PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 21 Yale women's lacrosse team made an early statement in the race for the Ivy League title Saturday, topping No. 23 Princeton 11-9 at Sherrerd Field. With the game tied 7-7 at halftime, the Bulldogs outscored the Tigers 3-0 in a third quarter that proved decisive.
Starting in the second quarter, Yale held Princeton scoreless for a span of 29:14 as the Bulldogs turned a 7-6 deficit into an 11-7 lead.
Yale (4-0, 1-0 Ivy League) was led by five goals from junior attacker
Jenna Collignon. Princeton (2-2, 0-1 Ivy League) suffered its second two-goal loss to a nationally ranked team this season, having fallen 14-12 at then-No. 16 Virginia in the opener.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
- Collignon led all scorers with five goals and five points.
- Junior midfielder Taylor Lane had a game-best eight draw controls and Collignon added five.
- Four Bulldogs had two ground balls each.
- First-year goalkeeper Laura O'Connor had five saves.
TURNING POINT
- After Princeton took a 6-4 lead – what would turn out to be its biggest of the day – early in the second quarter, a pair of goals by Collignon in a span of less than two minutes tied the score. The Tigers would get one back with 4:49 remaining, but the Bulldogs then went on a 5-0 run and never relinquished the lead.
KEY STATS
- The Bulldogs allowed Princeton only one shot on goal in the third quarter.
NOTES
- The game was played in a rain storm.
- Yale was 14-for-14 on clears.
- Yale enjoyed a 16-8 advantage in draw controls.
- This was Yale's first win at Princeton since Apr. 16, 1988 (a 10-9 Bulldog victory).
- Princeton scored just six goals from the field. The other three came on free positions.
- Yale has now won three straight in the series vs. Princeton for the first time since winning three in a row from Apr. 9, 1983 to Apr. 6, 1985.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Bulldogs host UConn next Saturday.
