Yale extends streak to 6 with an additional time win at Penn earlier than falling to the Owls within the ultimate non-conference sport.
Ava Jenkins
Contributing Reporter
Yale Athletics
The No. 14 Yale discipline hockey staff (12–3, 4–2 Ivy) continued its spectacular run this fall, incomes three straight wins over Dartmouth, UAlbany and Penn earlier than narrowly falling to Temple of their ultimate non-conference matchup of the common season.
On Oct. 17 at Johnson Area, the Bulldogs celebrated Senior Night time with a 3–1 victory over Dartmouth (3–10, 0–5 Ivy). The win moved Yale right into a tie for third within the Ivy League standings with No. 20 Brown, holding the Bulldogs in competition for a spot within the Ivy League match.
Previous to the sport, the Bulldogs honored their 4 seniors — Poppy Beales ’26, Lauren Venter ’26, CC Wolf ’26 and Maddy Zavalick ’26 — with a short celebration involving household, flowers and a framed {photograph} of every participant.
To start out the sport, Yale dominated early, outshooting the Large Inexperienced 6–1 in a scoreless first quarter, however the Dartmouth goalkeeper saved the sport stage with 4 saves within the opening 15. After a quiet second quarter, Beales broke by simply over two minutes into the third, scoring off a rebound from a shot by Ymre Massée ’28 to provide Yale a 1–0 lead. Dartmouth answered shortly on a penalty nook lower than two minutes later to tie the sport.
The Bulldogs reclaimed management within the fourth quarter. First-year goalkeeper Amelie Schwarzkopf ’29 made a key save on a breakaway lower than 30 seconds in to protect the tie. Yale then drew a penalty stroke after Beales was fouled on a cross into the circle. Junior again Hettie Whittington ’27 calmly transformed her alternative to place the Elis again forward 2–1.
Even after taking place a participant for 5 minutes with a yellow card on Chiara Picciafuoco ’28 with 6:27 remaining, the Bulldogs continued to press. Beales sealed the win along with her second aim of the night time, deflecting in a penalty nook at 54:04 off a setup from Wolf, who earned each her first profession begin and help on Senior Night time.
Yale completed with a 16–8 shot benefit and improved to six–1 at residence this season. Schwarzkopf recorded three saves, and the Bulldogs held Dartmouth scoreless on three late corners to safe their ninth straight win within the sequence. Along with her brace, Beales reached 10 targets on the 12 months — a brand new profession excessive.
The Bulldogs carried their momentum on the highway on Oct. 19, defeating UAlbany (9–5, 2–1 America East) 2–1 on Alumni Turf to notch their eleventh victory of the season and fifth in a row.
Beales opened the scoring once more for the Elis, driving into the circle and firing a low shot contained in the far publish 9 minutes and 15 seconds into the primary quarter. Yale doubled its lead within the second, changing on a well-executed penalty nook. First-year again Carys Isherwood ’29 faked a cross on the high of the circle earlier than shoveling the ball to Whittington, who despatched it residence to make the rating 2–0.
The Nice Danes threatened late within the sport, scoring below a minute into the third quarter and outshooting Yale 8–4 within the fourth quarter, however Schwarzkopf delivered a standout efficiency in aim. The primary-year made 4 saves within the ultimate quarter-hour, together with two within the final 64 seconds after UAlbany pulled its goalkeeper to play an additional ahead. Her diving cease on a penalty nook shot with 38 seconds left sealed the Bulldogs’ 2–1 win.
Yale completed with a slender 15–14 edge in photographs, bettering to 11–0 this season when outshooting opponents. Schwarzkopf posted a season-high 9 saves, serving to the Bulldogs earn their first win over UAlbany since 2011 and their first time holding the Nice Danes to fewer than two targets in that point interval.
With the weekend sweep, Yale improved to 11–2 general and remained within the hunt for an Ivy League match berth.
The Bulldogs returned to convention play the next weekend once they traveled to Philadelphia to face the Penn Quakers on Oct. 24.
At Penn’s Vagelos Area, Yale prolonged its win streak to 6 in dramatic vogue, defeating the Quakers 2–1 in additional time. The victory marked the Bulldogs’ longest successful streak since 2011 and moved them into sole possession of third place within the Ivy League standings.
After a scoreless first half wherein every staff managed simply two photographs, the Bulldogs took the lead within the third quarter. Whittington despatched a ball into the circle and Beales redirected it previous Penn goalkeeper for her league-leading twelfth aim of the season.
Penn pulled its goalie with simply over 4 minutes remaining and equalized 41 seconds later, forcing additional time — Yale’s third OT look of the season.
Throughout the first minute of additional time, Schwarzkopf made two game-saving stops, together with a diving kick and a restoration block on the rebound. With simply over 4 minutes remaining, Yale earned a penalty nook, and a defensive violation on Penn arrange a penalty stroke. Whittington buried her shot simply over the goalkeeper to clinch the two–1 victory and Yale’s twelfth win of the season, tying the 2002, 2003 and 2009 squads for the third-most in program historical past.
Yale completed with a 12–7 shot benefit and stays unbeaten when outshooting opponents. Schwarzkopf tallied 4 saves and has now allowed solely 4 targets over her final six video games.
Beales leads the Ivy League with 12 targets, whereas Whittington has tied her profession highs in assists (seven), targets (eight), and whole factors (23).
On Oct. 26, Yale confronted Temple in its ultimate nonconference sport of the common season. Regardless of a robust effort, the Bulldogs fell 2–1 at Howarth Area, ending their six-game successful streak.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Owls struck twice on penalty corners within the second to take a 2–0 lead. A defensive save by Temple late within the third quarter denied Yale’s Carys Donahoe ’28 and saved the Bulldogs off the board.
Yale broke by moments later when Whittington despatched a protracted cross from outdoors the circle that Picciafuoco deflected in for her second aim of the season, chopping the deficit to 2–1.
Temple goalkeeper made an important blocker save on a Yale penalty nook with simply over six minutes left. The Bulldogs pulled Schwarzkopf for an additional attacker with 4:53 to play, however Temple’s protection held agency. Tabs Collier ’27 made a defensive save to maintain Yale inside one, however the Elis couldn’t generate one other shot within the ultimate minutes.
The two–1 loss marked the primary time since Oct. 3 that Yale had trailed in a sport and the primary time in over a month the Bulldogs had allowed a number of targets. Schwarzkopf confronted solely 5 photographs on aim, whereas Whittington recorded her eighth help of the season — a brand new profession excessive. Whittington was additionally awarded the Ivy League Co-Defensive Participant of the week title.
“Nobody needs to lose, however I believe this loss was reminder that we aren’t untouchable, that we have to deal with our fundamentals forward of going through the final undefeated staff within the nation,” Venter informed the Information. “Having not clinched a match berth but, this week’s preparation goes to be very important.”
Yale entered the matchup ranked No. 10 nationally, whereas Temple stood at No. 34. The Bulldogs are actually 5–2 this season in one-goal video games, together with an additional time win and a shootout victory.
With a 12–3 general document and one Ivy League sport remaining, Yale stays firmly in NCAA match competition and is trying to safe its first Ivy League match berth for the reason that format’s introduction.
