The Bulldogs’ latest victory follows wins over Brown (15–12) and Penn (14–11). Yale sent the Big Green back to Hanover, New Hampshire, with their third consecutive conference loss after falling to Princeton (8–11) and Harvard (7–18). 

“We had great energy going into the game with a good speech from Jack Stuzin ’25 and from our captain, Max Krevsky ’25,” long stick midfielder Francis Keneally ’28 wrote to the News.

Saturday’s game was the team’s last home conference game of the season, which the team celebrated with the traditional Senior Day. Before the game, the team honored its 19 seniors.

Once the game got going, the Elis’ aggressive offense started the first period with a bang. 

First-year Nick Wehmeyer ’28 filled in for Machado Rodriguez ’25, who injured his shoulder against Penn. Wehmeyer “didn’t look back as he won the majority of the face-offs,” according to Keneally, helping Yale score four back-to-back goals. 

Midfielder Johnny Keib ’25 charged Dartmouth’s goal to score the first goal of the game at 13:56. Wehmeyer then won the second faceoff, allowing midfielder Brad Sharp ’25 to assist attackman David Anderson ’26 to shoot, bringing Yale to a 2–0 lead less than a minute. Sharp then scored unassisted, followed by Max Krevsky ’25 and Keib tag-teaming, leading Keib to score his second goal of the game.

Just three minutes into the game, Yale led 4–0. 

Dartmouth then picked up momentum, responding with three consecutive goals. However, the Bulldogs refused to let the Big Green narrow their lead, answering with two more goals. Attackman Peter Moynihan ’27 scored unassisted, and Leo Johnson ’25 assisted Keib, marking Keib’s first-period hat trick. With another two goals by the Big Green, the high-scoring first quarter closed with Yale narrowly leading 5–6.  

Captain Krevsky reflected on the team’s strong four-goal start.

“Coach Shay and the coaching staff did a fantastic job preparing us during the week for a 60-minute battle,” Krevsky wrote to the News. “Even after we jumped out early to a 4-0 lead with all the momentum, we did our best to stay neutral and approach each possession level-headed knowing Dartmouth was not going down without a fight.”

In the second period, both teams’ defenses held strong. Yale’s Paquette was a powerhouse in the goal, only allowing two Dartmouth goals. While these goals allowed the Big Green to momentarily take a one-goal lead, the Elis rallied together, sending three goals to the back of the net. Midfielder Christian Johnson ’25 assisted Anderson in scoring his second goal, and both Leo Johnson and Lyons scored unassisted. At the half, Yale led 9–7.

The Bulldogs ultimately sealed the victory in the third quarter. Anderson’s hat trick, with an assist from L. Johnson, put Yale at a three-goal lead. Dartmouth’s two consecutive goals of the period were no match for the Elis. 

With five and a half minutes remaining, Krevsky assisted Leo Johnson in scoring Yale’s 11th goal of the game. A minute later, Johnson was on fire, returning with an unassisted goal. Lyons followed seconds after to score his second goal. In the last second of the period, the duo of Johnson and Anderson dominated, with Andson scoring his fourth goal of the game. With these four back-to-back goals, Yale concluded the quarter with a strong 14–9 lead. 

Immediately after winning the first faceoff of the fourth period, Wehmeyer charged Dartmouth’s goal to score his first career goal. The Big Green answered with a goal by junior Colin McGill ’26, his sixth of the game. 

However, at the nine-minute mark, the Bulldogs followed up with a six-goal campaign, four of which were from Lyons. He was on fire, scoring first unassisted and then with help from long-stick midfielder Luke Michalik ’27. L. Johnson and Cole Jackson ’27 each also scored unassisted. L. Johnson then assisted Lyons to his fourth goal of the game, bringing the Elis to a 10-goal lead, 20–10. But Lyons still wasn’t done, charging the net to score unassisted. 

With this powerhouse Yale offense, Dartmouth had no chance of returning, despite scoring the game’s final two goals. The Bulldogs destroyed the Big Green 21–12. 

Krevsky shared the locker room conversation with the News, which led to the team’s strong second half performance.

“At halftime, we talked about how important ground balls would be to finish the game, and I think we did a great job in the second half of imposing our will in the middle of the field and finished the game with 13 more ground balls than them,” Krevsky wrote.

The team came together to widen the gap and never looked back. 

“We had a good start to the game with four goals within the first few minutes of the game. Despite them coming back, we put our foot down in the second half and did what we have historically done to Dartmouth,” he continued.

The Bulldogs have a long history of crushing the Big Green since 2010, destroying them 20-13 last season, 21-11 in 2023, and most significantly, 23-6 in 2022. 

According to Keneally, Saturday’s victory was a team effort with strong performances from multiple players. 

Lyons’ six goals, four of which were in the fourth period, marked a game-high. L. Johnson and Anderson tied with four goals each, and L. Johnson led with four assists. Keib pulled off a first-period hat trick, and Wehmeyer won 17 of the 29 faceoffs. Goalkeeper Paquette’s nine saves prevented the Big Green from narrowing Yale’s lead. Overall, the 21 goals marked a season-high for the team. 

“I think we played well as a team and have grown immensely since the start of the season,” Keneally wrote. 

Likewise, Krevsky was proud of the team’s performance and looks forward to what’s ahead for the team as they prepare to take on Hofstra and Albany this week before concluding Ivy regular season play against Princeton.

“It was a special day celebrating the seniors paired with another Ivy League win,” Krevsky wrote to the News. 

This impressive victory over Dartmouth earned the team a ticket to the Ivy League tournament, which will take place on May 2 and 4 at the home of the No. 1 seed. It will be Yale’s 14th consecutive appearance at the tournament. 

“From now on we’re just looking towards the Ivy tournament and hopefully getting our revenge against Princeton, as that is likely who we will play,” Keneally wrote.

Before the tournament, the Elis will host Hofstra at Reese Stadium for their final home game of the season tonight, April 15, at 7 p.m.

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“Everyone learns to swim in Australia just for safety,” Millard told the News. “So I guess I started doing swimming lessons when I was probably … two, three, four, very young … purely from a safety standpoint. My parents didn’t expect that to be my sport.”

After being born in New York to two Australian parents, Millard’s family lived in Hong Kong for much of his early life. Still, swimming remained a hobby. It was an enjoyable part of his typical school routine; however, when Millard moved to Australia at age 12 — his parents’ home country — swimming took on a new meaning, becoming more than a pastime and transforming into a career prospect.

“It wasn’t probably until I was 13, 14, racing in a proper club structure in Australia that I was like ‘I could maybe be good at this and do it sort of long term,’” Millard said to the News. 

Although Millard tried other sports, like basketball and baseball, swimming was the one that stood out to him. He liked the “aerobic” and mental aspects of swimming. He told the News that the feeling as his body propels itself through the water in clean strokes was where he felt most in control. 

“I think just the nature of the sport … you’re responsible for your outcomes … you’re the one responsible for wins and losses … I guess I like that added pressure,” Millard said.

While swimming is an individual sport, one of the main factors influencing Millard’s decision to attend college in the United States as a collegiate swimmer stemmed from the balance of high-level academics and athletics with the community of a strongly-knit team. 

“There’s nowhere else in the world where your identity is tied so strongly to a team. I think in Australia, you race for a club, but it’s by yourself at the end of the day.”

Millard’s decision to attend Yale was an easy one, and he “couldn’t have been happier” with his choice. He instantly felt the welcoming community when he stepped on Yale’s campus and first met his future coaches and teammates. 

“Straight away after my Yale trip, I texted the coach and asked ‘when can I commit?’” Millard told the News. “At other places, I felt like I was either strictly a student or strictly an athlete, whereas here, I felt like I was just part of the community straight away … it felt like they appreciated what I had to offer in multiple different areas versus just swimming … it was a very easy choice. I’ve never looked back on it.”

Since becoming a Bulldog, Millard has found the community he sought amongst his teammates. From training, team breakfasts, classes, and hangouts, to cheering for each other on the pool deck, the Yale team has a unique bond unlike other schools Millard contemplated, he said. 

“Nobody knows you more than your teammates … you just get to bond with them at a level that I don’t think even normal friends at school get to.”

The Yale men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams train together under the same coaches, further fostering the “familial culture.” For Millard, whose mom and three younger sisters live in Australia, this strong team culture makes him feel at home. 

One of Millard’s favorite memories from his time on the team so far was seeing former captain Joseph Page ’23 conclude his collegiate career with strong performances at the 2023 Ivy League Championships. Page, who hosted Millard during his recruiting trip, hails from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The two bonded over their shared international student status, and with three younger sisters, Millard describes Page as “the brother that I never had.”

Millard proudly watched as Page secured the gold in the 100-meter freestyle on the last night of the championships and then swam with him in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, the final event.

Page reflected on his close friendship with Millard, commenting that Millard is “a great friend and a very natural leader.” Although Page has since graduated from Yale, the two have remained in close contact, and Page admires Millard’s accomplishments from a distance.  

“Noah is the backbone of the team. Since arriving at Yale, he’s always been respected for his talent as a swimmer, and it is clear that irrespective of his individual successes, what he cares about most is his teammates, friends, and family, the success of the team, and the trajectory of the program,” Page wrote to the News. “I think his story is pretty inspiring, and the way he’s evolved over the last few years has been awesome, with his performance at NCAA’s this year being a clear example of that.”

Èle Donegan ’26, a member of the women’s team, shared with the News that her favorite memory with Noah was when he broke the pool record in the 400-meter individual medley. 

“It was right before finals, during a tough block of training and not a huge meet for us. But he set a goal for himself and achieved that. He made that day memorable with the energy, passion and excitement he brought to the pool deck. And I’ve never seen [Coach] Kyle Schack so happy. Noah brings that mindset everyday for the team and it’s something I’m always grateful for” Donegan wrote.

After the 2022-23 school year concluded, Millard took a gap year to train for the 2024 Olympic Trials cycle. Since he was too young in 2016 and COVID-19 struck in 2020, the 2024 trials seemed like the perfect opportunity for Millard to take time off to fully commit himself to training and experiencing life as a semi-professional athlete.  

Millard trained at Melbourne Vicentre Swimming Club with Craig Jackson, who coached Mack Horton, an Olympic gold medalist in the 2016 Rio Games. Millard says that being able to work on his purely focus of his craft in this environment helped him improve.

Family also played an important role in Millard’s decision to return to Australia.

“I got to see my sisters graduate school, I got to have my 21st birthday, I got to have Christmas with my family, so there’s a lot of that sort of stuff weighing on my decision as well.” 

Returning to New Haven, Millard reclassed with the class of 2026 and enjoyed jumping back into the pool to compete with the Bulldogs. According to Millard, the competition within the Ivy League is tighter than it’s ever been, with Yale “knocking on Harvard and Princeton’s doors.” 

The team finished third at the 2024 Ivy League Championships, but Millard performed well in several key events. Individually, Millard won gold in the 500-yard freestyle and the 1650-yard freestyle events and silver in the 200-yard freestyle. Millard was also part of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard freestyle relay teams and the silver-finishing 800-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relays. His mom and sister even traveled all the way to Providence, Rhode Island from Australia for Ivies. 

Millard’s outstanding performance and commitment to the team does not go unnoticed by his coaches.

“Noah is an incredible leader on our team! His ability to inspire and elevate his teammates is invaluable, especially in a competitive environment like racing. Having someone who embodies positivity and passion has created a strong, cohesive team dynamic that shows itself daily,” Head Coach Jim Henry wrote to the News. “We are so proud of what he has accomplished and can’t wait for next season.”

Associate Head Coach Kyle Schack is proud of the swimmer and teammate Noah has become, he said to the News. He is not just a strong swimmer, but a true mentor to his younger teammates, exuding calmness and concentration. 

“In Noah’s first year at Yale, we had some strong seniors who helped him get through the difficult training sessions, and he has become that person who mentors. Noah leads by example and provides wise words to the team in meetings, training, and competitions. Noah’s presence takes the pressure off the team at times. He has developed into one of, if not the most dominant swimmer in the League and is a confidence boost to the entire squad,” Schack wrote to the News. “When the going gets tough, you can count on Noah to lead by example and support his teammates to the end.”

As Millard looks ahead to next season, his senior year, he is excited for what’s in store for the Bulldogs. With a strong class of incoming freshmen and returning swimmers, the Elis will seek to secure a championship victory at Ivies. 

“I’d love to win a championship next year. My freshman year, we finished sixth, and this year we were on the edge of a championship, and I think you know, I can’t wait to be one of those alumni that come back and watch these kids that I’ve seen on recruiting trips throwing down times in the pool.”

Millard was an asset to the team throughout the season, concluding with a fourth-place national finish in the 1650-yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships last month. 

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After triumphing over the Brown Bears 15-12 last weekend, the Elis had renewed confidence and sought to build on the victory as they traveled to Philadelphia. For the Penn Quakers, Saturday’s match-up marked their fourth straight loss after falling to Saint Joseph’s, Dartmouth and Cornell.

Yale started the game strong, scoring the first three goals. William Sheehan ’26 assisted Chris Lyons ’25, and Brad Sharp ’26 and Leo Johnson ’25 each scored unassisted. Yale’s Jared Paquette ’25 started in goal for the first time this season, blocking Penn’s shots until the quarter was almost over. Lyons responded to Penn’s first goal by charging the net to score unassisted to end the first period with Yale up 4-1. 

In the second period, Captain Max Krevsky ’25 assisted attackman David Anderson ’27 to score the Elis’ fifth goal of the game. However, the Quakers then engaged in a forceful campaign to narrow the gap, with three back-to-back goals.

Nevertheless, the Bulldogs persevered, refusing to let their lead slip away. At 4:55, Krevsky led the team in what would become four consecutive unassisted goals. In the last minute of the period, Johnny Keib ’25, Hunter Bowen ’27 and Peter Moynihan ’27 widened Yale’s lead to 9-4. 

Bowen’s goal marked the first of his career, and it “definitely had our momentum up for the rest of the game after the play,” Francis Keneally ’28 wrote to the News.

After halftime, Penn sought to narrow the deficit, claiming the first goal of the third period for the Quakers. Yale burst Penn’s hopes of making a comeback with two consecutive goals — Keib’s assist to Sharp and Johnson’s pass to Moynihan brought the score to 11-5. The Quakers answered with two goals of their own to round out the period, with Penn down by four goals.

The Elis kept up the momentum in the final period with their eyes on a victory. Yale scored the first goal at 14:14 when Lyons assisted midfielder Tristan Ghosh ’27. Ghosh’s goal marked his first of the season. 

Penn’s Chris Patterson then charged at Yale goalkeeper Paquette to score the Quakers’ eighth goal of the game. Krevsky answered with another unassisted goal, his second of the game, to take Yale’s lead to 13-8 at 9:26. 

The remainder of the period saw little action as both teams held up strong defenses until Penn made it through the Yale defenders to score with 2:32 remaining. Midfielder Cole Cashion ’27 scored Yale’s final goal of the game, but with only two minutes left, Penn’s back-to-back goals were not enough to reverse Yale’s lead. The Bulldogs triumphed 14-11.

“It was a win that we needed to make the Ivy League tournament, and we now need to beat Dartmouth next week to be in,” Keneally wrote to the News. “So now we’re just looking ahead towards that and will be preparing for it all week.”

The Elis will return to Reese Stadium to host the Big Green on Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m. Before the faceoff, the team will honor the 19 seniors for their commitment and dedication to the program. 

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After the team collected 23 medals and posted impressive performances at the Ivy League Championships earlier this year, Millard, Nick Finch ’28, Lucius Brown ’26, Deniel Nankov ’27, Jake Wang ’28 and Charlie Egeland ’27 qualified to represent Yale at the NCAA tournament. 

Millard qualified for the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle, while Finch raced in the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle. Brown, Nankov, Wang and Egeland qualified for the relays. 

Millard told the News he enjoyed competing in the season’s biggest tournament with his fellow Bulldogs by his side.

“It was amazing to have two individual point scorers but also to bring four swimmers for relays as well (six total) which is something we haven’t done for many years,” Millard wrote to the News. “My freshman year, I went to the competition by myself, but it was a much more enjoyable experience going with my teammates and having more of a presence on the pool deck, giving the Ivy League the respect it deserves.”

At the Ivy League Championships, Millard and Finch both took home gold and claimed championship titles in the 500 and 1650-yard freestyle events for Millard and the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly for Finch. 

Also at Ivies, the Bulldogs finished first in three key relays, which qualified them for the NCAA Championships. Brown, Finch and Nankov qualified in the 200-yard medley relay. Alexander Hazlett ’26 was also a part of the qualifying team; however, he did not attend the NCAA competition. Finch, Nankov, Brown and Millard also qualified in the 200-yard freestyle relay and Finch, Nankov, Wang and Millard in the 400-yard freestyle relay. 

The Elis were keyed to keep up the momentum as they faced the nation’s most talented swimmers at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in the NCAA Championships. 

In the individual events, Finch and Millard posted stellar times that earned them All-American honors.  

Finch finished the 50-yard freestyle preliminaries in 19:34. His time of 44.57 in the 100-yard butterfly consolation final put him in third place in the event, 11th overall. This impressive finish earned him Honorable Mention All-American honors, making him the first Yale freshman to achieve the honors since 2015.

Millard finished with a time of 1:32.21 in the 200-yard freestyle preliminaries. In the 500-yard freestyle consolation final, he took first in the event in 4:08.69. He was thus also awarded Honorable Mention All-American honors for his top-10 finish. Millard’s best race was in the timed final for the 1650-yard freestyle, where he came in fourth nationally. His time of 14:28.43 was an Ivy record, earning him First Team All-American honors.  

On the relay side, Wang, Millard, Egeland and Nankov’s time of 6:15.36 in the timed final for the 800-yard freestyle relay earned them a solid 23rd place finish. The team of Wang, Brown, Nankov and Finch took 2lst in the 200-yard freestyle relay with their time of 1:16.94. The relays continued to post strong times with Wang, Egeland, Finch and Nankov’s 3:05.73 time breaking a team record and putting them at 22nd in the 400 medley relay. The Bulldogs’ last relay quartet of Finch, Nankov, Wang and Millard finished in 2:50.14 in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Overall, the team finished in 20th place and was the only mid-major school in the top 25. The last time the Bulldogs scored at the NCAA Championships was in 2017 with only one point.

Millard reflected on the program’s impressive results and looks forward to the team’s bright future. 

“This is a turning point for the Yale program as we’ve really been able to see some of the potential of this team in action, and we’re on the way up rapidly,” Millard wrote to the News. “While I only have one more year left, I cannot wait to see where this team is headed in the next three to five years.”

The Elis concluded the 2024-25 season with a near-perfect record, with a loss only to Princeton: the 2025 Ivy League Champions. 

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Currently the bottom two teams in the Ivy League, both squads entered the game looking to secure a victory to reverse the course of their losing seasons at the halfway point. After downing Denver over break to secure their first victory and then narrowly losing the first two conference games to Harvard and Cornell, the Bulldogs needed a win to stay afloat. Brown entered the game after securing their third victory of the season over UMass Amherst and sought to keep their winning streak alive. 

The Bears, led by Jeremy Hopsicker and Ben Scandone, took an early lead in the game scoring the first two goals. However, Yale attackman David Anderson’s ’26 assist to Leo Johnson ’25 minutes later narrowed Brown’s lead to 2–1. Brown responded with another goal, but the Elis refused to let the Bears continue widening the gap. The duo continued on their fiery path, making it through Brown’s defense. Anderson tacked on a goal in the last nine seconds of the period, with the Bulldogs down 2–3. 

Yale then took charge in the second period with captain Max Krevsky ’25 assisting Johnson to score his second goal of the game, tying the score at 3–3. Although Brown then responded with a goal of its own, Anderson and midfielder Cole Cashion ’27 led the Bulldogs in three more consecutive goals. Anderson and Cashion both scored unassisted, followed by the duo tag teaming — Anderson assisted Cashion to score another goal back-to-back. This momentum put Yale in the lead, 6–4. Play then continued switching between the Bears and the Elis for the remainder of the second quarter, with the Bulldogs narrowly leading 7–6 at the halfway point.

Long stick midfielder Francis Keneally ’28 reflected on how the team managed to make a comeback after ending the first period down by one goal to then lead by one at the half.

“I would say we typically have slow starts to games, which has been a common theme since even before I got here and would watch the games from home,” Keneally wrote to the News. “I think we did a good job of keeping our effort persistent, not forcing any offensive plays or trying to be a hero on the field and just stick to playing as a team. I believe that’s what helped us overcome the slow start and how we kept momentum.”

Entering the third period, it was still unclear whether Brown would make a comeback or if Yale could widen the lead to secure victory. The third quarter was the highest scoring of the game with 11 total goals, seven of which were scored by Yale. Brown claimed the first goal, but then midfielder Brad Sharp ’26 and Anderson each scored unassisted to bring the score to 9–7, Yale. 

The Bears did not allow the Elis to lead for long as two consecutive goals by Brown’s Hopsicker and Luke Dellicicchi tied up the game. Nevertheless, the Bulldogs responded with four more consecutive goals: defender Patrick Pisano ’26 assisted Cashion, Johnson and Chris Lyons ’25 both scored unassisted and Lyons assisted Anderson, giving Yale a lead of 13–9.

These four goals cemented the lead for the Bulldogs, from which Brown could not bounce back. Brown tried to narrow the gap with Wells Bligh’s goal, but Krevsky charged the Bears’ net to score in the last second of the period, leaving Yale fans cheering on their feet. 

Both teams put up strong defenses in the last period, determined to not allow more goals past their net. With an assist from attackman Peter Moynihan ’27, Anderson put up the first goal of the period and his fifth of the game. Brown answered with two goals, but they were not enough to overcome the strong lead Yale had paved in the third period. Yale ultimately claimed victory 15–12.

Keneally said that the team’s victory was a combination of strategies, particularly a strong offense. 

“I would say our offense did a great job of hustling for offensive ground balls,” Keneally wrote to the News. “I’d also like to give some props to David Anderson who did a great job of getting offensive ground balls and had a great game all around.”

Anderson, who has now scored three or more goals in back-to-back games, led the team with his powerhouse performance of five goals — a career-high — and two assists. His success in the game earned him the Ivy Offensive Player of the Week distinction. 

Johnson and Cashion’s hat tricks also helped the team seal the victory. The team’s 39 ground balls marked a season-high, and goalkeeper Hugh Conrad’s ’26 12 saves contributed to the team’s success. 

The Bulldogs will seek to build off of Saturday’s victory, marking the halfway point of the season.

“To keep our momentum through the rest of the season we’re going to look to keep playing as a team and just stick to making the right plays…We like to say we’re controlling the controllables,” Keneally wrote to the News.

The Elis will travel to Philadelphia to face the University of Pennsylvania Quakers on Saturday at 3 p.m.

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Yale vs. Denver

The Elis started the game off on a high note, scoring the first six goals, putting them at an impressive lead over the Pioneers. 

Midfielder Brad Sharp ’26 kicked things off for the Elis with his assist to David Anderson ’27 to score the first goal of the game within the first 30 seconds. Yale’s Max Krevsky ’25, Leo Johnson ’25 and Johnny Keib ’25 kept up the momentum, each scoring unassisted to bring the Bulldogs to a 4–0 lead over Denver. The first period remained strong for the Elis with Johnson’s assist to midfielder Cole Cashion ’27. Cashion immediately followed up with an unassisted goal at 8:12. 

Down by six goals, Mic Kelly charged the goal to put Denver on the scoreboard. However, attackman Chris Lyons ’25 refused to let the Pioneers make a comeback, swiftly putting down their hopes with his unassisted goal with 6:48 remaining of the first period. Kelly scored his second unassisted goal to narrow the Elis’ lead to 7–2. Attackman Peter Moynihan’s ’27 assist to Johnson ended the Bulldogs’ best first period of the season 8–2. 

The second period did not see as much action as the first, but Yale maintained a strong lead over Denver. Midfielder Cole Jackson ’27 scored the first goal of the period, and the first goal of his career, at the eleven-minute mark. Yale’s defense put up a tight front, only allowing Judge Murphy to earn the Pioneer’s third and only goal of the second period. Johnson and Krevsky shut down the first half with unassisted goals, bringing the score to 11–3. 

The Elis continued to dominate in the third period, with Sharp’s unassisted goal at 14:20 further cementing the team’s lead. Denver’s Russell Overly fought to narrow the lead, but Keib’s assist to William Sheehan ’26 shut things down. Pioneers Noah Manning and Kelly responded with back-to-back goals, to which the duo of Moynihan and Sharp came back with a goal of their own in the last eight seconds to conclude the third period with Yale up by more than double (14–6). 

Both teams put up strong defenses in the fourth period, not allowing any goals until 7:09 when Manning assisted Kelly to score Denver’s seventh goal. Johnson’s assist to Moynihan marked Yale’s last and 15th goal of the game. Despite three consecutive goals, the Pioneers could not overcome the Elis’ early lead.

Although the victory was a team effort, goalie Hugh Conrad ’26 proved to be an asset for the Bulldogs, blocking 11 shots on the goal. Machado Rodriguez ’25 played an integral role in the victory, winning 19 of the 24 faceoffs, and Johnson was the highest scorer of the game with his three goals and two assists.

Yale’s victory marked its fourth consecutive victory over Denver and its first win on the season, improving the team’s record to 1–3 overall. The game also marked the Elis’ highest goal total per game this season. 

Yale vs. Harvard

The Elis then launched into Ivy League play, suffering a close 11–14 loss to the Crimson in Cambridge, MA. 

Harvard started the game strong with a 6–0 lead over the Bulldogs. Teddy Malone proved to be a powerhouse, scoring two of the six goals and assisting with another. Krevsky assisted Johnson to put Yale on the scoreboard with 2:12 left in the first period. Lyons’ unassisted goal, followed by Harvard’s Sam King’s goal, ended the period with Yale down 2–7. 

The second period proved a stronger quarter for the Elis, with the Bulldogs responding to John Aurandt’s goal with three back-to-back goals of their own. Moynihan assisted Lyons, Moynihan scored unassisted, and Sharp passed to Keib to narrow the deficit to 5–8. However, the Crimson’s Owen Gaffney refused to let the Bulldogs make a comeback, charging forward with an unassisted goal. The period continued to see more back-and-forth action, with Keib’s goal followed by Harvard’s King’s fourth goal of the game. Johnson and Lyons then followed with two consecutive goals to bring the Bulldogs up to eight goals to Harvard’s ten. 

Harvard took back control of the game in the third period, with the defense only allowing Johnson’s shot to make it into the goal. Yale’s defense also proved strong, but the Crimson was able to push through, scoring three more goals to enlarge its lead to 13–9. 

The Bulldogs held off the Crimson in the final period; Logan Ip’s goal at 12:16 was Harvard’s final goal. The Elis continued to fight to earn a win in their first conference game of the season, but Lyons’ and Sharp’s unassisted goals were not enough to secure a victory. Yale fell 11–14 in this close match-up. 

Despite the devastating loss to Harvard, Lyons put up a stellar performance, more than doubling his goals this season while also scoring four goals in the game, notably his first-half hat trick. Johnson’s hat trick was his ninth this season, and Rodriguez won 19 of the 27 faceoffs, helping the Bulldogs narrow the Crimson’s lead throughout the game. 

Yale vs. Cornell 

After the bitter loss to Harvard, the Elis sought to recover and secure their second win of the season against the Big Red. Cornell entered Saturday’s matchup after an impressive 15–10 win against the No. 2 Princeton Tigers. 

Senior attackman CJ Kirst, who leads nationally with the highest number of goals per game, gave the Big Red an early lead in the first period, scoring the first three goals with assists by Ryan Goldstein. Krevsky’s assist to Lyons put the Bulldogs on the scoreboard, but Kirst responded with an unassisted goal to bring Cornell to a 4–1 lead. 

Play continued to go back and forth, with Johnson’s assist to Anderson, who scored his fourth goal of the season, followed by Cornell’s Walker Schwartz. Cashion, unassisted, scored his fourth season goal and the Elis’ third. Kirst continued to be a powerhouse for the Big Red, scoring his 33rd goal of the season, to which Anderson led the Bulldogs with a goal of his own. Krist’s 34th season goal rounded out the high-scoring first period, with the Elis trailing the Big Red 4–7. 

The Bulldogs entered the second period looking to narrow the gap. At 14:09, Johnson assisted captain Krevsky to score. However, Cornell responded with a goal of its own. Yale then came back with two consecutive goals by Johnson, unassisted, and Anderson, assisted by Sharp. With the score now at 7–8, the Elis looked to be in a good position with 10:43 remaining of the second quarter. Despite Lyons’ second goal of the game, Kirst and Michael Long each scored two goals for the Big Red, advancing Cornell’s lead to 12–8. 

After halftime, both sides were determined to not let the other put up more goals. Sharp made his way through the defense to score Yale’s only goal of the period at 13:26. The Bulldogs’ strong defense held off the Big Red until 11:21 but then began to slowly fall apart, allowing Cornell to post four more goals, including Kirst’s ninth goal of the game. 

At the start of the fourth period, Yale lagged behind 9–16. The Elis’ defense proved to be stronger in the final period, only allowing two goals before Yale’s offense charged. Cashion led the Bulldogs in what would become five consecutive goals. Midfielder Christian Johnson ’25 scored the second goal, and his first of the season. Lyons’ then followed with three straight goals of his own at 6:10, 5:20 and 2:20. While this powerhouse Yale offense sought to send Cornell back to Ithaca with a loss, these five goals were not enough to win the game. Goldstein’s final goal for the Big Red ended the game 19–14. 

Although Saturday’s game ended in another conference loss for the Bulldogs, several players posted impressive statistics. Lyons led the team with the highest number of goals in the game with five, followed by Anderson’s three, which marked his first hat trick of the season, and Cashion’s two. L. Johnson, Sharp, C. Johnson and Krevsky each scored one goal. Sharp and L. Johnson led the team in assists. 

The Elis will continue Ivy League play, hosting Brown on Saturday, March 29 for a 3:30 p.m. faceoff at Reese Stadium. 

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Reflecting on the team’s season, captain Maxwell Orr ’25 told the News that he is pleased with the team’s ability to come together and make it to the national championship finals for the first time since 2016. 

“I am very proud of what we were able to accomplish as a team this year. Nationals brought out some phenomenal performances, and while we fell short of a championship, we can confidently look back on the year without regrets,” Orr wrote to the News. 

The team traveled to Philadelphia to play Harvard in the semifinals. In a tight match-up between the No. 1 Elis and the No. 6 Crimson, the Bulldogs secured a narrow 5–4 win. 

No. 1 and No. 2 seeds Tad Carney ’26 and Arav Bhagwati ’26 fell to Harvard’s David Costales (3–1) and Denis Gilevskiy (3–0), respectively. Harvard’s Neel Joshi defeated Lachlan Sutton ’27 to secure Harvard’s third match. Orr fought hard against Jacob Lin in a close (3–2) match-up but was ultimately unsuccessful as well. 

However, the remaining five Elis rose to the challenge, each taking down his Crimson opponent. Rohan Gondi ’28 and Merritt Wurts ’25 swept Conner Stoltz and Marcus Lee (3–0), respectively. Rishi Srivastava ’28 dropped the first two sets to Tate Harm but came back and crushed Harm in the next three games to maintain his undefeated first season at Yale. Max Forester ’25 and Nikhil Ismail ’25 emerged victorious over Segev Rome and Omar Azzam (3–1) to clinch the Elis’ second victory over the Crimson this season and earn the team a spot in the semifinals.  

The Bulldogs took down the No. 2 Princeton Tigers (6–3) in the semifinals, overcoming their earlier 4–5 upset on Jan. 11.  

Carney secured the first win for the Elis, sweeping Ahmed Wael (3–0). The Tigers tied things up with Avi Agarwal’s win (3–0) over Bhagwati. Although Princeton’s Hollis Robertson and Gordon Lam secured the Tigers’ next two victories over Orr and Wurts, the Bulldogs came back with three consecutive victories of their own: Srivastava over Hassan Khalil, Gondi over Zain Ahmed and Forester over Aly Ibrahim.  Sutton’s narrow defeat of Thomas Rosini (3–2), and Ismail’s 3–1 taming of Federico Sosa earned the Bulldogs their spot in the championship, putting the team in the running for the national title. 

With their impressive victory over the Tigers, the Elis prepared to take on the Penn Quakers. 

As the defending national champions, Penn’s team strove to defend its title, winning the first four matches. The Bulldogs remained determined to put up a strong fight, with Wurts clinching a narrow victory over Varun Chitturi, and Srivastava defeating Dana Santry to conclude his season with an undefeated record. 

However, these wins were ultimately not enough to turn things around for Yale. As the Quakers rallied around the glass court, Salman Khalil secured Penn’s second consecutive national title, edging out Carney (3–1). Forester then concluded his final collegiate squash match with a victory over Zane Patel. 

The Quakers’ defeat over the Bulldogs did not diminish Carney’s pride in the team’s accomplishments this season. 

“We were obviously disappointed to have lost in the national championship final, but I have no regrets about the season and am proud of everyone,” Carney wrote to the News. 

While the Bulldogs ended with a runner-up finish, this postseason finish marked the team’s best result since its 2016 title. Carney is proud of the team’s season conclusion, noting that the team worked hard throughout the season. 

“I am super grateful to have been a part of the team this year. After a slow start to the season, we worked really hard to get ourselves back into a good position,” Carney wrote to the News. “And I would like to thank our graduating class for a year of solid leadership.” 

This tournament marked the end of Orr, Forster, Ismail, Wurts and Taylor Clayton’s ’25 time with the Bulldogs. The team’s strong final result was bittersweet for Orr, who told the News he will deeply miss his teammates. 

“We pride ourselves on having the strongest culture in college squash, and it has been such a privilege to be a part of the program and experience that each day,” Orr wrote to the News. “At the end of our loss in the national championship, it was clear to me that the sentiment of the team, and especially the seniors, was that we were more disappointed our time competing together was over than that we had lost. I have so much to be grateful for over my time playing for Yale, and I am so thankful to everyone that made it possible.” 

The Elis concluded the 2024-25 season with a 10–3 record, with losses only to Princeton and Penn. 

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“This Yale team is moving in the right direction, and we can tell we’ve started something absolutely incredible,” Noah Millard ’26 wrote to the News, reflecting on the team’s performance. “This was the closest three-way team race I’ve seen at Ivy champs in a long time, so to be able to be in contention for a win against Harvard and Princeton showed just how much potential we have and was super motivating for us all.” 

Day One: Wednesday, Feb. 26

The Bulldogs kicked off the Championships on the right note, with the relay team of Lucius Brown ’26, Nick Finch ’28, Alexander Hazlett ’26 and Deniel Nankov ’27 taking the gold and breaking a team record in the 200-yard medley relay. Their time of 1:24.00 was the second fastest time in Ivy meet history. 

The Elis kept up the momentum with Jake Wang ’28, Nankov, Charlie Egeland ’27 and Millard earning silver in the 800-yard freestyle relay with their team record time of 6:13.98. This impressive finish was the second fastest time in meet history, after the winning Princeton team, and qualified them for the NCAA A 800-yard freestyle relay. 

With these two victories, the Elis led the competition with 120 points. Princeton and Harvard trailed behind with 112 and 108 points, respectively.

Day Two: Thursday, Feb. 27

Day two began with a strong swim by Hazlett in the prelims in the 200-yard individual medley. His team record-breaking time of 1:44.36 qualified him for the A final, in which he finished eighth in 1:44.76. 

First-year Wang’s team record time of 1:44.10 earned him the championship title in the 200-yard IM B final. 

Next, Millard dominated in the A final of the 500-yard freestyle, earning the Ivy title and gold medal with his time of 4:07.68. His time broke the pool and team records and was an NCAA A standard time. His finish is the second fastest 500-yard freestyle time in the United States this year, making him the ninth fastest in the event’s history. Arshak Hambardzumyan’s ’28 time of 4:19.39 in the 500-yard freestyle earned him a fourth-place finish in the A final. 

Fellow first-year Finch won gold, becoming the Ivy Champion in the 50-yard freestyle in 19.07, a pool record and the second-fastest time in meet history. Nankov took fourth in the A final of the same event in 19.49. 

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Brown, Finch, Nankov and Millard took home the gold with their time of 1:16.48, breaking pool, team and meet records and also qualifying for the NCAA tournament. 

On the diving side, Jackson Lipscomb ’28 came in sixth place in the 1-meter dive with his score of 312.45, and Nicholas Chau ’26 followed directly behind with 300.00 points.

With these top finishes, the Bulldogs advanced their first-place lead to 486.5 points, with Princeton in second with 407.5, and Harvard coming in third with 360.5. 

Day Three: Friday, Feb. 28

On the third day of competition, the Bulldogs secured seven medals. 

Finch kicked off the victories with a team and pool record in the 100-yard butterfly prelims in 45.36. His time of 44.57 in the A final won him the gold and Championship title, breaking not only meet, pool and team records but also the Ivy record. 

Distance swimmer Hambardzumyan triumphed over the competition with his final gold-medal finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 8:51.82. His time was the ninth fastest in meet history, and his title marked Yale’s fifth event win.  

“Competing in my first Ivy League Championship was an incredible experience … I’m really happy with my performance, and winning a title in my freshman year means a lot,” Hambardzumyan wrote to the News. 

In the 400-yard IM, Jed Jones ’25 took eighth in the A final with his time of 3:47.88. Millard took silver in the 200-yard freestyle with his team record time of 1:31.86. 

Egeland and Hazlett competed in the 100-yard breaststroke A final, finishing sixth and eighth, respectively, in 52.58 and 52.96. 

The divers posted impressive scores in the 3-meter dive B final, with Chau taking 10th with his score of 330.00, Brady Stanton ’28 in 11th with 314.90 and Lipscomb 12th with 303.00. 

In the 400-yard medley relay, the quartet of Finch, Egeland, Millard and Manoli Mountantonakis ’28 had a silver-medal finish with their team record time of 3:06.43 to bring day three to an end on a high note. 

Although Yale dropped to third at the end of day three with 836.5 points, with Princeton claiming first with 847.5 and Harvard advancing to second with 846.5, Head Coach Jim Henry was proud of the team’s performance.

“So many outstanding performances by the team. We are rewriting our record books. Proud of the way we are competing in an extremely fast meet,” Henry told Yale Athletics.

Day Four: Saturday, March 1

The team closed out the tournament with six more medals on day four. 

In the 1,650-yard freestyle — the mile — the Bulldogs swept first and second places. Millard’s gold finish in 14:34.72 earned him the Ivy Champion title and was an Ivy meet and pool record, earning him a spot in the NCAA tournament. Hambardzumyan finished closely behind to win silver in 14:56.65.

“On a personal level, I’m super proud with how this meet went. Being able to break my own school records in a few events and even a few Ivy / pool records along the way is great positive reinforcement of all the work I’ve been putting in the last few months,” Millard wrote to the News. “It’s a great stepping stone for NCAAs in a couple of weeks and I’m looking forward to delivering my best again.” 

The 100-yard freestyle also proved to be a strong event for the Elis with Nankov and Finch earning silver and bronze, respectively, with their times of 42.52 and 42.63. Egeland took eighth in the A final of the 200-yard breaststroke in 1:57.62.

The team finished the championship tournament with a big win in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Finch, Millard, Nankov and Wang earned the gold, breaking Ivy League, pool and team records, while also qualifying for NCAA A with their time of 2:48.74.

While Millard is very proud to represent the Elis individually at the NCAAs, he is more looking forward to swimming with his teammates in the relays.

“Qualifying a few relays for NCAAs is one of the absolute highlights of my career thus far. It’s a different feeling qualifying individually versus being able to go with a team,” Millard wrote to the News. “Being able to race on the highest possible stage and experience this top tier meet with my teammates is something I’ve been looking forward to for years, so I can’t wait to show the country the talent the Ivy League has.”    

At the end of the four days, the Bulldogs walked away with 23 medals and finished third.

Millard attributed his and the team’s successes to his supportive teammates. 

“The energy on deck and the amount of support for each other through the week was easy to see, and it made competing that much more fun to see your best friends going crazy on the sidelines, rooting for you all the way along,” Millard wrote to the News. 

He is proud to be an Eli and represent Yale.

“I think a championship team is so much more than just people scoring points in the pool, and the quality of people we have on this Yale team is some of the most amazing I’ve ever been a part of. You feel so proud stepping up on the blocks each day doing what you can for the team,” Millard wrote to the News.

Hambardzumyan is also incredibly proud of the team and is already looking forward to next season.

“The whole team performed amazingly, and the atmosphere was electric throughout all four days … I see so much potential for next year’s championship, and I’m excited for what’s to come!” Hambardzumyan wrote to the News.

The qualifying Bulldogs will head to the NCAA Championships at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington from Wednesday, March 26 through Saturday, March 29.

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Both teams put up strong defenses to start the first period with no goals until almost the ten-minute mark when Penn State took a 3-0 lead. Yale’s Cole Cashion ’27 turned things around for the Elis, scoring unassisted and putting the Bulldogs on the scoreboard. This marked his first goal of the season. 

However, the Nittany Lions refused to let the Elis narrow their lead, returning with three consecutive goals. Play in the first period continued to heat up, with Yale’s attackman Leo Johnson ’25 assisting midfielder Johnny Keib ’25 to score at 2:06. Shortly after, midfielder Carson Kuhl ’25 scored an unassisted goal of his own, narrowing the gap to 3-6. Penn State won the following faceoff, scoring the final goal of the period in the last 35 seconds to end the period with a 7-3 lead over the Bulldogs. 

In the second period, Penn State forged on; however, Attackman Chris Lyons ’25 assisted midfielder Brad Sharp ’26 to put the Bulldogs at 4-8. Nevertheless, the Nittany Lions didn’t let the Elis celebrate long, responding with three back-to-back goals, ending the first half 11-4. 

The Nittany Lions charged into the third period with two consecutive goals. The Elis, determined to narrow Penn State’s increasing lead, picked up some momentum. With Lyons’ assist, Keib brought the score to 5-13. The third period saw little remaining action until William Sheehan ’26 rushed the goal unassisted at 1:22, to end the period with the Bulldogs down by seven. 

Despite a strong start in the fourth period with two back-to-back goals for the Elis, with Johnson’s unassisted goal and Lyons’ 100th career goal, assisted by first-year attackman Connor Gately ’28, the Bulldogs were not able to overcome Penn State’s lead. With 2:28 left in the game, Kuhl scored his second unassisted goal. The game ended at 15-9 for Penn State.  

This defeat marks the Bulldogs’ third consecutive defeat of the season. 

The Elis will host No. 15 Denver (3–2, 0–0 Big East) at Reese Stadium on Saturday, March 8 for a 12 p.m. faceoff. 

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Penn State will enter the game after defeating Colgate 14-9, Villanova 15-5 and Navy 13-7. The Nittany Lions fell to Princeton 10-11 in overtime. Princeton was ranked No. 2 ahead of Yale in the Ivy League preseason poll. 

In last year’s match-up, Yale closely fell to Penn State in overtime 14-15. The Elis ended the first half with a 9-2 lead over the Nittany Lions, but Penn State’s strong offense brought the score to 14-14 at the end of the fourth period in regulation time. The Bulldogs fought hard in overtime but ultimately fell to the Nittany Lions. 

As the Bulldogs prepare for tomorrow’s game, they should be on the lookout for Hunter Aquino, Penn State’s powerhouse midfielder, whose 64 percent shooting will put him on the Elis defender’s radar. Although midfielder Matt Traynor has already taken 32 shots on the goal this season, his shooting percentage pales in comparison at only 37 percent.

On the Elis side, goalie Hugh Conrad ’26 boasts 23 saves this season. Midfielder Max Krevsky ’25 and attackmen Leo Johnson ’25, William Sheehan ’26, Peter Moynihan ’27 and David Anderson ’27 have each scored two goals for the Bulldogs this season. 

With the week and a half break since their loss to Army, the Bulldogs seek to secure a win at home. Yale has not won against Penn State since the 2020 season, in which the Elis upset the Nittany Lions 12-10. 

The face-off will take place at 12 p.m. tomorrow at Reese Stadium, and the game can be streamed on ESPN+.

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