ITHACA, N.Y. – Nine Bulldogs tallied goals, but the Yale men's lacrosse team fell to No. 1 Cornell in the Ivy League tournament semifinals, 21-14, on Friday evening at Schoellkopf Field. The Big Red improved to 13-1, and Yale finished the season at 5-8.
Notable Performances
Scoring Summary
- Q1 | Cornell jumped out to an early 3-0 lead at the 11:33 mark, but Yale quickly responded. Kuhl put the Bulldogs on the board with his fifth goal of the season, cutting the deficit to 3-1. After another goal from Cornell, Krevsky netted his first of the quarter to bring Yale within two at 4-2 with 5:03 remaining. The Big Red then added two more goals to push their lead to four, but Krevsky answered again with his second of the frame, keeping the Bulldogs in striking distance at 6-3. After a lightning delay lasting just over an hour, the Bulldogs came out firing, as Sharp and Lyons tallied goals to trim the Cornell advantage to one. 6-5 CORNELL
- Q2 | After Cashion netted his 14th goal of the season at the 12:23 mark, narrowing the gap to 7-6, Cornell's offense took off. The Big Red went on a five-goal run to build a 12-6 advantage with 7:50 remaining. However, Yale fought back, scoring three unanswered goals, ending with Lyons' second of the game, to trim the deficit to three at halftime.12-9 CORNELL
- Q3 | Yale opened the quarter with momentum, as Krevsky tallied his third goal and Johnson added another to narrow the gap to 12-11 at the 12:25 mark. However, Cornell responded with a dominant stretch, scoring five of the next six goals ahead of another hour-long lightning delay to take a five-goal lead into the final quarter. 17-12 CORNELL
- Q4 | Cornell continued to push the pace, starting the quarter with three straight goals to take a 20–12 lead. Gately and Sharp responded with goals in the final seven minutes, but the Big Red ultimately secured the victory. 21-14 CORNELL
Bulldog Notes
- Cashion has recorded a goal in each of the last four games.
- Johnson has scored in 12 of 13 games this season.
- Krevsky recorded his first hat trick of the season.
- Gately netted the first goal of his collegiate career.
- Johnson concluded his Yale career tied for eighth on the program's all-time points list (101- 71 -172), while Lyons ranks 12th (128-34-162)
- Lyons finished his career sixth in program history with 128 goals, with Johnson ranking ninth with 101.
- Johnson also ranks 11th all-time at Yale in career assists, tallying 71.
- Paquette wrapped up his Yale career ranked third all-time with 688 career saves.
