Yale 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.
 
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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