Yale Bulldogs women's basketball

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|university = Yale University

|conference = Ivy League

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|record= 491–611 ({{Winning percentage|491|611}})

|location = New Haven, Connecticut

|coach = Dalila Eshe

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The Yale Bulldogs women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Yale University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Bulldogs, also nicknamed the Elis, play home basketball games at the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut on the university campus.

Postseason history

The Bulldogs have never played in the NCAA Tournament. Yale won the Ivy League title in 1979, but the Ivy League champion at the time were not regularly invited to the NCAA Tournament. They have made two postseason appearances, the 2011 WNIT and the 2018 WBI.

=WNIT results=

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| 2011 WNIT

First Round

Boston College

L 61–85

=WBI results=

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| 2018 WBI

First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship

Northeastern
Binghamton
South Alabama
Central Arkansas

W 68–58
W 70–64
W 69–68
W 54–50

Coaches

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" \|+Coaching Records{{cite web\|url=https://yale.prestosports.com/sports/w-baskbl/2014-15/files/Yale_WBB_Records.pdf\|title=Yale Women's Basketball Records and Awards\|access-date=June 3, 2016\|work=Yale Athletic Communications\|publisher=Yale University}} ! Name ! Years ! Wins ! Losses ! Winning %
Chris Simmons	1973–74	1	12	{{Winning percentage\|1\|12}}
Mike Baskauskas	1974–75	12	6	{{Winning percentage\|12\|6}}
Ed Goldstone	1975–76	13	5	{{Winning percentage\|13\|5}}
Louise O'Neal	1976–79	40	25	{{Winning percentage\|40\|25}}
Maggie Muldoon	1979–84	54	71	{{Winning percentage\|54\|71}}
Diann Nestal	1984–90	79	78	{{Winning percentage\|79\|78}}
Cecelia DeMarco	1990–99	107	127	{{Winning percentage\|107\|127}}
Amy Backus	1999–2005	54	108	{{Winning percentage\|54\|108}}
Chris Gobrecht	2005–15	117	162	{{Winning percentage\|117\|162}}
Allison Guth	2015–22	48	32	{{Winning percentage\|48\|32}}
Dalila Eshe	2022–present			{{Winning percentage\|

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References

External links

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Category:Basketball teams established in 1973

Category:1973 establishments in Connecticut