Yale Bulldogs women's basketball


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. The team is currently coached by Allison Guth, in her fourth year.

Postseason appearances

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.
2011 WNITFirst RoundBoston CollegeL 61–85
2018 WBIFirst RoundNortheasternW 68–58
2018 WBIQuarterfinalsBinghamtonW 70–64
2018 WBISemifinalsSouth AlabamaW 69–68
2018 WBIChampionshipCentral ArkansasW 54-50

Current roster

Coaches

NameYearsWinsLossesWinning %
Chris Simmons1973–74112
Mike Baskauskas1974–75126
Ed Goldstone1975–76135
Louise O'Neal1976–794025
Maggie Muldoon1979–845471
Diann Nestal1984–907978
Cecelia DeMarco1990–99107127
Amy Backus1999–200554108
Chris Gobrecht2005–15117162
Allison Guth2015–present4832