Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse

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Yale Bulldogs
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Founded1882
University Yale University
Head coachAndy Shay (since 2003 season)
Stadium Reese Stadium
(capacity: 3,000)
Location New Haven, Connecticut
Conference Ivy League
Nickname Bulldogs
ColorsYale blue and white [1]
   
Pre-NCAA era championships
1883
NCAA Tournament championships
2018
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
2019
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
1990, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1990, 1992, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
(12) 1988, 1990, 1992, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Conference regular season championships
1956, 1969, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2022

The Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse team represents Yale University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Yale competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays their home games at Reese Stadium in New Haven, Connecticut. The Bulldogs have captured the Ivy League championship five times. Yale is credited, alongside Harvard and Princeton, with the 1883 national championship. [2]

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On May 28, 2018, the Bulldogs defeated Duke to claim their second ever national title and first NCAA championship in the sport. Yale returned to the championship game the following year, but lost to the Virginia Cavaliers in the 2019 championship final.

History

The first Yale lacrosse team was fielded in 1882 and joined the Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association the following year. [3] The 1978 team, coached by Bob McHenry, was one of Yale's most exciting teams to watch in action.

Yale has made ten appearances in the NCAA tournament since its establishment in 1971. Their first appearance was in 1988, when they were eliminated in double overtime by Virginia, 10–9. In 1990, Yale earned a first-round bye, and then defeated Princeton, 17–9, for their first NCAA tournament win. The Bulldogs fell in the semifinals to Loyola, 14–13 in double overtime. Yale returned to the NCAA tournament in 1992, advancing through the first round with a win against Navy, 9–3, before being eliminated by Syracuse, 17–8. [4]

Yale finished the 2010 season with a 10–4 record, but an Ivy League tournament semifinal loss to Princeton and a weak RPI kept them out of the NCAA field. [5] The team finished the season ranked 18th in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Men's Division I Media Poll. [6]

Since 2010, under the direction of head coach Andy Shay, Yale has won ten or more games every season except 2014 when they won 9. During that time they won or shared four Ivy League regular season titles, including 2 outright, as well as participating in every Ivy League tournament since its inception in 2010, winning five of them. In addition during that span the Bulldogs have made 7 NCAA tournament appearances, winning 8 NCAA tournament games, culminating in a national championship in 2018, followed by a national championship runner-up finish in 2019.[ citation needed ]

Season results

The following is a list of Yale's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bob McHenry (Ivy League)(1970–1980)
1970Bob McHenry 8–44–23rd
1971Bob McHenry 5–73–34th
1972Bob McHenry 7–84–2T–2nd
1973Bob McHenry 4–81–5T–6th
1974Bob McHenry 3–80–67th
1975Bob McHenry 7–72–45th
1976Bob McHenry 6–80–67th
1977Bob McHenry 6–81–5T–5th
1978Bob McHenry 5–81–5T–6th
1979Bob McHenry 7–71–56th
1980Bob McHenry 3–110–67th
Bob McHenry:61–84 (.421)17–49 (.258)
Mike Waldvogel (Ivy League)(1981–2002)
1981Mike Waldvogel 6–80–67th
1982Mike Waldvogel 3–100–67th
1983Mike Waldvogel 5–100–67th
1984Mike Waldvogel 4–91–5T–6th
1985Mike Waldvogel 10–34–2T–2nd
1986Mike Waldvogel 5–92–45th
1987Mike Waldvogel 6–72–45th
1988Mike Waldvogel 12–45–1T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
1989Mike Waldvogel 10–55–11st
1990Mike Waldvogel 16–25–1T–1st NCAA Division I Final Four
1991Mike Waldvogel 8–73–3T–3rd
1992Mike Waldvogel 12–45–12nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1993Mike Waldvogel 7–63–3T–3rd
1994Mike Waldvogel 8–64–23rd
1995Mike Waldvogel 5–92–4T–5th
1996Mike Waldvogel 9–54–23rd
1997Mike Waldvogel 5–91–5T–6th
1998Mike Waldvogel 5–92–4T–5th
1999Mike Waldvogel 7–64–2T–2nd
2000Mike Waldvogel 8–53–3T–3rd
2001Mike Waldvogel 6–73–3T–3rd
2002Mike Waldvogel 9–44–2T–2nd
Mike Waldvogel:166–144 (.535)62–70 (.470)
Daryl Delia (Ivy League)(2002–2003)
2003Daryl Delia 9–52–4T–4th
Daryl Delia:9–5 (.643)2–4 (.333)
Andy Shay (Ivy League)(2004–Present)
2004Andy Shay 6–81–57th
2005Andy Shay 7–5–13–34th
2006Andy Shay 6–81–56th
2007Andy Shay 7–62–45th
2008Andy Shay 4–100–67th
2009Andy Shay 5–81–5T–6th
2010Andy Shay 10–44–2T–1st
2011Andy Shay 10–43–3T–3rd
2012Andy Shay 11–54–2T–2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2013Andy Shay 12–54–22nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2014Andy Shay 9–53–34th
2015Andy Shay 11–53–3T–4th NCAA Division I First Round
2016Andy Shay 13–35–12nd NCAA Division I First Round
2017Andy Shay 10–65–11st NCAA Division I First Round
2018Andy Shay 17–36–01st NCAA Division I Champion
2019Andy Shay 15–45–12nd NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2020Andy Shay 3–10–0††
2021Andy Shay 0–00–0††††
2022Andy Shay 12–54–2T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2023Andy Shay 9–63–34th NCAA Division I First Round
2024Andy Shay 11–44–2T–2nd
Andy Shay:188–105–1 (.641)61–53 (.535)
Total:692–542–6 (.560)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.
†† Ivy League cancelled 2021 collegiate season due to the COVID-19 virus.

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References

  1. ↑ "Yale Athletics Brand Guidelines" (PDF). December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ Yale Men's Lacrosse 2010 Quick Facts (PDF), Yale University, retrieved May 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ David G. Pietramala, Bob Scott, Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, p. 243-244, Baltimore: JHU Press, 2006, ISBN   0-8018-8371-7.
  4. ↑ Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Lacrosse Record Book (PDF), National Collegiate Athletic Association, retrieved May 30, 2010.
  5. ↑ Geoff Shannon, Snubs and Surprises from Men's DI NCAA Tournament Field, Inside Lacrosse , May 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ Nike/Inside Lacrosse Men's DI Media Poll, ESPN, June 6, 2010.
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