Big Green Women's Soccer Falls to Yale on the Road, 1-0

HANOVER, N.H. –Keri Cavallo scored in the 47th minute to give Yale a 1-0 victory over the Dartmouth women’s soccer team at Reese Stadium on Saturday. 

The Bulldogs improved to 6-3-0 and 2-0-0 in Ivy League play, while the Big Green dipped to 7-3-2 and 0-2-1 in conference action.

“We generated some chances but I think nerves got the best of us and we weren’t able to get enough shots on goal,” head coach Ron Rainey said. “We had some good defensive possessions that allowed us to generate a lot of corner kicks and get to the end line, which was a very positive thing. I have to give credit to Yale. They didn’t have a ton of chances after that goal, but they had their chance and they got through and finished nice and relaxed.  

“In this tough league we’re playing in, we just have to ask ourselves to play at another level to be able to push that first goal through. It’s a tough result, but there are areas we can improve upon in practice next week.”

A corner kick by junior Meredith Gurnee opened the game and, in the fifth minute, sophomore Melanie Vangel had her shot hit the post, setting the pace of the game right from the beginning of the half. The Green and the Bulldogs had four shots apiece in the first, but only half were on target, and the game went into the second half tied at zero. 

At 47:28, Cavallo broke that tie with her third goal of the season. A scramble in front of the net gave the ball to Sofia Griffs, who tapped it to Cavallo to put in. In the last 30 minutes of action, the Green fought hard in attempt to tie the score, taking five shots to Yale’s zero, but they were not able to get past Rachel Ames in goal. Senior Jackie Friedman ended the game with three shots, two of which had to be saved.

Dartmouth outshot Yale, 11-5, and held a 10-0 advantage in corner kicks. In net, junior Casey Cousineau had two saves while being saddled with the loss and, on the other side of the field, Ames stopped four shots. 

Next Saturday, Oct. 17, the Big Green will be on the road at Penn for a 5 p.m. game.