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M. HOCKEY | O’Neill ’12 carries Yale to Bentley rout
Brian O’Neill ’12 ended his month-long scoring drought with a breathtaking offensive outburst. The captain of the Yale men’s hockey team scored four consecutive goals against the Bentley Falcons (5–9–3, 5–3–2 AHA) to break open a tied game and lead the Bulldogs (7–5–1, 4–2 ECAC) to a 9–3 victory. The win ended a two-game regular
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M. HOCKEY | Yale snaps losing streak
For 50 minutes on Thursday night, the men’s hockey team trailed behind Brown. The Bears (3–6–1, 2–3 ECAC) rattled the Bulldogs (6–3–1, 4–1) with two early goals and held off a frustrated Yale offense for two periods. But the Blue and White attack ultimately proved too much for the Bears to handle as the Elis
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FOOTBALL | Harvard trounces Yale, 45-7
The Yale football team matched a record for futility on Saturday. After fighting to a 7–7 stalemate in the opening quarter, an overwhelmed Yale squad watched Harvard (9–1, 7–0 Ivy) blow past it for the rest of the game en route to a 45–7 win. It was Yale’s worst loss to its archrival in 29
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M. HOCKEY | No. 8 Elis suffer disappointing week
Thanksgiving break did not go according to the plan for the No. 8 men’s hockey team. After beating UConn 5–3 last Saturday, the Bulldogs (5–3–1, 3–1 ECAC) dropped two consecutive non-conference games, losing each by just a single goal. Allain told Yale Athletics. “They were better than us tonight from top to bottom.” Despite the
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M. HOCKEY | No. 5 Boston College rallies past No. 8 Yale, 3–2
The Yale men’s hockey team was two minutes away from securing its biggest victory of the season yet. Despite a two-goal lead for nearly forty minutes, the Bulldogs (5–3–1, 3–1 ECAC) surrendered three unanswered goals to No. 5 Boston College (10–4, 7–2 Hockey East) en route to a 3–2 loss. Eagles forward Chris Kreider scored
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FOOTBALL | Harvard trounces Yale, 45-7
The Yale football team matched a record for futility on Saturday. After fighting to a 7–7 stalemate in the opening quarter, an overwhelmed Yale squad watched Harvard (9–1, 7–0 Ivy) blow past it for the rest of the game en route to a 45–7 win. It was Yale’s worst loss to its archrival in 29
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Williams’ Rhodes history questioned
Ever since Yale quarterback Patrick Witt ’12 became a Rhodes Scholarship finalist, the national media was abuzz about the choice he was forced to make between playing in The Game Saturday and interviewing for the prestigious scholarship. Over the last two weeks, Witt said he turned to head coach Tom Williams for advice because Williams
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Underdogs aim to spoil Crimson’s win streak
Pride and bragging rights are the only things on the line for the Yale football team this weekend. The Bulldogs (5–4, 4–2 Ivy) will take on a heavily favored Harvard squad (8–1, 6–0) this Saturday at the Yale Bowl for the 128th edition of The Game. A win would end the Elis’ four-year losing streak
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M. HOCKEY | Elis sweep road trip
It was a tale of two different hockey teams. Facing off against two challenging opponents in Union and RPI on the road, the men’s hockey team proved that it could win with a shutdown defense as well as an explosive offense. The Bulldogs finished their road trip with a pair of victories that launched them
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FOOTBALL | Yale wins with high-flying offense
On third and eight from his own 41-yard line, quarterback Patrick Witt ’12 dropped back and looked to wideout Jackson Liguori ’14 across the middle. The ball bounced off Liguori’s hands and seemed destined to hit the ground. But fellow receiver Cameron Sandquist ’14 was not about to let that happen. The sophomore broke off
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