Sam Rubin
5
Yale YALE 7-1, 1-0
6
Winner Syracuse SYRACUSE 6-3, 3-2
Yale YALE
7-1, 1-0
5
Final
6
Syracuse SYRACUSE
6-3, 3-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Yale YALE 2 1 1 1 5
Syracuse SYRACUSE 3 2 0 1 6

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | | Sam Rubin

Seven-Game Winning Streak Ends at No. 9 Syracuse, 6-5

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 5 Yale women's lacrosse team saw its seven-game winning streak snapped Tuesday afternoon at the JMA Wireless Dome, as No. 9 Syracuse topped the Bulldogs 6-5. The defensive struggle saw both goalies shine, with Syracuse's Danielle Goyette finishing with 10 saves and Yale's Niamh Pfaff finishing with seven.
 
After the Orange jumped out to a 3-0 lead, Yale held Syracuse scoreless from 6:22 of the first until 8:37 of the second, a span of 12:45. That enabled the Bulldogs to close within 3-2. The teams then traded goals, leaving the score at 5-4 Syracuse entering the fourth. Senior attacker Ashley Newman tied the game with a woman-up goal at 13:51 of the fourth, but the Orange eventually answered with a tally from Caroline Trinkaus at 9:06 and held on for the win. 
 
Yale falls to 7-1 (1-0 Ivy League) on the season while Syracuse improves to 6-3 (3-2 ACC).
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS
  • Senior attacker Ashley Newman had a game-high (tie) two goals.
  • Four Bulldogs had one assist each.
  • First-year midfielder Kate Gould had a game-high five draw controls.
  • Senior defender Emmy Pascal had a game-high three caused turnovers and three ground balls.
  • Sophomore goalkeeper Niamh Pfaff made seven saves.
 
TURNING POINT
  • Syracuse jumped out to a 3-0 lead within the first 8:38 of the game. That was the only time all game that either team scored more than two goals in a row.
 
KEY STAT
  • Syracuse committed just 12 turnovers, while Yale had 15.
 
NOTES
  • Yale held Syracuse to its second-lowest goal total of the year (tie). Only Maryland has held the Orange to fewer than six goals. The Terrapins, ranked No. 7 at the time, beat Syracuse 9-5 in the season opener Feb. 6.
  • Pfaff limited Syracuse to a 1-for-6 performance on free position shots.
  • This was the second year in a row that Yale started the season 7-0. The Bulldogs' most wins in a row to start a season is nine (1995 and 2024).
  • Yale had won the last two games against Syracuse, beating the Orange 13-10 during the regular season and 9-8 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last year. Both of those games were played at Reese Stadium.
  • Yale is now 1-1 this season against nationally ranked teams.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
  • Yale hosts Brown Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
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