For the first time in its history, Yale Basketball hosted

a postseason game in John J. Lee Amphitheater as

a member of the field of the ColledgeInsider.com

Tournament (CIT). The Bulldogs went on an

impressive post-season run, winning three road

games and beating four teams that won at least 20

games on their way to the championship game.

Yale’s first game against Quinnipiac came down to

the final second when a three-pointer from

sophomore Justin Sears lifted the Bulldogs to a 69-68

victory. Next, the Bulldogs traveled to Worcester,

MA and would ultimately defeat Holy Cross 71-66 on

strong second half play and clutch free throws in

the final minutes. With the win, James Jones, The

Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's

Basketball became Yale’s All-Time Winningest

Basketball Coach. A rematch with Ivy rival

Columbia in the quarterfinals came down to the

strong second half play of Javier Duren to secure a

72-69 victory. Yale faced VMI in the semifinals and

defeated the nation’s top scoring team 75-62 by

capitalizing on their size advantage and controlling

the tempo. In the championship matchup against

Murray State, the bulldogs battled hard but

ultimately lost 65-57. Yale finished the seasons with

a 19-14 overall record. Notably, head coach James

Jones has led the Bulldogs to 208 wins, the third

most of any coach in Ivy League history.

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sports. If you have already given to your favorite sport, thank you! Please consider making an additional

gift in support of the RTA Fund. To do so, you can mail payment and the appeal form included with this

newsletter to Yale Athletics P.O. Box 1844, New Haven, CT 06508-1844, or make a gift online at

www.yalebulldogs.com/give.html. Thank you for supporting Yale Athletics!

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.

Yale Athletics is proud

of the coaching

faculty that represent

the long tradition and

promising future of our

excellent programs.

Of the 30 head

coaching positions

within the

Department, 20

endowments have

been established,

three are close to

being completed,

and seven remain

available for naming.

This is due to the

incredibly generous

support of our

alumni/ae and we

thank you!

Go Bulldogs!

New endowment wall in lobby of Ray Tompkins House

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-from-

behind 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

Javier Duren (Jr.) – Honorable Mention All-Ivy;

CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy League All-Conference 2nd Team;

Ivy League Player of the Week, 11/18

Justin Sears (So.) – 1st Team All-Ivy; CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy

League All-Conference 1st Team; NABC District 13 first team; Ivy

League Player of the Week, 11/12, 1/20, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17; All-

Connecticut 6 Preseason Team

Matt Townsend (Jr.) - Capital One Academic All-America 3rd Team;

Capital One Academic All-District I Team

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Sarah Halejian (Jr.) – 1st Team All-Ivy; CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy

League All-Conference 2nd Team; Ivy League Player of Week, 12/3,

12/16, 2/24; CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy Player of the Week,

2/24

Janna Graf (Sr.) –Ivy League Player of Week, 1/20;

CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy League All-Conference 2nd Team

Men’s Fencing

Hugh O’Cinneide (So.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy

Women’s Fencing

Katherine Miller (So.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy

GYMNASTICS

Ashley O’Connor (Sr.) – ECAC Coaches Choice Award, 3/19

Morgan Traina (Jr.) – Co-Gymnast of the Week, 1/19, 3/19

Camilla Opperman (So.) - ECAC Coaches Choice Award, 2/4

MEN’S HOCKEY

Kenny Agostino (Sr.) – 3rd Team All-ECAC; 2nd Team All-Ivy

John Hayden (Fr.) – ECAC Player & Rookie of the Week, 1/18

Alex Lyon (Fr.) - Ivy League co-Rookie of the Year; All-Ivy honorable

mention; ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week; 3/10; ECAC Rookie of the

Week, 1/1

Rob O’Gara (So.) - 2nd Team All-Ivy

Jesse Root (Sr.) – Best Defensive Forward (ECAC); 2nd Team All-ECAC,

1st Team All-Ivy; ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year finalist

Stu Wilson (So.) – Liberty Hockey Invitational All-Tournament Team

Gus Young (Sr.) - 2nd Team All-Ivy

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Tara Tomimoto (Sr.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy

Jackie Raines (Jr.) – ECAC Hockey Player of the Week, 2/18

Jaimie Leonoff (Jr.) - ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week, 1/21

Phoebe Staenz (Fr.) – U.S. College Hockey Online Rookie of the Year;

ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year; 3rd Team All-ECAC Hockey; ECAC

Hockey All-Rookie Team; All-Ivy Honorable Mention; New England

Hockey Writers Division I All-Star team; ECAC Hockey Rookie of the

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

Krista Yip-Chuck (Fr.) - ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (February)

Men’s Squash

Neil Martin (Sr.) – All-Ivy Team

Women’s Squash

Millie Tomlinson (Sr.) – All-Ivy Team; First Team All-American

Kim Hay (Sr.) – All-Ivy Team; Second Team All-American

Shihui Mao (Jr.) – Second Team All-American

Issey Norman-Ross (Jr.) – Second Team All-American

Men’s Swimming and Diving

Brian Hogan (So.) – NCAA qualifier (200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle); 1st

Team All-Ivy (1000 freestyle); 2nd Team All-Ivy (500 and 1650

freestyle)

Women’s Swimming and Diving

Eva Fabian (So.) – NCAA qualifier (500, 1,650 freestyle) 1st Team All-

Ivy (500 and 1650 freestyles); 2nd team All-Ivy (500 freestyle); 2nd

Team All-Ivy (800-yard freestyle relay)

Casey Lincoln (So.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (1,650 freestyle)

Emma Smith (So.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (400 IM)

Lilybet MacRae (Fr.) – NCAA qualifier (one-meter dive, three-meter

dive), 1st Team All-Icy (one-meter dive); 2nd Team All-Ivy (three-

meter dive)

Sydney Hirschi (Fr,) – 1st Team All-Ivy (200 butterfly)

Kina Zhou (Fr,) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (200 freestyle); 2nd Team All-Ivy

(800-yard freestyle relay)

Michelle Chintanaphol (Fr.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (200 backstroke)

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!