Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse

Yale Bulldogs
Founded 1882 (1882)
University Yale University
Head coach Andy Shay (since 2003 season)
Stadium Reese Stadium
(capacity: 3,000)
Location New Haven, Connecticut
Conference Ivy League
Nickname Bulldogs
Colors Yale Blue and White[1]
         
Pre-NCAA era championships
1883
NCAA Tournament championships
2018
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
1990, 2018
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1990, 1992, 2013, 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances
(9) - 1988, 1990, 1992, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Conference Tournament championships
2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Conference regular season championships
(8) - 1956, 1969, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2010, 2017, 2018

The Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse team represents Yale University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Yale competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays their home games at Reese Stadium in New Haven, Connecticut. The Bulldogs have captured the Ivy League championship five times. Yale is credited, alongside Harvard and Princeton, with the 1883 national championship.[2]

On May 28, 2018, the Bulldogs defeated Duke to claim their second ever national title and first NCAA championship in the sport.

History

The first Yale lacrosse team was fielded in 1882 and joined the Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association the following year.[3] The 1978 varsity team, coached by Bob McHenry, backed by the strong defensive efforts of John "Sandy" MacMullen, Mike Burns and Captain Brad Gano, and fueled offensively by Andy Murr, Mike Cromwell, John Piazza, Courtney Whitney, Mike Corcoran, Kevin Connolly and Brian Matthews, among others, was one of Yale's most colorful and exciting teams to watch in action.

Their record suffered, however, as the hotly recruited center midfielder, Todd "Tedious" LaRoche ('78), high scorer for Roger Ludlowe's varsity lacrosse team in 1974, did not play beyond his freshman year at Yale. LaRoche was the only player in Ludlowe history to score three consecutive single-handed goals from the face-off.

Yale has made six appearances in the NCAA tournament since its establishment in 1971. Their first appearance was in 1988, when they were eliminated in double overtime by Virginia, 10–9. In 1990, Yale earned a first-round bye, and then defeated Princeton, 17–9, for their first NCAA tournament win. The Bulldogs fell in the semifinals to Loyola, 14–13 in double overtime. Yale returned to the NCAA tournament in 1992, advancing through the first round with a win against Navy, 9–3, before being eliminated by Syracuse, 17–8.[4]

Yale finished the 2010 season with a 10–4 record, but an Ivy League tournament semifinal loss to Princeton and a weak RPI kept them out of the NCAA field.[5] The team finished the season ranked 18th in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Men's Division I Media Poll.[6]

Annual records

YearWinsLossesPercentConferencePlayoffsNational RankRPISOSPower Rating (1)
200958.3675th271233
2010104.6671stIvy League Regular Season Title281630
2011104.7003rd1615720
2012115.7202ndIvy Tourney Title, NCAA 1st Round (4)29129
2013125.6201stIvy Tourney Title, NCAA Quarterfinals (3)11857
201495.6434th16151813
2015114.7334thIvy Tourney Title, NCAA 1st Round (2)119239
2016 13 3 .813 2nd Ivy Tourney Title, NCAA 1st Round 4
2017 10 6 .625 1st Ivy League Regular Season Title, Ivy Tourney Title, NCAA 1st Round 8
2018 17 3 .850 1st NCAA Champion, Ivy League Regular Season Title 1 1 8 1
(1) Laxpower Power Rating
(2) Won Ivy League conference tournament over Princeton 11-10. Lost NCAA 1st round 8-7 against Maryland.
(3) Won Ivy League conference tournament. Lost NCAA 1st round 13-7 to Notre Dame.
(4) Won Ivy League conference tournament. Lost NCAA 1st round 13-7 to Notre Dame.

References

  1. ↑ "Yale University – Identity Guidelines". Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ Yale Men's Lacrosse 2010 Quick Facts (PDF), Yale University, retrieved May 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ David G. Pietramala, Bob Scott, Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, p. 243-244, Baltimore: JHU Press, 2006, ISBN 0-8018-8371-7.
  4. ↑ Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Lacrosse Record Book (PDF), National Collegiate Athletic Association, retrieved May 30, 2010.
  5. ↑ Geoff Shannon, Snubs and Surprises from Men's DI NCAA Tournament Field, Inside Lacrosse, May 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ Nike/Inside Lacrosse Men's DI Media Poll, ESPN, June 6, 2010.
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