NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Yale women's sailing team has been named NEISA Sailors of the Week, as announced by the conference on Wednesday morning.

The Bulldogs earned Sailors of the Week honors following their victory at the Duplin Women's Team Race over the weekend. Yale posted a 13-3 record to claim first place at the highly competitive event.

The regatta featured one full round robin, followed by a top-eight round and a sail-off for third place. After the opening round robin, the Bulldogs found themselves in a five-way tie for first. They rose to the occasion on Sunday, posting a perfect 7-0 record in the top-eight round to secure the victory.

The Bulldogs were led by starters Carly Kieding '29, Sarah Moeder '26, Dorothy Mendelblatt '28, Julia Miller '26, Elle Sykes '27 and Ella Benedetto '29. Clara Diaz Suarez '28 competed in place of Benedetto in six races during the initial round robin and three races in the top-eight round.

Yale returns to action at the Dellenbaugh Team Race, scheduled for March 28-29 in Providence, R.I.