Yenne, however, had no trouble scoring goals Saturday.

Her first goal opened the scoring in the 35th minute, and Yenne did it all by herself. Picking up a loose ball about 30 yards from the goal, Yenne turned toward the Yale net. She dribbled around two defenders, amazingly keeping the ball at her feet despite the tangle of legs, and sprinted by a third before driving the ball past the Yale goalie.

"Joey's first goal was awesome," said co-captain Lauren Corkery. "She has an innate ability to keep the ball at her feet, keep control, and finish. Joey had a career game."

Yenne netted her second score 51 minutes into the game on a pass from freshman midfielder Cailtlin Fisher. Settling the ball in front of the Yale net, Yenne turned and fired.

In the 54th minute, sophomore Orly Ripmaster served a beautifully arching ball from the right sideline, which Yenne redirected past the unprepared Yale goalie for the hat trick.

"Joey's great at getting position," Corkery said. "She put the ball back to the side that it came from, which is exactly what you want to do on a header."

Yenne has been a star all year despite a soar left knee.

"She was hurt early, but she's been playing through it," said freshman Katie Westfall. "She's a role model for the younger players on the team. If I make a poor pass, she can recover it. If my head's down, she'll come over and encourage me."