WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Yale field hockey team battled back from a 2-0 deficit and came within inches of tying the game late in the fourth quarter on a sunny Sunday afternoon against Monmouth at So Sweet A Cat Field. But a potential game-tying goal bounced off the crossbar with 17 seconds to play, and the Hawks held on for a 2-1 win.
Monmouth improves to 7-4 overall (1-2 in the CAA), while Yale falls to 6-4 overall (1-2 in the Ivy League).
Summary
- After a scoreless first half, Monmouth took a quick 2-0 lead with a pair of goals in a span of 92 seconds in the third quarter.
- Both Monmouth goals came off penalty corners. Anna Moors scored at 33:50 to put the Hawks up 1-0, and Sofia Fouces scored at 35:22 to make it 2-0.
- A defensive save by Moors on a penalty corner shot by Ellie Barlow helped keep Monmouth's lead at 2-0 with 8:30 remaining.
- Shortly after that defensive save, Poppy Beales took a pass from Victoria Collee and fired in her sixth goal of the season. That pulled Yale within 2-1 with 7:11 to play.
- Julia Freedman and Chiara Picciafuoco drew penalty corners for Yale in the final three minutes, but the Bulldogs could not get a shot off on the first corner and on the second corner Beales had a shot blocked.
- Monmouth's Jessie Eiselen made her seventh and final save of the game on a shot by Beales with 35 seconds left.
- A shot by Picciafuoco with 17 seconds left hit the crossbar, ending the Bulldogs' final scoring chance.
Notes
- Yale had a 19-13 shot advantage and a 9-6 advantage in shots on goal.
- Alexa Pitts finished with four saves.
- Yale held Monmouth scoreless for the final 24:38.
- The Bulldogs have allowed only one fourth-quarter goal in their last six games.
- Yale is now 3-3 in one-goal games this season.
- Beales' goal helped Yale extend its streak of not being shut out to 14 games.
Up Next
- Yale hosts Cornell Friday at 6:00 p.m.
