Yale Bulldogs women's basketball

Yale Bulldogs
Yale Bulldogs
	2024–25 Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team
University	Yale University
First season	1973;52 years ago
All-time record	491–611 (.446)
Head coach	Dalila Eshe (3rd season)
Conference	Ivy League
Location	New Haven, Connecticut
Arena	Payne Whitney Gymnasium ; (capacity: 2,532)
Nickname	Bulldogs ; Elis ;
Colors	Yale blue and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
Conference regular season champions
	1979

Last updated March 17, 2025

The Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Yale University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Bulldogs, also nicknamed the Elis, play home basketball games at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut on the university campus.

Postseason history

The Bulldogs have never played in the NCAA Tournament. Yale won the Ivy League title in 1979, but the Ivy League champion at the time were not regularly invited to the NCAA Tournament. They have made two postseason appearances, the 2011 WNIT and the 2018 WBI.

WNIT results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011 WNIT	First Round	Boston College	L 61–85

WBI results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018 WBI	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	Northeastern Binghamton South Alabama Central Arkansas	W 68–58 W 70–64 W 69–68 W 54–50

Coaches

Coaching Records^[2]
Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Winning %
Chris Simmons	1973–74	1	12	.077
Mike Baskauskas	1974–75	12	6	.667
Ed Goldstone	1975–76	13	5	.722
Louise O'Neal	1976–79	40	25	.615
Maggie Muldoon	1979–84	54	71	.432
Diann Nestal	1984–90	79	78	.503
Cecelia DeMarco	1990–99	107	127	.457
Amy Backus	1999–2005	54	108	.333
Chris Gobrecht	2005–15	117	162	.419
Allison Guth	2015–22	48	32	.600
Dalila Eshe	2022–present			–

References

↑ "Yale Athletics Brand Guidelines" (PDF). December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
↑ "Yale Women's Basketball Records and Awards" (PDF). Yale Athletic Communications. Yale University. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

External links

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[1] "Yale Athletics Brand Guidelines" (PDF). December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[2] "Yale Women's Basketball Records and Awards" (PDF). Yale Athletic Communications. Yale University. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

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v t e Yale Bulldogs women's basketball
Venues	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1973–present)
Culture & lore	History Handsome Dan
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Ivy League women's basketball
Teams	Brown Bears Columbia Lions Cornell Big Red Dartmouth Big Green Harvard Crimson Penn Quakers Princeton Tigers Yale Bulldogs
Championships & awards	Conference tournament
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24