Attack Olivia Penoyer is one of several returning impact players for Yale, where optimism is high. (Kent Arnold/Yale)
On this website, and in the current issue of New England Lacrosse Journal, we are previewing every Division 1 men's and women's team in the region.
The Ivy League opens play this weekend, a slate that includes an attractive game between Yale -- which finished in second place last spring during a breakthrough season and begins this season nationally ranked -- facing reigning America East champ Vermont.
Harvard was the only other team from the region to make the Ivy League playoffs last season, so Brown and Dartmouth are seeking turnarounds.
Here is a closer look at the region's four women's teams in the Ivy League.
