PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Yale field hockey team took a 1-0 lead midway through the second quarter Sunday afternoon at Ellen Ryan Field against No. 11 Saint Joseph's. But the Hawks answered with three goals in a span of less than four minutes later in the quarter to take a commanding lead, then went on to a 6-1 win. The loss drops Yale to 1-1 on the season, while Saint Joseph's improves to 3-1.
 
Scoring Summary

• 19:47 | Yale - Nicole Gotthardt penalty corner goal, assisted by Keely Comizio and Ellie Barlow
• 23:53 | SJU - Manu Ghigliotti goal, assisted by Katelyn Cocco
• 25:27 | SJU - Manu Ghigliotti penalty corner goal, assisted by Lily Santi and Katy Bento
• 27:18 | SJU - Erike Culp goal
• 34:51 | SJU - Leigh James goal, assisted by Celeste Smits
• 46:59 | SJU - Manu Ghigliotti goal, assisted by Maaike Gorissen
• 56:39 | SJU - Manu Ghigliotti penalty corner goal, assisted by Milou Kluyt

 
Notes

• Junior back Colette Staadecker made a pair of defensive saves on SJU penalty corners in the first quarter, including one that she batted out of the air. 
• Staadecker earned her first career start Sunday.
• First-year back Tabs Collier came off the bench to make her Yale debut.
• Senior goalkeeper Luanna Summer's 11 saves were three shy of her career high.
• Junior midfielder/forward Nicole Gotthardt scored for the second straight game.
• Even with the game's start time moved up an hour and a half to 10:30 a.m., temperatures approached 90 degrees with high humidity and virtually no cloud cover from the sun.

 
Up Next

• The Bulldogs play American at Maryland's Terrapin Invitational next Friday at 7:30 p.m.