Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse | |
---|---|
Founded | 1882 |
University | Yale University |
Head coach | Andy Shay (since 2003 season) |
Stadium | Reese Stadium (capacity: 3,000) |
Location | New Haven, Connecticut |
Conference | Ivy League |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Colors | Yale blue and white[1] |
Pre-NCAA era championships | |
1883 | |
NCAA Tournament championships | |
2018 | |
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up | |
2019 | |
NCAA Tournament Final Fours | |
1990, 2018, 2019 | |
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
1990, 1992, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
(12) 1988, 1990, 1992, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
Conference regular season championships | |
1956, 1969, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
The Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse team represents Yale University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Yale competes as a member of the Ivy League and plays their home games at Reese Stadium in New Haven, Connecticut. The Bulldogs have captured the Ivy League championship five times. Yale is credited, alongside Harvard and Princeton, with the 1883 national championship.[2]
On May 28, 2018, the Bulldogs defeated Duke to claim their second ever national title and first NCAA championship in the sport. Yale returned to the championship game the following year, but lost to the Virginia Cavaliers in the 2019 championship final.