NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior attacker
Jenna Collignon scored seven goals – one shy of her career high – as the No. 5 Yale women's lacrosse team cruised past UMass Lowell 16-6 on a sunny but cold afternoon at Reese Stadium Saturday.
Yale (3-0, 0-0 Ivy League) had seven different goal scorers in handing UMass Lowell (4-1, 0-0 America East) its first defeat of the season. The River Hawks were led by 10 saves from goalkeeper Alexa Kuhn.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
- Senior attacker Jenna Collignon had a game-best seven goals and eight points.
- Collignon and senior midfielder Sky Carrasquillo tied for the game best in draw controls with five.
- Carrasquillo led Yale in assists with two.
- Sophomore midfielder Katie Clare had a team-best three ground balls.
- Senior midfielder Fallon Vaughn had a game-best three caused turnovers.
- Senior goalkeeper Cami Donadio made nine saves.
TURNING POINT
- After a UML goal at 4:43 of the first quarter cut the Yale lead to 2-1, the Bulldogs scored the next six goals -- including three from Carrasquillo. They held the River Hawks scoreless for 11:59.
KEY STAT
- Yale allowed only one UML goal in the first 22:16.
NOTES
- Carrasquillo had a hat trick, senior attacker Taylor Everson scored two goals and Yale got one goal each from senior midfielder Caroline Burt, sophomore attacker Ashley Kiernan, junior attacker Megan Kitagawa and Vaughn.
- Collignon, Kitagawa, Vaughn and junior attacker Ashley Newman each had one assist.
- This is the third time in her career Collignon has scored seven or more goals in a game.
- The Bulldogs committed only seven turnovers.
- This was the third straight game in which Yale allowed exactly six goals.
- Collignon has a streak of 10 straight games with at least three goals.
- Yale held UML scoreless on five free position shots.
- 21 different Bulldogs got into the game.
- The game was initially scheduled to be played at UMass Lowell.
WHAT'S NEXT
- Yale hosts Central Connecticut State Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.
