Yale Athletics

On Saturday, the Yale women’s lacrosse team (10–3, 3–2 Ivy) took on the University of Pennsylvania Quakers (6–5, 2–2 Ivy) up on Franklin Field and came out with a huge overtime win 10-9.

This was the Bulldogs’ first away win against the Quakers in 22 years, and they achieved it in quadruple overtime. 

“Rely on our training. We know what to do. Keep pushing,” Jenna Collignon ’25 said about the team’s attitude in her post-game interview. Collignon embodied this determination on Saturday as the player to score the Bulldog’s OT game winner. 

This is a team that never gives up — and that’s exactly what they proved to the Quakers on Saturday. 

The beginning of the game started slow for the Bulldogs, with no Eli’s putting up a point in the first quarter. The Quakers, however, put up three of their own, leaving the score 3-0. 

The second quarter came with a little more activity from the Bulldogs, with Fallon Vaughn ’25 scoring their first goal four minutes in. The Quakers then scored two goals back to back, stretching their lead. However, Ashley Newman ’26 ended the quarter with a goal of her own, slightly shrinking the Bulldogs’ deficit. 

This left the Bulldogs at a shaky four-goal deficit going into the second half 6-2. 

Four goals from the Bulldogs marked the third quarter as they attempted to close the gap. However, the Quakers put up two of their own over the 15 minutes. Frustratingly for the Bulldogs, they were still down after a stellar quarter, entering the final minutes of regulation 8-6.

The fourth quarter is where the Bulldogs finally came out to bark. 

Yale started the quarter with two goals from Newman and Sky Carrasquillo ’25 to tie the teams at 8-8. 

With just under seven minutes to go, the Quakers returned with a goal, which the Bulldogs matched only 90 seconds later. Caroline Burt ’25 came up huge for the team, putting up her first point of the game to tie the teams again at 9-9 to close out regulation. 

In overtime, both teams battled with everything they had left in the tank. With twelve seconds left in the fourth period of overtime, Collignon did what she does best. 

Choosing to put pressure on the goalie, Collignon was able to block the clear with her stick and scoop up the ball. Fighting through a double team, she managed to get her stick free and bury the ball in the back of the cage. 

“We know how to handle things under pressure,” Collignon stated. After a stellar high-stakes performance in the NCAA tournament last year, making it to the final four, the Bulldogs know how to operate under pressure. 

They made that clear today with several players making an impact late in the game to land the Bulldogs on top, securing their third Ivy League win 10-9.

Next week, the Bulldogs will face the Harvard Crimson in Cambridge on Saturday at 12 p.m.