BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Yale field hockey team opened the 2024 season with a six-goal outburst Friday evening, topping Lehigh 6-1 at Ulrich Field. This was the most goals in a game for Yale – and the Bulldogs' largest margin of victory – in nearly three years. Lehigh falls to 1-2 with the loss.
 
Summary

• Ellie Barlow opened the scoring, deflecting in a shot by Issy Baileff on a penalty corner at 10:06 of the first.
• Poppy Beales extended the lead to 2-0 off a Barlow assist in the second quarter. Beales tucked the ball inside the far post from distance.
• Beales scored again, on a backhand, to make it 3-0 at 33:41 of the third. This one was assisted by Nicole Gotthardt.
• Hettie Whittington scored a penalty corner goal off a Keely Comizio stick stop less than five minutes later to extend the lead to 4-0.
• After Lehigh closed within 4-1, Ymre Massée scored off a Lily Ramsey assist at 40:15 of the third to get Yale's lead back up to four.
• Lauren Venter scored at 46:03 off a Tabs Collier assist for the 6-1 final.

 
Notes

• The last time Yale scored six goals in a game, and won by five or more goals, was a 6-1 win vs. Hofstra Oct. 24, 2021.
• Yale outshot Lehigh 21-9.
• In what was her second career start, Alexa Pitts made three saves.
• Beales had a game-high six shots.
• Six first years made their Yale debuts:
  • Issy Baileff
  • Gigi Caldero
  • Kaitlyn Chang 
  • Victoria Collee
  • Ymre Massée
  • Chiara Picciafuoco
• Baileff, Chang and Picciafuoco all earned the start in their Yale debut.

 
Up Next
Yale remains in Pennsylvania, playing at Drexel Sunday at noon.
 

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