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Late Run Lifts No. 20 Princeton Past No. 16 Yale 12-8 in ILT Championship

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 16 Yale women's lacrosse team was just 15 minutes away from claiming a third straight Ivy League Tournament title on Sunday afternoon at Reese Stadium. The Bulldogs had rallied from an early 4-1 deficit and taken an 8-6 lead on a buzzer-beating goal from senior attacker Ashley Newman at the end of the third quarter. But a veteran Princeton squad answered with one final run that decided the championship, outsourcing the Bulldogs 6-0 in the fourth quarter for a 12-8 victory.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 16 Yale women's lacrosse team was just 15 minutes away from claiming a third straight Ivy League Tournament title on Sunday afternoon at Reese Stadium. The Bulldogs had rallied from an early 4-1 deficit and taken an 8-6 lead on a buzzer-beating goal from senior attacker

Ashley Newman at the end of the third quarter. But a veteran Princeton squad answered with one final run that decided the championship, outscoring the Bulldogs 6-0 in the fourth quarter for a 12-8 victory.

Yale falls to 13-4 (6-1 Ivy League) on the season while Princeton improves to 11-6 (5-0 Ivy League).

STATISTICAL LEADERS

  • First-year attackers Whitney Froeb and Kate Gould led Yale with two goals.

  • Junior attacker Ashley Kiernan had a team-best two assists.

  • Froeb, Gould and Kiernan tied for the team lead with two points.

  • First-year attacker Kate Gould led Yale with five draw controls.

  • Senior defender Emmy Pascal led Yale with three caused turnovers.

  • Junior defender Sydney Grogan had a team-best four ground balls.

  • Sophomore goalkeeper Niamh Pfaff made nine saves.

TURNING POINT

  • After Yale went ahead 8-6 with 2 seconds left in the third quarter, the Tigers outscored the Bulldogs 6-0 the rest of the way.

KEY STAT

  • Princeton had a 16-5 advantage in draw controls.

NOTES

  • Yale is now 3-2 in Ivy League Tournament championship games.

  • Gould, Pascal and Pfaff were named to the All-Tournament Team.

WHAT'S NEXT

  • The NCAA Tournament Selection Show is Sunday at 9:00 p.m. on ESPNU.

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