STORRS, Conn. – On Wednesday at Morrone Stadium against No. 25 UConn, for the first time since the first game of the season, the No. 4 Yale women's lacrosse team found itself leading by only one goal in the second half. A 4-1 Huskies run that started with 61 seconds left in the second quarter turned a 7-3 Yale lead into an 8-7 Yale lead at 10:04 of the third – and UConn twice got the ball with a chance to tie. But the Yale defense held firm, and a goal by senior midfielder
Sky Carrasquillo with 5:51 left in the third sparked a 9-0 Bulldog run that would put the game out of reach. Yale remained unbeaten, and the Bulldogs still have not trailed in any game this season. The final score was 17-8.
Yale (7-0, 1-0 Ivy League) was led by six goals from senior attacker
Jenna Collignon, though the Bulldogs' final eight goals came from other sources while Collignon was faceguarded. UConn (5-3, 0-0 Big East) got four goals from attacker Rayea Davis.
GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS
OTHER STATISTICAL LEADERS
- Lane had a game-high seven draw controls. Collignon added six.
- Junior defender Emmy Pascal and junior midfielder Bella Saviano had a game-high three ground balls each.
- Lane had a game-high three caused turnovers.
- First-year goalkeeper Niamh Pfaff, who came on in relief, made two saves on three shots in 20:51.
TURNING POINT
- After UConn closed within 8-7 with 10:04 left in the third, the Huskies had a chance to tie but turned the ball over and Saviano got the ground ball. A shot clock violation on Yale gave the ball back to the Huskies, but Everson caused a turnover and Carrasquillo scored at 5:51 to start a 9-0 run that sealed the win.
KEY STAT
- Yale limited UConn to two shots on goal in the fourth quarter.
NOTES
- The only other time this season that an opponent was within one goal of Yale in the second half was the season opener, when then-No. 4 Michigan got within 7-6 with 4:41 left in the third. Yale closed out that game with a 5-0 run.
- Yale has not trailed at any point in the seven games it has played so far this season.
- The Bulldogs have won every game this season by at least six goals.
- Collignon now has 28 goals, tied for first in the Ivy League.
- This is the second time this season, and sixth time in her career, Collignon has scored six or more goals in a game.
- UConn's starting lineup included former Bulldog defender Jojo Gum '23.Gum is a graduate student at UConn, working on her Master of Public Health degree.
WHAT'S NEXT
- Yale plays at No. 8 Stanford Sunday at 1:00 p.m. PT/4:00 p.m. ET.
