With the win, the Eagles improved to 10-7 and extended their winning streak against Yale to 10 straight games.
Boston College will face No. 5 seed Stony Brook in the second round on Sunday at 12 p.m. for a chance to advance to the quarterfinals. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
It was a career day for Kylee Colbert, who scored a career-high six goals on eight shots to lead the offense, while her sister Casey Colbert added three assists.
Giulia Colarusso scored twice, while Molly Driscoll recorded a goal and an assist. Hanna Davis chipped in with a helper as well.
The Eagles’ defense held the Bulldogs to a season low in goals, forcing 11 turnovers and collecting 13 ground balls. Shea Dolce made nine saves, including seven in the second half, and posted a season-high .692 save percentage.
Michaela O’Connor finished with three caused turnovers and two ground balls, while Shea Baker and Caroline Chisholm each registered two caused turnovers and two ground balls, with Chisholm also adding a goal.
The Eagles also won the draw battle, 10-6, led by Abbey Herod’s five draw controls.
BC opened the game with a 2-0 lead behind goals from Colarusso and K. Colbert before Yale cut the deficit to one. Colarusso answered with her second score of the game, but the Bulldogs added another late in the first quarter to make it 3-2.
The Eagles took control in the second quarter, outscoring Yale 5-1. K. Colbert opened the frame with a score, sparking a 5-0 run that built an 8-2 advantage. Yale scored with under a minute remaining in the half to trim the margin to 8-3 at the break.
Yale scored the lone goal of the third quarter to make it 8-4 entering the fourth. K. Colbert added both of BC’s fourth-quarter goals, while Dolce made five saves in the final period to help seal the victory.
Notes to know
- BC is 30-3 dating back to the 2022 season when forcing at least 10 turnovers.
- The Eagles have won 99 straight games dating back to 2016 when allowing fewer than 10 goals.
- BC is 7-2 this season when Dolce posts a save percentage above .500.
- Colbert’s six goals are the most by an Eagle this season.
- Herod reached 250 career draw controls, becoming one of four players in school history with Sam Apuzzo (444), Charlotte North (369), and Dempsey Arsenault (283) to record at least 250 career draw controls.
