NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's soccer team dropped its Ivy League opener to Brown, 5-2, on Sunday evening at Reese Stadium. The Bears struck for three first-half goals and maintained control the rest of the way.
Brown improves to 7-1-2 (1-0-0 Ivy), and Yale drops to 2-6-0 (0-1-0 Ivy).
Scoring Summary
- 17' | Brown's Joy Okonye opened the scoring with a drive to the net, finishing with a sharp shot into the top-right corner past goalkeeper Kyla Holmes to give the Bears the lead. 1-0 BROWN
- 26' | Brown doubled its advantage after a cross from the right side bounced into the box, finding the foot of Naya Cardoza who converted on the opportunity. 2-0 BROWN
- 29' | From the far-left side, Okonye delivered a strike that sailed in for her second goal of the game. 3-0 BROWN
- 31' | Anita Thorvaldsdottir put the Bulldogs on the board, weaving past Brown defenders on the right side before cutting into the center of the box and beating the Bears' keeper with a low shot to the right. 3-1 BROWN
- 59' | Corine Gregory added to the Bears' advantage with a shot that deflected off a defender and found the back of the net. 4-1 BROWN
- 71' | Following Logan Jacobs' takeaway from Brown, she delivered a pass to Karoline Hernes, who then found Vienna Lundstedt, who struck a high shot into the back of the net. 4-2 BROWN
- 77' | Ayla Sahin of Brown capitalized on a breakaway opportunity to push the lead back to three. 5-2 BROWN
Notes
- Thorvaldsdottir has scored in three straight games.
- Lundstedt's goal was her fifth of the season.
- Holmes had five saves in the first half, and seven for the game.
- Yale had 15 shots in the contest with six being on goal.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will host Cornell on Saturday, Sept. 27. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m.
