Yale Athletics

The Yale Men’s Soccer team (4–9–1, 1–4–0 Ivy) traveled to New Jersey to face the Princeton Tigers (8–5–0, 4–1–0 Ivy) on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Myslik Field. The matchup was a fairly uneventful game, with the lone goal being scored by the Tigers at the 23rd minute mark.

The Elis almost got on the scoreboard with a near-post shot by Joe Farouz ’27, but the attempt was squashed by the Princeton goalkeeper at the seven-minute mark. This was the Bulldogs’ only attempt on goal for the remainder of the game.

“It was definitely a tough one this weekend. In this sport though, and especially with the way our season is structured, we have to learn and move on from these types of games quickly,” Aydin Jay ’26 wrote to the News. “Our focus is on just getting better each day we are together, which will ultimately prepare us well for this weekend against Penn.”

The competition ended 0–1, with Princeton able to maintain the lead from their early goal. Goalkeeper Chris Edwards ’25 was able to save two more attempts by the opposition to keep the loss within one goal.

The Bulldogs fell to 1–4–0 in conference play with the loss, and this was Princeton’s first win over Yale since 2021. 

“This weekend was an example of the game coming down to a matter of moments. We played well, but ultimately found ourselves on the wrong end of a given moment that cost us,” Jay wrote. “We are learning to refine our game in order to limit these types of moments, and ultimately go out there and put out a full 90-minute performance this upcoming weekend, which I know we are capable of doing.”

The Bulldogs return to New Haven to face Penn (11–2–1, 5–0–0 Ivy) on Saturday, Nov 2., for senior night. In order to turn things around, the team will need to beef up their offensive strategy and get some points on the board.

The matchup against the Quakers is the penultimate game of the season for the Elis, who will travel to Brown for their final game on Nov. 9.

AVA JENKINS
Ava covers a variety of sports for the Sports Desk of the News. She is a junior in Saybrook college studying European History with a certificate in French, and is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.