NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After trailing by as many as five goals, the No. 19 Yale women's lacrosse team rallied to tie the game vs. Cornell twice on Saturday afternoon at Reese Stadium. But the Big Red had an answer each time, including after sophomore midfielder
Fallon Vaughn knotted the game 12-12 with 2:59 to play. A pair of goals in the final 1:55 helped the Big Red salt away a critical 14-12 win, keeping Cornell's hopes of making the Ivy League Tournament alive. The Bulldogs remain alive for a spot in the tournament as well, but will need some help next weekend.
On a cloudy, cool day at Reese, Cornell (7-7, 3-3 Ivy League) got the hot start it needed. The Big Red outscored Yale 6-1 in the game's first 17:46, and the Bulldogs spent the rest of the day playing catch-up.
Yale (9-5, 3-3 Ivy League) had its best run of the day from 11:41 of the second to 5:46 of the third, outscoring Cornell 7-2 in that span to tie the game 8-8. Sophomore attacker
Jenna Collignon's goal off an assist by sophomore midfielder
Sky Carrasquillo – Collignon's third of the day – knotted the game.
Cornell answered by scoring four of the next five goals, but the Bulldogs had one more rally. In the span of less than three minutes they scored three times, including one from Carrasquillo and two from Vaughn – both assisted by senior
Olivia Penoyer.
But on a day where the draw controls were as tightly contested as the goals, Cornell won a pair when it mattered. The Big Red's two draw control wins in the final two minutes both led to possessions on which Cornell scored, with midfielder Kylie Gelabert getting the go-ahead goal with 1:55 to play and midfielder Shannon Brazier adding an insurance tally with 28 seconds remaining. Cornell would finish with a 16-15 draw control edge.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Cami Donadio made a career-high 10 saves for the Bulldogs. Carrasquillo finished with a career-high five goals and six points – scoring on all five shots she took. Vaughn (3-2-5), Collignon (3-1-4), Penoyer (0-3-3) and sophomore midfielder
Taylor Lane (1-1-2) all had multiple-point outings. Penoyer added a game-best four ground balls.
Following the game, the Bulldogs paid tribute to their senior class: Penoyer, goalkeeper
Clare Boone, defender
Emily Clorite, defender
JoJo Gum, goalkeeper
Luanna Summer, midfielder and team captain
Payton Vaughn and attacker
Delaney Vu.
The Bulldogs conclude the regular season at Columbia next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. A win would earn Yale a spot in the Ivy League Tournament.
Here is a look at the league slate for the weekend:
Saturday
- 1:00 p.m. No. 19 Yale at Columbia
- 1:00 p.m. Dartmouth at No. 15 Penn
- 3:00 p.m. Brown at Cornell
Sunday
- 12:00 p.m. Harvard at No. 24 Princeton
The top four teams in the final standings make the Ivy League Tournament, with semifinals set for May 5 and the championship set for May 7. All games take place at the site of the No. 1 seed, Penn. They will be held at the Quakers' Penn Park.
Here are the Ivy League standings:
- Penn 6-0
- Harvard 4-2
- Yale 3-3
- Cornell 3-3
- Dartmouth 3-3
- Princeton 3-3
- Brown 2-4
- Columbia 0-6
Here are the Ivy League tiebreakers:
Women's Lacrosse Tiebreaker
1. In the case of two-way ties between teams in the final standings, the higher seed will be determined on the basis of head-to-head competition.
2. In the case of a multiple tie (more than two teams with the same record), the following procedure will be used:
a. The highest seed will go to the team with the best cumulative records against all other teams tied at that spot.
b. Once a highest seed team (among the tied teams) is determined, the tie between the remaining two teams will be determined on the basis of head-to-head competition.
c. This procedure will be completed until all ties are broken.
3. In the case of a multiple tie that cannot be broken on the basis of review of cumulative record against all other teams tied at that spot:
a. The higher seed will go to the team that has beaten the highest seeded team outside of the tie.
b. Once a highest seed (amongst the tied teams) is determined, the tie between the remaining seeds shall be determined on the basis of head-to-head competition.
c. This procedure will be completed until all ties are broken.
4. If a tie still persists, add the goals for and against in the games between the tied teams; the team with the greatest goal differential gets the higher seed (6-goal maximum differential per game). Once a highest seed (amongst the tied teams) is determined, the remaining seeds shall be determined on the next greatest goal differential.
5. If a tie still persists, add the goals for and against the highest seeded team(s) outside of the tied teams. The team with the greatest goal differential against the highest seeded team outside of the tie gets the higher seed (6-goal maximum differential per game). Once a highest seed (amongst the tied teams) is determined, the remaining seeds shall be determined on the next greatest goal differential.
6. If a tie still persists, compare each team's most recent NCAA RPI rankings against the other team(s) with which it is tied.
7. If a tie still persists, the tie will be broken by a random draw conducted by the Executive Director.
8. If this occurs in determining the tournament's #1 seed, the team first drawn in the random draw selects:
a. To host the tournament and occupy the #3 seed, or:
b. To claim the #1 seed. If the drawn team elects the #1 seed, hosting privileges go to the #2 seed.
9. The first team drawn must select from the above options before the tie between the remaining two teams is broken.
10. The highest remaining seed will go to the second team drawn in the random draw, continuing with remaining team(s) given the next highest seed remaining.
11. If any seeds need to be determined by a draw it shall be conducted by the Executive Director following the last game of the regular season.
