M. HOCKEY | Outshot Elis end with a win
The Bulldogs left Dartmouth Saturday night with their first win of the season, 2–1.
CROSS COUNTRY | Elis hope to use experience to improve in 2010
The men’s and women’s cross country teams return a core of experienced runners as they look to improve upon seventh and eighth-place finishes, respectively, at last season’s Ivy League Championships.
M. SOCCER | New Elis key in 2010
Injuries and inexperience plagued the men’s soccer team last fall as the Bulldogs put up a lackluster 5–9–3 record overall and 2–5 in conference play to finish tied for last place in the Ivy League with Columbia. But this year, the Elis hope to change that, returning key players despite losing five seniors to graduation and, according to head coach Brian Tompkins, a strong incoming class of freshman recruits.
New swimming coaches named
Tim Wise and Cristina Teuscher are the new head coaches of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, respectively. Frank Keefe, who had been coach of both teams since 1978, retired this year.
Elis to be tested for sickle cell trait
In line with a new NCAA requirement sent to universities on April 13, Yale has begun testing athletes for sickle cell trait, a blood condition that can cause sudden death during strenuous activity.
FOOTBALL | Witt, Elis end spring season
As the football team’s spring season winds down, the Bulldogs are gearing up for their annual Blue-White scrimmage set for Saturday — the 12th and final practice for Yale this spring and the last opportunity for fans and coaches to get a glimpse of next year’s squad on the field before the fall.
W. LACROSSE | Greer ’11 balances two sports
Logan Greer ’11, who is currently in season with the women’s lacrosse team, was also recently named captain of the women’s squash team and will enter the 2010-’11 season as the No. 3 ranked women’s player in the College Squash Association. On the lacrosse field, Greer has six goals and 14 ground balls so far this season for the Bulldogs. Greer gave an e-mail interview with the News on Wednesday to discuss her successes in both sports and what it is like to play two varsity sports at Yale.
Ivy League looks to expand TV coverage
Ivy League sporting events may be coming soon to a television set near you. In an effort to reach out to a wider fan base, Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris said the league is in talks with multiple national cable and satellite television networks in order to form a comprehensive multi-year agreement with a network to broadcast Ivy League sports nationwide.
BASEBALL | Division play begins for Bulldogs
The Bulldogs have rebounded from a 0–4 start in Ivy League competition, winning three of the last four games, but they still sit in third in the conference’s Rolfe Division.
Layoffs may strain Payne Whitney
Employees fear security could be compromised
As the Department of Athletics considers more layoffs, four gym employees say the move could compromise the gym’s security.
W. LACROSSE | Elis look to rebound vs. Crimson
After its 13–9 loss to the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday, the women’s lacrosse team (4–6, 1–2 Ivy) will try to regain momentum against Ivy League rival Harvard (4–4, 1–2 Ivy) on Saturday as part of Alumnae Weekend.
BASEBALL | Elis take 2 of 3 against N.Y.I.T.
After a hot start to the season over spring break, the baseball team continued its momentum by winning two of the three games against the New York Institute of Technology this weekend. The Elis (10–6–1) fell in the first of a home doubleheader against the Bears (4-9) 3–2, but came back in the second match to win 4–0. On Sunday the Bulldogs travelled to NYIT’s home field and came from nine runs down to pull out the come-from-behind victory, 13–10.
FOOTBALL | Three Elis to perform for NFL scouts
It’s not often that Ivy League athletes make it big in the pros, but this Thursday three Yale football players — punter/kicker Tom Mante ’10, linebacker Travis Henry ’10 and tight end A.J. Haase ’10 — will have a chance to perform for NFL scouts.
BASEBALL | Elis looking to make noise
With a disappointing last-place finish in the Ivy League’s Rolfe Division last season, the baseball team is looking forward to a fresh start this spring, as they kick off their season at Maryland-Baltimore County this coming weekend. The team ended the 2008-’09 season with a 13–24 record, including a 7–13 performance in the Ivy League, tying Columbia for second to last in the conference and only beating out Penn (5–15).
Blazing the trail
Black Athletes of Yale: Part 4 of 4
As a child, Levi Jackson ’50 was a “teeny little squirt.” But just 10 years later, that little squirt would be one of the best football players Yale had ever seen.
After Yale, giving back
Upon arriving at Yale in 1966, Ghana-native Kwaku Ohene-Frempong ’70 MED ’75 soon became a two-sport star while excelling in the classroom. But he never forgot where he came from.
Beyond just basketball
After breaking Yale’s scoring record, Earl Graves Jr. ’84 played in the NBA before succeeding off the court
Twenty-six years after breaking Yale's record for most points scored on the men's basketball team, Earl G. Graves is now the CEO and president of the company that publishes Black Enterprise magazine.
Star left tracks in record book
When Patricia Melton ’82 graduated from Yale, she was the most decorated women’s track and field athlete in school history. Twenty-eight years later she’s still receiving recognition.
Murray explains where sports fans get their passion
In front of a group of about 25 Yalies interested in careers in the sports industry, Lisa Murray, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of the sports marketing company Octagon Worldwide, spoke at the Ray Thompkins House about why people become sports fans — and how companies can capitalize on those motivations in their marketing.
TRACK | Both Eli teams finish in second
Looking to see how they stand early on in their seasons, the men’s and women’s track and field teams each finished second in their first Ivy League meets Saturday in Hanover, N.H.
FENCING | Elis best Vassar at home
The men and women’s fencing teams picked up where they left off before the break on Monday night at Payne Whitney Gymnasium with wins over Vassar. After both teams swept the Brandeis Invitational before winter break, the men defeated the Brewers 15–12, while the women won 17–10.
M. HOCKEY | Eight-goal explosion
In their first game of the new year at Ingall’s Rink, the Bulldogs (10–4–3, 6–2–2 ECAC) defeated the Bears (5–11–1, 3–6–1) 8–5 in a shootout that was close until the end.
M. HOCKEY | Yale beats Brown, 8–5
Marc Beck live-blogged the men's hockey game against Brown at Ingalls Rink, starting at 7:30 p.m.
M. HOCKEY | Elis unbeaten over break
The No. 6 Bulldogs (9–3–3, 5–1–2 ECAC) defeated conference opponent Dartmouth, 4–2 in Hanover, N.H, on Sunday after a strong performance at the Badger Hockey Showdown last weekend.
M. HOCKEY | Making a statement
Yale 2, rivals 0. A pair of victories for the men’s hockey team against then-No. 4 Quinnipiac and Princeton allowed the team to bounce back from a controversial 1–0 loss at Vermont last week and go into the second half of the season on a two-game win streak.
M. Hockey | Bulldogs overcome Princeton, 4-1
Marc Beck live-blogged the men's hockey game against the Tigers at Ingalls Rink.
Donor faces scrutiny
Namesake of baseball field and coach accused of insider trading; University to investigate
Last April, the University named the new baseball field and the head coach’s position after the family of the donor who gave more than $1 million: John Mazzuto ’70, former CEO of International Enterprises of America.
M. HOCKEY | Blue back on track
The men’s hockey team just can’t get enough overtime games under its belt.
M. HOCKEY | Elis lose in overtime
The men’s hockey team fell just short last night against UMass at Ingalls Rink. In a game of runs, the Bulldogs lost 4–3 in a last-minute overtime goal.
M. HOCKEY | UMass beats Yale
Marc Beck live-blogs the Yale men's hockey game against Massachusetts, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Finishing touches on Yale Bowl renovations
On Saturday, two groups of brothers, the Jensens and the Kenneys, will celebrate the dedication of two new additions to the Yale Bowl, Jensen Plaza and the Kenney Center, which will signal the end of a four-year, $30 million effort to renovate the home of Eli football that refurbished the stadium’s seating, walls, draining and utilities, among other improvements.
Parking fees imposed for The Game
Several years ago, Lisa Hodermarsky, who had recently moved to her new home three blocks from The Yale Bowl, made the mistake of going grocery shopping on the day of The Game. She went in the morning, thinking there wouldn’t be a problem getting to the grocery store — just a mile away — and back.
W. HOCKEY | Attack shut down
Hard times continued for the women’s hockey team in their home opening weekend. The Elis (0–4–1, 0–4–0 ECAC) fell to Princeton (4–1–1, 3–0–1 ECAC) 4–0 Friday and to Quinnipiac (5–3–2, 3–0–1 ECAC) 2–1 the following day in what was another difficult weekend offensively for the Bulldogs.
W. HOCKEY: Rough road trip
With only two games under its belt, the women’s hockey team struggled on the road last weekend against two nationally ranked teams who have had substantially more game experience so far this season.
Ivy League drawbacks
On Oct. 16, the Colgate Raiders of the ECAC Hockey Conference played Nebraska-Omaha to a 1-1 tie in what was the Raiders’ third game of the season. Hours before, the Yale men’s hockey team had just started its first practice of the 2009-’10 campaign, a season in which the team will look to repeat as ECAC Champions.
Beckett relishing role
To this day, Tom Beckett lives by the words his father once told him years ago: “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
BASEBALL | Spring training begins
After a cancellation of its first season game at Yale Field against Central Connecticut State on Tuesday due to a winter storm, the baseball team will start its season this weekend against Wagner and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in Baltimore, Md., kicking off a busy spring break schedule.
SWIMMING | Women place third
For the whole season, the women’s swimming team has been on the heels of the perennial favorites Harvard and Princeton and at the Ivy League Championships last weekend, it was no different.
Residents scrutinize new police strategy
As the New Haven Police Department shifts its strategy, the old policy of community policing is gone — but not forgotten.
M. LACROSSE | Opening the season on a high note
For the men’s lacrosse team, their first game of the 2009 season Saturday was a chance at redemption. The Bulldogs soundly defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders, 13-8, after falling to the Crusaders by just one goal, 7-6, last season.
DIVING | Drew Teer ’10 dives back into the game
Today. That word can be found on a sticker in the locker of diver Drew Teer ’10. And for Teer, it serves as a constant reminder for him to not take anything for granted. He has consistently been a top performer in the 3-meter and 1-meter diving events for the Elis this season, including two third-place finishes in both events this past weekend against Brown.
SWIMMING | Big victories on senior day
After falling below expectations last week against University of Connecticut on the Huskies’ senior day, the Elis were able to come back on their own senior day.
SWIMMING | Huskies surprise Bulldogs
It was Senior Day for the University of Connecticut swimming teams on Saturday and a pumped up Huskies squad along with an energetic crowd proved to be a tough matchup for both the Eli teams. The men were able to sneak away with a 152-148 victory, by far their closest meet of the year. The women, who are now struggling with multiple injuries, lost their meet 184-116.
SWIMMING | Individual highs not enough for H-Y-P win
For the men’s and women’s swimming teams, a week of highs against Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania two weeks ago was followed by a week of lows.
SWIMMING | Swimmers knock foes out of water
It was a weekend of redemption for the men’s swimming team, while the women were set for another nail-biter.
SWIMMING | Training in the tropics
When you think Puerto Rico, you might think a nice warm tropical island vacation, but for the women’s and men’s swimming teams their trip to the island was anything but. The captain of the women’s team, Aidan McKinlay ’09, said the trip was very challenging, with the teams swimming two workouts a day and lifting every other day.
SWIMMING | Swimmers nab second at UVA
It was a challenging weekend for the men’s and women’s swimming teams, but the Elis got through it just fine.
SWIMMING | Swim sweeps SCSU in dual meet
It was just another day at the pool for the men’s and women’s swimming teams in their meets over the break. Both teams finished their round of meets by beating Southern Connecticut State University with convincing margins last Sunday Nov. 23. The Bulldogs began the break competing at the Terrier Invitational at Boston University with a limited travel roster. The men finished in fourth place, while the women finished in ninth. After getting their teams back in full force in New Haven, the men beat the Owls 181-112 while the women put up an equally impressive 178-117 final tally.
W. HOCKEY | Yale tops No. 4 BU, falls to UConn
It’s not every day that an Ivy League team upsets a nationally ranked squad, but over Thanksgiving break, the women’s ice hockey team did just that, defeating No. 4 Boston University (8-3-3) in a non-league matchup, 4-1.
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