NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's soccer team fell to No. 21 Brown, 4-1, at Reese Stadium. The Bulldogs moved to 5-3-3 overall and 0-2-1 in the Ivy League, while the Bears improved to 7-1-2 overall and 3-0-0 in the Ivy.
 
"I thought we had 45 minutes of very good soccer tonight," said Sarah Martinez, Loring Family Head Coach. "We felt confident going into halftime and unfortunately got hit with a couple of injuries that I felt shifted the game. Credit to Brown, there is a reason they haven't lost an Ivy League game since 2018 – they are very well coached and have arguably the best attacking player in the country and she sure was special tonight."
 
Scoring Summary

• 11' | Anita Thorvaldsdottir charged into the box and was taken down by a Brown defender, awarding the Bulldogs a penalty kick. Ellie Rappole stepped to the spot and converted on the opportunity for the home side for the first goal of the game.
• 18' | Brown's Brittany Raphino responded with a penalty kick goal of her own.
• 53' | Raphino gave Brown the lead in the second half.
• 54' | Less than a minute later, Raphino scored her third goal of the game.
• 80' | Brown Kira Maguire extended Brown's lead to three goals.
   

Notes

• Ellie Rappole notched her fifth goal of the season, eclipsing her season-high of four goals during the 2021 season.
• Brown outshot Yale 10-6 with Rappole accounting for three of those shots.
• Six of Yale's starters played the full 90 minutes.

 
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"I'm excited for our next opportunity on Saturday to bounce back against Princeton." Yale faces the Tigers on Saturday, Oct. 7 in Princeton, N.J.