This game marks the Bulldogs’ third consecutive win against the Tigers and represents Yale’s first victory at Princeton since 1988 when the Bulldogs secured a 10–9 win. 

“Princeton has been a tough place for us to play on the road,” Taylor Lane ’25 wrote to the News. “But we focus on the controllables, and our veteran squad this year is all business.”

The game showcased thrilling back-and-forth action, with both teams scoring four goals in the opening quarter. 

Princeton gained a 6–4 lead early in the second quarter but a rapid pair of goals by Jenna Collignon ’25 leveled the score at 7–7 by half-time. 

“We knew Princeton was a gritty team that’s been able to come back from large goal deficits this season,” Lane wrote to the News. “So, at halftime, we knew we had to stay focused, follow the adjustments our coaches made, and stick to our game plan.”

The halftime discussion proved to be pivotal, as the Bulldogs dominated the Tigers in the third quarter, outscoring them 3–0, which ultimately sealed the victory.

In the second quarter, Yale held Princeton scoreless for 29 minutes and 14 seconds, turning a 7–6 deficit into an 11–7 lead. Although the Tigers scored one goal with 4:49 left, the Bulldogs answered with a commanding 5–0 streak, securing their lead until the final whistle. 

The game saw five goals and five draw controls from Collignon. Sky Carrasquillo ’25 and Karina Herrera ’27 both deserve honorable mentions for their two-goal contributions, along with goalkeeper Laura O’Connor ’27, who made five crucial saves.

“We knew this game was going to be tough and we had to work together and rely on each other to get it done,” Collignon wrote to the News. “This game emphasized how important the little things are like winning draws, ground balls, clears, and finishing your shots.”

Yale has moved to No. 18 in the National Poll after beating Princeton. 

Looking ahead, the Bulldogs will take on the University of Connecticut at Reece Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m., followed by a match against Central Connecticut State at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

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The No. 11 Elis (2–1, 0–0 Ivy) started off their game against No. 6 Penn State (4–1, 0–0 Big Ten) strong last Saturday, finishing the first half with a 9–2 lead. The Nittany Lions, however, made a comeback to tie the Bulldogs 14–14 by the end of regulation play, leading to a four-minute overtime period during which Penn State tallied an additional goal to secure the win.

The Bulldogs started out the game with a 6–1 lead in the first frame. Midfielder and team captain Patrick Hackler ’24 started off the scoring just seven seconds into the game off an assist by face-off man Machado Rodriguez ’25. Assisted by midfielder Carson Kuhl ’25, attackman David Anderson ’27 scored under three minutes later.

Hacker, assisted by attackman Matt Brandau ’24, tallied another point to close out the first five minutes of the game at 3–0, and midfielder Max Krevsky ’25 scored unassisted at 9:35. Nittany Lion attackman Jeb Brenfleck put Penn State on the board off an assist by attackman TJ Malone less than a minute later.

Anderson, assisted by midfielder Johnny Keib ’25, resumed Yale’s offensive onslaught with another goal at 3:24 remaining in the first frame, and Krevsky scored once more to close out the quarter.

The Bulldogs also saw success in the second quarter, leading 3–1 and finishing the half with a seven-point lead. Krevsky opened the scoring 35 seconds into the frame, and Brandau tallied another goal five minutes later, assisted by Keib, to raise the score to 8–1. 

Malone made an unassisted goal under four minutes later to decrease Yale’s lead to six, but attackman Peter Moynihan ’27 closed out the half with another Yale goal, assisted by Brandau, with just under two minutes left in the period. 

The Nittany Lions started the second half of the game on a roll, with a five-point scoring streak over the course of six minutes. Malone scored the first two goals, and after that midfielder Ethan Long, midfielder Mac Costin and attackman Will Peden also scored. 

Anderson broke this streak with an unassisted goal with 7:37 remaining in the period, which Penn State midfielder Matt Traynor answered less than a minute later with another goal. Yale then reaffirmed their lead with three more points, the first by Krevsky and the second two by Anderson, both assisted by Kuhl. 

To close out the third quarter, Malone scored for Penn State, assisted by Long, and the Nittany Lions continued scoring into the final quarter. Costin tallied an unassisted goal 1:03 into the period, and 1:02 later, Long scored on a man-up. 

Kuhl raised Yale’s lead to 14–11 just over a minute later, but the Nittany Lions entered another scoring streak of three goals — by Malone, Traynor and Costin — to close out regulation in a 14–14 tie. 

During the golden-goal overtime period, Yale led 5–1 in shots, including one by Brandau that hit the goal post and one that Penn State goalkeeper Jack Fracyon saved. With 59 seconds remaining in the four-minute overtime period, Malone assisted Penn State attackman Jake Morin in sealing the win for the Nittany Lions.

While the Elis ultimately fell to Penn State by a mere point in overtime, each team’s season records reflect something different. While the Nittany Lions fell 13–12 to Colgate in their season opener on Feb. 3, the Elis triumphed 21–11 over Colgate on Feb. 21.

Yale also saw strong offensive play in the contest. Anderson led the game with five goals, followed by Krevsky with four and Hackler with two. Brandau, Kuhl and Moynihan also each tallied one goal during the game.

The Elis led the game 56–44 in shots and 31–30 in shots on goal. Yale also led the game 20–13 in faceoffs, with Rodriguez and face-off man Nick Ramsey ’24 winning 12-of-19 and 8-of-14 faceoffs, respectively.

Goalkeeper Jared Paquette ’25 played the entire game in goal, making 15 saves over the course of the contest. 

The Elis also led in turnovers, 16–13, and 42–21 in ground balls. 

The Bulldogs hope to regain their momentum next week when they travel to Colorado for their next game. 

Yale will face No. 10 Denver University (5–0, 0–0 Big East) in Denver, CO on Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m. EST. The game will stream live on Altitude.

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The Bulldogs clinched a commanding 20–8 victory against Quinnipiac University (0–3, 0–0 MAAC) on Wednesday afternoon at Reece Stadium. 

The Blue and White dominated from the beginning, securing an 8–2 lead in the opening quarter. This early advantage enabled Yale to rest their starters for most of the remaining game.

Yale demonstrated their depth by holding onto a five-goal lead starting from the second quarter. The game saw goals from 11 different players, with a total of 12 players contributing points for the Bulldogs. 

The Bulldogs have 10 wins and zero losses against the Bobcats since 2013.

A total of 31 players made appearances for the Bulldogs, with first-year midfielders Ashley Kiernan ’27 contributing two assists and Karina Herrera ’27 netting two goals in their Yale debuts. 

“It honestly was just great to see all the hard work pay off after this fall and preseason,” Herrera wrote to the News. “I am beyond thrilled that my first debut went well and that I was able to share my first collegiate point with an assist from one of my fellow first-years!”

On Saturday, the Bulldogs traveled to Philadelphia to take on Temple, securing a 13–5 win against the Owls. Temple started the season undefeated until they were beaten by the Bulldogs.  

Temple netted the game’s opening goal, but the Bulldogs fought back, scoring the next 10. Yale maintained a strong defense, keeping the Owls scoreless from the 9:18 mark of the first quarter until the 0:46 mark of the third quarter. 

The game saw contributions from several players. Chloe Conaghan ’24 and Taylor Lane ’25 provided assists, while Bella Saviano ’26 and Emmy Pascal ’26 showcased their skills in forced turnovers and ground balls. 

“My favorite moment of the weekend was Taylor Everson and Taylor Lane’s rebounded goals,” Conaghan wrote to the News. “One of our big focuses for the game was crashing to the net on every shot and taking advantage of offensive rebounds, so it was great to see a small thing like that translate into crucial goals that put us ahead early.”

Sky Carrasquillo ’25 and Taylor Everson ’25 each secured hat tricks, marking Carrasquillo’s second hat trick this season. Yale’s first three games have seen seven hat tricks from six players. 

Looking ahead, the Bulldogs will travel to New Jersey on Saturday to compete against #23 Princeton at 12 p.m.

“I can’t wait to show the Ivy League who Yale Lacrosse is this season,” Conaghan wrote to the News. “It will be a gritty game, and I am looking forward to seeing us dominate on both ends of the field.”

Princeton University (1–1, 0–0 Ivy) will be their first Ivy League game of the 2024 season. 

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The No. 11 Bulldogs (2–0, 0–0 Ivy) trounced the Raiders (3–3, 0–0 Patriot) in a 21–11 contest Wednesday night. The Elis had three separate series of unanswered goals throughout the game — nine from the first to the second frame, five from the second to the third and another five from the third to the fourth. 

Colgate midfielder Hunter Drouin started off the scoring Wednesday night less than two minutes into the matchup. Yale answered back four minutes later with a goal by midfielder Johnny Keib ’25, assisted by attackman Matt Brandau ’24. 

The Raiders then took the lead with three more goals scored in the first quarter, by faceoff specialist Kyle Rummel, Drouin and attackman Michael Minicus. The Bulldogs, however, didn’t let this affect their play, taking the reins and scoring the next nine consecutive goals in 12 minutes.

Brandau assisted attackman David Anderson ’27 in his first goal of the night, followed by two more goals by Brandau, the first unassisted and the second assisted by midfielder Carson Kuhl ’25. Kuhl then tallied two goals of his own, the first assisted by Brandau and the second unassisted. 

Less than ten seconds into the second quarter, midfielder Patrick Hackler ’24 assisted a goal by defenseman Jack Stuzin ’25, and 3:27 later, Brandau scored again. Just 1:40 later, Brandau earned another unassisted goal for the Bulldogs, and in the next two minutes of play, Brandau assisted Anderson to raise the score to 10–4. 

Colgate attackman Jack Turner and midfielder Ben Trumble each scored later in the second quarter to reduce Yale’s lead, but Yale answered back with five more goals. Brandau assisted Anderson in the first two, followed by an unassisted Kuhl score and two more Brandau goals — one of the two assisted by Hackler.

Raider midfielder Colin Ruppenstein made one unassisted goal 6:20 into the third frame in an attempt to turn around the scoring, but the Elis yet again went on a scoring spree with five more consecutive goals. Midfielder Thomas Bragg ’24 made an unassisted goal with 7:56 remaining in the quarter, followed by three goals by midfielder Max Krevsky ’25, two of the three assisted by Brandau and Bragg. 

Attackman William Sheehan ’26 also scored unassisted in the fourth quarter, before Colgate tallied two points, the first by midfielder Jacob Sposita and the second by Minicus with 7:34 remaining in the game. Midfielder Nicolas Boudreau ’26 answered back 1:21 later with an unassisted score.

Colgate closed out the contest with two more goals, by Trumble and midfielder Liam Connor, but still ended in a massive 10-point deficit. 

Brandau had a strong performance throughout the game, setting a school record with 13 total points, coming from his six goals and seven assists. Anderson, Kuhl and Krevsky also had successful games, scoring four, three and three goals, respectively. 

Face-off specialists Machado Rodriguez ’25 and Nicholas Ramsey ’24 also dominated the contest faceoffs, going 9-of-15 and 11-of-16, respectively. 

On Feb. 19, defenseman Patrick Pisano ’26 was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week, after completing the game with three caused turnovers and 10 ground balls. 

Goalkeeper Jared Paquette ’25 was in goal for the Bulldogs for the first 52:26 of the contest and made 14 saves with nine goals allowed, donning a 0.608 save percentage. Goalkeepers Hugh Conrad ’26 and George Northup ’27 both saw time in the goal during the final 7:34 of the game. 

The Elis lead 47–38 in shots and 37–25 in shots on goal. The Yale men’s lacrosse team also led 50–42 in ground balls.

Yale will look forward to continuing their winning streak into their next away game of the season. 

The Bulldogs will travel for their next contest on Saturday against Penn State (3–1, 1–1 Big Ten) at noon in University Park. 

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Right from the start, the matchup between the Bulldogs and the Cardinals promised to be a tight game.

The two teams traded goals throughout the first half, with the score tied on seven occasions before Stanford took an 8–7 lead into halftime.

The game saw contributions from various players, including goals from Jenna Collignon ’25, Taylor Everson ’25, Taylor Lane ’25 and Sky Carrasquillo ’25, showcasing Yale’s diverse offensive strengths. Everson, returning from a lacrosse-related kidney injury, rejoined the team for her first game since Feb. 25, 2023. 

“The personal highlight of my weekend was stepping out again in my Yale jersey for the first time in almost a year,” Taylor Everson ’25 wrote to the News. “It felt so good to be back on the field with my teammates and competing in a real game again.”

Facing a three-point deficit with just over 14 minutes remaining, Yale rallied and outscored Stanford 4–0 in the final stretch. 

Yale’s defense played a crucial role in the outcome of the game, causing turnovers that limited Stanford’s scoring opportunities. Katie Claire ’27, Molly McGuckin ’25 and Bella Saviano ’26 were key in stifling the Cardinal’s offense, keeping the Bulldogs in contention until the end. 

Despite trailing six times, the Bulldogs displayed remarkable resilience, with Carrasquillo clinching the win with a game-winning goal just 3:53 before the final whistle.

“In the moment I didn’t realize I had the game winning goal because I was so focused on what we accomplished as a team,” Carrasquillo wrote to the News. “After realizing it though, it feels good, but it was a total team effort on both ends!”

Carrasquillo, Collignon and Chloe Conaghan ’24 each secured hat tricks in the Saturday game, while Everson, Lane, Katie Clare ’27 and Fallon Vaughn ’25 had one each.

Last time Yale and Stanford faced off was Apr. 1, 2017 at Reese Stadium, in which the Bulldogs beat the Cardinals 15–12.

The Bulldogs brought back the same excitement to Reese Stadium seven years later with their last-second win this past weekend. 

Looking ahead, the Bulldogs will travel to Philadelphia to take on Temple University at noon on Saturday.

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After finishing last season with a 9–6 record and falling to Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament, the Bulldogs come into the new season with high hopes. That is not to say that meeting those hopes will be easy, as the Ivy League is shaping up to be one of the most competitive conferences in the nation this season, with three teams currently ranked in the top 15.

The starting lineup for the Bulldogs as they took the field for their first game of the season was not one many would have expected. Star attackmen and last year’s two leading goalscorers Chris Lyons ’25 and Leo Johnson ’25 were both out with injuries, leaving questions about where the Elis would find offense. 

The answer it turned out to be, was the same answer it has been for the Bulldogs for the past two seasons: leading man Matt Brandau ’24. 

Brandau, who along with Lyons, was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List for the best player in college lacrosse, opened his season with two goals and four assists to push the Bulldogs past the Wildcats. 

However, late in the game with the score tied at 11, the hero proved to be one of the players filling in for Lyons and Johnson. 

Carson Kuhl ’25, who is listed on the roster as a midfielder but played attack all day for the Bulldogs, scored the final two goals of the game to secure an opening-day win for Yale. The two late-game goals joined his first-quarter tally to give Kuhl the hattrick on a day the Bulldogs needed to find offense.

Kuhl was joined on attack by David Anderson ’27, who introduced himself to the Yale fans with a hattrick of his own in his first collegiate start. 

The defense also played well for the Bulldogs, limiting the Villanova offense to only 22 shots on goal, 11 of which were saved by goalie Jared Paquette ’25.

Leading the defense was Patrick Pisano ’26, who in his first collegiate start wreaked havoc on the Villanova offense all afternoon. Pisano forced four turnovers and scooped up five ground balls, earning him the title of Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week. 

Despite the win, the Bulldogs will have a big second week of the season ahead, with matchups against two Top-20 teams in the nation.

On Wednesday the Bulldogs will travel to Albany to take on No. 20 Colgate before then heading to Pennsylvania to play No. 13 Penn State.

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The game was tight until the very end, as the first quarter ended 2–2, the second 5–5 and the third 8–8 before the Crimson finally took the advantage and outscored the Bulldogs in the final quarter 2–1.

“It is definitely disappointing that we fell to Harvard,” Alex Hopkins ’25 said. “We put up a good fight, but we are ultimately not happy with our end product. Games like this will happen, and all we need to do is accept and learn from our team’s mistakes.”

As Hopkins said after falling to University of Pennsylvania the weekend before, the key will be learning from the mistakes that saw Yale drop back-to-back games for the first time this season. 

Most important will be end-of-game situations, as the Bulldogs had an opportunity to tie the game after winning a draw with 2:49 left in the game. After winning the draw, the Elis seemed in control and ready to set up their offense, but they then turned the ball over and were never able to get it back before the final horn blew. 

“We never want to be the same team as we were yesterday,” Marymegan Wright ’25 said. “In other words, we’re always striving to get better.”

The Bulldogs now have two games to get back in the win column while they fight to stay in the top four in the Ivy League standings in order to qualify for the league playoffs. 

Much of the pressure will come in the first game against Cornell University, who currently sit at 2–3 in the Ivy League — only one game back of the Elis.

“Going into our next Ivy games we are trying to focus on regaining the confidence we had going into the season,” Sophie Straka ’25 said. “And this just comes with a lot of prep. So we’re doing a lot of game-like prep during practice to get us ready for that because Cornell is a must-win.”

The Bulldogs will square off with the Big Red at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at Reese Stadium.

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The Bulldogs started strong, leading 4-3 at the end of the first quarter, but that would prove to be the high point for the team.

The second and third quarters went significantly worse for the Elis, as they were shut out while the Quakers went on an 11–0 run. The hole they found themselves in proved to be too much, as UPenn cruised to a 16–6 win.

“Our recent loss against Penn does not define the team we are, and the team we have created this past season,” Alex Hopkins ’25 said. “We take this loss and learn from it and I am confident that we will reflect and perform as a team better than we have ever prepared before for a game.”

The loss dropped the Bulldogs to second place in the Ivy League with a record of 3–1 and sets up a dramatic end of the season, as two of their final three games will come against teams sitting at 2–2.

Next weekend will be an especially important game, as the Elis will travel to Cambridge to take on rivals Harvard.

“For our next Ivy games we are focusing on being more detail-oriented,” Sophie Straka ’25 said. “Making sure we control all the little things we can control so that we get the outcomes we want.”

Despite the setback, the Bulldogs remain the cream of the crop in the Ivy League as the highest nationally ranked women’s lacrosse team among the Ancient Eight. 

The focus will now be on moving forward, learning from the loss and finishing out the final three regular season games strong before entering Ivy playoffs.

“We never want to be the same team as we were yesterday,” Marymegan Wright ’25 said. “In other words, we’re always striving to get better.”

The bright spots for the Bulldogs came from a pair of sophomores on offense and a strong goaltending duo.

Attacker Jenna Collignon ’25 and midfielder Taylor Lane ’25 both posted hat tricks, while goalies Cami Donadio ’25 and Luanna Summer ’24 combined to make a season-high ten saves for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs will travel to Harvard Stadium this Saturday for a 3:30 pm showdown with the Crimson.

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On April 1 against Brown, the Bulldogs followed a familiar script to victory, as attacker Jenna Collignon ’25 led the way in the 18–6 shellacking. The win was a big one for the Elis, as they felt they had something to prove in their third Ivy League game of the season.

“Dartmouth was tough,” midfielder Sophie Straka ’25 said. “It was a really challenging game mentally because it was so freezing and wet. But we still pulled out the win even though it was messy. I think it gave us the motivation to go into Brown with more fire because we wanted to make sure the rest of the Ivy League knew we weren’t going to be a close or an easy game.”

Much of that message was sent by Collignon, as she lit up the scoresheet with four goals and three assists against Brown. For her efforts, the sophomore earned her fourth Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week Award of the season. 

The game also proved to be a historic one for attacker Liv Penoyer ’23, who set a Yale record when she reached 87 career assists on a goal early in the second quarter. 

After the Brown win, the Bulldogs went right back to work as they faced off against undefeated Army just three days later on Tuesday. 

Despite the short rest, the Bulldogs played one of their best games of the season and were able to grind out a 14–13 win over an Army team that sat one spot below them in the national polls.

“We’re focusing a lot on the little details all over the field,” defender Marymegan Wright ’25 wrote to the News. “As we continue to face strong teams, our success has come from our ability to focus on the little details (that often determine the outcome of the game) and play together.”

While the result was the same — a Bulldogs win — the way the team won was very different. 

Army entered the game with a clear defensive gameplan to shut down Collignon, face guarding the Yale star the entire game and not allowing her any free space. However, this man-marking defensive scheme allowed the rest of the Bulldogs’ offense more room to operate, and they capitalized on it in a big way.

Without the offense running through Collignon as usual, three other Bulldogs scored hat tricks, with midfielder Fallon Vaughn ’25 leading the way with four goals in addition to two assists.

“Every single member of our team has an important role,” midfielder Alex Hopkins ’25 said. “Individually, we are all very talented with the same motivation to win and advance. And so collectively, we play as a unit that leads to our tremendous success. Brown and Army are very good teams, but with our personnel and talent we were able to dominate.”

The wins set the stage for a dramatic trip to Philadelphia this weekend for the Bulldogs, as they will square off with No. 22 UPenn, the only other team undefeated in Ivy League play.

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As the Ivy League season picks up, the Bulldogs have faced a rough start, losing their first two league games against Cornell University (6–1, 2–0 Ivy) and Princeton by 10 and 13 goals, respectively. 

The two losses place the Bulldogs in a difficult situation early in the season, although Yale can look to their Princeton rivals for an example on how to rebound from tough defeats.

“Coming off two overtime losses against Rutgers and Penn is really hard,” Princeton attackman Coulter Mackesy said in an interview with ESPN+ after the game. “We’ve learned a lot these past three weeks and it was great to win on our home field.”

The Bulldogs’ high point of the game occurred when they scored the first goal, which would be their only lead of the afternoon. The Tigers responded by scoring eight straight goals to build a 12–3 halftime lead before eventually defeating the Bulldogs by 13. 

The back-to-back Ivy losses were especially disappointing considering that, prior to entering league play, the team felt as if they had been building momentum.

After an early season win over UMass, defenseman Bryce De Muth ’24 had said he was “really happy with how the team responded overall and feel like it was a great step in the right direction.”

The main problem for the Bulldogs proved to be an offense stuck out of gear, as the team was frustrated by a strong Princeton defense and 14 saves from Tigers goalie Michael Gianforcaro.

The Princeton defense was most notably able to hold Yale star attackman Matt Brandau ’24 without a goal, the first time that has happened in his entire career. 

“Those guys stepped up,” Princeton head coach Matt Madalon said to Inside Lacrosse. They were kind of able to do their job and Gianforcaro playing well, so it was really sum of all parts.”

The Bulldogs will now look to turn things around in their third Ivy game of the season when they travel to Philadelphia to take on University of Pennsylvania (3–4, 1–1 Ivy) this Saturday.

Attackman Chris Lyons ’25 scored another four goals against Princeton and currently ranks second in the nation with 4.17 goals per game.

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