Box Score NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale field hockey team scored two early goals and held off the Big Red the rest of the way to earn a 3-0 victory in Ivy League action this afternoon on Johnson Field in New Haven, Conn. Cornell is back in action tomorrow when it faces Holy Cross at 1 p.m.

Yale (3-5, 1-2 Ivy) dominated the first half of play, outshooting the Big Red, 10-2, and earning four penalty corners to Cornell's one. Emily Schukert registered a goal in the seventh minute and Georgia Holland staked the Bulldog's a 2-0 lead at the 14:10 mark.

The Big Red made some effective halftime adjustments to its offense, getting off 11 shots and earning six penalty corners in the second stanza, but was unable to find the back of the net. On the other end, Yale's Jessie Accurso added a late goal to account for the 3-0 final.

Cornell goalie Elizabeth Schaeffler made eight saves, four in each half, and was helped by a pair of defensive saves from Taylor Standiford and Mallory Bannon.

Yale netminder Emily Cain was called on to make just one save in the opening half, while Heather Schlesier came in at the intermission and finished with seven saves.