Yale Women's Lacrosse Recruiting
Yale University
Coaching Staff & Contact
Erica Bamford
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📌 Contacts verified periodically against the program's official site.
Schedule & Results
| Date | Opponent | Loc | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8 | Boston College | AWAY | 4–10 | L |
| May 8 | Boston College | AWAY | 0–0 | L |
| May 3 | Princeton | HOME | 8–12 | L |
| May 1 | Brown | HOME | 11–6 | W |
| Apr 25 | Cornell | AWAY | 10–11 | L |
Either the season is over or new dates haven't been published yet.
Yale's 2026 opponents combined for a 55% win rate — a mid-range slate in Division I (tougher than 69% of programs). The team took 6 wins over opponents with winning records, headlined by Michigan (13-7). Massey rates the defense #8 of 133 Division I teams (offense #29) — a defense-first profile. In one-goal games they went 1-2.
Roster
| # | Player | GP | Starts | G | A | Pts | GB | DC | CT | SH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Grogan | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Megan Kitagawa | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Maggie Bellissimo | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 6 | Sarah Waits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Olivia Weston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Lauren Mccartin | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Ashley Kiernan | 12 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 10 | Ashley Newman | 12 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 11 | Chloe Gwaku | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Lindsay Thomas | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 14 | Kaitlyn Roth | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Katie Clare | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | Avery Saviano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Nell Ducey | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 | Kate Gould | 12 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 51 |
| 20 | Jordan Messina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | Meg Bohan | 12 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| 22 | Bella Saviano | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Megan Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Kelly Holmes | 12 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 55 |
| 27 | Skylar Cohen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Whitney Froeb | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 30 | Niamh Pfaff | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Emmy Pascal | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 1 |
| 32 | Laura O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Olivia Smit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Lily Spinner | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 44 | Paris Panagopoulos | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
Roster aggregated from NCAA box scores.
17% of the previous season's points came back for 2026 — low for the division, which usually means real openings. Yale added 10 new names to the 2026 roster. 16 of 30 players started at least one game — a rough gauge of real playing-time odds. Offense runs through a core: the top three scorers produced 52% of the team's points.
Academic & School Profile
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard
Cost data from IPEDS. Scholarship counts reflect NCAA limits — actual aid varies.
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About Yale Women's Lacrosse
Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut, a private Ivy League research university founded in 1701 and the third-oldest in the United States. Yale enrolls approximately 6,811 undergraduates with an acceptance rate near 4.5%, an average SAT around 1,534, and a graduation rate above 96%.
Yale women's lacrosse competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the Ivy League. The Bulldogs are an annual NCAA Tournament contender and have produced multiple All-Ivy honorees in recent seasons. The program plays a top-tier schedule against Ivy and national peers.
Yale women's lacrosse is led by its head coach guiding the Bulldogs' Division I roster. The 2026 staff was honored with Ivy League coaching recognition alongside six players earning Ivy awards.
Yale finished the 2026 regular season 13-4 and reached the Ivy League Tournament championship as the No. 16 seed, falling 12-8 to No. 20 Princeton after defeating Brown 11-6 in the semifinals. The Bulldogs earned an NCAA Tournament bid and will face No. 12 Boston College in the first round at Stony Brook. Six players plus the coaching staff received Ivy League awards.
Frequently Asked
- Has Yale won an NCAA women's lacrosse championship?
- Yale has not won an NCAA women's lacrosse championship; the Bulldogs are regular Ivy League and NCAA Tournament contenders.
- Who is the head coach of Yale women's lacrosse?
- Yale women's lacrosse is led by the program's head coach, recognized with 2026 Ivy League coaching honors.
- What conference does Yale women's lacrosse play in?
- Yale women's lacrosse competes in the Ivy League at the NCAA Division I level.
- Where does Yale recruit women's lacrosse players from?
- Tracked women's lacrosse commits to Yale came from 13 states, led by NY, CT, MD.
Other NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs ranked near Yale.
Data updated 2026-08-11 · methodology
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