Sophia Bradley scored in the 76th minute to snap a 1-1 tie, and #13 Virginia held on from there to post a 2-1 win over Yale on Sunday at Klöckner Stadium.
UVA (4-0-0) struck first, scoring in the 12th minute when Addison Halpern and Ella Carter combined to beat the defense. Carter tapped a ball out to Halpern as she approached the penalty arc, and Halpern redirected it back ahead to Carter, who continued her run.
The midfielder finished from near the spot for the 1-0 lead.
Yale (2-2-0) answered with a strike in the 14th minute. Anita Thorvaldsdottir brought the ball down the left side and worked her way around defenders for a strike at the right corner of the six.
Virginia took the lead back in the 76th minute off the foot of Sophia Bradley. A goal kick was headed by Jordyn Hardeman back toward the Bulldogs’ goal. The ball played over the top fell to the feet of Bradley as she got behind the defense and continued into the box for the finish and the 2-1 lead.
“Full marks to Yale. They played hard, were very organized and it was hard to break them down,” UVA coach Steve Swanson said. “We’re happy to get the win, but our overall quality today was not what we hoped. It could be a lot better. As a team, our decision making, execution and quality wasn’t there today. Yale’s defense had a lot to do with that. We’re happy to get the result, but need to be much improved this week before we see Tennessee for sure.”
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