No. 14 Yale Defeats Women's Lacrosse, 18-3

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 26, 2008) - Three different players had three goals apiece for Yale as the Bulldogs defeated the University of Connecticut women's lacrosse team, 18-3, Wednesday afternoon at Johnson Field. The Huskies are now 0-8 on the season, while Yale improves to 6-3.

Katie Devaney (Fayetteville, N.Y.) and Katie Parker (Rochester, N.Y.) each scored on free position opportunities in the first half, while Laura Eichert (Laurel, Md.) added an unassisted tally midway through the second half for the Huskies.

Yale came out of the gates firing, scoring the first seven goals of the game through the opening 15-plus minutes of the half. Three different players scored two goals in the stretch, including the Bulldogs' leading scorer Lauren Taylor.

Devaney put the Huskies on board at the 13:38 mark with a free position goal to make the score 7-1. After three more tallies by the Bulldogs, Parker scored her first career goal with the free position attempt to bring the score to 10-2.

Coming out the intermission trailing 11-2, UConn allowed just two goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half, but a 4-0 run by the Bulldogs stretched the lead to 15-2 with 13:59 to play. Eichert brought the score to 15-3 at 11:03, but Yale closed out the game with three more tallies to come away with the 18-3 win.

The Huskies return to Storrs for two home games this weekend. The action begins Saturday, Mar. 29, at noon against conference foe Notre Dame. UConn then faces UC Davis Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.