Two goals lead to back-to-back W. Soccer titles

With the help of sophomore midfielder Melanie Baskind, the Harvard women’s soccer team was able to win its second consecutive Ivy League title, outright.

Baskind netted two goals in the Crimson’s matchup against Columbia (7-7-3, 3-3-1 Ivy), earning both Ivy League Player of the Week and Top Drawer National Soccer Team of the Week honors.

The Framingham, Mass., native’s first score came in the ninth minute of play when she dribbled from the 18-yard line and sent the ball past the Lions’ goalie into the right side of the net.

With just 15 seconds left in regulation, the Crimson (9-6-1, 6-1) led Columbia 1-0. But when the Lions’ Lauren Cooke was awarded a free kick off of a Harvard foul, the game was sent into overtime.

Baskind kept the hopes of an outright victory alive. Just 5:08 into overtime, she found the net once again off a pass from Katherine Sheeleigh.

“I was trying to ask some people after how that actually happened,” Baskind explained to The Crimson. “I know I got the ball from Sheeleigh, and it went in the right side of the goal, but it was all a blur.”

Record-breaking Bulldogs. The Yale field hockey team continued its record-breaking streak with a 6-2 victory over Brown.

With six wins over Ivy opponents, the squad now holds the school record for most victories in League play.

“Getting the six Ivy wins was really exciting and is a great way to go out,” senior Ashley McCauley told YaleBulldogs.com.

But, in the spirit of Senior Day, Bulldogs’ senior Katie Cantore added another assist to her record for most in school history.

McCauley, however, made history of her own. She broke a 32-year old record, scoring 100 points in her collegiate career.

Shortly after halftime, the Rye, N.Y., native got the goal she needed to tie the record off a one-on-one with the Bears’ goalkeeper.

But in the 49th minute, McCauley tipped the ball into the cage to become the first Yale field hockey player to reach the century mark.

En Garde in first place. The Brown fencing team opened its season with three first place finishes at the Big One at Smith College.

In men’s foil, Adam Pantel finished first out of 82 competitors. Four other athletes earned top-25 finishes in the event, including junior Jonathan Yu, who finished eighth.

For the women’s team, Caitlyn Taylor placed first in sabre while teammate Avery Nackman grabbed a first place finish in foil.

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