NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 10 Yale women's lacrosse team hosts Harvard Saturday (12:00 p.m.,
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Saturday is Senior Day, and the Bulldogs will honor their six seniors after the game:
The members of the senior class have been a part of four memorable seasons, and they have led the program to several notable accomplishments. That includes a pair of wins in the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two seasons, helping the Bulldogs advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals twice. This group also led Yale to an Ivy League Championship in 2024 – the program's first since 2003 – and Ivy League Tournament championships in each of the past two years.
The team has been ranked as high as number one in the RPI and number four in the national polls during their careers. The Bulldogs had a nine-game winning streak in their sophomore season – tied for the fourth-longest winning streak in school history – and they had seven-game winning streaks in each of the past two seasons.
The team is 55-15 overall and 21-5 in Ivy League games in their time here. They are currently tied with the Class of 2025 as the winningest class in school history.
The Bulldogs
- Last time out, Yale (11-2, 4-0 Ivy League) beat Penn 7-4. The Quakers scored three times in the game's first 11:25, but just once after that. Backed by 11 saves from sophomore goalkeeper Niamh Pfaff (Garden City, N.Y.), the Yale defense held Penn to its lowest goal total of the season – by four goals. Yale tied its season high with 13 caused turnovers, including four by senior defender Emmy Pascal (Lorton, Va.).
- Yale is 40-5 at Reese Stadium since the opening of Tsai Lacrosse Field House in 2021.
- Six of Yale's final eight opponents are/were ranked or receiving votes in the ILWomen national poll.
- Yale is 2-2 vs. ranked opponents so far this season:
- Won 16-8 at then-No. 19 Princeton Mar. 28
- Won 11-6 at then-No. 5 Michigan Feb. 28
- Lost 6-5 at then-No. 9 Syracuse Mar. 17
- Lost 12-8 to then-No. 17 Army West Point Mar. 31
- Entering the weekend, Yale has the best RPI in the Ivy League:
- 16 Yale
- 23 Princeton
- 24 Penn
- 29 Cornell
- 38 Brown
- 46 Dartmouth
- 55 Harvard
- 87 Columbia
- Yale is ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring defense (6.54 goals allowed per game). This comes on the heels of a 2025 season in which Yale finished No. 4 nationally in scoring defense (8.80 goals allowed per game) and a 2024 season in which Yale finished No. 3 nationally in scoring defense (8.35 goals allowed per game).
- Senior defender Emmy Pascal (Lorton, Va.), Yale's captain, has been named as one of 25 nominees for the Tewaaraton Award as the best college women's lacrosse player. Pascal leads the Ivy League in caused turnovers (30) and is tied for third in the Ivy League in ground balls (33). Prior to being chosen as a Tewaaraton Award nominee, she was on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List alongside two other Bulldogs – first-year midfielder Kate Gould (Nyack, N.Y.) and sophomore goalkeeper Niamh Pfaff (Garden City, N.Y.).
- Sophomore goalkeeper Niamh Pfaff (Garden City, N.Y.) was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. That was the second time this season she has earned that honor.
Ivy League Standings, Saturday Schedule
- Yale 5-0 (vs. Harvard 12:00)
- Penn 4-1 (at Cornell 12:00)
- Cornell 3-2 (vs. Penn 12:00)
- Brown 3-2 (vs. Princeton 12:00)
- Princeton 3-2 (at Brown 12:00)
- Dartmouth 1-4 (vs. Columbia 12:00)
- Harvard 1-4 (at Yale 12:00)
- Columbia 0-5 (at Dartmouth (12:00)
Ivy League Tournament
- Yale has clinched a spot in the Ivy League Tournament, which takes place Friday May 1 (two semifinal games) and Sunday May 3 (Ivy League Tournament Championship). The winner of the tournament, which is hosted by the No. 1 seed, earns the Ivy League's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
- The top four teams in the league standings at the end of the regular season make the tournament. The tiebreaking procedures are outlined here.
The Series vs. Harvard
- Yale has won three in a row in the series vs. Harvard, and five of the last seven.
- Yale has averaged nearly 15 goals per game in the last three games in the series.
The Crimson
- Harvard (5-7, 1-4 Ivy League) has won four of its last six games, including a 14-12 win at then-No. 12 Duke on Mar. 17.
- Harvard has not lost a game by more than two goals since a 15-5 defeat at then-No. 16 Boston College on Mar. 12.
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