Logan Jacobs Goal
Steve Musco
1
Massachusetts UMASS (1-1-2, 0-0-0)
2
Winner Yale YALE (1-0-1, 0-0-0)
Massachusetts UMASS
(1-1-2, 0-0-0)
1
Final
2
Yale YALE
(1-0-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Massachusetts UMASS 1 0 1
Yale YALE 0 2 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Colleen Murphy

Jacobs, Thorvaldsdottir Lead Bulldogs to Comeback Victory Over UMass

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's soccer team sealed a come-from-behind victory in its home opener at Reese Stadium. The Bulldogs picked up a 2-1 win over UMass and improved to 1-0-1 on the season, while the Minutewomen fell to 1-1-2.
 
"Winning is hard and anytime we can get a result against a quality opponent like UMass, we are very happy about it," said Sarah Martinez, Loring Family Head Coach. "We scored two great goals and Marisa [Shorrock] had some big saves late in the game. I'm happy with both Logan [Jacobs] and Anita [Thorvaldsdottir] who each scored their first collegiate goals."
 
How It Happened
  • 29' | UMass found the back of the net for the game's first goal.
  • 54' | After heading into halftime down a goal, the Bulldogs put their feet on the gas. After pressing on offense, a ball ricocheted off a UMass defender and found the foot of Logan Jacobs. Jacobs wound up and catapulted a shot that sailed into the right side of goal to tie the game.
  • 58' | Just under four and a half minutes later, Annika Bryant slotted a pass to Anita Thorvaldsdottir in Yale's offensive zone. Thorvaldsdottir charged toward goal and tapped a shot to the lower right side through the five-hole of a UMass defender for the go-ahead.
  • FT | Marisa Shorrock made five of her seven saves in the final five minutes of the game. 

"I loved the way our women responded from Friday. It's a quick turnaround and every player was ready to play today. I thought our ability to press in the second half was the difference-maker in this game. We are onto the recovery before taking a long trip, but I am excited to watch this team keep growing," Martinez said in closing.
 
Notes
  • This was the first game since Sept. 15, 2019, where the Bulldogs came from behind to win. That game saw Yale go down 1-0 against Robert Morris and then rattle off two unanswered goals for the victory on the road.
  • Both Logan Jacobs and Anita Thorvaldsdottir scored their first collegiate goals.
  • The last time two players scored their first collegiate goals was in last year's 4-1 victory over Quinnipiac where Belle Golden and Zia Makhathini found the back of the net.
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs hit the road for two games on the West Coast. They will play at Washington and at Seattle over the five-day stint.
 
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