YALE vs. PRINCETON
Ivy League Tournament Championship Game
Sunday, May 7 – Noon
TV: ESPN2
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's lacrosse team avenged one of its regular season losses in the semifinals of the Ivy League Tournament, knocking off Cornell 22-15 on Friday. In the championship game, the Bulldogs have the opportunity to exact more revenge. Back on Mar. 25, Princeton defeated Yale 23-10 in New Jersey. The rematch is Sunday at noon at Columbia's Lawrence A. Wien Stadium at Robert K Kraft Field. ESPN2 has the television coverage, and the winner earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
Regardless of Sunday's outcome, Yale (9-4) has put itself in strong position to earn an NCAA Tournament berth. The Bulldogs, who have won six straight games, were No. 9 in the latest RPI rankings, which doesn't include Friday's win over Cornell.
 
The NCAA Tournament field will be announced at 9:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday evening on ESPNU.
 
YALE-PRINCETON HISTORY
Yale and Princeton are meeting in the championship game of the Ivy Tournament for the fourth time. In 2015, the last time the teams played for the title, Conrad Oberbeck scored twice and added three assists to earn tournament MVP honors as the Bulldogs won 11-10 at Brown. Yale also beat Princeton in the 2012 (15-7) and 2013 (12-8) championship game. In addition, the teams met in the semifinals of the very first Ivy Tournament in 2010, a 7-6 Princeton victory.
 
The Tigers were dominant in the first meeting this season. Coulter Mackesy scored eight goals and Princeton built a 12-3 halftime lead on its way to the victory. Chris Lyons had four goals to lead Yale.
 
Yale and Princeton met twice last season. Matt Brandau scored five goals and added three assists in the Bulldogs' 14-12 regular season victory at Reese Stadium. The teams met again in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, and the Tigers posted a 14-10 win at Hofstra. Princeton's NCAA win snapped Yale's six-game winning streak in the series.
 
SCOUTING PRINCETON
 
While Yale erupted for 22 goals in its semifinal win, the Tigers relied on a stingy defense to advance. Michael Gianforcaro made 15 saves in goal as Princeton edged Penn 9-8. Christian Ronda scored three goals to lead the Tiger offense. Princeton is appearing in the championship game for the first time since 2017. The Tigers (7-6) allowed the fewest goals in the league in Ivy games (63), followed by Cornell (65) and Penn (69). Princeton (15.67) trailed only Cornell (16.33) in scoring offense in the six Ivy games; Yale was third at 14.50. Coulter Mackesy leads the Tigers with 47 goals.