NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's lacrosse team seeks its first 3-0 Ivy League start since 2002 Saturday, hosting Brown (12:00,
ESPN+,
Live Stats). The Bulldogs are coming off a thrilling 11-10 win vs. Penn.
Last Game
Yale (5-2, 2-0 Ivy League) trailed Penn 9-4 midway through the third quarter last Saturday at Reese but rallied for a historic 11-10 win. First year attacker
Jenna Collignon (Hinsdale, Ill.) proved pivotal, scoring four goals – including two in the final 6:23 to get Yale the lead. Junior goalkeeper
Clare Boone (Stewartstown, Pa.) made nine saves. This was Yale's first win against the Quakers since 2004. Eight of Yale's 11 goals came from the first-year class.
Bulldogs Keep Receiving Votes
For the second week in a row Yale was among the teams receiving votes in the latest IWLCA poll, released Mar. 28. The Bulldogs thus sit just outside of the national top 25, having recently played No. 2 Boston College and No. 15 Notre Dame. The Bulldogs' remaining schedule includes No. 5 Stony Brook, No. 11 Princeton and No. 21 UConn.
Markert, Penoyer Among Top Three in Ivy League
Senior attacker
Olivia Markert (Centreville, Va.) is second in the Ivy League in goals per game (2.71) and third in the league in points per game (3.43). Junior attacker
Olivia Penoyer (Manlius, N.Y.) is second in the Ivy League in assists per game (1.43).
First Years Provide Scoring Punch
Three first years are among Yale's top five in points. Midfielder
Fallon Vaughn (Concord, Mass.) is third (12-4-16), attacker
Jenna Collignon (Hinsdale, Ill.) is fourth (10-1-11) and midfielder
Taylor Lane (Norwalk, Conn.) is fifth (6-3-9).
Strong Start in Ivy Play
A win Saturday would give Yale its first 3-0 Ivy start since 2002. That 2002 team opened with wins vs. Penn, Dartmouth and Harvard before falling to Princeton in its fourth Ivy game.
Home Run
Yale is in the midst of a stretch of four straight home games, and the Bulldogs play seven of their final nine games at home. The Bulldogs are 35-23 (.603) at home since the start of the 2014 season.
Recent History vs. Brown
Yale has won eight of the last nine games in the series vs. Brown, including an
11-10 win at Reese Stadium the last time these two teams met. The Bulldogs trailed for most of the game, and were down by two with 7:49 left, but scored three straight to come away with a win.
Scouting Brown
Brown (5-3, 2-0 Ivy League) has won four of its last five games and joins Yale as the only 2-0 teams in Ivy League play. The Bears have allowed just 84 goals in eight games, the second-best total in the league.
