For the first time in its history, Yale Basketball hosted
Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's
a postseason game in John J. Lee Amphitheater as
Basketball became Yale’s All-Time Winningest
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Basketball Coach. A rematch with Ivy rival
Tournament (CIT). The Bulldogs went on an
Columbia in the quarterfinals came down to the
impressive post-season run, winning three road
strong second half play of Javier Duren to secure a
games and beating four teams that won at least 20 72-69 victory. Yale faced VMI in the semifinals and games on their way to the championship game.
defeated the nation’s top scoring team 75-62 by
Yale’s first game against Quinnipiac came down to
capitalizing on their size advantage and controlling
the final second when a three-pointer from
the tempo. In the championship matchup against
sophomore Justin Sears lifted the Bulldogs to a 69-68 Murray State, the bulldogs battled hard but victory. Next, the Bulldogs traveled to Worcester,
ultimately lost 65-57. Yale finished the seasons with
MA and would ultimately defeat Holy Cross 71-66 on a 19-14 overall record. Notably, head coach James strong second half play and clutch free throws in
Jones has led the Bulldogs to 208 wins, the third
the final minutes. With the win, James Jones, The
most of any coach in Ivy League history.
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Yale Diving completed a successful 2014 season both individually and as a team. Freshman Lilybet MacRae was undefeated in 1 meter competitions for the entire dual meet schedule and Ivy League Championship. She earned second on the 3 meter at the Ivy Championships and won the coveted Rick Gilbert high point diver award, which is given out to the competitor who scores the most points in diving. MacRae is only the second diver in Yale history to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Senior Tyler Pramer was a finalist at the Ivy Championships in the one and three meter events all four years, earning him the "Ron Keenehold" Award for the senior diver who scored the most career points among their graduating class. He is the first Yale diver to ever receive this honor. For an impressive fifth straight semester, Yale Men’s Swimming and Diving earned the top spot among the CSCAA NCAA Division I Scholar All-America Teams. Yale’s collective GPA of 3.62 gave them a significant lead over runner-up Harvard whose collective GPA was 3.41. The Women’s Swimming & Diving team also received Scholar All-America recognition for their collective GPA of 3.48 which ranked them 16th in Division I and top among the Ivy League.
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Women’s Post-Season Yale Women’s Ice Hockey had a strong season finishing 9-16-7 in ECAC Hockey play and earned the program’s first ECAC playoff birth since 2008. The Bulldogs fought hard in the ECAC tournament, making it to the third game of the semifinal round against No. 5 Harvard. Yale fought hard throughout the entire series — playing two double overtime games totaling nearly 180 minutes of hockey prior to the season ending loss. Yale will graduate four seniors, captain Tara Tomimoto, Patricia McGauley, Paige Decker and Ashley Dunbar.
Phoebe Staenz Rookie of the Year and Olympian Freshman standout Phoebe Staenz, a native of Zurich, Switzerland, represented her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She earned a bronze medal at the Olympics with Team Switzerland and scored the game-tying goal in Switzerland's come-frombehind 4-3 win over Sweden for the bronze medal on Feb. 20. Staenz made an immediate impact on the Bulldog squad, leading the team in scoring and earning three ECAC Hockey Honors: Hockey Rookie of the Year, third-team All– ECAC Hockey, and conference All-Rookie Team selection. All while missing 12 games for the Elis due to her national team commitments.
Agostino and Root: From Yale to Professional Hockey Senior standout Ken Agostino signed a two-year deal with the Calgary Flames. On March 21, Agostino made his NHL debut for the Flames in their match against the Nashville Predators. Senior captain Jesse Root signed an amateur contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. On March 19, Root made his debut against the Hartford Wolf Pack. Following the 2014 season, Agostino and Root lead Eli scorers with 14 goals a piece. Root was named Best Defensive Forward in ECAC Hockey, the first Yale player to earn the honor, while also being named second-team All ECAC and first-team All-Ivy. Agostino was named third-team All-ECAC.
Men's Basketball
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Javier Duren (Jr.) – Honorable Mention All-Ivy;
Tara Tomimoto (Sr.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy
CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy League All-Conference 2nd Team;
Jackie Raines (Jr.) – ECAC Hockey Player of the Week, 2/18
Ivy League Player of the Week, 11/18
Jaimie Leonoff (Jr.) - ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week, 1/21
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Justin Sears (So.) – 1 Team All-Ivy; CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy
Phoebe Staenz (Fr.) – U.S. College Hockey Online Rookie of the Year;
League All-Conference 1st Team; NABC District 13 first team; Ivy
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year; 3rd Team All-ECAC Hockey; ECAC
League Player of the Week, 11/12, 1/20, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17; All-
Hockey All-Rookie Team; All-Ivy Honorable Mention; New England
Connecticut 6 Preseason Team
Hockey Writers Division I All-Star team; ECAC Hockey Rookie of the rd
Matt Townsend (Jr.) - Capital One Academic All-America 3 Team; Capital One Academic All-District I Team
Month (December); ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (January); ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week, 12/3, 12/10, 1/21, 1/28; ECAC Player of the Week, 12/10
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Krista Yip-Chuck (Fr.) - ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (February)
Sarah Halejian (Jr.) – 1st Team All-Ivy; CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy League All-Conference 2nd Team; Ivy League Player of Week, 12/3,
Men’s Squash
12/16, 2/24; CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy Player of the Week,
Neil Martin (Sr.) – All-Ivy Team
2/24 Janna Graf (Sr.) –Ivy League Player of Week, 1/20;
Women’s Squash
CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy League All-Conference 2nd Team
Millie Tomlinson (Sr.) – All-Ivy Team; First Team All-American Kim Hay (Sr.) – All-Ivy Team; Second Team All-American
Men’s Fencing
Shihui Mao (Jr.) – Second Team All-American nd
Hugh O’Cinneide (So.) – 2 Team All-Ivy
Issey Norman-Ross (Jr.) – Second Team All-American
Women’s Fencing
Men’s Swimming and Diving nd
Brian Hogan (So.) – NCAA qualifier (200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle); 1st
Katherine Miller (So.) – 2 Team All-Ivy
Team All-Ivy (1000 freestyle); 2nd Team All-Ivy (500 and 1650 GYMNASTICS
freestyle)
Ashley O’Connor (Sr.) – ECAC Coaches Choice Award, 3/19 Morgan Traina (Jr.) – Co-Gymnast of the Week, 1/19, 3/19
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Camilla Opperman (So.) - ECAC Coaches Choice Award, 2/4
Eva Fabian (So.) – NCAA qualifier (500, 1,650 freestyle) 1st Team AllIvy (500 and 1650 freestyles); 2nd team All-Ivy (500 freestyle); 2nd
MEN’S HOCKEY
Team All-Ivy (800-yard freestyle relay) rd
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Kenny Agostino (Sr.) – 3 Team All-ECAC; 2 Team All-Ivy
Casey Lincoln (So.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (1,650 freestyle)
John Hayden (Fr.) – ECAC Player & Rookie of the Week, 1/18
Emma Smith (So.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (400 IM)
Alex Lyon (Fr.) - Ivy League co-Rookie of the Year; All-Ivy honorable
Lilybet MacRae (Fr.) – NCAA qualifier (one-meter dive, three-meter
mention; ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week; 3/10; ECAC Rookie of the
dive), 1st Team All-Icy (one-meter dive); 2nd Team All-Ivy (three-
Week, 1/1
meter dive) Sydney Hirschi (Fr,) – 1st Team All-Ivy (200 butterfly)
Rob O’Gara (So.) - 2nd Team All-Ivy nd
Jesse Root (Sr.) – Best Defensive Forward (ECAC); 2 Team All-ECAC, Kina Zhou (Fr,) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (200 freestyle); 2nd Team All-Ivy 1st Team All-Ivy; ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year finalist
(800-yard freestyle relay)
Stu Wilson (So.) – Liberty Hockey Invitational All-Tournament Team
Michelle Chintanaphol (Fr.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (200 backstroke)
Gus Young (Sr.) - 2nd Team All-Ivy
Olivia Jameson (Fr.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (800-yard freestyle relay) Anna Wujciak (Fr.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (800-yard freestyle relay)
A number of successful and memorable alumni gatherings were hosted this winter, including: Lacrosse Association Annual Dinners Field Hockey Association Alumnae Fete Swimming & Diving Association Alumni Weekend Baseball Association Inaugural Leadoff Dinner Men’s Basketball Alumni Day Skillman Associates Alumni Day Women’s Ice Hockey Alumnae Weekend Men’s Ice Hockey Alumni Weekend Thank you for your incredible support!