NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 12 Yale women's lacrosse team hosts RV Penn Saturday (12:00 p.m., ESPN+, International Stream, Live Stats). The game is part of a doubleheader at Reese Stadium; the Yale men's lacrosse team hosts Harvard at 3:30 p.m.
 
The Bulldogs

• Last time out, Yale (10-2, 4-0 Ivy League) beat Dartmouth 11-8. Junior attacker Ashley Kiernan (Chatham, N.J.) scored four goals and senior attacker Ashley Newman (Manhasset, N.Y.) scored three goals.
• Yale is 39-5 at Reese Stadium since the opening of Tsai Lacrosse Field House in 2021.
• Six of Yale's final eight opponents are/were ranked or receiving votes in the ILWomen national poll. 
• Yale is 2-2 vs. ranked opponents so far this season: 
  • Won 16-8 at then-No. 19 Princeton Mar. 28
  • Won 11-6 at then-No. 5 Michigan Feb. 28 
  • Lost 6-5 at then-No. 9 Syracuse Mar. 17
  • Lost 12-8 to then-No. 17 Army West Point Mar. 31
• Entering the weekend, Yale has the best RPI in the Ivy League:
  • 17 Yale
  • 22 Princeton
  • 23 Penn
  • 31 Cornell
  • 39 Dartmouth
  • 40 Brown
  • 51 Harvard
  • 83 Columbia
• Yale is ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring defense (6.75 goals allowed per game). This comes on the heels of a 2025 season in which Yale finished No. 4 nationally in scoring defense (8.80 goals allowed per game) and a 2024 season in which Yale finished No. 3 nationally in scoring defense (8.35 goals allowed per game).
• Yale has three players on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List:
  • First-year midfielder Kate Gould (Nyack, N.Y.) is third in the Ivy League in draw controls (59), tied for fourth in the Ivy League in points (48) and tied for sixth in the Ivy League in assists (23).
  • Senior defender Emmy Pascal (Lorton, Va.), Yale's captain, is tied for first in the Ivy League in caused turnovers (27) and is tied for sixth in the Ivy League in ground balls (26).
  • Sophomore goalkeeper Niamh Pfaff (Garden City, N.Y.) is fourth nationally in goals-against average (7.16) and seventh nationally in save percentage (.500).
• Yale has had 16 different players start at least one game this season, and each class has at least 27 combined starts:
  • Seniors: 27 starts (three players)
  • Juniors: 42 starts (five players)
  • Sophomores: 46 starts (five players) 
  • First-Years: 29 starts (three players)

 
The Series vs. Penn

• Yale has won four in a row in the series vs. Penn, including two wins in each of the past two years: one in the regular season and one in the Ivy League Tournament.
• Yale is 3-0 vs. Penn at Reese Stadium since Feb. 29, 2020 (an 11-5 Quakers win).
• Three of the last five games in the series have gone to overtime, and four have been decided by one goal.

 
The Quakers

• Penn (6-5, 4-0 Ivy League) has won three in a row, including a 10-9 double-overtime win at No. 20 Princeton Wednesday night.
• The Quakers are 2-3 against nationally ranked teams this season.

 
Social Media

• @YaleWLacrosse on Instagram 
• @YaleWLacrosse on X 

 
 

?? Ashley Newman with the quick stick for a goal at Dartmouth today! #ThisIsYale pic.twitter.com/f7GpuZz4Z7

— Yale Women's Lacrosse (@YaleWLacrosse) April 5, 2026