NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A chilly fall night at Johnson Field Friday saw a classic battle between the Yale field hockey team and Columbia. After a scoreless first half, the teams combined for five goals in the second half. The Lions got what proved to be the decisive goal at 53:59 from Delfina Gonzalez Lobo for the 3-2 win.
Yale falls to 9-5 overall (3-3 in the Ivy League), while Columbia improves to 4-9 overall (2-4 in the Ivy League).
Summary
- Columbia goalkeeper Katie Wimmer made her presence known early on, making seven of her nine saves in the first half. She was a major reason why the game was scoreless at halftime.
- Yale went ahead on a penalty corner at 32:24 of the third. Hettie Whittington slid a pass over to inserter Ellie Barlow at the near post, and Barlow roofed it past Wimmer.
- Columbia's Jacinta Etcheberry then scored twice in a span of 4:44 to give the Lions a 2-1 lead.
- Victoria Collee answered for Yale, scoring her fourth goal of the year and sending the game into the fourth quarter tied 2-2. After momentarily losing a pass from Whittington at the top of the circle, Collee quickly regained possession and fired one past Wimmer.
- Chiara Picciafuoco nearly gave Yale the lead at 48:02 of the fourth, but her shot on a penalty corner hit the post.
- Delfina Gonzalez Lobo scored on the rebound of a blocked shot during a Columbia penalty corner to give the Lions a 3-2 lead at 53:59 of the fourth.
- Yale brought in a kicking back for the final 3:40, but the Bulldogs did not get another shot on goal. They had two shots blocked in the final 3:10.
Notes
- Yale finished with a 25-7 shot advantage and an 11-4 advantage in shots on goal.
- Barlow now has a career high five goals and 14 points.
- Six of the last seven games between these two teams have been decided by one goal or by a shootout.
- Yale honored its seven seniors before the game:
Updated Ivy League Standings
| Team |
Ivy League Wins |
Ivy League Losses |
| Princeton |
5 (Pe, Col, Cor, Br, Harv) |
0 |
| Harvard |
5 (Dart, Br, Y, Col, Penn) |
1 (Prin) |
| Brown |
3 (Y, Dart, Col) |
3 (Harv, Prin, Cor) |
| Cornell |
3 (Dart, Penn, Br) |
3 (Col, Pr, Y) |
| Yale |
3 (Pe, Cor, Dart) |
3 (Br, Harv, Col) |
| Columbia |
2 (Cor, Y) |
4 (Pr, Pe, Harv, Brown) |
| Penn |
2 (Col, Dart) |
4 (Pr, Y, Cor, Harv) |
| Dartmouth |
0 |
5 (Harv, Cor, Br, Pe, Yale) |
Upcoming Ivy League Games
Sunday, October 27
Dartmouth at Princeton 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 2
Cornell at Harvard 12:00 p.m.
Yale at Princeton 12:00 p.m.
Penn at Brown 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 3
Dartmouth at Columbia 11:00 a.m.
Up Next
- Yale hosts No. 19 Temple Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
