NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After totaling six ground balls and five caused turnovers for the No. 8 Yale women's lacrosse team last week, senior defender
Emmy Pascal (Lorton, Va.) has been named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week. The league announced the award Monday afternoon. This is the fourth time this season a Yale player has earned a weekly award from the league.
Pascal, Yale's captain, leads a Yale defense that ranks No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense (5.89 goals allowed per game). She helped the Bulldogs limit No. 5 Syracuse to six goals Tuesday, then helped Yale to a 10-8 win vs. Brown on Sunday. She is tied for the Ivy League lead in caused turnovers per game (2.22) and is tied for sixth in the league in ground balls per game (2.11).
Pascal is on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List for the second season in a row, and she was a preseason All-America pick by both ILWomen and USA Lacrosse. Last year she was named honorable mention USA Lacrosse All-America, first team IWLCA All-Northeast Region and second team All-Ivy League. She was an IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selection.
Pascal is a graduate of St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School.
Yale (8-1, 2-0 Ivy League) plays at No. 19 Princeton Saturday at 12:00 p.m.
Yale Women's Lacrosse Ivy League Players of the Week 2026
Feb. 23
Kate Gould, Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week
Mar. 2
Niamh Pfaff, Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week
Mar. 16
Kate Gould, Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week
Mar. 23
Emmy Pascal, Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week
