NEW YORK – The No. 4 Yale women's lacrosse team jumped out to a 6-0 lead Saturday afternoon at Columbia in the Ivy League opener, and the Bulldogs never looked back. They led by as many as 13 before finishing with a 17-6 win.
Yale (6-0, 1-0 Ivy League) outshot Columbia (3-3, 0-1 Ivy League) 17-2 in the opening quarter to seize control of the game early. The Bulldogs led by nine or more goals throughout the second half.
GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS
OTHER STATISTICAL LEADERS
- Vaughn led Yale with five draw controls.
- Senior midfielder Sophie Straka had a game-best five groundballs.
- Straka and sophomore midfielder Katie Clare tied for the team lead with a pair of caused turnovers each.
TURNING POINT
- Yale outscored Columbia 10-1 in the first 18 minutes of the game.
KEY STAT
- Yale outshot Columbia 40-16.
NOTES
- Yale played three goalies, with senior Cami Donadio playing the first quarter (one save), first year Niamh Pfaff playing the next two quarters (two saves) and sophomore Laura O'Connor playing the final quarter (two saves).
- Yale has won 10 straight games against Ivy League opponents.
- Yale has not trailed at any point in the six games it has played so far this season.
- The Bulldogs have held each of their opponents so far this season to six or fewer goals.
- Collignon now has 22 goals, tied for third in the Ivy League.
- Yale has won five in a row in the series vs. Columbia.
AROUND THE IVY LEAGUE
- No. 13 Princeton 20, No. 24 Harvard 6
- No. 16 Penn 17, Dartmouth 7
- Cornell 16, Brown 14 (Friday)
WHAT'S NEXT
- Yale plays at No. 23 UConn Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
