In its last away game of the season, the women’s lacrosse team fell 12-4 to Yale on Saturday. With the loss, the Lions dropped to 0-6 in the Ancient Eight and 5-7 overall, while the Bulldogs improved to 6-7 on the season and 3-3 in the Ancient Eight, allowing Yale to stay in contention for the Ivy League Tournament. Although the Bulldogs only outshot the Lions 28-22, and the two teams broke even on draw controls with nine each, Columbia was unable to capitalize on scoring opportunities to come out with the win.
Yale started off the game strong, scoring four goals in less than 15 minutes of play and setting the tone for the rest of the game. However, with less than nine minutes remaining in the half, Gabrielle Geronimos earned a point for the Lions with an unassisted goal, bringing Columbia within three before the Bulldogs surged ahead again and scored a pair of shots to close out the first half.
Yale opened the second half with three more unanswered goals, widening its lead to 9-1. After a goal by Columbia freshman Olivia Mann at 21:20, Yale responded again with another pair of goals to stay ahead 11-2. Freshman Kacie Johnson did not let up, putting in a pair of goals for the Light Blue, but with another goal by Yale, the Lions were unable to counter and fell behind 12-4 by the end of the match.
On defense, the Lions picked up a total of 21 ground balls to Yale’s 16, and Columbia’s Amanda Goodhart stood out with five ground balls and two forced turnovers, while goalie Karlee Blank recorded nine saves in goal.
The Lions will return home for their final two games of the season, hosting Wagner this Wednesday at 3 p.m. before ending the season with a game against Harvard this Saturday, April 24. Both games will be held at Robert K. Kraft Field.
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