Field Hockey.
Brian Foley
0
YALE YALE (12-5, 4-3 Ivy)
3
Winner Princeton PRIN (14-3, 6-1 Ivy)
YALE YALE
(12-5, 4-3 Ivy)
0
Final
3
Princeton PRIN
(14-3, 6-1 Ivy)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
YALE YALE 0 0 0 0 0
Princeton PRIN 1 1 1 0 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Sam Rubin

No. 5 Princeton Tops No. 16 Yale in Ivy League Tournament Semifinals

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 16 Yale field hockey team fell to No. 5 Princeton Friday afternoon 3-0 in the Ivy League Tournament Semifinals at Harvard's Berylson Field. The Tigers, the No. 2 seed in the Ivy Tournament, scored a goal in each of the first three quarters – including two on penalty corners – en route to the victory.
 
Yale falls to 12-5 overall (4-3 Ivy League), while Princeton improves to 14-3 (6-1 Ivy League).
 
The Bulldogs must now await the NCAA Tournament selections to learn if their season continues. Those selections will be announced Sunday at 10:00 p.m. ET on ncaa.com. 
 
Summary
  • Princeton grabbed a 1-0 lead on a penalty corner at 4:01. After first-year goalkeeper Amelie Schwarzkopf went down and made the initial save on a shot by Ottilie Sykes, inserter Pru Lindsey knocked in the rebound.
  • The Tigers extended their lead to 2-0 with a goal at 17:40 in the second quarter. Ella Hampson drove in from the right side and drew Schwarzkopf out, then passed across to Anna Faulstich to tap it in. 
  • The Tigers had a 6-1 shot advantage in the first half.
  • Princeton scored another penalty corner goal at 43:05 in the third quarter. Beth Yeager, the Ivy League Co-Offensive Player of the Year, scored off assists by Lindsey and Izzy Morgan.
  • In the fourth quarter, sophomore forward/midfielder Chiara Picciafuoco generated Yale's best scoring chance. She stole the ball near Princeton's 23 meter line and dribbled in for a high shot that Princeton goalkeeper Olivia Caponiti knocked away at the 50:07 mark.
 
Notes
  • Yale remains tied for the third-most wins in a season in school history with 12. The school record is 15, set in 1998.
  • This was Yale's first Ivy League Tournament appearance.
  • No. 3 Harvard beat No. 19 Brown 2-0 in the earlier Ivy League Tournament Semifinal game Friday. The Crimson will play Princeton for the tournament championship, and the Ivy League's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament, Sunday at noon.
  • Following the conclusion of the tournament, Picciafuoco and junior back Hettie Whittington were named to the all-tournament team.
 
Up Next
  • Selections for the NCAA Tournament will be announced Sunday at 10:00 p.m. on ncaa.com. Yale entered the game ranked No. 10 nationally in the most recent NCAA RPI rankings, while Princeton was No. 3. In addition to the 10 auto-bids to the NCAA Tournament, there are eight at-large bids.
 
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