NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – Women's lacrosse dropped a heartbreaker at Yale 13-12 Tuesday night. The Red Foxes fall to 4-4 while Yale improves to 7-3.
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Hailey Wagner broke the career draw control record, getting her 269
th draw control in the second half of the game. She breaks the record previously held by Jamie Romano
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SUMMARY
Both team's offenses took their time to set up while on the attack.
Hailey Wagner got on the board first with a free position goal. The two teams went back and forth to tie it up 2-2 ten minutes into the game before the Red Foxes went on a 6-0 run. The offense was methodic with 12 of 13 of the shots taken on goal. Marist took full advantage of free position shots going 7-for-8 in the first half. The Red Foxes took a 9-4 lead going into the half.
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Yale's Olivia Markert scored two goals in the first 90 seconds of the second half to cut into Marist's lead. The two teams exchanged goals to bring the score 11-8 with 22:45 remaining. Neither team could find the back of the net for the next ten minutes with
Delaney Galvin making clutch saves and Yale's defense playing cleaner and limiting free position opportunities.
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With 12:01 left the Bulldogs went on a 4-0 run to take 12-11 lead and their first of the day.
Lauren Mazza immediately responded to the last goal to tie it up 12-12. Marist started the following possession women down and the defense held strong throughout the penalty but Yale found the back of the net to take a 13-12 lead with 2:49. Marist had one final opportunity to send the game into overtime with a minute left on the clock but shots by
Samantha Mehalick, Wagner and
Camille Renaud came up short.
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STATS
- Mehalick lead the team with four goals.
- Wagner finished the day with four points from three goals and one assist while adding six draw controls.
- Galvin and the defense did a good job preventing free position goals, holding Yale to 3-of-13.
- Yale outshot Marist in the second half 23 to 13.
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NOTES
- Renaud had career highs in ground balls (6) and draw controls (4).
- Lauren Mazza's two caused turnovers is a new career high.
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UP NEXT
Marist opens up MAAC play at home Saturday March 31
st. Game time is set for 3:00 pm.
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