NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's ice hockey team fell to No. 3 Clarkson 4-1 on Friday evening at Ingalls Rink. The Bulldogs controlled pace and tempo for the majority of the game, but three late third-period goals from the Golden Knights sealed the deal for the visitors.

Clarkson improves to 22-1-2 and 10-1-1 in the ECAC. The Bulldogs fall to 10-10-0 with a 7-6-0 conference record.

"I though we had a good game plan going and a ferocious, aggressive, second period turned the tables in our favor and we were really going strong until a slight defensive zone breakdown hurt us late in the third," said Mark Bolding, the Susan Cavanagh Head Coach of Women's Hockey. "Clarkson had to work to get this one, but we can build off of this game, despite the loss."

Scoring Summary
P1, 5:51 | Clarkson scores the game's opening goal just under six minutes into the opening period.
P2, 7:50 | GOAL! After Jordan Ray won a faceoff in the attacking area, defender Deanna Buenzow dumped the puck against the boards behind the net. Carina DiAntonio skated in and delivered a beautiful centering pass to Gracie Gilkyson, who beat the Clarkson goaltender with a wrister to even the score at 1-1.
END OF 2 | The Bulldogs dominated the second period on the offensive end. In addition to the Gilkyson goal, Yale outshot Clarkson 13-4 and won 15-of-22 faceoffs.
P3, 13:18 | Clarkson scored to take a 2-1 lead.
P3, 17:50 | The visitors added an empty-net goal to extend the lead.
P3, 18:30 | The Golden Knights tallied one more to seal the 4-1 victory.

Game Notes

• Clarkson now holds a three-game win streak against the Bulldogs and the two teams are 5-5 against each other in their last 10 matchups.
• Primarily a defender, Gilkyson started her first game at winger as she tallied her fifth goal of the season.
• Buenzow picked up her first collegiate assist on Gilkyson's goal.
• Yale goaltender Pia Dukaric tallied 19 saves.

Up Next
"We need a weekend split so we're now onto SLU preparation," said Bolding.

The Bulldogs will host St. Lawrence on Saturday, Jan. 20 at Ingalls Rink. Action is set to begin at 3 p.m.