It was another day and another conference loss for Columbia lacrosse as the Lions fell to Yale by a score of 12-6 at home. The defeat is the sixth straight of the season for the Light Blue, and the 26th straight loss to an Ivy League team.
As has been the case for most of the season, the Lions (5-6, 0-5 Ivy) fell behind early, as Yale (4-8, 1-4) notched two goals in the first 10 minutes. Columbia’s Brittany Shannon was up to the task, netting two consecutive goals to even the score with 12 minutes left in the first half. But for the most part, it was a quiet offensive half for both teams, and Yale went into the break with a 4-3 advantage, taking the last point of the half on a goal by Jenn Warden with just under four minutes remaining.
Just like last weekend’s game against Brown, an early scoring run by the opponent put Columbia in a hole. Jessica Sturgill opened up scoring for the Bulldogs with a goal 47 seconds into the second half, and although Holly Glynn responded with a goal to keep the Lions within one point, four straight Yale scores put the game out of reach. It was Sturgill who did most of the damage, scoring back-to-back goals in a five-minute span to put Yale up 9-4.
Glynn and Shannon each scored to bring the Lions within three with plenty of time left on the clock, but that was all the offensive play that Columbia was able to muster. The Bulldogs tacked on three more goals to pad their lead, scoring the 12th goal with just five seconds left in regulation.
For Columbia, it was a poor offensive showing against a team that, coming into Wednesday’s game, had allowed 41 goals in its four Ivy matches, with a winless conference record to boot. It is the third time in Columbia’s five Ivy games this season that the team has been held to single-digit scoring, while the team has yet to score fewer than 12 goals in its nonconference matchups.
Shannon led the way for the Lions with three goals, giving her a team-best 31 tallies on the season. As Glynn added two goals on the day, Rachael Ryan chipped in a lone score in the first half. Sturgill was the offensive star for Yale, coming off the bench for four goals.
Columbia will take a much-needed break from Ivy play with a nonconference game against Bryant on Saturday. The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Baker Field.
Columbia lacrosse offense falters against Yale
It was another day and another conference loss for Columbia lacrosse as the Lions fell to Yale by a score of 12-6 at home. The defeat is the sixth straight of the season for the Light Blue, and the 26th straight loss to an Ivy League team.