shootout, so after Yale's fourth attempt was denied the Minutewomen clinched the win.
- Yale had a 15-9 advantage in penalty corners.
- Yale's last four games have all been decided by one goal.
- After back-to-back games in the pouring rain, Yale's game Sunday saw temperatures around 80 degrees and bright sunshine.
Up Next
- Yale visits Brown Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.