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Vukic Leads Yale Past Rider 65-47 as Bulldogs Move to 4-0
By Megan McCarthy
Yale defeated Rider 65-47 at John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Connecticut, improving to 4-0 with its first 4-0 start since the 1998-99 season.
Lea Vukic led Yale with 19 points and six rebounds, scoring seven points in the first quarter and reaching double figures for the fourth time in as many games this season. Luisa Vydrova added 13 points, while Helena Keane scored 12 points off the bench.
Keane’s layup with 6:15 remaining in the fourth quarter extended Yale’s lead to 18 points. Dora Kastl contributed five points, a career-high 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Cloe Vecina added four assists.
Aliya McIver led Rider with 10 points. The Broncs fell to 1-2.
Yale opened the game with a 6-0 run before an 8-0 stretch extended the lead to 14-2. Rider closed within four midway through the second quarter, but a banked three-pointer from Vukic started another 8-0 Yale run. Rider got no closer than nine points late in the game.
Yale led 32-20 at halftime and 49-35 after the third quarter. The Bulldogs outscored Rider 16-10 in the first quarter, 16-10 in the second, 17-15 in the third and 16-12 in the fourth.
Yale committed just 10 turnovers, and Rider scored only five points off those turnovers.
With the victory, Yale remained unbeaten at 4-0. The Bulldogs have never started a season 5-0.
Megan McCarthy
Women’s College Basketball, The Library Media
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