NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Wins in four of the last five games have helped propel the Yale women's lacrosse team to a No. 14 ranking nationally. The Bulldogs have won eight of their last nine Ivy League games, dating back to the 2020 season. They are undefeated at home this season (4-0). They look to continue that success Saturday when they host Dartmouth at Reese Stadium (1:00 p.m.,
ESPN+,
International Stream,
Live Stats). This is Yale's second Ivy League game of the season; the Bulldogs opened Ivy play with a 15-10 win vs. then-No. 15 Princeton Mar. 4.
Last Game
Yale (6-2, 1-0 Ivy League) limited Temple to 15 shots – the second-lowest total by a Bulldog opponent this year – and cruised past the Owls 16-5 last Saturday at Reese Stadium. Eight different players scored goals, the team had a season-high eight assists and Yale got the game to running time (a 12-2 lead) 70 seconds into the second half. Junior attacker
Bri Carrasquillo (Alpharetta, Ga.) had a team-best four goals (on six shots). Senior midfielder
Payton Vaughn (Concord, Mass.) led Yale's defensive effort with three caused turnovers and five ground balls.
A Bulldog Sweep
After a 2-0 week that included a win at then-No. 15 Duke and a decisive win vs. Temple, a pair of Bulldogs earned weekly awards from the Ivy League Monday. Sophomore midfielder
Sky Carrasquillo (Alpharetta, Ga.) was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week. Sophomore attacker
Jenna Collignon (Hinsdale, Ill.) was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week – the third time this season she has won that award. Carrasquillo had career highs in ground balls (five) and caused turnovers (four) in the 15-14 win at Duke. She added one more caused turnover in the 16-5 win vs. Temple. Collignon scored a career high seven goals at Duke. She followed that up with a season-high seven draw controls in the win vs. Temple.
Bulldogs in the Top Ten
As of Mar. 21, Yale ranks in the nation's top 10 in three categories:
- Second in caused turnovers per game (12.25)
- Ninth in clearing percentage (.920)
- 10th in shots per game (33.50)
D is Key
Yale has allowed just 70 goals in eight games, the lowest total in the Ivy League. The Bulldogs have held four of their opponents to six or fewer goals.
Penoyer Nears Yale Career Assists Record
Senior attacker
Olivia Penoyer (Manlius, N.Y.) is closing in on the Yale career assists record. Here are the top five heading into Saturday's game:
- Laura Karmatz '95 (86)
- Olivia Penoyer (84)
- Erin Porta '99 (78)
- Sarah Queener '03 (66)
Nicole Piasecki '84 (66)
Penoyer had 37 assists last season, six shy of Karmatz' single-season school record (set in 1994).
Collignon Named to Tewaaraton Award Watch List
Sophomore attacker
Jenna Collignon (Hinsdale, Ill.) has been
named to the Tewaaraton Award Women's Watch List. Collignon leads the Ivy League in goals (28) and is second in points (33). She has a 15 game point-scoring streak dating back to last season.
Hitting the Road
After Saturday, Yale plays only one more home game in the regular season. Five of the Bulldogs' final six regular season games are on the road.
Around the Ivy League
Seven of the Ivy League's eight teams are in action this weekend, including three league games. Here is a look:
Friday
- 4:00 p.m. Columbia at Brown
Saturday
- 1:00 p.m. Dartmouth at Yale
- 1:00 p.m. Princeton at Cornell
Sunday
- 1:00 p.m. Georgetown at Penn
The top four teams in the regular season standings qualify for the Ivy League Tournament, which takes place May 5-7 at the site of the No. 1 seed. The winner of the Ivy League Tournament gets the league's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Morgan's Message Game
Saturday will be Yale's Morgan's Message Game. Morgan's Message is a nonprofit that strives to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community and equalize the treatment of physical and mental health in athletics.
Scouting Dartmouth
Dartmouth (2-4, 0-1 Ivy League) has lost three in a row since a 15-13 win vs. Bryant Mar. 1. Attacker Boo Dewitt leads the team in points (11-5-16) and attacker Katina Christensen, an honorable mention All-Ivy pick last year, leads the team in goals (14). Yale
won last year's meeting between these two teams 12-9.
Some Fame for Lane
Sophomore midfielder
Taylor Lane (Norwalk, Conn.) scored a memorable goal last Saturday against Temple, going behind her back after scooping up the ball in front of the goal in the waning seconds of the first quarter. The goal wound up earning recognition as ILWomen's "Play of the Week".
