Big Green Fall Short to Yale, 2-1

Saturday, October 29

Hanover, N.H.

12:00 PM

Dartmouth College

(3-13, 0-6Ivy Leagu)

Yale

(9-7, 3-3Ivy League)

Yale

Dartmouth

Photo by: Justin Lafleur

10/29/2022 3:15:00 PM | Field Hockey

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All six of Dartmouth’s Ivy League losses have been by two goals or fewer

By: Justin Lafleur

HANOVER, N.H. – Lila Browne gave the Dartmouth field hockey team a late first-half lead, but Yale responded with a pair of third-quarter goals to defeat the Big Green, 2-1 on Saturday at Chase Field. Dartmouth had three shots off a penalty corner in the final minute, two on goal, but couldn't even the score. The loss was the Big Green's fourth straight one-goal defeat in Ivy League play.

"It feels like we're getting into groundhog day territory where I've been saying the same things after a lot of our games," said head coach Mark Egner. "We had phases today when we looked very strong, punctuated by Lila Browne's beautiful goal, and then phases when we let the opposition back into the game. In the third quarter, Yale came out, really stepped up and changed some things that made it difficult for us. That led to them getting a foothold back in the game, and then being able to push forward and get the winner."

A defensive start saw Yale hold a 3-1 edge in first-quarter shots, with only two on goal – both saved by Dartmouth goalkeeper Hatley Post.

The next shot on goal found the back of the cage, as Browne dribbled into the corner of the circle and unleashed a rocket on a reverse. That gave the Big Green a 1-0 lead with 4:35 remaining in the first half.

Amazing shot by Lila Browne gives the Big Green a 1-0 halftime lead over Yale!

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— DartmouthFieldHockey (@DartmouthFH) October 29, 2022

Yale came out strong in the second half and scored goals at the 36:06 and 42:25 marks. The equalizer happened from in close in front of Post, as Ashley Kim fed Lily Ramsey. Just over six minutes later, Ramsey scored her second as she collected a loose ball following a blocked shot off a penalty corner.

Dartmouth came out with a vengeance in the fourth, which included a dangerous shot by Bronwyn Bird that went just wide. In the final 1:24 of the fourth, the Big Green recorded two corners and four shots. The second corner led to three consecutive shots in the matter of seconds. The first two, by Bird and Gabriela Braceras, were saved, then Braceras' second rebound attempt went just wide.

Yale finished with a 13-8 edge in shots while the Bulldogs held a 5-2 edge in penalty corners. Post finished with five saves across Luanna Summer, who made two.

"Credit to the girls; they played for the full 60 minutes," said Egner. "We pulled the keeper and threw everything we had forward, and we got opportunities in the last quarter, but we need to finish. That's been a growth area for us this year. We've seen a number of players finishing from game play, a number of players finishing from corners, but we just didn't have that effectiveness today in front of goal. That's something we're going to need next week when we play Penn."

Dartmouth returns to action next Saturday for its season finale as the Big Green welcome Penn on Senior Day. Game time is set for 11 a.m.

"We have seven days left together as this team," said Egner. "One of the joys of college athletics is you get to go on a very unique ride every year. This particular group of seniors has been part of a lot of change and turnover within the program, between their first year, the change of coach, the impact of COVID, and everybody wants them to go out on a high note."