NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's lacrosse team returns to action this weekend, hitting the road to face defending national champion No. 9 Cornell on Saturday, Mar. 28.
 
Yale at No. 9 Cornell
Saturday, Mar. 28 – 3:30 p.m.
Schoellkopf Field
Ithaca, N.Y.
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Last Time Out

• The Bulldogs built a 6-3 halftime lead, but No. 19 Penn outscored Yale 5-1 in the second half to pull away for a 9-7 victory on Saturday at Reese Stadium.
• Connor Gately led Yale with a four-point performance of two goals and two assists.
• Sean Grogan scored twice and added an assist.
• William Sheehan scored a goal off a Grogan assist in the second quarter.
• Dylan Blekicki scored a man-up goal, assisted by Gately. He also picked up four ground balls.
• Luke Michalik had a team-high five ground balls and two caused turnovers.

 
Bulldog Notes

• Gately is 18th nationally in assists per game (2.14), which also ranks third in the Ivy League.
• Ben Friedman is 15th in the NCAA in saves per game (12.67).
• Grogan is eighth in the league in goals per game (2.14) and 10th in assists per game (1.29).
• Gately is fifth in the league in points per game (3.86).
• Michalik is eighth in the Ivy League in ground balls per game (3.14) and third in caused turnovers per game (1.71).
• Grogan has scored in every game this season for the Bulldogs.
• Gately has registered at least one point in all seven of Yale's games.
• Blekicki and Jackson have each scored in three consecutive games.
• The Bulldogs are receiving votes in the latest Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. 
• Head Coach Andy Shay sits at 196 wins, just four shy of 200.

 
Scouting Cornell

• The Big Red enters the weekend with a 5-2 overall record (2-0 Ivy).
• Cornell is coming off a 13-11 victory over No. 3 Princeton on Saturday.
• In the win, the Big Red scored five goals in the opening quarter and held off a pair of Princeton rallies.
• Ryan Goldstein and Willem Firth led the Cornell offense with four and five points apiece. Goldstein had three goals and one assist, while Firth scored two goals and had three assists.
• The Big Red is ranked No. 9 in the latest Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, was picked to finish second in the Ivy League Preseason Poll and is coming off a national championship after defeating Maryland 13-10. The title marked the program's first NCAA title in 48 years.
• Cornell owns a 57-30-1 record against the Bulldogs, including 31-12 at home.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will remain on the road and face Dartmouth on Saturday, Apr. 4.