After splitting this weekend’s pair of Ivy games, the Columbia field hockey team will not be able to finish above .500 in the Ancient Eight, but it still has a chance of improving upon last season’s 2-5 conference record. The Light Blue (8-8, 2-4 Ivy) lost to Yale 2-1 on Sunday before defeating Penn 2-0 on Tuesday.
In the close loss to Yale (11-5, 5-1 Ivy), the Lions outshot the Bulldogs 8-7 and notched the same number of corners (five). But it would not be enough, and Yale won the game 2-1 in overtime.
After over 65 minutes of scoreless play, the Light Blue took a 1-0 lead off an unassisted goal by senior forward Jane Gartland. For a minute it looked as if Columbia was going to have its second consecutive 1-0 victory, but Yale sophomore forward Mia Rosati spoiled the Lions’ chance at a shutout with a goal off a corner at 67:10, forcing the game into overtime.
The Bulldogs’ leading scorer, senior forward Ashley McCauley, needed only four and a half minutes of overtime and a little luck to lift her team to victory. McCauley scored off an assist from sophomore midfielder/forward Dinah Landshut, as her shot hit the post and managed to bounce into the net past Columbia junior goalkeeper Erin Conway.
Gartland also opened the scoring in the game against Penn (5-11, 2-4 Ivy) with a goal off a corner in just the second minute of play.
The rest of the first half was a defensive battle, as neither team was able to score despite taking six shots between them.
The second half continued in much the same fashion until freshman forward Gabby Kozlowski scored off a corner with assists from senior forward Christine Buszczak and junior back Caitlin Mullins in the 48th minute of play. This goal turned out to be insurance, as Conway earned a shutout victory with three saves.
The Lions’ final game of the year will take place this Friday against Ivy rival Harvard.
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