Box Score NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's soccer team came up just short in its season opener, falling to Marquette 1-0 on Friday evening at Reese Stadium.
Justin Milovanov scored the game's lone goal on a strike in the 21st minute to propel the Golden Eagles to their third win of the season.
The Bulldogs fall to 0-1, as Marquette improves to 3-0 this season.
"While disappointed with the result, I'm pleased with how much we grew just in one game. Marquette is a good team that is going to win a lot of games this year and pose a lot of different problems," said
Kylie Stannard, the 5K Corral Head Coach of the Bulldogs.
"Both teams had a couple decent looks at goal before they scored a fantastic goal. We have to be stronger on the ball and not get dispossessed as easily as we did at times but we have to tip our cap to them on a top class strike from distance. They took control for the rest of the first half after that but I think we made some good adjustments at halftime and ultimately thought we were the more dangerous team and created more scoring chances in the second half, but have to execute those opportunities better."
How It Happened
- 12' | A Marquette shot attempt towards the low post was saved by Yale goalkeeper Chris Edwards.
- 15' | Diego Zaffanella rocketed a shot outside the box towards the upper corner of the goal, but his attempt was snuffed out on a diving save by Marquette keeper, Marten Brink.
- 21' | Marquette found the back of the net on a goal by Justin Milovanov. 1-0 Marquette.
- 69' | Joseph Farouz dribbled into the Marquette box and was able to get a good shot off, but his attempt was saved by Brink.
- 75' | On a potential Marquette breakaway, Yale defender Jamie Orson made an outstanding defensive play with a clean tackle to extinguish the threat.
- 80' | Following a corner kick, Simon Adjakple nearly tied the game with an acrobatic attempt, but he could not quite locate past Brink.
Game Notes
- Yale and Marquette are now 1-1 against each other with the Bulldogs winning the previous matchup 3-2 in 2022.
- First year Sven Meacham logged his first collegiate start. Classmates Teague McCammon and Jorik Dammann also saw their first career action with the Bulldogs.
- Justin Harris made his first start since 2022 after losing all of 2023 to an injury.
- The Bulldogs outshot Marquette 7-5 and 4-1 in the second half.
- Chris Edwards made two saves for the Bulldogs, while Brink stopped four shots for the Golden Eagles.
Up Next
"All things considered, it was a good performance with a small roster and a lot of injured players. We have a tough, but awesome challenge ahead to recover and be ready for one of most successful and iconic programs in all of college athletics."
The Bulldogs will travel to Indiana for a matchup with the Hoosiers on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m.
