2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster

30 Niamh Pfaff

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Garden City
  • Hometown Garden City, N.Y.

Biography

2024-25 (First-Year):
  • Emerged as starting goalie for No. 4 defense in the country
  • Ranked No. 5 nationally and No. 1 in Ivy League in goals-against average (8.73)
  • Finished with 10-3 record 
  • Made Yale debut in 16-6 win at Quinnipiac Feb. 18
  • Made first career start in 21-0 win vs. Central Connecticut State Feb. 25
  • Season-high 10 saves in 16-15 win vs. Cornell in regular season finale Apr. 26, helping Yale clinch a spot in the Ivy League Tournament
  • Earned wins in both Ivy League Tournament games as Yale won Ivy League Tournament Championship
  • Earned wins in NCAA first- and second-round games as Yale beat UAlbany and Syracuse to advance to NCAA quarterfinals
  • Appeared in 17 games
  • Started 11 games, including the last nine games of the season

Garden City High School: Honorable mention All-American 2024… Academic All-American 2024… Four-year varsity player; captain senior year… Long Island Lacrosse Journal Nassau County Player of the Year 2024… All-county 2023, 2024… Second team Newsday All-Long Island 2024… Garden City Lacrosse Lois Chapman Dedication Award 2024… GCAA Patrick Ryan Award 2024… GCAA Career Points Award, fourth place 2024… Newsday Top 100 Lacrosse Players 2024… Team was Class B New York State finalist 2023… Team was Class B Long Island Champions 2023…Team was Class B Nassau County Champions 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024… Team was Nassau County Conference 1 Champions 2021, 2023, 2024… Team finished 2024 season ranked No. 15 nationally by Inside Lacrosse… Also competed in winter track and field (three years varsity)... All-county in track and field 2022, 2024… All-conference in track and field 2023…. GCAA Outstanding Field Event Performer Award 2022, 2024… Also played tennis (three years varsity)... Garden City Tennis Mollie Biggane Award 2024.
 
Other Teams: Three-time Back of the Cage Top 75 Player… Long Island Lacrosse Journal Players to Watch List 2023, 2024.
 
Notes: Volunteer for Nassau County Peer Diversion Court as a peer advocate… Volunteer for Garden City Chamber of Commerce… In free time enjoys cooking, snowboarding and going to beach… Has worked at town pool… Youth lacrosse coach… Father attended Yale School of Management for his MBA…. Sister, Mairead, attends Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine.

Why Yale? ”I chose Yale because of the exceptional combination of athletics and academics. The team’s commitment to a supportive culture and high level of play made Yale the perfect fit.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2025First Year

    Goalkeeper
    5'6"
    30
  • 30

    2026Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    5'6"
    30