ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The No. 14 Yale women's lacrosse team held No. 5 Michigan to its lowest goal total (tie) since Apr. 17, 2025 as part of a decisive 11-6 win for the Bulldogs Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor. The Bulldogs held the Wolverines scoreless in two quarters – the first and the third – and got a hat trick from sophomore attacker
Kelly Holmes.
Yale improves to 4-0 (0-0 Ivy League) on the season while Michigan falls to 3-2 (0-0 Big Ten).
STATISTICAL LEADERS
- Sophomore attacker Kelly Holmes had a game-high (tie) three goals and three points.
- Junior attacker Paris Panagopoulos had a team-best three draw controls.
- Senior defender Bella Saviano had a team-best three caused turnovers.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Niamh Pfaff made 10 saves and had a game-best (tie) three ground balls.
TURNING POINT
- After Michigan closed within 5-4 on a goal with 2:25 left in the second, Yale held the Wolverines scoreless for the next 19:35 and built the lead to 9-4.
KEY STAT
- Yale allowed only 11 shots on goal.
NOTES
- This is Yale's second straight win when facing an opponent ranked No. 5 in the nation. Last year in the Ivy League Tournament championship game (May 4, 2025), the Bulldogs beat No. 5 Princeton 17-6.
- Yale has now beaten Michigan in back-to-back years, having topped the Wolverines 12-6 last year at Reese Stadium.
- Pfaff tied her career high with 10 saves. She made 10 in an overtime 16-15 win vs. Cornell Apr. 26, 2025.
- First-year midfielder Meg Bohan made her first career start.
- Michigan is now 2-2 against nationally ranked teams this season, having beaten then-No. 5 Florida and then-No. 6 Boston College and losing to the Bulldogs and then-No. 25 Notre Dame.
- The last team to hold Michigan to fewer than seven goals was then-No. 3 Northwestern in a 15-6 Wildcats win Apr. 17, 2025.
WHAT'S NEXT
- Yale hosts CCSU Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.
