NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Ivy League opener saw both Yale and Brown pushed to the limit on a hot and sunny Sunday afternoon at Johnson Field. The game was not decided until Katie McCallum's penalty corner goal at 71:46 of the second overtime gave the Bears a 2-1 win.
 
Summary

• Yale had two shots on goal and Brown had one in a scoreless first half.
• The Bulldogs took the lead on a penalty corner at 30:35, with Hettie Whittington sending the ball past Brown goalie Kylee Del Monte after receiving a pass from Poppy Beales.
• Yale held Brown scoreless on a pair of penalty corners midway through the third to keep the 1-0 lead intact.
• Alexa Pitts made a kick save on a shot by Brown's Katie McCallum after a Yale turnover with six minutes left in the third to keep the Bulldogs ahead.
• Chiara Picciafuoco sent a shot just wide with 10 minutes left, nearly giving Yale a 2-0 lead.
• Brown tied the game with 4:55 left on a goal by Juliette Meijaard.
• Yale kept Brown scoreless in the first overtime despite allowing a pair of penalty corners.
• Brown, playing up a player after a yellow card on Yale, scored the game-winner on a penalty corner at 71:46 of the second overtime. McCallum scored off an assist by Lucy Adams. That was Adams' second assist of the day.

 
Notes

• This was the fourth straight game in the Yale-Brown series that was decided by one goal, and the third straight overtime game. Yale had won six straight in the series. That included a 2-1 overtime win at Brown last year.
• Alexa Pitts finished with three saves.
• Yale held Brown scoreless on its first six penalty corners.
• Yale had a 14-12 shot advantage, but Brown had a 7-2 advantage in penalty corners.
• Chiara Picciafuoco led all players in shots (eight).

 
Up Next

• Yale hosts Sacred Heart Friday at 6:00 p.m.

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