Author Archives: Brittany Golob

The women’s hockey team has won five of its last six games, with the latest two victories coming during an exciting home-and-home series against Brown that included an overtime victory against the Bears on the road and a new Yale record. Goaltender Jackee Snikeris ’11 notched her record-breaking 13th career shutout as the Bulldogs (9–11–3, »

BOSTON — Just a day after rising to No. 5 in both Division I national polls, the men’s hockey team found out just how tough the ECAC can be. Riding a seven-game conference unbeaten streak heading into the Bright Hockey Center on Tuesday night, the Bulldogs (9–4–3, 5–2–2 ECAC) were unable to erase a two-goal »

It’s simply called The Game for a reason. It’s the most important athletic event of the year for many Yalies, even in years when the Ivy League title is not on the line for the Bulldogs. But what most Yalies might not know, or tend to forget, is that there are many other games that »

As autumn turns to winter, and the leaves fall off New Haven’s elm trees, another soccer season will fade into the history books. Just like the leaves, it cannot be stopped or avoided, and every bright-eyed rookie knows that, come four years, he’ll be saying goodbye too. Maybe, during his four years, his team will »

With 13 seconds left on the clock, the men’s soccer team scored a goal that made Saturday night’s game one to be remembered. Yale (4-5-3, 1-2 Ivy) overcame a 3-2 deficit in the last 10 minutes to defeat Cornell (5-4-3, 0-1-2) and win its first Ivy League game, 4-3, in style. For the first time »

Yale’s offensive left its own defense on its heels for 90 minutes in the men’s soccer team’s 1-0 loss at Harvard on Saturday. “They’re a good counter-attacking team,” Yale head coach Brian Tompkins repeated again and again about Harvard (4-3-0, 1-0 Ivy) after Saturday’s loss in Cambridge, Mass. The visiting Yale squad (4-4-1, 0-1), fresh »

QYou just won your second Ivy League Player of the Week award. How does that feel? AI was definitely honored by the award, but I think I was more excited for the wins we had leading up to that award. Coming off a great weekend in California, it was more exciting to see how successful »

Nearly 15 minutes into last Sunday’s game against Maine at Reese Stadium, Jon Carlos ’10 replaced Kevin Pope ’10 in the men’s soccer team’s midfield. After a leave of absence during the 2007 season, Carlos took the field with energy and intensity. In the second half, he was swapped for midfielder Andy Shorten ’11. Shorten »

The men’s lightweight crew team just had another perfect weekend. On Saturday, Yale traveled to Hanover, N.H., to take on the defending Eastern Sprints champion crew, encountering fast conditions and speedy races. The crew swept the Big Green and reclaimed the Durand Cup after two years of separation. The cup is usually fought over by »

The men’s heavyweight crew team has had a tough season so far. With a solid victory over Dartmouth on April 12, the Bulldogs retained the Olympic Axe, but the crew has since handed over two trophies that have adorned the Gilder Boathouse for at least a year. Columbia grabbed the Blackwell Cup last weekend and »

It’s been a breeze for the men’s crew team this season — even with the extremely breezy weather over the weekend on the Housatonic River. The men’s lightweight crew team kept the Dodge Cup in its trophy case with a victory over Columbia and Penn. Saturday morning’s three-race sweep led to success in the afternoon, »

Men’s heavyweight crew could not carry last week’s success at the Olympic Axe into the Blackwell Cup this weekend. Yale grabbed three of four races against Columbia and Penn but could not pull out a varsity eight win to secure the trophy for the 68th consecutive year in its last home race of the season. »