FOXBOROUGH, Mass.— For the first time, Yale stormed the field at the end of the season.

Freshman goalie Jack Starr made eight saves, including one in the waning seconds, as the Bulldogs shut down Duke in a 13-11 NCAA championship game victory Monday in front of a crowd of 29,455 at Gillette Stadium. It’s the first title for Yale since lacrosse became an NCAA Division I sport in 1971. The school won a pre-NCAA era championship in 1883.

Duke made a late run, with Peter Conley scoring on an extra-man opportunity with 3:13 to go, but Yale held onto the ball late and the Bulldogs held on for the win.

Jack Tigh netted a first-half hat trick, including the first two goals of the game, as the Bulldogs came out firing. Tewaaraton finalist Ben Reeves didn’t score until the second half, but by then, the Yale offense was already in control.

Despite Duke owning the faceoff battle early on, Yale took advantage of its opportunities and forced Duke turnovers and failed clears. The Blue Devils didn’t have many open looks against the tight Yale coverage, but when they did, Starr stood tall in net.

When it seemed like the Blue Devils might claw back in it with a tally with 39 seconds on the clock in the third, the Bulldogs silenced them with a goal 13 seconds later, which seemed to seal their fate as champions.

With the shot clock running out, Reeves rung the post to reset the shot clock and run the clock down further, and Duke didn’t have enough time, despite a late EMO chance.

Gaudet scored four goals and Reeves tallied three assists.