Yale Athletics

When the current senior class entered Yale as first years, they were joining a Yale women’s basketball team that was coming off its most successful season in program history. Before the pandemic hit and the Bulldog’s hopes at reaching the NCAA Tournament were ended, Yale had gone 19–8. 

Going into the 2021-22 season, then first-year Mackenzie Egger ’25, Avery Lee ’25 and Grace Thybulle ’25 all hoped to contribute to the rebuilding efforts. The three of them all made solid contributions to the team as first years, and Yale went 16–11 that year but failed to make the tournament.

In the 2022-23 season, Yale brought in Dalila Eshe as head coach after the departure of Allison Guth. The three sophomores all saw increased roles on the team as their minutes per game went up, but the team finished just under the .500 mark, going 13–14.

In the 2023-24 season, the Bulldogs regressed once more. Although they showed signs of life near the end of the season with a big overtime win against Penn, Yale finished for the season at 8–19.

This past season, senior Mackenzie Egger ’25 stepped up to lead the team in both points and rebounds, nearly averaging a double-double. This earned Egger an All-Ivy Honorable Mention. However, the team did not fare as well, going 4–23 to end the season.