NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's lacrosse team battled with a big fourth-quarter comeback, scoring four goals in the final frame, but the Bulldogs came up short, falling 11-10, to No. 3 Princeton in their Ivy League opener on Saturday afternoon at Reese Stadium.
 
Eight different Bulldogs found the back of the net, led by Peter Moynihan's four-point afternoon (one goal, three assists) and Connor Gately's three-point effort (two goals, one assist).
 
With the defeat, Yale drops to 3-3 overall (0-1 Ivy), and Princeton improves to 5-1 (1-0 Ivy).  
 
Notable Performances

• Moynihan led the offense with four points, tallying a goal and three assists.
• Gately posted three points with two goals and an assist, with both goals coming in the fourth quarter rally.
• Luke Pascal tallied two goals.
• Sean Grogan scored a man-up goal and added an assist.
• Cole Cashion contributed a goal and an assist, including the final assist of the game on Dylan Blekicki's goal with 14 seconds remaining.
• David Anderson, Dylan Blekicki, and Cole Jackson tallied goals.

 
Scoring Summary

• Q1 | Moynihan opened the scoring at the 12:36 mark with the first goal of the afternoon. Princeton quickly responded though, tallying the next three goals to take a two-goal advantage into the second. 3-1 PRINCETON
• Q2 | Princeton's offense exploded in the frame, scoring five goals. The Tigers opened the quarter with a goal at the 11:51 mark (4-1), and then Gately answered quickly off a Moynihan assist to trim the deficit to two (4-2). The Tigers rattled off three straight scores to extend the advantage to 7-2. Pascal scored back-to-back to trim the deficit to three, but the Tigers countered with a goal to take a four-goal lead into halftime. 8-4 PRINCETON
• Q3 | The Tigers scored just 42 seconds into the frame to put the Princeton lead to 9-4. Yale began to chip away, as Anderson scored off a Moynihan assist and the Cashion, also from Moynihan to make it 9-5. Princeton was held scoreless over the final 14:18 of the quarter. 9-6 PRINCETON
• Q4 | Yale came out firing, as Grogan converted on a man-up opportunity just 25 seconds into the quarter. Jackson then scored at the 11:17 mark to pull the Bulldogs within one (9–8). Princeton responded to restore a two-goal lead, but Gately answered to make it a one-goal game again (10–9). The Tigers then scored with 48 seconds remaining to push the lead to 11–9. Blekicki added a goal with 14 seconds left (11–10), but the Tigers held on for the win. 11-10 PRINCETON          

 
Bulldog Notes

• Grogan had scored in every game this season for the Bulldogs.
• Gately has registered at least one point in all six of Yale's games.
• Anderson has now found the back of the net in four consecutive games.
• Pascal has scored in every game this season.
• Moynihan has recorded at least one point in four straight games.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will host Penn on Saturday, Mar. 21 at noon.