NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A big day for senior forward/midfielder
Ashley Kim propelled the Yale field hockey team to a 3-1 win vs. Sacred Heart Sunday afternoon at Johnson Field. Kim, the Bulldogs' captain, scored twice in a span of 8:16 in the third quarter to turn a 1-0 SHU lead into a 2-1 Yale lead. A goal by sophomore forward
Poppy Beales in the fourth gave Yale (2-4, 0-0 Ivy League) some breathing room. Sacred Heart (1-5, 0-0 NEC) was held without a shot in the final quarter and could not mount a comeback.
Scoring Summary
Notes
- Senior forward/midfielder Ashley Kim's goals were her first two of the season. She had the first game-winning goal of her career.
- Sophomore forward Poppy Beales has scored a goal in three straight games.
- First-year back/midfielder Hettie Whittington had an assist in each game this weekend, the first points of her Yale career.
- Sophomore forward/midfielder Lauren Venter's assist was the first point of her Yale career. After taking a pass from first-year forward Emma Ramsey in the circle, Venter got SHU goalie Samantha Maresca down before shoveling the ball back to Kim, who fired it into the open cage.
- Senior goalkeeper Luanna Summer made two saves. That included a leaping one with her blocker with 4:22 left in the third to preserve Yale's 2-1 lead.
- Yale's final two goals both stood up after video review.
- Yale had a 20-9 advantage in shots. That was the most shots in a game for the Bulldogs since having 22 shots in a 2-1 win at Colgate Sept. 16, 2022.
- A large crowd was on hand for the second game of Alum Weekend, with the returning Yale field hockey alums honored on the field at halftime.
Up Next
- The Bulldogs visit Penn Friday Sept. 22 at 3:00 p.m. for the first Ivy League game of the season.
