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Top-Ten Ivy League Matchup Saturday at Reese

Yale beat Princeton 15-10 two years ago at Reese Stadium.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 10 Yale women's lacrosse team hosts No. 9 Princeton Saturday at 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+, International Stream, Live Stats). The game marks the start of a stretch of five games in which Yale faces four nationally ranked opponents. 
 
Last Game
  • Yale lost at Brown last Saturday, 14-11.
  • Yale's last loss to an Ivy League team in the regular season had been Apr. 22, 2023 against Cornell (14-12). 
  • Prior to this loss, Yale had won its last 10 games against Ivy League opponents – eight in the regular season and two in the Ivy League Tournament. Yale won the Ivy League regular season and tournament titles last year.
  • Saturday marked the first time since May 7, 2023 that an Ivy League opponent scored more than 10 goals in a game vs. Yale.
 
The Bulldogs
  • Yale has won 16 straight home games – the longest such streak in the nation right now. No. 1 Boston College (11 straight home wins) is second.
  • Five Yale players earned midseason All-America recognition from Inside Lacrosse on Thursday:
  • Carrasquillo was added to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List on Thursday.
  • Yale is one of five Ivy League teams in the top 20 in the NCAA RPI Rankings through Mar. 26:
    • 7. Princeton
    • 13. Harvard
    • 15. Penn
    • 16. Yale
    • 19. Brown
    • 22. Dartmouth
    • 28. Cornell
    • 85. Columbia
  • The Bulldogs' longest active individual streaks are:
    • Consecutive games with at least one goal, consecutive games with at least one point: Collignon, 27
    • Consecutive games with at least one assist: Junior attacker Megan Kitagawa (Syosset, N.Y.), senior midfielder Taylor Lane (Norwalk, Conn.), 2
    • Consecutive games played, consecutive starts: Lane and Vaughn, 63
  • Collignon is four points away from 200 career points. 
  • Senior attacker Taylor Everson (Montclair, N.J.) is four points away from 100 career points.
  • Saturday's game marks the celebration of 50 years of women's lacrosse at Yale, with alums from throughout the program's history returning. After playing as a club team in 1975, Yale played its first varsity season in 1976 and went 6-0.
 
The Series
  • Yale has won three in a row vs. Princeton, including last season's 11-9 win in New Jersey.
 
The Tigers
  • Princeton (7-1, 1-0 Ivy League) has not played since Friday Mar. 21, a 17-13 win at Towson.
  • The Tigers have won seven in a row since a season-opening 13-11 loss to then-No. 8 Virginia.
   
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Players Mentioned

Sky Carrasquillo

#5 Sky Carrasquillo

Midfielder
5' 11"
Senior
Jenna Collignon

#14 Jenna Collignon

Attacker
5' 10"
Senior
Taylor Everson

#17 Taylor Everson

Attacker
5' 6"
Senior
Megan Kitagawa

#3 Megan Kitagawa

Attacker
5' 4"
Junior
Taylor Lane

#12 Taylor Lane

Midfielder
5' 4"
Senior
Emmy Pascal

#31 Emmy Pascal

Defender
5' 10"
Junior
Bella Saviano

#22 Bella Saviano

Defender
5' 6"
Junior
Fallon Vaughn

#7 Fallon Vaughn

Midfielder
5' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Sky Carrasquillo

#5 Sky Carrasquillo

5' 11"
Senior
Midfielder
Jenna Collignon

#14 Jenna Collignon

5' 10"
Senior
Attacker
Taylor Everson

#17 Taylor Everson

5' 6"
Senior
Attacker
Megan Kitagawa

#3 Megan Kitagawa

5' 4"
Junior
Attacker
Taylor Lane

#12 Taylor Lane

5' 4"
Senior
Midfielder
Emmy Pascal

#31 Emmy Pascal

5' 10"
Junior
Defender
Bella Saviano

#22 Bella Saviano

5' 6"
Junior
Defender
Fallon Vaughn

#7 Fallon Vaughn

5' 6"
Senior
Midfielder