ray tompkins associates newsletter - issue two
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For the first time in its history, Yale Basketball hosted
a postseason game in John J. Lee Amphitheater as
a member of the field of the ColledgeInsider.com
Tournament (CIT). The Bulldogs went on an
impressive post-season run, winning three road
games and beating four teams that won at least 20
games on their way to the championship game.
Yale’s first game against Quinnipiac came down to
the final second when a three-pointer from
sophomore Justin Sears lifted the Bulldogs to a 69-68
victory. Next, the Bulldogs traveled to Worcester,
MA and would ultimately defeat Holy Cross 71-66 on
strong second half play and clutch free throws in
the final minutes. With the win, James Jones, The
Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's
Basketball became Yale’s All-Time Winningest
Basketball Coach. A rematch with Ivy rival
Columbia in the quarterfinals came down to the
strong second half play of Javier Duren to secure a
72-69 victory. Yale faced VMI in the semifinals and
defeated the nation’s top scoring team 75-62 by
capitalizing on their size advantage and controlling
the tempo. In the championship matchup against
Murray State, the bulldogs battled hard but
ultimately lost 65-57. Yale finished the seasons with
a 19-14 overall record. Notably, head coach James
Jones has led the Bulldogs to 208 wins, the third
most of any coach in Ivy League history.
The Ray Tompkins Associates Athletic Directors Excellence Fund addresses the most urgent needs across all
sports. If you have already given to your favorite sport, thank you! Please consider making an additional
gift in support of the RTA Fund. To do so, you can mail payment and the appeal form included with this
newsletter to Yale Athletics P.O. Box 1844, New Haven, CT 06508-1844, or make a gift online at
www.yalebulldogs.com/give.html. Thank you for supporting Yale Athletics!
Yale Diving completed a successful 2014 season both individually and as a team. Freshman Lilybet
MacRae was undefeated in 1 meter competitions for the entire dual meet schedule and Ivy League
Championship. She earned second on the 3 meter at the Ivy Championships and won the coveted Rick
Gilbert high point diver award, which is given out to the competitor who scores the most points in
diving. MacRae is only the second diver in Yale history to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Senior Tyler Pramer was a finalist at the Ivy Championships in the one and three meter events all four years,
earning him the "Ron Keenehold" Award for the senior diver who scored the most career points among
their graduating class. He is the first Yale diver to ever receive this honor.
For an impressive fifth straight semester, Yale Men’s Swimming and Diving earned the top spot among the
CSCAA NCAA Division I Scholar All-America Teams. Yale’s collective GPA of 3.62 gave them a significant
lead over runner-up Harvard whose collective GPA was 3.41. The Women’s Swimming & Diving team also
received Scholar All-America recognition for their collective GPA of 3.48 which ranked them 16th in Division
I and top among the Ivy League.
Yale Athletics is proud
of the coaching
faculty that represent
the long tradition and
promising future of our
excellent programs.
Of the 30 head
coaching positions
within the
Department, 20
endowments have
been established,
three are close to
being completed,
and seven remain
available for naming.
This is due to the
incredibly generous
support of our
alumni/ae and we
thank you!
Go Bulldogs!
New endowment wall in lobby of Ray Tompkins House
Women’s Post-Season
Yale Women’s Ice Hockey had a strong season finishing 9-16-7 in
ECAC Hockey play and earned the program’s first ECAC playoff
birth since 2008.
The Bulldogs fought hard in the ECAC tournament, making it to the
third game of the semifinal round against No. 5 Harvard. Yale
fought hard throughout the entire series — playing two double
overtime games totaling nearly 180 minutes of hockey prior to the
season ending loss.
Yale will graduate four seniors, captain Tara Tomimoto, Patricia
McGauley, Paige Decker and Ashley Dunbar.
Phoebe Staenz Rookie of the Year and Olympian
Freshman standout Phoebe Staenz, a native of Zurich, Switzerland,
represented her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She
earned a bronze medal at the Olympics with Team Switzerland
and scored the game-tying goal in Switzerland's come-from-
behind 4-3 win over Sweden for the bronze medal on Feb. 20.
Staenz made an immediate impact on the Bulldog squad,
leading the team in scoring and earning three ECAC Hockey
Honors: Hockey Rookie of the Year, third-team All– ECAC Hockey,
and conference All-Rookie Team selection. All while missing 12
games for the Elis due to her national team commitments.
Agostino and Root: From Yale to Professional Hockey
Senior standout Ken Agostino signed a two-year deal with the
Calgary Flames. On March 21, Agostino made his NHL debut for
the Flames in their match against the Nashville Predators.
Senior captain Jesse Root signed an amateur contract with the
Bridgeport Sound Tigers. On March 19, Root made his debut
against the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Following the 2014 season, Agostino and Root lead Eli scorers with
14 goals a piece. Root was named Best Defensive Forward in
ECAC Hockey, the first Yale player to earn the honor, while also
being named second-team All ECAC and first-team All-Ivy.
Agostino was named third-team All-ECAC.
Men's Basketball
Javier Duren (Jr.) – Honorable Mention All-Ivy;
CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy League All-Conference 2nd Team;
Ivy League Player of the Week, 11/18
Justin Sears (So.) – 1st Team All-Ivy; CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy
League All-Conference 1st Team; NABC District 13 first team; Ivy
League Player of the Week, 11/12, 1/20, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17; All-
Connecticut 6 Preseason Team
Matt Townsend (Jr.) - Capital One Academic All-America 3rd Team;
Capital One Academic All-District I Team
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Sarah Halejian (Jr.) – 1st Team All-Ivy; CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy
League All-Conference 2nd Team; Ivy League Player of Week, 12/3,
12/16, 2/24; CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy Player of the Week,
2/24
Janna Graf (Sr.) –Ivy League Player of Week, 1/20;
CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy League All-Conference 2nd Team
Men’s Fencing
Hugh O’Cinneide (So.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy
Women’s Fencing
Katherine Miller (So.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy
GYMNASTICS
Ashley O’Connor (Sr.) – ECAC Coaches Choice Award, 3/19
Morgan Traina (Jr.) – Co-Gymnast of the Week, 1/19, 3/19
Camilla Opperman (So.) - ECAC Coaches Choice Award, 2/4
MEN’S HOCKEY
Kenny Agostino (Sr.) – 3rd Team All-ECAC; 2nd Team All-Ivy
John Hayden (Fr.) – ECAC Player & Rookie of the Week, 1/18
Alex Lyon (Fr.) - Ivy League co-Rookie of the Year; All-Ivy honorable
mention; ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week; 3/10; ECAC Rookie of the
Week, 1/1
Rob O’Gara (So.) - 2nd Team All-Ivy
Jesse Root (Sr.) – Best Defensive Forward (ECAC); 2nd Team All-ECAC,
1st Team All-Ivy; ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year finalist
Stu Wilson (So.) – Liberty Hockey Invitational All-Tournament Team
Gus Young (Sr.) - 2nd Team All-Ivy
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Tara Tomimoto (Sr.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy
Jackie Raines (Jr.) – ECAC Hockey Player of the Week, 2/18
Jaimie Leonoff (Jr.) - ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week, 1/21
Phoebe Staenz (Fr.) – U.S. College Hockey Online Rookie of the Year;
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year; 3rd Team All-ECAC Hockey; ECAC
Hockey All-Rookie Team; All-Ivy Honorable Mention; New England
Hockey Writers Division I All-Star team; ECAC Hockey Rookie of the
Month (December); ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (January);
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week, 12/3, 12/10, 1/21, 1/28; ECAC
Player of the Week, 12/10
Krista Yip-Chuck (Fr.) - ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (February)
Men’s Squash
Neil Martin (Sr.) – All-Ivy Team
Women’s Squash
Millie Tomlinson (Sr.) – All-Ivy Team; First Team All-American
Kim Hay (Sr.) – All-Ivy Team; Second Team All-American
Shihui Mao (Jr.) – Second Team All-American
Issey Norman-Ross (Jr.) – Second Team All-American
Men’s Swimming and Diving
Brian Hogan (So.) – NCAA qualifier (200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle); 1st
Team All-Ivy (1000 freestyle); 2nd Team All-Ivy (500 and 1650
freestyle)
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Eva Fabian (So.) – NCAA qualifier (500, 1,650 freestyle) 1st Team All-
Ivy (500 and 1650 freestyles); 2nd team All-Ivy (500 freestyle); 2nd
Team All-Ivy (800-yard freestyle relay)
Casey Lincoln (So.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (1,650 freestyle)
Emma Smith (So.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (400 IM)
Lilybet MacRae (Fr.) – NCAA qualifier (one-meter dive, three-meter
dive), 1st Team All-Icy (one-meter dive); 2nd Team All-Ivy (three-
meter dive)
Sydney Hirschi (Fr,) – 1st Team All-Ivy (200 butterfly)
Kina Zhou (Fr,) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (200 freestyle); 2nd Team All-Ivy
(800-yard freestyle relay)
Michelle Chintanaphol (Fr.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (200 backstroke)
Olivia Jameson (Fr.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (800-yard freestyle relay)
Anna Wujciak (Fr.) – 2nd Team All-Ivy (800-yard freestyle relay)
A number of successful and
memorable alumni gatherings
were hosted this winter,
including:
Lacrosse Association Annual
Dinners
Field Hockey Association
Alumnae Fete
Swimming & Diving Association
Alumni Weekend
Baseball Association Inaugural
Leadoff Dinner
Men’s Basketball Alumni Day
Skillman Associates Alumni Day
Women’s Ice Hockey Alumnae
Weekend
Men’s Ice Hockey Alumni
Weekend
Thank you for your
incredible support!
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