NEW HAVEN, Conn. – With the sport of field hockey returning to Wagner for the first time since 1978 this season, Yale will be a part of the Seahawks' historic season. The two teams meet Friday (4:00,
NEC Front Row) at the Seahawks' new field hockey complex.
YALE FALLS TO RANKED FOES IN VIRGINIA
Yale (1-3, 0-0 Ivy League) is coming off two hard-fought road losses at ranked opponents in Virginia last weekend. The Bulldogs were within a goal of both No. 16 Liberty and No. 6 Virginia in the second half of each game, but ultimately fell 4-2 to the Flames and 3-0 to the Cavaliers. The trip marked a homecoming for Yale's three players from Virginia -- first-year sisters midfielder
April Kim and forward/midfielder
Ashley Kim (Fredericksburg, Va.), and senior forward
Annina Zelkin (Lorton, Va.).
DAVIES AMONG SCORING LEADERS
Junior forward/midfielder
Imogen Davies (Kilmacolm, Scotland) has six points (2-2-6) through the first four games, tied for fifth in the Ivy League in that category. The primary inserter on penalty corners, Davies had two points in each of the first three games.
TERROSO LEADS LEAGUE IN SAVE PERCENTAGE
Junior goalkeeper
Sydney Terroso (York, Pa.) leads the Ivy League in save percentage (.766). She is second in the league in saves (36).
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Friday's game is part of a stretch that will see Yale play six of seven games on the road. The Bulldogs' lone home contest between Sept. 9 and Oct. 11 is a meeting with Harvard on Sept. 28. That is the Ivy League opener.
MIFFLIN ANNOUNCED AS BUSH AWARD WINNER
On Monday Yale Athletics announced that field hockey alum
Lawrie Mifflin '73 is one of five recipients of the George H.W. Bush Lifetime of Leadership Award, which honors alumni athletes who, in their lives after Yale, have made significant leadership contributions in their worlds of governance, commerce, science and technology, education, public service, and the arts and media.
Mifflin, the first woman sports reporter at the New York Daily News, is best known for her long (1982-2013) career with the New York Times, mostly as senior editor.
Mifflin will be honored at Yale's Blue Leadership Ball on Nov. 22 at the William K. Lanman Center inside Payne Whitney Gym.
SCOUTING WAGNER
Wagner (1-2, 0-0 NEC) announced in January of 2018 that it was adding field hockey as a varsity sport. The Seahawks played as a club team last year, hiring Niki Miller as head coach this past August. The team's roster includes 10 freshmen, four sophomores, two juniors and a grad student. The Seahawks opened the season with a 3-0 win at Hofstra but have dropped their last two by a combined score of 14-3.
