NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 16 Yale women's lacrosse team was just 15 minutes away from claiming a third straight Ivy League Tournament title on Sunday afternoon at Reese Stadium. The Bulldogs had rallied from an early 4-1 deficit and taken an 8-6 lead on a buzzer-beating goal from senior attacker
Ashley Newman at the end of the third quarter. But a veteran Princeton squad answered with one final run that decided the championship, outscoring the Bulldogs 6-0 in the fourth quarter for a 12-8 victory.
Yale falls to 13-4 (6-1 Ivy League) on the season while Princeton improves to 11-6 (5-0 Ivy League).
STATISTICAL LEADERS
- First-year attackers Whitney Froeb and Kate Gould led Yale with two goals.
- Junior attacker Ashley Kiernan had a team-best two assists.
- Froeb, Gould and Kiernan tied for the team lead with two points.
- First-year attacker Kate Gould led Yale with five draw controls.
- Senior defender Emmy Pascal led Yale with three caused turnovers.
- Junior defender Sydney Grogan had a team-best four ground balls.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Niamh Pfaff made nine saves.
TURNING POINT
- After Yale went ahead 8-6 with 2 seconds left in the third quarter, the Tigers outscored the Bulldogs 6-0 the rest of the way.
KEY STAT
- Princeton had a 16-5 advantage in draw controls.
NOTES
- Yale is now 3-2 in Ivy League Tournament championship games.
- Gould, Pascal and Pfaff were named to the All-Tournament Team.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The NCAA Tournament Selection Show is Sunday at 9:00 p.m. on ESPNU.
