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After charging through the first games of the regular season, the Yale volleyball squad will host one more weekend of non-conference play before facing off against Brown, Princeton and Penn on the weekend of Oct. 3. The Elis (3-0) will face Central Connecticut State at 7 p.m. today and will compete on Saturday against Quinnipiac »

The No. 3 coed sailing team took its second regatta in two weeks this weekend at the Nevins Trophy, while the No. 3 women’s sailing team finished in ninth place at the Mrs. Hurst Intersectional. “We won by one point — it was a tough event,” Blair Belling ’11 said of the coed race. “Its »

With its second weekend sweep of the season, the Yale volleyball team raged past Hofstra, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Seton Hall this weekend while Elis set several personal best records. Play opened Friday with an evening bout with Hofstra at the Seton Hall Invitational and continued on Saturday with a double-header against NJIT »

After an intense loss last weekend against Virginia Tech, the Yale volleyball team hits the road again with a three-game series at Seton Hall. The Bulldogs (4-1) face Hofstra on Friday night at 5 p.m,, and combat the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Seton Hall at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., respectively, the following »

The No. 3 Yale coed sailors stormed through the Harry Anderson Intersectional this weekend to secure their first home opener win since 1991. Finishing 17 points over the University of Vermont and 19 other teams, the Elis took first in both divisions to clench the win. On Saturday, a twisted wind blew through cloudy skies, »

It was a tough weekend on the courts for the volleyball team as it had its first taste of defeat for the 2009-’10 season. The Bulldogs arrived at the American Volleyball Classic undefeated, but the team was unable to return home unscathed. The Elis (4-1) fell in three straight sets to Virginia Tech (8-0) but »

The volleyball team hits the road today after posting a strong 3–0 start to the season last weekend at the Yale Invitational. The Bulldogs will compete in the American Volleyball Classic in Washington, D.C., on Friday and Saturday. First up, the Elis (3–0) play the American Eagles on Friday night at 7 p.m., then on »

It starts again: For the sixth year in a row, the volleyball team opened its season 1-0, the 23rd win for the program in 27 home openers. The Bulldogs swept the weekend 9-0 at the 2009 Yale Invitational. The Elis began by cleanly trumping Georgetown in a Friday night opener and went on to trounce »

Brandon Josselyn ’09 finally has his chance to make the big leagues. The Seattle Mariners selected the recent graduate in the 25th round (743rd overall) of last Wednesday’s draft, and the 2009 Ivy Pitcher of the Year said he is excited to give professional baseball a try. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Josselyn »

The No. 1 women’s sailing team won the New England Championship last weekend while the No. 5 coed sailors competed at the Thompson Trophy and the Admiral’s Cup, finishing fifth and 11th, respectively. The women traveled to Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vt., where they beat out Harvard for the No. 1 position, securing their chances »

Stepping onto the Yale diamond for their last time in their careers, the Yale baseball seniors left with one win in the four-game series. In their last weekend of play for the 2009 season, the Bulldogs (13-24, 7-13 Ivy) lost to the Bears (22-18-1, 15-5 Ivy) in three of the four games. The team split »

Despite leading through the seventh inning, the baseball team fell to Hartford on Thursday. In a tragic twist, Yale (12-20, 6-10 Ivy) lost 6-5 in the 12-inning game played at Hartford (9-21). Despite a strong offensive battle that included two Bulldog home runs, Hartford won the game in the 12th inning with an unearned run. »