2023 Yale Women's Lacrosse Roster

Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson

6 Payton Vaughn

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Concord-Carlisle
  • Hometown Concord, Mass.

Biography

2023 (Senior): Elected team captain by her teammates ... Second team All-Ivy League ... IWLCA Academic Honor Roll for the second time ... Earned team's Holgate Award for dedication ... Second in Ivy League in ground balls per game (2.24) ... Sixth in Ivy League in caused turnovers per game (1.12) ... Ranked third on Yale's single-season list, and led team, with 38 ground balls ... Finished career with 101 ground balls, fourth on Yale's career list ... Third on team with 19 caused turnovers ... Finished career with 49 caused turnovers, eighth on Yale's career list ... Started all 17 games, finishing her career having never missed a start (55 games).

2022 (Junior): IWLCA Academic Honor Roll ... Started all 17 games.

2021: No competition due to coronavirus pandemic.

2020 (Sophomore): Started all six games… First on team in caused turnovers (seven)… Second on team in ground balls (13) and draw controls (15)… Six points (five goals, one assist)… Season-high six draw controls, Feb. 22 versus Albany… Season-high six ground balls Mar. 12 in 13-12 overtime win at Fresno State… Season canceled after six games due to coronavirus pandemic.

2019 (First Year): Second on team in ground balls (27) and caused turnovers (11) ... Third on team in draw controls (25) ... Started all 15 games ... Had three assists in season opener, Feb. 16 at Albany ... Scored first two goals of her career and had season-high five ground balls in 18-7 win vs. Quinnipiac Feb. 20 ... Season-high three caused turnovers in 17-10 win vs. Niagara Mar. 7 ... Had 12 straight games with at least one ground ball Feb. 20 through Apr. 16.

Concord-Carlisle High School: US Lacrosse All-America 2017 and 2018 … US Lacrosse All-Academic 2017 and 2018 … Team captain as a senior and as a junior … Varsity Team MVP 2016, 2017 and 2018 … DCL All Star 2016, 2017 and 2018 … Boston Globe All-Scholastic 2017 and 2018 … Boston Herald All-Scholastic 2017 and 2018 … Eastern Massachusetts Girls Lacrosse Coaches Association Team 1 2017 and 2018 … Led team in goals and assists and was second on team in caused turnovers, draw controls and ground balls as a senior ... Team was DCL Large Champions 2015 and 2018 … Team was MIAA Division 1 East sectional Champions 2015 … Team was MIAA Division 1 East Sectional Finalists 2017 and 2018 … Varsity Field Hockey / Captain … DCL Field Hockey All Star Team 2016, 2017 … Massachusetts State Field Hockey Coaches Association Best of 60 All Star Game … Also captained freshman soccer team … Took part in Book Buddy program, meeting with a “buddy” to read books.   

Massachusetts/Rhode Island Team 1: National US Lacrosse Schoolgirls Tournament Champions 2017.

Notes: Member of National Charity League since 7th grade … Enjoys volunteering for Red Cross, House of Hope and Open Table …  Mother played field hockey at Bentley … Father played tennis at Fairfield … Multiple Ivy Leaguers in her family … Sister, Fallon, is on the Yale women's lacrosse team ... Uncle played football at Penn … Has a cousin at Harvard and a cousin at Penn (Wharton). 

Why Yale? “I chose Yale because it offers unlimited academic possibilities and also allows me to play the sport I love. I fell in love with welcoming atmosphere on campus and I also look really good in navy.” 

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2019First Year

    Midfielder
    5'5"
    6
  • 6

    2020Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'5"
    6
  • 6

    2021Junior

    Midfielder
    5'5"
    6
  • 6

    2022Junior

    Midfielder
    5'5"
    6
  • 6
    C

    2023Senior

    Midfielder
    5'5"
    6
    C