The women’s lacrosse team will be traveling to Yale this weekend to play its final away game of the season. Columbia (5-6, 0-5 Ivy) is looking to attain its first win in the Ancient Eight this year and is entering the game with an exciting recent win over Quinnipiac on Wednesday. Yale (5-7, 2-3 Ivy), most recently lost to Princeton 11-2 last Saturday, April 10 and will be hoping to stay in contention for the Ivy League Tournament by defeating the Light Blue.
When Yale came to Columbia last season, the Bulldogs defeated the Lions 12-6 on their home turf. The game started out as a close competition, with Light Blue senior Brittany Shannon responding to two Yale goals with two of her own, and then-senior Rachel Ryan putting in a point for the Lions to stay within one goal at the half, trailing the Bulldogs 4-3.
Yale struck first again at the start of the second half, while then-senior Lion Holly Glynn responded to keep the game within a single goal advantage. However, the Bulldogs went on a four-goal run, while Columbia’s Shannon and Glynn put in only two for the Lions, widening Yale’s lead to 9-6. Before time was up, Yale was able to keep possession of the ball from Columbia, putting in three more goals and finishing with a win
With their loss against Yale last season, the Lions fell to 5-6 and 0-5 in the Ancient Eight, while the Bulldogs improved to 4-8 and gained their first win in the league. If Columbia beats Yale this year, the Bulldogs may be out of the running for the Ivy Tournament and the Light Blue would make its first mark in the Ivies.
The game against Yale will be held in New Haven, Conn. and will begin at 1 p.m. this Saturday.
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