Lacrosse Falls to #4 Yale Wednesday Afternoon

Wednesday, March 12

Storrs, CT

1:00 PM

University of Connecticut

5-3

Yale

7-0

YALE

UConn

3/12/2025 3:20:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

STORRS, Conn.- UConn lacrosse (5-3) was defeated by #4 Yale Wednesday afternoon, with the undefeated Bulldogs controlling the momentum throughout the second half.

First Quarter:

Yale got on the board one minute into the game, with Jenna Collignon converting the free position shot
Tori Cini (Syosset, N.Y.) made two saves in the opening minutes to keep the Bulldog lead at one.
Fallon Vaughn doubled the lead for Yale on the free-position attempt to go up 2-0
Eliza Bowman (Greenwich, Conn.) cut the lead in half, scoring a goal on the feed from Eve McGrogan (Nyack, N.Y.)
Collignon capped off the hat trick in the first, scoring on the free-position and then adding another for the fourth-ranked Bulldogs to stretch the lead to 4-1
Yale tacked on another goal to take a 5-1 lead into the second quarter

Second Quarter:

Rayea Davis (Henrietta, N.Y.) scored halfway through the second to cut the Bulldog lead to 5-2.
Davis struck again merely seconds later, bringing the Huskies even closer
Collignon continued her strong afternoon for Yale, with her fourth goal of the game to respond
Sky Carrasquillo capitalized on a UConn green card for Yale's seventh goal of the half
Davis completed the first half hat-trick, as the Huskies went into the break trailing 7-4.

Third Quarter:

Emma Dacey (Hopkinton, Mass.) opened the scoring in the second half for UConn, sending in a goal after a sweet find from Megan O'Brien (Morris Plains, N.J.).
UConn kept the pressure on in the third, with McGrogan and Jenna Giardina (South Salem, N.Y.) scoring goals in rapid succession to bring the Yale lead to a single goal
The undefeated Bulldogs hunkered down to close the quarter, scoring four answered goals to take a 12-7 lead, following goals from Carrasquillo, Collignon, and two from Taylor Lane

Fourth Quarter:

Yale continued to put their foot on the gas in the fourth, scoring five more unanswered goals to run their advantage to 17-7.
Davis scored her 100^th career goal with a minute left in the quarter, but it would not be enough, as the Huskies fell to Yale 18-7.

Up Next: UConn will look to bounce back on the road next Wednesday, traveling to New York to face off against Columbia University.