Bulldogs earn road win at Cornell

into the game. Within the final two minutes of the quarter, Aastroem made a free throw, swished a three from at least four feet beyond the top of the arc and made another three pointer from even further out, putting the Bulldogs up 40–23 heading into halftime.

“[Limiting] the amount of shots they got on the defensive end helped us get more shot attempts,” Nyla McGill ’25 said.

The second half was more of the same story. Cornell came within 13 points of Yale in the third quarter but could not keep chipping away as the Bulldogs answered every Big Red rally with rallies of their own.

Yale ended the third quarter with a 21 point lead and finished the fourth quarter up by the same amount. The final score was 63–42.

Five Bulldogs — McDonald, McCann, Aastroem, Clark, and Kiley Capstraw ’26 — each scored at least nine points on the night.

Capstraw, who has started 15 games in her first year on campus, finished with nine points and four rebounds. Her performance compelled the Ivy League to name her Ivy League “Rookie of the Week” distinction this season.

McDonald led the Bulldogs with 15 points and nine rebounds. She also had two assists and one block.

“She brings a lot to our team on and o the court.” Clark said about McDonald. “She’s a phenomenal interior defender so she provides an extra line of defense for us. She’s quicker than a lot of posts so it opens up a lot of opportunities for her o ensively.”

The win ended the Bulldogs’ three game losing streak and put them at 6–7 in Ivy League play.

Yale will celebrate senior night before their next game — the last of their regular season — which will tip o on Saturday at 2:00 pm in John J. Lee Amphitheater against Brown (11–14, 4–9 Ivy).

Contact HENRY FRECH at henry.frech@yale.edu .