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Field Hockey: Bulldogs bounce back from loss, gain national rankingThe game of field hockey is one of response: how a team responds to a quick offensive rush, how a player responds to her opponents making key halftime adjustments, and how a coach responds to the team before heading into overtime. This past week, however, the Bulldogs (6-1, 2-1 Ivy) combined these game elements of response with one even greater: how to come back from a Ivy League defeat at the hands of Brown on Sat., Sept. 19.The Bulldogs rebounded admirably with a 3-2 overtime win against Harvard on Sat., Sept. 26, catapulting them to a No. 18 national ranking in this week's STX/HFNCA poll. "One of our goals this year was to be ranked, and the Harvard victory helped toward that goal," Amanda Walton, SY '02, said. "The win really pumped everyone up for the rest of the season. We were really excited." Building off the momentum from the Harvard win, the Blue dominated Lehigh 2-0 on Tues., Sept. 29. Yale followed up that win with another victory, this time a 5-0 defeat of Ancient Eight foe Columbia on Thurs., Oct. 1, to notch its sixth win of the year. Walton scored four goals, doubling her season output entering the game. Yet the Ivy challenge certainly does not stop there. On Sat., Oct. 3, the Bulldogs take on No. 4 Princeton, who come to New Haven with a 7-0 record. Captain Lindsay Hobbs, PC '99, says the Bulldogs will look to finish their three-game homestand on a positive note. "Judging from our play this past week, we feel that we're up to the challenge," Hobbs said. In a game and season of responses, a victory over the Tigers may be the signal that this year, it will be the opponents' turn to respond to Yale. --Christopher Burke
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