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Junior Phoebe Staenz gives Yale leadership. \u00a0(Sam Rubin\/Yale Sports Publicity)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yale Bulldogs<\/strong>
\nUSCHO prediction:<\/strong> Eighth
\nCoaches’ prediction:<\/strong> Eighth
\nLast season:<\/strong> Seventh (15-15-1, 12-10-0 ECAC)<\/p>\n

The names<\/strong>
\nThis figures to be a key season in the evolution of the Yale program. The Bulldogs have thrust themselves back into the playoff mix with consecutive seventh-place finishes. Now, they have to deal with the graduation of one of the key contributors in their renaissance, goaltender Jaimie Leonoff.<\/p>\n

“There’s going to be an emphasis in helping out our goaltenders,” coach Joakim Flygh said. “To have someone like Jaimie, her caliber, she bailed us out a lot in the past, but now we’ve got to do a better job of playing better defensively.”<\/p>\n

That doesn’t mean that the Yale philosophy is being totally rewritten.<\/p>\n

“We have to play better team defense as a whole, but we’re not going to change the way we play the game,” Flygh said.<\/p>\n

The options for a replacement in the net are senior Rachelle Graham, freshman Kyra O’Brien, and Leonoff’s backup from last season, junior Hanna Mandl.<\/p>\n

“We’re going to have to figure out early on who is going to be our starter and give us some strong play,” Flygh said.<\/p>\n

Yale is in better shape on the other end of the ice.<\/p>\n

“I think that we had some good numbers offensively,” Flygh said. “Whether it be even-strength scoring or the power play, I liked a lot of stuff we did.”<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs did enough stuff to rank fifth in league scoring. Seniors Jamie Haddad and Janelle Ferrara, and juniors Phoebe Staenz, Krista Yip-Chuck, and Taylor Marchin topped 20 points, with Marchin doing her damage from the blue line.<\/p>\n

“We’re welcoming five new freshmen to our team this year,” Flygh said. “They’re all going to bring a different element to our team. Certainly feel some of them are capable of stepping into our line-up right away.”<\/p>\n

The numbers<\/strong>
\nThe schedule provides a challenge, as the Bulldogs face five of the eight teams that reached the NCAA tournament in March.<\/p>\n

The prognosis<\/strong>
\nThis looks like a year where Yale will be kept busy fighting off challenges from below more so than making a push up the ladder. However, a group of seniors that played a big role in the program’s revival may yet have something to say about that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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