NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Yale women's basketball team limited Cornell to 3-of-26 shooting (.115) bridging the second and third quarters, and that was enough to give the Bulldogs a 56-40 win over the Big Red on Saturday afternoon at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. The Bulldogs improved to 15-10 (8-5 Ivy), while the Big Red fell to 9-15 (4-9 Ivy).

Cornell's offensive struggles allowed Yale to outscore the Big Red 25-11 over the middle two quarters after the Big Red made 6-of-10 shots from the floor over the first 10 minutes. Cornell missed all nine of its 3-pointers during the middle 20 minutes.

Kaya Ingram scored 12 points and Shannon Mulroy notched 11, but 19 turnovers and 26 percent shooting on the night doomed the Big Red. Samantha Will, Ania McNicholas and Theresa Grace Mbanefo each had seven rebounds, but the trio combined to shoot 4-of-27 from the floor. Mbanefo added seven points, while Will had five points, three assists and two steals in the loss. 

The Bulldogs led from wire-to-wire, scoring the game's first five points and never looking back. Cornell trailed 13-11 late in the first, but a 13-7 second quarter made it a 29-21 game at the break. The Bulldogs opened the third on a 6-0 run to push its advantage to double figures and never let the visitors any closer the rest of the way.