NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 16 Yale women's lacrosse team is 7-0 for the first time since starting the 2001 season 8-0. The Bulldogs won their Ivy League opener Mar. 2 at then-No. 23 Princeton and now return to league play with a trip to Dartmouth. Originally scheduled for Saturday, the game will now be played on Sunday (12:00 p.m.,
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Last Game
Yale (7-0, 1-0 Ivy League)
won 14-8 at Rutgers last Sunday. The Bulldogs held the Scarlet Knights, who are among the teams receiving votes in the IWLCA poll, scoreless for the final 15:18. Junior midfielder
Sky Carrasquillo (Alpharetta, Ga.) led all scorers (4-1-5).
Undefeated
Yale is one of three unbeaten NCAA Division I women's lacrosse teams left in the nation this season:
- No. 3 Michigan 10-0
- This week: at Marquette Sunday
- No. 8 Loyola 8-0
- This week: at Lehigh Saturday
- No. 16 Yale 7-0
- This week: at Dartmouth Sunday
Winning Streaks
Yale is one of five teams nationally with a winning streak of seven or more games:
- No. 3 Michigan 10 in a row
- No. 11 Florida 8 in a row
- No. 8 Loyola 8 in a row
- No. 1 Northwestern 7 in a row
- No. 16 Yale 7 in a row
The Bulldogs' seven-game winning streak is the team's longest since 2007, when the team won the final nine regular seasons games in a row (Mar. 21, 2007 to Apr. 21, 2007) en route to earning an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Defense Among the Nation's Best
Yale ranks fourth nationally in scoring defense (7.29 goals allowed per game). Michigan (5.20 goals allowed per game) leads the nation.
Ball Control
Yale ranks third in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (11.29). Notre Dame (10.67) is the leader.
Grounded
Yale has won the ground ball battle in every game except one this season (then-No. 23 Princeton had a 12-11 advantage on the Bulldogs Mar. 2). For the season, Yale is +37 in ground balls. The Bulldogs' biggest single-game advantage in ground balls was +11 (18-7) against CCSU Mar. 12.
Point-Scoring Streaks
Junior midfielders
Sky Carrasquillo (Alpharetta, Ga.) and
Fallon Vaughn (Concord, Mass.) each have 12 game point-scoring streaks going. Carrasquillo has scored at least one goal in 12 straight games as well.
Climbing Yale's All-Time Lists
Junior attacker
Jenna Collignon (Hinsdale, Ill.) and junior midfielder
Fallon Vaughn (Concord, Mass.) are jockeying for position on Yale's career points list. Collignon is currently tied for 20th (98-16-114), with Vaughn one point behind her in 22nd (76-37-113). Collignon is 16th on Yale' career goals list and Vaughn is 16th on Yale's career assists list.
Yale's All-Time Draw Control Leaders
Current Bulldogs account for three of Yale's six best career draw control totals. Here is the list of the Bulldogs' all-time leaders:
- 381 Izzy Nixon '19
- 295 Nicole Daniggelis '15
- 174 junior midfielder Sky Carrasquillo (Alpharetta, Ga.)
- 136 junior attacker Jenna Collignon (Hinsdale, Ill.)
- 133 Madeleine Gramigna '18
- 129 junior midfielder Taylor Lane (Norwalk, Conn.)
The Ivy League career draw control record is 418, held by Dartmouth's Kathryn Giroux.
Ivy League Saturday Schedule
- 12:00 Cornell at No. 19 Princeton
- 1:00 No. 22 Brown at Columbia
Ivy League Sunday Schedule
- 12:00 No. 21 Harvard at No. 15 Penn
- 12:00 No. 16 Yale at Dartmouth
Scouting Dartmouth
Dartmouth (5-2, 0-1 Ivy League) brings a three-game winning streak into the weekend. That includes a pair of wins in California, most recently a 17-12 win at No. 17 USC. The Big Green is 14th nationally and second in the Ivy League in shooting percentage (.492).
Sunday Weather Forecast for Hanover
From the
National Weather Service: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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