NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Led by a season-high 21 points from sophomore guard
Kiley Capstraw, nine assists from senior guard
Jenna Clark and the second career double-double for junior forward
Grace Thybulle, the Yale women's basketball team eased past UMass 70-62 on Friday night at Lee Amphitheater. The Bulldogs led by as many as 15 in the second quarter, then withstood a UMass rally that saw the Minutewomen tie the game 26 seconds into the fourth quarter.
After a tightly contested first quarter, Yale (2-6, 0-0 Ivy League) emerged with a 12-11 lead. The Bulldogs built that lead throughout the second quarter, outscoring UMass (1-8, 0-0 Atlantic 10) 22-12 in that frame.
UMass got within five on an and-one with 2:58 left in the third, but on the following Yale possession Thybulle set junior guard
Nyla McGill up for a layup, and McGill drew the foul. She hit the free throw to help Yale maintain some breathing room. Still, the Minutewomen kept coming and were able to trim their deficit to 48-46 entering the fourth quarter.
UMass tied the game 30 seconds into the fourth quarter, but the Bulldogs answered with baskets from senior forward
Brenna McDonald and Thybulle and a free throw by Thybulle to get the lead back to five. The lead then got trimmed to two twice, but the Bulldogs ended the game on a 13-7 run – including five points by Capstraw – to keep the Minutewomen at bay.
In addition to Capstraw's 21, the Bulldogs had three other double-digit scorers: Clark (15 points), McGill (12 points) and Thybulle (12 points). Thybulle's game-high 10 rebounds gave her her first double-double since Nov. 11, 2022 at Saint Joseph's.
Notes
- This was the second time in three games Capstraw has scored 20 or more points. She reached that mark three times in the 2022-23 season.
- McGill added five rebounds and three steals while also drawing a game-best seven fouls on the Minutewomen.
- Clark had seven rebounds, one shy of her season high.
- The Bulldogs committed a season-low 10 fouls.
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- Yale plays at Merrimack Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
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