NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After taking down No. 19 Monmouth 3-1 on a sunny and hot Sunday afternoon at Johnson Field, the Yale field hockey team is 4-0 for the first time since 1995. Sophomore forward/back/midfielder
Ymre Massée scored a pair of goals and senior forward
Poppy Beales added one as the Bulldogs enjoyed a decisive offensive advantage (22-9 in shots, 13-4 in shots on goal) against a Monmouth team that came in undefeated and averaging 6.4 goals per game. The Bulldogs have now outshot their four opponents this season by a combined total of 119-34, finishing each game with at least 13 more shots than the opposition.
Yale improves to 4-0 overall (0-0 in the Ivy League), while Monmouth falls to 5-1 (0-0 in the CAA).
Summary
- The first quarter was scoreless, but the Bulldogs had the best scoring chances. Monmouth goalie Charlie Bowman made a kick save on senior forward Poppy Beales on a breakaway, then denied a follow-up attempt by senior forward/midfielder Lauren Venter.
- Yale went ahead 1-0 at 16:33 in the second quarter, as Beales deflected in a shot by junior back/midfielder Hettie Whittington on a penalty corner.
- Monmouth tied the game just over six minutes later when Keely Bowers scored on a penalty corner.
- Yale went back ahead 2-1 on a penalty corner goal by sophomore forward/back/midfielder Ymre Massée at 36:18. After inserting, Massée was wide open at the near post and Whittington found her for the goal.
- Massée scored again on a similar play at 46:03 in the fourth quarter to get Yale's lead to 3-1.
- A yellow card on Yale with 7:01 left added to the challenge for the Bulldogs, but they allowed only one Monmouth shot (which was blocked) while down a player.
- Yale would have made the score 4-1 with less than three minutes left were it not for a terrific save by Bowman on Venter.
- The Bulldogs kept up the offensive pressure until the end. A shot by sophomore forward/midfielder Chiara Picciafuoco with 1:30 left hit the post, and a shot by Beales right after that was blocked.
Notes
- Whittington's three assists were a career high.
- Bowman finished with 10 saves, while Yale first-year goalkeeper Amelie Schwarzkopf made three.
- All of Yale's goals came on penalty corners. The Bulldogs had eight corners for the game.
- Yale held Monmouth scoreless on six of the Hawks' seven penalty corners.
- Monmouth's first shot did not come until there was 5:39 left in the first quarter. By that point, including Friday's win vs. Hofstra, the Yale defense had held its opponent without a shot for 57:51.
- Yale's last win vs. a ranked opponent was a 3-0 win vs. then-No. 19 Temple Oct. 27, 2024.
- This marked the fourth time in four games Yale has had a player score two goals. Massée did it in the first game, Whittington did it in the second game and Beales did it in the third game.
- This was Monmouth's first loss since falling to Delaware 4-3 in overtime in the CAA Tournament final Nov. 10, 2024.
- For the weekend, Beales scored three goals and had 13 shots.
- The Bulldogs are 9-1 in their last 10 home games.
- Massée leads Yale in points (4-2-10), followed closely by Whittington (3-3-9) and Beales (4-0-8).
- The last Yale team to start a season 4-0 was the 1995 squad, which went 7-0 to start the season and finished 13-6, setting the school record for wins.
Up Next
- Yale visits Brown next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. to start Ivy League play.
