Final Score : Yale Defeats Columbia, 13-12, in Lax Loves LI at Oceanside

Preview Piece from Yale University Follows

The Yale women's lacrosse team will take part in a fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy relief when the Bulldogs take on Columbia in an Ivy League game this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Oceanside (N.Y.) High School.

Saturday's game is part of the "Lax Loves LI" fundraiser event, and organizers hope to raise $75,000 to benefit Oceanside Community Service (OCS). To date, OCS has raised and distributed more than $100,000 to victims of Hurricane Sandy. Island Harvest will also participate in the event.

Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, 2012. It resulted in more than 130 deaths on the U.S. mainland and 305,000 housing units damaged or destroyed in New [lacrosse], according to the New [lacrosse] Times. Its estimated cost in New [lacrosse] and New Jersey is $71 billion. Saturday's event will benefit those in the hard-hit south shore Long Island towns of Oceanside, Island Park, Long Beach and other surrounding areas.

There are 13 players from New [lacrosse] on Yale's roster, including senior defender Adrianna Amendola (Manorville, N.Y.), sophomore midfielder Cathryn Avallone (Manhasset, N.Y.), freshman midfielder Nicole Daniggelis (St. James, N.Y.), junior attacker Jen DeVito (Wading River, N.Y.), sophomore attacker Kerri Fleishhacker (Manhasset, N.Y.), sophomore midfielder Erin Magnuson (Northport, N.Y.), junior goalkeeper Erin McMullan (Wading River, N.Y.), sophomore goalkeeper Erin Mullins (Garden City, N.Y.), freshman defender Courtney Reilly (Manhasset, N.Y.), senior attacker Devon Rhodes (E. Northport, N.Y.), freshman midfielder Kelly Anne Sherlock (Huntington, N.Y.), junior defender Katherine Sherrill (New [lacrosse], N.Y.) and freshman midfielder Tori Virtue (Rye, N.Y.).

Yale (6-5, 0-4 Ivy League) is coming off a 14-9 loss to Princeton on Saturday. The Bulldogs outscored the Tigers 7-6 in the final 30:04, but could not overcome an early 8-2 deficit. Daniggelis and Rhodes each scored four goals, and Daniggelis added five draw controls. She extended her school single season record in that category to 51 and continues to lead the Ivy League.

Rhodes (27, tied for fourth) and Daniggelis (26, tied for sixth) are both among the league leaders in goals, and sophomore midfielder Christina Doherty (Bernardsville, N.J.) is tied for fifth in the league with 25 ground balls. Rhodes (13, tied for third) and DeVito (12, 6th) are both among the league's top 10 in assists, and Rhodes (40, tied for third) and Daniggelis (29, ninth) are in the top 10 for points.