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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's basketball team hosts Northeastern Friday in the home opener (5:30 p.m., ESPN+, International Stream, Live Stats). The Bulldogs are coming off a thrilling 63-57 overtime win at Providence Tuesday. Friday's game is part of a doubleheader, as the Yale men's basketball team hosts UMass at 8:00 p.m.
 
Last Game
Yale (1-0, 0-0 Ivy League) opened the 2021-22 season with a 63-57 win at Providence Tuesday evening. The Bulldogs were within seconds of a victory in regulation before a Friars buzzer-beater tied the game 50-50 and forced the extra session. Yale took control early in OT, with five points in the first 90 seconds from sophomore guard Klara Astrom (Menlo Park, Calif.). She and sophomore guard Jenna Clark (Pittsburgh, Pa.) finished with a team-high 14 points.
 
Welcome
Four players made their Yale debuts in the win at Providence Tuesday:

• First year guard/forward Mackenzie Egger (Mount Pleasant, Mich.)
• First year guard Christen McCann (Port St. Lucie, Fla.)
• First year forward Grace Thybulle (Irvington, N.Y.)
• Sophomore guard Elles van der Maas (Sydney, Australia)

 
McCann, who started the game, finished with nine points, four rebounds and a steal. Thybulle got her first career point and rebound. Egger had a pair of rebounds and a steal.
 
Astrom Establishes New High
Sophomore guard Klara Astrom (Menlo Park, Calif.) has already bested her season-high in points from her first year (13). Astrom's 14 points in the season opener at Providence included a pair of three-pointers and a six-for-six performance at the free throw line. 
 
Cade Controls the Boards
Senior forward Alex Cade (Shaker Heights, Ohio) continues to show a knack for rebounding. She grabbed eight rebounds in 30 minutes Tuesday night at Providence, a rate of 10.7 per 40 minutes. Her rebounding rate per 40 minutes in her most recent season, 2019-20, was 8.1 (67 rebounds in 330 minutes), ranking her third on the team among players with at least 300 minutes.
 
Clark Provides Spark
Sophomore guard Jenna Clark (Pittsburgh, Pa.) established career highs in points (14), assists (5) and steals (4) in Tuesday's win at Providence. She also tied her career high with six rebounds.
 
Emsbo Resumes Block Party
Junior forward Camilla Emsbo (Lakewood, Colo.) had four blocks in Tuesday's win at Providence, also adding a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. She is already second on Yale's career blocks list with 118, trailing only Erica Davis '07 (182). She finished the 2019-20 season with 62 blocks, one shy of Davis' Yale single-season record. Her single-game high in blocks is five (three times in her career).
 
Home Cooking
Yale is 50-24 (.676) at John J. Lee Amphitheater since the start of the 2014-15 season. 
 
Winning at a Record Pace
Yale ended its most recent season (2019-20) with 19 wins, tying the school wins record that was set by the 2017-18 team. The 2019-20 Bulldogs' .704 winning percentage ranked third in school history, trailing only the 1976-77 squad (15-5, .750) and the 1975-76 squad (13-5, .722). The Bulldogs had 69 wins in the four seasons from 2016-17 through 2019-20, the most for any four-year span in school history.
 
Scouting Northeastern
Northeastern is coming off a 7-13 2020-21 season and opened the 2021-22 season Wednesday with a 71-45 win at Holy Cross. The Huskies are in their first season under head coach Bridgette Mitchell, who spent the previous two seasons at Pittsburgh. Guard Kendall Currence was a preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention selection. She averaged 10.7 points per game last year, shooting .441 from the field and .338 from three-point territory.
 
Social Media

• Twitter: @YaleWBasketball
• Instagram: @YaleWBasketball

?? Camilla Emsbo protects the lead in the 4th quarter! #ThisIsYale pic.twitter.com/EFwHya3NOi

— Yale Women's Basketball (@YaleWBasketball) November 9, 2021