NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The University of Pennsylvania women's lacrosse team wrapped up its five-game road trip with an Ivy League matchup on Saturday afternoon, falling to Yale in a tight battle, 11-10.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn dominated the draw, winning 17 of the 25, including six in the first quarter and five in the final frame. Kennon Moon had seven of the 17 for the Quakers, just one shy of the Bulldogs' total draws.
 
*The Quakers had three players with three points. Chloe Hunter had a hat trick of goals, while Niki Miles sent out three assists. Maria Themelis' three points came from a free-position goal and two assists.
 
*Krissy Kowalski tended the net for the full 60 minutes, making eight saves.
 
*Penn had two four-goal stretches in the game, one that stretched between the first and second quarters, and another through the middle of the third quarter.
 
*The Quakers' largest lead was five at 9-4 following Hunter's third goal of the afternoon.
 
How It Happened
The Bulldogs put the first goal away two minutes into the game but was quickly answered less than a minute later by Anna Brandt for her ninth goal of the season. Yale pushed ahead again by the 9:49 mark, however, that was the last lead it would have until the final 1:27 of the game.
 
The Quakers fired off four-straight goals kicked off by a connection between Miles and Kaitlyn Cumiskey to draw it even at two. Hunter, Aly Feeley, and Taylyn Stadler added to the lead with a goal each to give Penn a 5-2 advantage by the 9:26 mark of the second frame.

Niki Miles with another assist to Senior Taylyn Stadler! The Quakers are heating up here in the 2nd!

Penn 5, Yale 2#ILPL pic.twitter.com/wKi6Vs6WGU

— Penn Women's Lax (@PennWomensLax) March 26, 2022

 
Before the half, the Bulldogs found the back of the net twice to close the gap to one, as Penn carried a 5-4 lead into the break.
 
The Quaker defense kept Yale quiet through much of the third quarter as they rattled off another four-goal run. Hunter bookended goals by Stadler and Keeley Block to give Penn a 9-4 advantage with 6:11 left in the third.

CHLOE HUNTER WITH THE HAT TRICK! Hunter scores her third goal of the game off of the assist from Niki Miles (her third assist of the game).

Penn 9, Yale 4#ILPL pic.twitter.com/NSOGF6TkoI

— Penn Women's Lax (@PennWomensLax) March 26, 2022

 
With time ticking down in the third, the Bulldogs' offense started to find life, closing out the frame with two goals.
 
Themelis opened the fourth with a free-position goal to get Penn back out to a four-point lead, but Yale responded with five straight to take a lead, 11-10, with 1:27 remaining. In the closing seconds, the Quakers had an opportunity to send the game to extra time when Stadler had an isolation opportunity on the left side of the fan, but Yale goalkeeper Clare Boone collected her ninth save of the game to keep the Bulldogs ahead for the win.
 
Up Next
The Quakers return home for the first time since March 5, hosting No. 4 Northwestern on Sunday, April 3 for the team's final non-conference game of the regular season. Start time is set for noon in Penn Park.