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The Elis have topped 60 points in regulation in only three out of their first eight games this season.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Early on, offense struggles
By December 5, 2012 • 0
After the departure of Greg Mangano ’12 and guard Reggie Willhite ’12, the men’s basketball team has struggled to score in the nascent season.
Captain Haley Wessels ’13 led the Elis with a .330 hitting percentage this season and led the team to its third straight Ivy title and a perfect 14–0 Ivy League record.
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Wessels talks NCAA tourney, career
By December 4, 2012 • 0
The News sat down with Haley Wessels ’13 to discuss the team’s season, its NCAA tournament appearance and her senior season.
Guard Austin Morgan’s team-high 15 points were not enough to overcome a dismal shooting night by the Elis.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL | Offense sputters as Elis fall to Hartford
By November 30, 2012 • 0
After a slow offensive start revealed a struggling Bulldog offense, Hartford beat Yale 60–51at the John J. Lee Amphitheater.
Matt Townsend’s ’15 15 points helped the Elis to an 86–83 double overtime victory over Army in Yale’s home opener at John J. Lee Amphitheater on Saturday.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL | Home sweet home
By November 26, 2012 • 0
The men’s basketball team began its break with a hectic four-game road trip before returning to the John J. Lee Amphitheater for its home opener this weekend.
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Reno steers Elis through turbulent campaign
By November 16, 2012 • 0
While the season may be remembered for the adversity faced by the squad, it has also been a year of sweeping transition for the Bulldogs.
The men’s basketball team lost its season opener to Sacred Heart last Saturday.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL | Elis seek first win in Indiana
By November 16, 2012 • 0
As the Yale student body heads up to Cambridge this weekend, the men’s basketball team will travel in the opposite direction.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL | Elis stifled by St. Joe’s defense
By November 14, 2012 • 1
St. Joseph’s began the game with an 8–0 run over the first five minutes and never looked back, cruising to a 61–35 victory in front of a raucous crowd.
Kyle Cazzetta ’15 is averaging 40.1 yards per punt this year.
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FOOTBALL | Cazzetta talks improvement, Harvard-Yale
By November 14, 2012 • 1
The News caught up with punter Kyle Cazzetta ’15 to discuss the Elis’ season, his improvement and this Saturday’s game at Harvard.
The women’s team finished in seventh out of 37 teams, while the men’s team placed eighth out of 34 squads.
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CROSS COUNTRY | Bulldogs end with solid finish
By November 13, 2012 • 0
At Friday’s regional meet, both the men’s and women’s teams rebounded from a disappointing Ivy League Heptagonal Championship meet two weeks ago.
Bobby Thalman ’13 played all 90 minutes in his final game, ending his season with only 0.96 goals allowed per game on average.
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MEN’S SOCCER | Elis drop finale, say goodbye to seniors
By November 12, 2012 • 0
The men’s soccer team was unable to extend its three-game undefeated streak against Princeton on Saturday in the final game of five seniors’ Yale careers.
Four seniors will be playing their last games this weekend.
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MEN’S SOCCER | Elis conclude season against Princeton
By November 9, 2012 • 0
After a season of ups and downs, the men’s soccer team will say goodbye to four seniors on Saturday as the squad concludes its season at home against Princeton. When the Bulldogs (4–7–5, 1–2–3 Ivy) take the field at Reese Stadium to face the Tigers (3–1–2, 7–6–2 Ivy), it will be the last time that »
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The course at Yale stands tests of time
By November 7, 2012 • 1
In 1923, the widow of former Bulldog football captain Ray Tompkins 1884 bestowed Yale with a sizable donation to be used for the University’s athletic programs. The University purchased a 700-acre swath of land close to Yale’s campus that golf course architect Charles Blair Macdonald once described as forest, rock and muck. Eighty-nine years later, »