NEW YORK – The Yale women's basketball team hung close with defending Ivy League champion Columbia through the first half on Saturday at Levien Gym, but the Bulldogs ultimately were undone by the third quarter. The Lions outscored Yale 26-6 in the third, hitting 10 of their 15 shots (.667) while limiting Yale to 1-for-5 (.200) shooting. Columbia went on to win 85-58.
Yale fell behind 10-4 early, but eight straight Bulldog points – including six from sophomore guard
Ciniya Moore, who had a rare four-point play at 4:51 of the first – put the Bulldogs in the lead. They were up 18-17 heading into the second quarter.
Columbia pulled off an 8-0 run in the second to go ahead 31-26. The Lions eventually went into halftime with a 37-32 advantage, then went on a 12-1 run at the start of the third. After a free throw by senior forward
Kiley Capstraw, Columbia tacked on five more points to claim a commanding 20 point lead. The lead grew to as many as 29 in the fourth, but that quarter was closely played. The Lions edged the Bulldogs 22-20 in the final frame.
Yale drops to 4-12 (0-3 Ivy League) while Columbia improves to 11-5 (2-1 Ivy League).
STATISTICAL LEADERS
KEY STAT
- In the third quarter, Yale committed 11 turnovers while Columbia committed just two.
NOTES
- Capstraw had her third-highest point total of the season. She scored 19 points in each of Yale's first two games.
- Yale shot .778 on free throws, the ninth time this season the Bulldogs have shot .750 or better from the charity stripe.
- Yale held Columbia scoreless on its first six attempts from three-point territory.
- Columbia has won or shared the last three Ivy League titles.
- Columbia's Nasi Simmons set a school record with 10 steals.
AROUND THE IVY LEAGUE
- Brown 64, Cornell 48
- Harvard 53, Penn 42
- No. 24 Princeton 69, Dartmouth 41
UP NEXT
- Yale visits Cornell on Monday for a 2:00 p.m. game.
