NEW HAVEN, Conn. – For the third straight year, the Yale-Princeton field hockey game was decided by one goal. And for the third straight year, it was the Tigers who edged the Bulldogs. No. 8 Princeton topped No. 16 Yale 2-1 on Friday in front of a large crowd on a clear, cool evening at Johnson Field.
Yale falls to 6-2 overall (1-2 Ivy League), while Princeton improves to 6-3 (2-1 Ivy League).
Summary
- In the first quarter Princeton had a 4-0 advantage in shots, a 3-0 advantage in corners and a 2-0 advantage in shots on goal, but a pair of saves by first-year goalkeeper Amelie Schwarzkopf kept the game scoreless.
- Princeton went ahead 1-0 on a goal by midfielder Molly Nye 3:03 into the second quarter.
- One of Yale's best chances to tie the game came just over 90 seconds into the third quarter, when a shot on a penalty corner by junior Hettie Whittington sailed just wide.
- Princeton went ahead by two when forward Pru Lindsey slammed home the rebound of a penalty corner shot at 39:06 in the third.
- Yale got within 2-1 with 1:41 to play on a penalty corner goal by Whittington, with senior back Maddy Zavalick on the stick stop and junior forward/back/midfielder Tabs Collier inserting.
- Yale pulled Schwarzkopf for a kicking back after Whittington's goal.
- Yale's final shot sailed high with 35 seconds left, and Princeton dribbled out the final seconds of the game.
Notes
- The assist by Zavalick was the first of her career.
- Schwarzkopf made four of her season-high eight saves in the fourth quarter.
- Six of the eight teams in the Ivy League now have either one or two losses in league play. No. 4 Harvard is the only team unbeaten in league play (2-0), while Dartmouth is the only winless team (0-3).
Around the Ivy League
- Brown 3, Cornell 1
- Columbia 2, Dartmouth 1
Up Next
- Yale hosts Sacred Heart Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
