Author Archives: R.J. Rico

Over the preceding three games, the baseball team had averaged 13 hits a game. But on Wednesday the Bulldogs were only able to get three. Yale (9–5–1) struggled against UConn pitcher Bob Van Woert, who threw seven innings of one-run ball en route to giving the Huskies a 7–1 victory over the Elis. Most of »

In his four-year tenure as Yale head coach, Keith Allain ’80 has led the men’s hockey team to new heights. But if the upward trend is to continue this year, that means the No. 8 Bulldogs will have to defeat No. 4 North Dakota in the semifinals of the NCAA Northeast Regional on Saturday — »

What a difference a year makes. Last year the baseball team was 4–6 over spring break. This year the Bulldogs finished 9–4–1. The Elis began the season March 7 with a 7–3 win over Maryland-Baltimore County and ended their break with a doubleheader sweep at Hartford, including a two-hit, complete game shutout thrown by rookie »

The men’s hockey team got some good news and some bad news Sunday morning. The good news was that despite an early exit in the ECAC Tournament, the No. 9 Bulldogs were selected to make the NCAA Tournament as a three seed in the Northeast regional and will play close by in Worcester, Mass. The »

The men’s hockey team has a long week ahead of itself. A 1–0 loss to Brown on Sunday night eliminated the No. 6 Bulldogs from the ECAC Tournament in the third game of the quarterfinal round. Brown sophomore goaltender Mike Clemente delivered the performance of his career, as he shut down the Bulldogs’ offense, recording »

R.J. Rico live-blogs tonight’s ECAC quarterfinals game against Brown at Ingalls Rink. The three-game series between the Bulldogs and the Bears is tied 1–1. Click here to read the recap of Saturday’s game. M. HOCKEY | Yale vs. Brown, by R.J. Rico

R.J. Rico live-blogs tonight’s ECAC quarterfinals game against Brown at Ingalls Rink. Click here to read the recap of Friday’s game. M. HOCKEY | Yale vs. Brown, by R.J. Rico

Heading into the quarterfinals as the top seed in the ECAC Tournament, the men’s hockey team is in the exact same position it was in at this time last year. But unlike last season, they will be without star right winger Sean Backman ’10. Backman, who was is fourth all-time in career goals for Yale, »

HAMDEN — Last year they were predicted to be mediocre. This year they were the favorites. Both years, they had the same result: the Cleary Cup. A 7–4 comeback win Friday night at Princeton clinched a share of the ECAC regular season title for the No. 5 Bulldogs. Although Yale finished the regular season with »

R.J. Rico live-blogged the men’s hockey team’s 4–3 loss against Quinnipiac from TD Banknorth Sports Center in Hamden on Saturday night. Click here to read the preview of the game, and click here to read the live blog from Friday’s 7–4 victory over Princeton. M. HOCKEY | Yale vs. Qpac, by R.J. Rico

For the second consecutive year, the men’s hockey team has clinched the ECAC regular season title. The No. 5 Bulldogs had another big comeback Friday night at Princeton, as they overcame a 4–1 deficit in the second period and went on to win 7–4. Right winger Sean Backman ’10 scored the Elis’ first two goals »

Five months ago, the ECAC coaches predicted in a preseason poll that the men’s hockey team would win the regular season title. This weekend, the No. 5 Bulldogs are in position to do just that. Two points away from clinching its second consecutive ECAC regular season title, Yale (18–6–3, 14–4–2 ECAC) ends its regular season »